Police identify employee arrested in Queen Creek after dogs found dead inside hot car
PHOENIX — Police have identified the employee arrested in connection to a Queen Creek animal cruelty incident after two dogs reportedly died inside a hot car on Friday. Abraham De La Rosa, 40, was booked into Maricopa County Jail on two counts of animal cruelty, according to the Queen Creek Police Department.
The Latest Flashpoint in Cities’ Failed Response to Street Homelessness
Arizona once again finds itself at the center of a major legal battle over its rampant street homelessness. In May, the state’s Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling, finding that the city of Tucson can be held liable for failing to abate the “public nuisance” resulting from a homeless encampment.
Downtown Mesa businesses prepared for drug overdoses
Kirstin Bradley has Narcan on hand when she’s at work as a barber-stylist in downtown Mesa – just in case. Narcan, also known as naloxone, is a medication administered as a nasal spray or as an auto-injector that quickly restores the breathing of a person experiencing an opioid overdose.
88 children taken into protective custody after investigation – clipped version
Maricopa County health officials say the person infected with measles passed through Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on June 10. Tom Powell has the latest and spoke with travelers. |. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced on Monday that Arizona has signed onto the nationwide $7.4 billion settlement...
Missing Former ASU Student Janelle Banda Found Alive in Coconino County Wilderness
Three days after vanishing into the rugged wilderness of Coconino County, Janelle Banda, a 32-year-old former Arizona State University student, has been located alive. According to the FOX 10 report, Banda had last been seen departing from her campsite at the Edge of the World, near Woody Mountain Road. Dressed in...
Police identify pedestrian who died, believed to be lying down at time of north...
PHOENIX — Police have identified the pedestrian who died after a north Phoenix collision that happened early Saturday morning. The man was identified as 32-year-old Othneil Lewis. Details on the north Phoenix collision. The collision happened just after midnight near the area of 17th and Dunlap avenues, according to...
Mellow Mushroom on Mill Avenue near the ASU Tempe campus closes permanently
Mellow Mushroom on Mill Avenue in Tempe closed on June 15. Here's the statement from the Georgia-based pizza franchise.
Father’s Day surprise: Torey Lovullo’s son gets ejected from game and copies dad
PHOENIX (AP) — Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo got a unique Father’s Day gift from his son Nick Lovullo on Sunday. The younger Lovullo, manager of the High-A South Bend Cubs, called him to tell his dad what he did in Sunday’s game against Fort Wayne in the Midwest League. “He got thrown out of the game,” the...
Weekend Traffic Incidents in Phoenix Leave Multiple Injured, Including Pregnant Woman and Children
Phoenix has been struck by a wave of traffic-related distress over the weekend, marking a troubling period for road safety within the city. On Saturday afternoon, a collision occurred along 35th Avenue south of Thomas Road that left a pregnant woman and two children injured among others. According to the ABC15...
Woman sentenced for killing her husband, leaving his body wrapped in plastic underneath bed
GILBERT, Ariz. (TCN) -- A 52-year-old woman will spend two decades behind bars for killing her husband, who was found deceased under a bed. According to a June 16 news release from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Ivanka Koleva pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder in connection with the death of...
