A study ranked the dirtiest U.S. cities, Phoenix needs a bath
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Man found dead after brush fire put out near downtown Phoenix
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Authorities are investigating after a man’s body was found during a brush fire near downtown Phoenix on Saturday night. Around 8 p.m., first responders were called to the area of 15th Avenue and Lincoln Street. Officers arrived and found an unresponsive man surrounded by a...
4 DPS vehicles damaged as troopers stop wrong-way driver on Loop 101 in Glendale
GLENDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — The Arizona Department of Public Safety said Monday that a total of four patrol vehicles were damaged during troopers’ efforts to detain a wrong-way driver on the Loop 101 in the Glendale area late Sunday. DPS officials tell Arizona’s Family that troopers responded to...
Jensen Borkowski Arrested in Alarming DUI Crash near Scottsdale and Thomas Road [Scottsdale, AZ]
Jensen Borkowski Arrested in Alarming DUI Crash near Scottsdale and Thomas Road [Scottsdale, AZ]. 1 Person in Custody in Scottsdale Auto Accident near Scottsdale and Thomas Road SCOTTSDALE, AZ (August 4, 2025) – Saturday night, authorities arrested Jensen Borkowski after an alarming DUI crash near Scottsdale and...
West Valley city lands grants for senior meals, utility aid programs
Two outside organizations gave a boost to a pair of city of Surprise assistance programs that help low-income, older residents or people with disabilities.
Celebrity Theatre 2025 schedule: every show announced so far
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Pregnant teen fatally shot in AZ, cops say. Baby’s 36-year-old father arrested
A pregnant teen was shot to death in Arizona, and now two people have been arrested in her killing, including the much-older father of her unborn child, police said. The baby’s 36-year-old father was booked into jail on suspicion of sexual misconduct with a minor and murder, the Phoenix Police Department said in a...
Murdered Phoenix woman was victim in prior DV incidents, court documents say
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A woman who was shot and killed inside her Phoenix home late last week was the victim of previous cases of domestic violence, a family member told investigators. Jonathan Llamas Cisneros, 47, is jailed in connection with the murder of 45-year-old Alma Victoria Suchilt. Police were...
Thief steals work truck, $70K in equipment from family-owned Phoenix business
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A local family-owned propane company is struggling after a thief stole $70,000 worth of valuable equipment, leaving the small business scrambling to maintain operations. On July 31, Phoenix Propane yard manager John Mohn reported that a thief stole one of the company’s two work trucks, along...
FDA moves to schedule synthetic kratom compound linked to Arizona deaths
The federal government is seeking to restrict a synthetic kratom product that is already banned in Arizona but easy to find all across the state. Last week the Food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement Agency announced it is recommending that 7-OH, the informal name for 7-hydroxymitragynine, be scheduled...