Arizona Department of Public Safety arrests 6 suspects, 5 of whom are ‘documented transnational...
PHOENIX — Multiple people were arrested following an ongoing investigation into suspected drug trafficking in Phoenix, authorities say. >> Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to your phone. The Arizona Department of Public Safety State Gang Task Force arrested six people near Camelback...
Man dies, tractor-trailer ‘pierced’ by timber in collision
A tractor-trailer driver died after his vehicle was "pierced" with timber in a collision with a log truck. (Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd/X)
Abandoned Phoenix School Flips Into Warehouse Hot Spot Before Doors Open
For years, the Murphy Elementary School campus in southwest Phoenix sat empty. Now it has been remade into a two-building industrial park called Merit 27 Buckeye, and both buildings are already fully leased. The project replaces a rundown school site on roughly 18 acres near 27th Avenue and Buckeye Road, after months...
Animals safe after fire sparks near Wildlife World Zoo
LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz. — Animals are safe after a large fire burned near the Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium in Litchfield Park on Thursday afternoon. The fire started on a private property adjacent to several animal enclosures near Northern and Sarival Avenues. >> Live, local, breaking. Download the 12News...
FBI Sends Surge of Agents to Phoenix Tribal Lands in ‘Not Forgotten’ Crime Crackdown
The FBI is cranking up its presence in tribal communities tied to the Phoenix field office, reviving and expanding Operation Not Forgotten with fresh muscle and support staff aimed at long-stalled violent crime cases. In an April 2 announcement, the bureau said it is sending rotating teams of investigators, analysts...
This Hole-In-The-Wall Arizona Italian Spot Serves Classics That Haven’t Changed In Generations
In Arizona, new restaurants open and close before the menus even get a chance to wear in. This place is different. It never tried to keep up in the first place. Not by reinventing itself, but by choosing not to. The sauce tastes exactly like it did thirty years ago....
Suspect arrested in connection with 2023 Phoenix murder at Central Phoenix park
At around 11 p.m. on February 5, 2023, officers were called to Steele Indian School Park and found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound in her running vehicle. She was later pronounced dead.
Two arrested after motorcycles hit 118, 122 mph on Phoenix-area freeway
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Two motorcyclists were arrested after allegedly driving more than 115 mph on a major Phoenix freeway last week, with one rider leading troopers on a short chase. On March 29, an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper was on an overpass along Loop 202 near Sky...
Phoenix woman off the hook for nearly $7,300 after elaborate AT&T phone scam
PHOENIX (InvestigateTV) — A Phoenix woman fell victim to an elaborate phone scam that left her almost on the hook for nearly $7,300 worth of cell phones after a fraudster posed as an AT&T representative. Sheryl Johnson had been experiencing trouble with her phone service and mentioned it to...
Dead Lobster, Expired Chicken Rattle Phoenix Dirty Dining Report
This week’s Dirty Dining roundup did not do any favors for Phoenix's appetites. Maricopa County inspectors reportedly found a dead lobster in a tank, expired chicken, and several other major safety lapses at Valley eateries. Those violations, which included missing sanitizer at prep stations and foods held at unsafe...

















