Police seek tips in deadly shooting near Phoenix library
Phoenix PD said 39-year-old Jessie Johnson was found shot to death near the Burton Barr Library.
4-hour barricade at Scottsdale home ends in arrest
A 54-year-old man was arrested and booked on domestic violence charges stemming from a standoff Saturday afternoon with Scottsdale police. Police responded to a call about 11 a.m. Dec. 6 near 70
A new chapter in Mesa: a public library is opening for the first time...
MESA, Ariz. (AZFamily) — It’s an exciting weekend in Mesa! For the first time in 30 years, the community is getting a brand new, full-service public library. The Gateway Library is now open and there is a grand opening Saturday, December 6th starting at 10 a.m. Erin Jones,...
This Phoenix family has been honoring the Indigenous roots of Día de los Muertos...
Family is an essential part of Día de los Muertos. So it would only make sense that one of Phoenix’s Día de los Muertos celebrations has generational ties. Carmen Guerrero, executive director of the Cultural Coalition, and her husband, Zarco Guerrero, have marked the occasion for about 45 years. Their son, Quetzal...
A Holiday Inn Express in Mesa did unpermitted work before CO leak
A Holiday Inn Express in Mesa failed to obtain proper permits before installing tankless water heaters that later caused a dangerous carbon monoxide leak.
Over 1 million counterfeit pills seized in Arizona as part of Fentanyl Free America...
PHOENIX — “Can you imagine an America that is fentanyl-free, where families are not devastated by the fentanyl crisis?”. Cheri Oz, Phoenix field division agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), shared the wish of every Arizonan and American alike with KTAR News’ The Mike Broomhead Show on Friday. And now...
‘Sitting at a bus stop’: Man shot 11 times ‘for no reason’ by 21-year-old...
An Arizona man went on a two-week shooting rampage, killing one man who was "sitting at a bus stop" and another found dead near an intersection — along with firing at a house — while riding around on an e-bike, cops and the victims' family say. Adalberto Pablo...
Tesla crashes head-on with dump truck in Scottsdale, injuring 2
A Tesla traveling the wrong way collided head-on with a dump truck in Scottsdale on Dec. 2, sending both drivers to the hospital, police said. The crash occurred just before noon in a residential area near Cactus Road and 74th Street. Scottsdale officers restricted traffic around the large crash scene, according to...
Father arrested after 13-year-old daughter drives car into Mesa law office: police
MESA, Ariz. - A Valley father is in hot water, accused of letting his 13-year-old daughter drive his car. The girl then crashed the car into a Mesa law office Friday night. Boarded-up walls, shattered glass, and debris are scattered across the floor, and the father is facing serious charges after the teen allegedly...
Tempe Mayor Corey Woods delivers State of the City address
On Dec. 3, Tempe Mayor Corey Woods praised the city’s collective efforts over the past year, highlighting notable reductions in violent crime, the swift recovery from October’s microburst storm, and the city’s evolving dining and technology landscape in his State of the City address. Here are the...

















