Phoenix murder fugitive returned after 25 years on run
A 65-year-old man wanted for more than 25 years in a Phoenix stabbing death was returned to Arizona on Thursday after being extradited from Mexico, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Abraham Rafael Pedroza-Garcia faces charges of murder, aggravated assault and burglary in the April 2000 stabbing of his former girlfriend..
Amid ongoing financial pressures, popular family-owned cafe to close final location
PHOENIX — A popular cafe in south Phoenix closed its doors over the weekend, with their Coronado location to follow soon as the owner wants to thank the community for more than a decade in business. Tres Leches has been serving people’s sweet tooth and caffeine cravings for 12...
West-MEC enrollment hits record high
Western Maricopa Education Center is experiencing the largest enrollment in its 22-year history as demand for career and technical education continues to grow across the West Valley and greater Phoenix area. More than 3,340 students are attending classes across West-MEC’s six campuses for the 2026-27 school year. The p
This Massive Arizona Library Is Such A Work Of Art You’ll Forget You Came...
Picture a building shaped like a desert mesa, glowing with copper panels and glass, sitting right in the middle of downtown Phoenix. Inside, sunlight pours through skylights onto an entire acre of reading space, and steel beams stretch overhead like something out of a spaceship. It happens to hold about...
Man sentenced to decades in prison for Thanksgiving 2021 shooting on Market Street
A jury has convicted a man of attempted murder and multiple felony charges for a Thanksgiving Day 2021 drive-by shooting on Market Street that hurt a passenger and targeted a vehicle carrying a pregnant woman.
Man extradited back to Arizona over ex-girlfriend’s murder: U.S. Marshals
PHOENIX - Officials with the U.S. Marshals say a man who once lived in Arizona has been brought back to the state over a murder that happened in Phoenix decades prior. According to a statement released on Sept. 11, 65-year-old Abraham Rafael Pedroza-Garcia was caught by Mexican authorities in May 2026, a month after a
Man found dead inside Phoenix apartment
PHOENIX - One person was detained after an elderly man was found dead inside a Phoenix apartment. Phoenix police say a man was found unresponsive by his daughter at 6:41 p.m. on Sept. 9 at an apartment complex near 10th Street and Devonshire Avenue. When officers got to the apartment, they found "obvious trauma" on the
New video shows chilling look inside Peoria home after son admits to killing his...
PEORIA, AZ (AZFamily) — Newly released police body camera and home surveillance video provide a firsthand look at the moments Peoria police officers arrived at a home where a couple was killed and took their son into custody. Jonathan Turk, who called 911 on March 31 and admitted to...
Bowles faces renewed social media backlash
Muslim civil rights and advocacy group CAIR Arizona recently called again for Peoria Unified Governing Board Member Janelle Bowles to publicly apologize for social media posts the organization characterized as anti-Islamic. For CAIR Executive Director Azza Abuseif, Bowles’ online presence conflicts with her responsibil
Teen’s death in forest road crash leads to arrests of Glendale, Tempe men
FOREST LAKES, AZ (AZFamily) — A summer night in central Arizona turned deadly for a 17-year-old, and now investigators say two Valley men are responsible. The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that two Valley residents have been arrested in connection with a July 3 crash on Forest Service Road 330 in Fo

















