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GILBERT, AZ (AZFamily) — Two people are hospitalized after a fiery crash caused heavy traffic backup in the East Valley early Thursday morning. The collision happened around 4:30 a.m. on the westbound lanes of the Loop 202 Santan near Lindsay Road. According to the Department of Public Safety, two motorcyclists...

Police say 33-year-old Karl Michael Blondin, Jr. fell into a canal while fishing near 51st Avenue and Cactus Road. Blondin, Jr. did not resurface. Foul play is not suspected at this time.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Arizona Humane Society is urging pet owners to keep their beloved animals indoors as extreme heat takes over the Valley. AHS officials say in the last three weeks, seven dogs have died from the heat in Maricopa County. Tracey Miiller, Director of Field Operations for AHS, says a majority of...

The Phoenix City Council has voted down a petition seeking to limit the role of the Phoenix Police Department in immigration enforcement. The rejected petition, organized by social justice nonprofit Poder in Action, aimed to establish a clear line of separation between city police and Immigration and Customs...

PHOENIX – A motorcyclist was killed in a fiery crash Wednesday night after speeding away from police in Phoenix, authorities said. Officers observed a motorcycle traveling over the speed limit and violating other traffic laws near Seventh Street and Thunderbird Road around 7:25 p.m., according to the Phoenix Police...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — One man is dead, and another is recovering following a collision in west Phoenix early Thursday morning. According to Phoenix police, the crash happened shortly after 2:30 a.m. near 67th Avenue and Osborn Road. Officers arrived on scene and found two men injured in the wreck.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A west Phoenix man is facing a felony charge after police say he pointed a green laser at a law enforcement helicopter last week. Authorities say Eric Michael Hartwick, 43, faces one count of intentionally aiming a laser at an occupied aircraft, a class three felony.

PHOENIX — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes called a proposed rate hike by the state’s largest electric provider a “blatant” grab for corporate profits. Last week, Arizona Public Service (APS) filed an application with state regulators for a 14% increase. If approved, the APS rate hike would raise monthly bills by...

An Arizona trooper encountered an unusual car haul while patrolling in the Phoenix area over the weekend. On Saturday, June 14, Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) Highway Patrol Trooper Sergeant Ruiz spotted a commercial vehicle driving at night along a Phoenix roadway without taillights. A traffic stop was...

At 5-foot-6 and 140 pounds, Clarissa Sabedra wasn’t imposing. Yet, according to a lawsuit she filed in federal court, two Phoenix police officers treated her like a physical threat, pinning her on hot pavement that severely burned her legs to the point where she needed treatment in a hospital burn unit.