South Phoenix family wants change after dad killed in mental-health call
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A south Phoenix family is calling for changes to the way police respond to mental-health emergencies after their father was shot and killed by police last month. Officers say 49-year-old Victor Altamirano charged at them with a knife, but body-worn camera footage is now raising new...
Former AG lawyer hit with felony charge for stealing, reselling mail
The former Arizona Attorney General’s Office official who was arrested by postal inspectors in Phoenix last week has been charged with one count of felony theft. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office submitted the charge against Vanessa Hickman, the former state government division chief under Attorney General Kris...
Young man gets 7 years in prison for New Year’s Day crash that killed...
PHOENIX - A 20-year-old man was sentenced earlier this month to seven years in prison for causing a crash on New Year's Day 2022...
Woman and her adult son hurt following apartment stabbing; suspect arrested
PHOENIX - Phoenix Police officials say they have arrested a man in connection with a stabbing that sent the man's mother and brother to...
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey to return to Phoenix for the first time...
PHOENIX - The high-flying circus act of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey are bringing their act to the Footprint Center in Phoenix. Labeled...
David Muir reflects on childhood as he reveals unexpected reaction to career-defining news: ‘How...
David Muir is the latest proud recipient of the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism , presented by the...
Food truck vendor stabbed and killed in late-night west Phoenix brawl
PHOENIX - Detectives are investigating a stabbing in a brawl which killed a 41-year-old man late Saturday night, authorities said. Around 11:30 p.m., officers...
Man who killed Tempe woman in 1979 returned to prison after 4 days on...
PHOENIX - A convicted murderer who fled from a halfway house in the Phoenix metro area is back in custody, authorities say. ...
Woman dies after 3-wheeled motorcycle crashes into wall in Laveen
LAVEEN, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) - A woman died Sunday morning after police say she crashed her 3-wheel motorcycle into a wall in Laveen. Emergency...
California Man Arrested After Allegedly Threatening Woman, Leading Police Standoff in Maricopa
Chaos erupted on a Maricopa street early Saturday morning when a 56-year-old man from California allegedly threatened to kill a woman and chased her...

















