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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — An active crime scene is unfolding after a teen boy was shot in south Phoenix late Wednesday morning. Police officers were called to the shooting around 11 a.m. in a neighborhood near 12th Street and Southern Avenue. Officers say a teen boy shot was shot at least once, and he was rushed to the...

For about nine months in 2024, Samantha Cooley worked as a budtender at the Story Cannabis dispensary on McDowell Road near Interstate 17. In that time, she claims, the dispensary wrongfully withheld tips that customers left when making purchases. Cooley is making those claims in a federal lawsuit filed on...

As the nation’s food stamps crisis continues this month, the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office is partnering with a local business organization to make sure families that rely on the program don’t go hungry. In Arizona, one in four children and one in ten adults rely on...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — An Arizona man at the center of a high-profile case for his young daughter’s death in a hot car last summer died in Phoenix on Wednesday morning, authorities confirmed. Christopher Ryan Scholtes, 38, was found dead around 5 a.m. in a home near 7th Street...

Violent crime in the Valley is trending down for the first half of the year, according to Arizona's Department of Public Safety's reporting site.

MESA, Ariz. — A gravel lot by the Salt River could one day be a hub for commercial development and a replacement for the aging Casino Arizona. >> Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to your phone. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community posted...

Oftentimes, Native American communities lack re-entry support after incarceration. Some Arizona organizations are aiming to fill this gap. The Scottsdale Recovery Center offers a program to help Native Americans suffering from substance abuse disorders. A Place For Hannah is a nonprofit that serves women during their...

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — Police are investigating after a car crashed through the front of a dentist’s office in Mesa early Tuesday afternoon. The collision happened shortly after 1:30 p.m. at a business park on Country Club Drive just south of the U.S. 60. Police and fire crews responded and found a sedan partially in...

PHOENIX — A new rate hike for SRP power customers, now in effect, is higher for homes than for businesses, including data centers. The new rate plans are expected to amount to the following average increases:. Homeowners without rooftop solar: 3.5%. Homeowners with rooftop solar: 5.5%. General Business Customers:...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he unknowingly kidnapped a toddler while stealing a truck in Phoenix on Sunday. Around 11 a.m., police responded to the area of 67th Avenue and Roosevelt Street after a caller told 911 someone stole a truck with a 3-year-old child inside.