Woman found stabbed to death in Laveen, police say
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Phoenix police are investigating after a woman was found dead from a stabbing in the Laveen area Saturday morning. First responders were called to a bus stop near the intersection of 35th Avenue and Roeser Road around 7:15 a.m., according to police. When they got to...
Hundreds march in Phoenix for No Kings Day rally and early voting
PHOENIX - Ahead of the midterm elections, crowds gathered across the country for No Kings Day rallies. "We are celebrating the fact that we can vote, and we can exercise our voice through our ballot," said Raquel Terán, executive director of Proyecto Progreso. Hundreds of people marched in downtown...
Brazilian university rector killed by wind-blown debris in Scottsdale
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — The rector of a private Brazilian university died Friday afternoon in a freak accident while on a walking tour of Scottsdale’s Taliesin West neighborhood. Rogério Renato Mateucci, rector of the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, was struck by roofing material dislodged by strong winds,...
Hiker taken to trauma center after cactus falls on her head on Scottsdale trail
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A woman was taken to a trauma center after a falling cactus struck her in the head on a Scottsdale trail Saturday morning. Shortly after 7 a.m., first responders were called to the Bell Pass Trail between the McDowell Mountains on reports of the injured woman.
Unhoused families staying at Tempe motel say they cannot get into a shelter
The families say they are on a long waitlist to get into a shelter as the nonprofit demands immediate emergency shelter.
Arizona’s First Buc-ee’s Drew Tents, Tailgates and the Governor
Most gas-station visits do not require a tent, a tailgate table, or an overnight commitment....
“No Kings” rallies planned across valley & nationwide Saturday
Hundreds of people are expected to gather across the valley on Saturday, as "No Kings" rallies, marches and voter-mobilization events are scheduled nationwide.
‘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
Scottsdale man said declining cocaine was ‘offensive to his culture’ before shooting up apartment,...
Scottsdale police arrested 49-year-old Samuel Sedgwick after a bizarre dispute over rejected cocaine allegedly led him to fire 10 rounds at an apartment building on Thursday morning. Investigators say the shooting was sparked when an occupant hit Sedgwick with a hammer to halt an assault, chipping his tooth and prompting...
Author to host tour of Winnie Ruth Judd house 95 years after infamous Phoenix...
Oct. 16 marks the 95th anniversary of the day Winnie Ruth Judd killed two of her friends, Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig "Sammy" Samuelson, in their Phoenix home. Judd later traveled to California by train with trunks carrying their bodies. She was dubbed the “Trunk Murderess” and people followed the...

















