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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Construction is one of Arizona’s fastest-growing industries and it’s also one of the deadliest. However, it may not be for the reasons you may think. The latest CDC report shows construction workers are more likely to overdose on drugs than any other profession. “Construction...

Charges submitted against 2 suspects in murder case of Benjamin Anderson. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is recommending charges against two men in connection with the death of Benjamin Anderson. The suspects have been identified as Jaden M. Kaufman and Richard D. Kaufman. Updated: 9 minutes ago. |. Phoenix...

In March, police in Phoenix stopped a man for a minor traffic violation. He now faces deportation as a result of the stop, the head of an advocacy organization told the Phoenix New Times. Phoenix’s new police chief has said he believes his department shouldn’t be involved in immigration enforcement....

A Chandler Police officer suffered minor injuries the night of Aug.  30 during a traffic stop of a motorcyclist, a spokesperson confirmed. The officer was part of a DUI task force that was

Arizona's superintendent of education wants $180 million budgeted for school safety. But speakers at a school board meeting Thursday in a Phoenix district recently hit by violence are against more security. The Phoenix Union High School District includes Maryvale High School, where a 16-year-old student was fatally...

When local entrepreneur TJ “Cowboy TJ” Stevenson got the call that a 2-acre ranch in Gilbert was available for his horse ranch, he was hesitant to relocate his business. Founded in 2020, Copperstate Riding Club, the self-proclaimed first fully Black-owned horse ranch in Arizona, had quickly outgrown its original...

Dozens of students at Hamilton High School walked out Sept. 5, demanding lawmakers at the state and federal level to pass bans on assault weapons and high capacity magazines, following the latest school shooting in Minneapolis where two children were killed.

PHOENIX — A man who tried to murder a caseworker with the Department of Child Safety in Mesa last year has been sentenced to 17.5 years in prison, authorities announced Friday. Deandre Johnson strangled the victim in November in the lobby of a Mesa building where DCS has offices,...

A Valley woman died over the Labor Day Weekend after falling off a cliff along the Mogollon Rim. The Coconino County Sheriff's Office says the 29-year-old was camping with friends close to the edge of the rim near Forest Lakes east of Payson Saturday. Deputies learned that she walked away...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Police say a motorcyclist is dead after a crash in north Phoenix on Friday morning. Phoenix police were called out around 11:30 a.m. to the area of 64th Street and Thunderbird Road on reports of a motorcycle crash. When officers arrived, they found the motorcyclist, identified...