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From Phoenix police officers placed on leave, to a plea deal offered in a murder case, and a missing D-backs star, here are your top stories for August 18, 2026, on fox10phoenix.com. 1. Phoenix officers accused of not reporting use of force. Featured. 2. "She left this world far too...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A hiker is fighting for her life Monday after emergency crews airlifted her off Camelback Mountain when her core body temperature skyrocketed to more than 104 degrees. The rescue unfolded around 11 a.m. Sunday after multiple 911 calls reported a hiker near the top of the...

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — A Mesa mother is facing child abuse charges for allegedly leaving her toddler in a sweltering garage and exposing him to dangerous drugs late last month. Police say on July 29, a neighbor called 911 and reported that Amy Shellhammer, 32, left her 2-year-old alone...

Jonesboro woman arrested after threatening boyfriend with box cutter, police say.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Over a dozen Arizona charter and public high schools just landed among the nation’s best, according to a new national report released Tuesday. U.S. News released its 2026-2027 Best High School rankings, compiling data from over 27,000 high schools nationwide. Of nearly 18,000 schools included,...

Arizona Weather Force has issued a Severe Weather Statement effective Wednesday, August 19th, 2026 for the following areas;. Zones Issued: Flagstaff ... Yavapai County ... Gila County ... Maricopa, Pinal, and Pima County ... La Paz and Yuma County ...

The Peoria Unified School District removed three books about historical figures of color from its K-8 curriculum for the 2026-27 school year, citing anti-DEI policies and concerns about age-appropriateness. “Summer of the Mariposas”, “A Raisin in the Sun” and “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” were all cut..

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — An alleged seat swap didn’t save two people from getting arrested for DUI during a traffic stop in Phoenix last week. Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers were on an enforcement patrol Thursday when they pulled over a vehicle for “multiple civil traffic violations.”

Rafi’s Hope welcomed Live 101.5’s Morning Mess crew for a volunteer shift at the Phoenix Dining Room. Order in the kitchen! Rafi’s Hope was back in the kitchen in July, aprons on and hands covered in flour, for St. Vincent de Paul’s Friday Night Pizza tradition. The team spent the afternoon stretching dough, ladling sa

A new trial date of April 20, 2027 has been scheduled for Richard Baptiste and his girlfriend, Anicia Woods, who face murder charges in the death of 10-year-old Rebekah Baptiste. The trial date comes 21 months after the child was found severely injured in northern Arizona and died at Phoenix...