‘I Know It’s Dumb’: Arizona Corvette Driver Raced 120 MPH on I-10, Then Asked...
Most roadside interviews involve some back-and-forth. According to Arizona's Highway Patrol, this one was settled in four words. Shortly after midnight on June 13, an Arizona state trooper arrested the driver of a silver Chevrolet Corvette on Interstate 10 in Phoenix after following the car at more than 120 mph in a 65-mph zone, the Arizona Department of Public Safety's Highway Patrol division said in a June 26 post. While being arrested, the driver asked whether he could keep the car, because h
Unauthorized access reported at Chandler-Gilbert Community College early voting site
MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. - Unauthorized after-hours access to an early voting site at Chandler-Gilbert Community College was reported Friday by the Maricopa County Recorder's Office (MCRO). What we know:. An election inspector discovered on Oct. 16 that paper trays on three ballot-on-demand printers appeared to have been opened overnight, the...
Thieves allegedly tunnel through wall, steal $70K from Phoenix card shop
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Burglars allegedly tunneled through a neighboring office and stole about $70,000 from a Phoenix card shop earlier this week. Officers were called to Crown Cards at 1 a.m. Monday because of a burglar alarm. Surveillance video shows three people breaking in through a shared wall to...
The Arizona State Fair Desolate During Opening Weeks Due to the Rocket High Prices...
PHOENIX– For generations, the Arizona State Fair has been a place for families to spend time enjoying rides, games and fair food. But as prices climb, that tradition is becoming harder for some families to afford. Between admission, parking, food and attractions, a night at the fair can cost...
Tempe Grappled a 140-MPH Corvette and Booked Its Driver. A Year Later, No Felony...
On the night of Sept. 9, 2025, a white C8 Corvette went over the Mill Avenue Bridge above Tempe Town Lake fast enough that the car's own camera recorded triple digits. Tempe police described the footage as showing the car "hitting 140 mph and blowing through red lights." Arizona's Family, which aired the clip, read the number as 142. A motorcycle officer tried to pull the driver over. According to police, he ran the red lights and was gone.
Arizona joins lawsuit over Colorado River water cuts
PHOENIX — Arizona is taking its fight over the future of the Colorado River to court. The Arizona Department of Water Resources announced on Friday that they are joining Nevada's lawsuit against the Federal Government over the new Colorado River cuts. The legal action comes after years of failed...
Man accused of drinking hard seltzers, driving wrong way in deadly Phoenix crash
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Police say a wrong-way driver was drinking hard seltzers before hitting a vehicle near downtown Phoenix earlier this week, killing a daughter and leaving her mother critically hurt. Richard Blackstar, 59, was released from the hospital on Thursday and booked into jail. The crash happened on...
Arizona Weather Alert: Phoenix, AZ Rain Chances Rise Oct 20-22
Phoenix faces increasing shower chances by midweek as temperatures gradually fall into the 70s.
1 stabbed, 1 shot at group home in Chandler
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — One person was stabbed, and another was shot at what police called a “group home setting” in Chandler on Friday morning. Chandler police responded to the home on Monterey Street, near McQueen and Ray roads, and found two people hurt. Their conditions and relationship were not immediately known.
Tempe combats rising opioid overdoses with free Narcan
The city of Tempe is ramping up its efforts to address opioid overdoses with new expansions in Narcan access for the community. Cases of fatal overdoses are on the rise again in Arizona after previous years of decline. Data from the Arizona Public Health Association show an increase in overdose deaths of 18% for the state, while national rates have dropped by nearly 14% in the last year.

















