Multi-car crash leaves barrier wall destroyed, 4 people hospitalized
PHOENIX - Three people were hospitalized due to a crash near the intersection of 51st Avenue and Thunderbird Road. When Phoenix firefighters arrived, they found three cars were involved in a crash that left a backyard pool barrier partially collapsed. Two people were taken for non-life-threatening injuries and two...
First of 7 defendants in Preston Lord’s death sentenced to 12 years
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The first of seven defendants to cut a deal with prosecutors in the murder of Queen Creek teen Preston Lord learned his punishment on Friday afternoon. Judge Scott McCoy sentenced 19-year-old William Owen Hines to 12 years in prison for Lord’s death. He was also sentenced to an additional five...
Fatal Superstition Mountains plane crash linked to pilot error, report says
Two people died after a small plane crashed near Apache Junction in 2023, and a recent report presents what federal investigators say went wrong. An April report from the National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot flew too low near the Superstition Mountains on a June morning. The aircraft hit the terrain...
Valley clinic helps 9-year-old boy with severe case of brittle bone disease
Theo gets treatment at Phoenix Children's, which has the only clinic to treat brittle bone disease in the Southwest.
First Alert Weather Day for Sunday due to strong winds, chance of rain
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — We started our Friday morning with a low of 71 degrees here in Phoenix. That is 6 degrees above our average low temperature for this date. The Valley can expect temperatures to warm up into the lower 90s this afternoon with mostly sunny skies. For the...
Alleged Mexico gun smuggler arrested in Phoenix
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says agents in the Tucson Sector from Casa Grande worked with Homeland Security to capture a man wanted in Mexico for allegedly smuggling guns. Authorities say the man was living illegally in the Valley and has been removed from the United States. He is now in the custody of the...
2025 Missing and Murdered Indigenous Events Across Indian Country
Monday, May 5 marks National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) Awareness Day—a time when Native communities and organizations across the country come together to spotlight the MMIP crisis and pay tribute to those most deeply affected. This day of awareness was first recognized in 2017, following a U.S....
WATCH: Suspect in the Preston Lord case, William Hines, to be sentenced
GILBERT, AZ — The first suspect in the Preston Lord case will be sentenced on Friday. William Owen Hines changed his plea in March in four different cases, including Preston's. Prosecutors are recommending the maximum sentence Hines can receive under his plea agreement, which would be 21 years behind bars.
Part of Loop 101 to shut down for widening project in north Scottsdale
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Some drivers will have to change their weekend travel plans as a major freeway will be shut down for a construction project in north Scottsdale. The Arizona Department of Transportation says the northbound lanes of the Loop 101 Pima will be closed between Shea Boulevard and Pima Road/Princess...
Arizona weather forecast: Warm Friday in the Valley, but big changes are coming this...
PHOENIX - Temps will stay warm on Friday in the Valley, but big changes are coming this weekend!. On May 2, we'll see mostly sunny skies in Phoenix with a high of 93 degrees. Temps will be a bit warmer on Saturday, with highs near 94°F. But on Sunday, big changes are coming! Highs in the Valley will drop into the...