Luxury lifestyle ends in prison for couple who defrauded Medicare
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - A Scottsdale couple who lived a luxurious lifestyle at the expense of taxpayers will now spend several years in federal prison. Jeffrey King and Alexandra Gehrke defrauded the Medicare system in a massive scheme, billing for "medically unnecessary wound grafts" for elderly and terminally ill...
MCSO deputies rescue dog after serious fall in Superstition Mountains
Video posted by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office on Friday shows deputies swooping in by helicopter and rescuing a dog who had fallen in the rugged wilderness and couldn’t walk out.
3 Suspects Taken Into Custody In Connection To Jewelry Store Burglaries In Phoenix Area
Three men have been apprehended on felony charges in connection with repeated jewelry store burglaries in Phoenix and the West Valley. On Thursday, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) announced the arrests of Gerard Segers, 41; Alexander Townsend, 62; and Eric Waller, 57, who police said are linked to...
Phoenix Zoo keeps animals safe for days-long storms
The Phoenix Zoo enacts its "30/30 rule" for storm preparation, bringing animals like the giraffes and the tiger, Raja, inside to protect them from high winds and the danger of lightning strikes. FOX 10's Lindsey Ragas reports.
Phoenix weekend rainfall breaks record set nearly a century ago
Phoenix experienced recording-breaking weather Saturday. The National Weather Service says 0.7 inches of rain fell at Sky Harbor Airport. The previous rainfall record for Oct. 11 was set nearly a century ago at 0.3 inches. Gabriel Lojero is a weather service meteorologist. “Most areas got anywhere between a quarter...
‘We didn’t get his name, number or anything’: Mystery man alerts family of fire,...
CHANDLER, Ariz. — A stranger in the night may be a hero. But no one knows who he is or where he went. A Chandler family woke up before 4 a.m. Friday to banging on their door. A man had noticed their house was on fire. He helped the...
DoorDash launches Dot, an AI-powered robot changing food delivery
DoorDash unveiled Dot earlier this month, an autonomous delivery robot designed to operate on sidewalks, bike lanes, roads, and driveways, and is purpose-built for local commerce. As part of the company’s expansion into autonomous technology, Dot will debut through an early-access program in Tempe and Mesa, Arizona....
How much rain did the Valley get? Here’s a look at rainfall totals Saturday
PHOENIX — Rain has drenched the Valley over the past 24 hours. The showers will be hanging around for the weekend and affect much of Arizona. Saturday's anticipated showers follow rain that fell throughout the day on Friday due to Tropical Storm Priscilla. Multiple rounds of showers will affect...
Inside the scramble to save lives as heat menaces two Southwestern counties
LAS VEGAS — As temperatures began to rise in Phoenix this spring, Dr. Jeffrey Johnston braced for the many hundreds of deaths that have become a grim summer trend. Johnston, the chief medical examiner for Maricopa County, Arizona, has seen extreme heat kill more and more people over the last decade: Heat-related...
WATCH: Gilbert family hoping to raise money for accessible van
With no wheelchair-accessible van, Dayton’s family must lift him into their vehicle. It's become nearly impossible now that he’s a grown man, meaning missing family milestones, games, and gatherings.
