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PHOENIX — Interstate 17 lanes are reopened ahead of schedule, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Southbound lanes near Loop 101 and Thunderbird Road were closed so crews could replace the overhead signs. The department said the closure was supposed to last until Sunday morning, but crews finished...

Phoenix firefighters went into full defensive mode early Saturday, unleashing high-volume water streams on a second-alarm apartment fire that was ripping through a building before dawn, the Phoenix Fire Department said. Crews later reported they had the blaze under control after using both elevated and ground-based master streams to knock down heavy flames. Officials have not yet released details about the...

PHOENIX — Around 25 people have been displaced by an apartment fire in Phoenix. >> Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to your phone. Authorities say up to 75 firefighters responded to the fire at an apartment complex near Ocotillo Road and Interstate 17 in Phoenix.

A Phoenix man is in custody after police say he tried to lure teenagers near Sunnyslope High School on back-to-back mornings this week. Court documents identify the suspect as Lavotric Jicole Newell and state that he approached two different minors in the area over two days. One student captured audio of an encounter, and another snapped a photo that helped officers track...

PHOENIX — What was supposed to be a meaningful tattoo of the Virgin Mary nearly turned deadly for a Phoenix woman who says she developed severe complications after getting a tattoo from a tattoo artist she found on social media. Stephanie Roberts said she chose an artist who goes...

PHOENIX — An 18-year-old jet skier injured after a collision with a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office patrol boat at Bartlett Lake has filed a lawsuit seeking $4 million in damages. The crash happened last Memorial Day weekend at Bartlett Lake and left Josh Nieto Cruz with serious lacerations...

TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — A 7-year-old is in the hospital after being hit by an SUV while riding a go-kart in Tempe. Details are limited. Just after 7 a.m., first responders were called to the crash at Alameda Drive and College Avenue, near Mill and Southern avenues. According to...

TONTO NATIONAL FOREST, AZ (AZFamily) — An 18-year-old man drowned Friday afternoon at Canyon Lake while trying to swim across a cove, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. Just before 1 p.m., authorities responded to a report of a possible drowning near the Boulder Picnic recreation area at...

PHOENIX — A man has been arrested after a body was found inside a Phoenix home on Thursday. Officers were called to the area of 24th Street and Oak Street around 9:03 p.m. after a caller told dispatchers a man had been killed inside a nearby home, according to Phoenix police.

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