Glendale AZ

Labor Day weekend is off to a sizzling start in the Valley and plenty of Arizonans are finding ways to cool off. At the Salt River, hundreds of tubers kicked off the holiday weekend by floating through the desert oasis, despite triple-digit heat that could climb as high as 110° this weekend.

Summer dust storms, like the one that hit the Valley this week, can be impressive to observe. However, haboobs pose health dangers, particularly to the unhoused population. Dr. Frank LoVecchio serves in the emergency room of Valleywise Health in Phoenix. “Unfortunately, there are many people who are homeless and...

It’s one thing to be flashed by one of the 14 new photo-enforcement devices that have been in operation around Tempe since June. It’s another to throw a hissy fit and go back and steal a couple of signs that warn drivers that the camera is ahead. That...

PHOENIX — If operating an off-highway vehicle (OHV) is going to be part of your Labor Day weekend plans, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) urges enthusiasts to put safety first and avoid unnecessary risks. “We see many people out enjoying Arizona’s roads and trails over long holiday...

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — A woman in the East Valley started Sunday morning with a celebration of her 107th birthday!. The Summit at Sunland Springs assisted living home in Mesa hosted the party for resident Vivian Bickford. Staff says at her age, Bickford is still a firecracker with a...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Phoenix freeway was closed in one direction early Friday morning after a serious crash. Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers responded to the crash on the eastbound Loop 202 Red Mountain freeway near 40th Street just before 4 a.m. Arizona’s Family crews at the...

Longtime Arizona broadcast journalist Frank Camacho died on Friday at the age of 75. He was also one of the first Mexican-American TV anchors in Phoenix. The Camacho family posted the news on Facebook. In a statement, they described the 75-year-old as a “familiar and trusted face in television news.”...

GLENDALE, Ariz. — A woman was rushed to the hospital after she was hit by a vehicle in Glendale late Friday night, according to authorities. The Glendale Police Department said the woman was hit near 67th Avenue and Bethany Home Road at around 11 p.m. >> Download the 12News...

PHOENIX — A tense scene unfolded outside the Papago Military Installation on Thursday afternoon when a Scottsdale man showed up at the gate with a military-grade explosive, hoping someone on base could take a look at it. It turned out to be a WWI-era projectile, according to Luke Air...

EL MIRAGE, AZ (AZFamily) — June, a Valley teen, is in the hospital with severe burns after collapsing during her walk home from school and her family is blaming the changed bus routes. “There was no one to pick her up from school, so she had to walk home,”...