Restaurants take hit with Hickman Farms bird flu outbreak
Even as sky-high egg prices have eased, a new problem is emerging for local restaurants. The bird flu outbreak at Hickman Farms threatens to raise egg prices locally.
Mailboxes finally return in Phoenix neighborhood
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — It’s easy to take mail delivery for granted until it stops. One Phoenix neighborhood lost its mailboxes eight months ago, and residents had to drive to the post office ever since. But after On Your Side got involved, the mailboxes are back. These neighborhood mailboxes...
Police: Teen arrested after girl is taken to hospital in north Phoenix
PHOENIX — A juvenile was taken into custody Thursday after police officers responded to reports of a stabbing in north Phoenix. At about 3:30 p.m., officers responded to the area of 51st Street and Roy Rogers Road and found a teen girl who had sustained a laceration. The juvenile was taken to a hospital for...
MCSO: Children thrown from pickup truck while riding an inflatable raft near Lake Pleasant
PEORIA, AZ — Two children are hospitalized after falling from a moving truck at Lake Pleasant. At around 3 p.m. Thursday, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and Peoria Fire-Medical were alerted about an incident near the Desert Tortoise Campground. Officials say the children were flown to a hospital in...
2 high schoolers found shot to death in remote part of Arizona, officials investigating...
MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) – Two high school students were found dead in a remote part of Arizona last week in a case that officials are investigating as a homicide. In the early hours of May 27, deputies with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office were called to a...
Silver Alert canceled after 80-year-old woman who was missing in Mesa reunited with family
PHOENIX — Authorities canceled a Silver Alert on Thursday issued for an 80-year-old missing woman in Mesa after she was reunited with her family. Muriel Standridge was reported missing around 6 p.m. Thursday after she was last seen around 3:15 p.m. near the Stapley Road and Southern Avenue intersection. She was in a...
Popular Phoenix dive bar is sold after 30 years in uptown
The Swizzle Inn has been a staple in uptown since opening in 1996. Thanks to a new ownership group, this beloved, divey neighborhood bar will continue pouring drinks and serving holiday beach vibes. POV Foods, the hospitality team behind staples such as Old Town’s Rusty Spur Saloon and Phoenix’s twee...
Grand theft cargo: Sinaloa cartel targets US rail companies
As the migrant flow dries up and fentanyl smuggling gets harder with stricter border enforcement, Mexican criminal organizations increasingly are turning to alternative sources of revenues.
Man found dead under Phoenix bridge in 2011 identified through genetic genealogy
PHOENIX — Genetic genealogy helped Arizona investigators make a breakthrough on a 13-year-old cold case. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office Cold Case Unit, which launched earlier this year, helped confirm the identity of a body found on Oct. 13, 2011. Kermit Wane Anderson had no identification when his...
Despite recent death, number of wrong-way collisions on Arizona highways declining
PHOENIX — While a woman was killed in a wrong-way collision in Phoenix on Wednesday, such incidents are becoming more rare on Arizona highways, according to Arizona Department of Public Safety. “When we look at 2024 versus 2019, we’re talking 200 fewer instances,” DPS Sgt. Eric Andrews told KTAR...