Phoenix police release video of shooting that killed wanted man in north Phoenix
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Phoenix police released new video showing the tense moments leading to an officer-involved shooting that killed a man wanted by police in north Phoenix earlier this month. The shooting happened near 23rd Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Road on June 11. Police said they were following 56-year-old...
Grandmother arrested after Phoenix police allegedly find drugs, gasoline, grandkids in stolen car
PHOENIX — A woman was arrested after police allegedly found drugs, a bottle of gasoline, and her two grandkids unrestrained in the back seat of a stolen vehicle in Phoenix, Monday night. After 11 p.m., a Phoenix police officer responded to reports of a stolen vehicle that came to...
SAFE Alert issued for missing 12-year-old boy last seen on foot in Peoria
Authorities issued a SAFE Alert on Thursday for a missing 12-year-old boy who was last seen in Peoria. Police are looking for Elijah Viera who was last seen on foot near 103rd and Northern avenues around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Elijah is 5 feet tall, weighs about 130 pounds and has...
The 6 Best Breakfast Spots in Arizona, According to Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy Fieri knows where to find the good stuff. These 6 Arizona breakfast spots all earned a feature on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives — and they’re still open, still slinging it, and still highly rated. From Flagstaff, Phoenix, Scottsdale and beyond, here are the ones worth the drive, ranked by the reviews.
Buckeye Man Zapped With Prison Time for Shining Lasers at Luke AFB F‑35s
Federal prosecutors say a Buckeye man who turned his backyard into a laser show for military jets is heading to prison. William Wilson, 56, was sentenced to ten months in federal prison after admitting he aimed laser pointers at U.S. Air Force F‑35 fighters training near Luke Air Force Base. The judge handed down the s
Man killed in Biltmore DPS shooting identified
Authorities identified the man killed in a shooting involving a DPS detective in Phoenix's Biltmore area as 44-year-old Juan Jose Jimenez of Texas. The shooting happened around 3 p.m. at the AC Hotel, where DPS and DEA agents were present. It remains unclear what led up to the shooting. Jimenez was taken to a hospital,
A Military Helicopter Dumped Jet Fuel Over an Arizona Neighborhood — Residents Are Just...
When something starts falling from the sky and landing on your car, your first instinct is probably to check the weather app. That was the reasonable assumption many Tempe, Arizona residents made on the night ... Read more
Scottsdale Slams The Door On Party-House Rentals Posing As Event Venues
In a move aimed squarely at Scottsdale's party-house problem, the City Council on June 23, 2026, voted to adopt Ordinance No. 4719, shutting down a legal gray area that had let some short-term rental homes operate like commercial event venues. The change draws a sharper line between ordinary residential short stays and
Wildlife World Zoo welcomes baby Highland cows, launches weekend breakfast encounters
LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz. - Wildlife World Zoo is expanding once again, giving visitors a chance to eat breakfast right alongside three newly arrived Highland cows. "We are so excited for these new baby Highland cows. We just got them in not too long ago," said Danielle Hinderliter, Wildlife World Zoo education specialist
Drug dealer who left buyer on ‘bad trip’ to die at Tempe car wash...
Freddie Anthony Avila, 29, was sentenced to eight years in state prison for supplying the lethal fentanyl that caused the fatal overdose of a Tempe man. Avila pleaded guilty to reckless manslaughter and drug charges after initially being indicted as the second person in county history under Arizona's strict lethal fent

















