Convicted felon sentenced for random murder of man who just moved to Arizona
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A man will spend the next two decades behind bars for a random shooting in the West Valley that left an elderly man dead in 2024. Roberto Antonio Trejo, 22, was sentenced last month to 20 years in prison for the murder of 66-year-old Frank Anthony Vitale in Avondale nearly two years ago, the Marico
Man who died after being attacked at care facility identified
Investigators have released the name of a man who died after being attacked at a Phoenix care facility last week.
Gov. Hobbs orders flags to be lowered in honor of Arizona firefighter who died...
Flags at all Arizona state buildings will be lowered to half-staff Saturday in honor of a Glendale firefighter who died while battling the Knowles Fire in Colorado. Gov. Katie Hobbs ordered flags lowered from sunrise to sunset for 27-year-old Nick Hutcherson, who died in the line of duty last month.
DPS: Semi driver was sipping red wine from water bottle on Phoenix freeway
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A commercial truck driver was caught sipping red wine from a water bottle while behind the wheel of a massive rig and nearly took out a state trooper before finally pulling over, Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say. On July 2, DPS says highway patrol...
Video shows Phoenix police opening fire on man with knife
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — New body-camera video released Friday shows officers opening fire on a man with a knife who was running toward another person outside of a west Phoenix home. Moments before the shooting, Phoenix police responded to a family fight at a home near 35th Avenue and Greenway...
Police investigating after man hit by car overnight in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A man is hospitalized in critical condition after being hit by a car overnight in central Phoenix. First responders were called to reports of a crash involving a pedestrian at 7th Street and Thomas Road around 3:45 a.m. Friday. They arrived to find a man with life-threatening injuries.
4 hospitalized, including deputy, in El Mirage crash involving MCSO vehicle
EL MIRAGE, AZ (AZFamily) — Four people are in the hospital after a crash involving a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office patrol truck shut down a major road overnight near El Mirage. The crash happened Thursday night near Grand Avenue and Santa Fe Lane just before 10:30 p.m., officials...
Monsoon set to ramp up this weekend in Arizona
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — It’s a First Alert weather day with an Extreme Heat Warning in effect until 8 p.m. Valley temperatures are uncomfortably warm this morning in the 90s, with an afternoon high of 112 expected. Temperatures don’t ease up much this weekend with a forecast high of...
Phoenix Cops Snag 43 Pounds Of Meth In Camelback Corridor Bust
Police in Phoenix say a suspected drug dealer was intercepted near 59th Avenue and Camelback Road on Thursday, and officers walked away with roughly 43 pounds of methamphetamine. At least one person was taken into custody, according to the department, though officials have not yet released the suspect’s name or listed
Driver burned after semi-truck catches fire on I-17 north of Phoenix
BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ (AZFamily) — A driver was hurt Friday morning after the cab of his semi-truck caught fire north of the Valley. The fire broke out in a truck that was heading northbound on Interstate 17 near Sunset Point, north of Black Canyon City. It’s unclear how the fire started, but the Arizona Department of
