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...
Colorado groom assaulted during bachelor party in Old Town Scottsdale
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A celebration in Old Town Scottsdale turned into a nightmare for a Colorado bride and groom. Jacob Meeks and Destiny Auckerman were celebrating their soon-to-be nuptials with a joint bachelor party at Cake Nightclub last Saturday night when another man reportedly assaulted Meeks. VERSIÓN EN...
Video shows wrong-way driver moments before deadly crash
Dash cam video shows an 18-year-old woman driving against traffic moments before a deadly crash on Interstate 17 near 7th Avenue. The woman died in the crash. Another driver suffered life-threatening injuries.
EPA pumps brakes on ozone rules for Phoenix. As business leaders celebrate, health advocates...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year announced it will get rid of a policy that would have reclassified the Valley’s air pollution status into a worse level. By not including the region in the "serious nonattainment" category, environmental officials here will get more leeway to prove that at...
Mother dies after suspected drunken driver crash in Peoria
After two weeks of fighting for her life, Valley woman Abrielle Lopez died after being involved in a suspected drunken driver crash. Abrielle Lopez and her boyfriend Brian Salinas were involved in the incident near the intersection of Northern and 107th Avenues in Peoria on May 11. Following the crash, Lopez was...
Glendale Police arrest murder suspect
The Glendale Police Department arrested 27-year-old James Weekly on charges related to the murder of 62-year-old Judy Lopez. Weekly is facing one count of second-degree murder. Just after 9 p.m. April 28, Glendale officers received several calls regarding a woman with a stab wound in her neck near 8300 W....