Eyewitness Account Sheds Light on Fatal Shooting and Hit-and-Run Involving Bikers in Phoenix
New insights have been shared concerning the Phoenix motorcycle tragedy that took place on the evening of November 28, where a dispute between two bikers ended in gunfire and a subsequent, fatal hit-and-run. A woman who witnessed the event firsthand has recently come forward, offering a grim account of the unfolding...
ASU’s medical school secures accreditation and new name
Arizona State University’s new medical school has reached a major milestone. The program has earned preliminary accreditation, allowing ASU to begin recruiting its first class for August 2026. The school also revealed its new name, the John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering, after receiving a...
Don’t be alarmed when West Valley nuclear plant tests emergency sirens
PHOENIX – Every year, the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station is required to test its emergency notification system, including sirens and cellphone alerts. The testing for 2025 is set for midday Thursday. It will cover sirens within a 10-mile radius of the power plant at Baseline and Wintersburg roads...
Arriving in style: The Cutlective Beauty and Barber studio at Memorial Union
Hidden on the bottom floor of the Memorial Union, a world of manicures, skincare and haircuts awaits. The Cutlective is a new salon and barbershop, independent from ASU, that opened in September. "They're (students) coming through the Union," Keshanda Jones, the owner of The Cutlective, said. "They grab something to...
They were elderly, single, and had no kids. Then, a Mesa husband-wife legal team...
QUEEN VALLEY, Ariz. — They were elderly, single, and had no children. After they died, a Mesa husband-and-wife legal team -- attorney Jason Millett and his wife, fiduciary Shelice Millett -- became the personal representatives of their estates. That allowed them to bill for their services while controlling the...
A Builder’s Dream: LEGO convention coming to Mesa next year
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — A LEGO event will give brick fans and professionals a place to connect in Mesa next summer. Brick Convention is making a stop at the Mesa Convention Center on Saturday, May 30, and Sunday, May 31. The event will showcase creations by local fans, feature...
Sheriff considered request to house ICE detainees in county jails
Earlier this year, Maricopa County Sheriff Jerry Sheridan complained that he felt “handcuffed” by the federal court order in the Melendres civil rights case, which prohibits sheriff’s deputies from enforcing federal immigration law. But internal sheriff’s office emails recently obtained by Phoenix New Times via a...
Mesa Public Schools faces $1.4B repair bill for aging campuses
MESA, Ariz. - Leaking roofs, broken air conditioning and campuses largely unchanged since the 1950s add up to a $1.4 billion reality facing Arizona's largest school district. Mesa Public Schools invited the public on Dec. 3 to see firsthand the extensive facility needs across its schools. Reporters got an inside...
‘It’s a nightmare’: Head-on collision between car, dump truck caught on camera
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — New dash camera video shows the moment a Tesla crashed head-on with a dump truck in Scottsdale. Jesus Medina, the owner of the dump truck, shared the video with 12News. It shows him traveling westbound on Cactus Road when a white Tesla heading in the opposite direction veered across several lanes...
Phoenix restaurant seeks help catching thief who pepper-sprayed employee
Surveillance footage from Trevor's Liquor shows moments when a man stole three bottles of alcohol before pepper-spraying employee. Mickaela Castillo reports.
