Arizona DPS director speaks on combating hiring shortages, explains Turquoise Alert
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The director of the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) sat down with Good Morning Arizona to discuss road safety, how the department is addressing hiring shortages and the agency’s newest alert system. DPS Director Col. Jeffery Glover joined Good Morning Arizona on Thursday to...
MOM’s House Opens a New Door for Women Rebuilding Their Lives
A new chapter in re-entry support for women has begun with the opening of MOM’s House, a transitional housing program created by St. Joseph the Worker in partnership with the Televerde Foundation and Andre House. Designed specifically for women returning to the community after incarceration, the home offers far more...
12 cities where weather disasters keep driving people away
More and more people are packing up and leaving, not for new jobs or adventures, but because the weather is repeatedly wreaking havoc on their homes and lives. It used to be a hypothetical question, something you’d see in a sci-fi movie: “Where would you go if your town became unlivable?” For a growing number of...
Phoenix City Council candidate says ‘homeless belong in jail’
No one asked long-shot Phoenix City Council candidate and former mayoral hopeful Matt Evans to weigh in on what homeless people deserve. But he did anyway. A week ago, the local nonprofit Cloud Covered Streets posted to Instagram about a proposed new Phoenix police policy to treat unhoused people with more dignity....
‘Where did they even go?’: Phoenix server brings $400 bill to empty table. Then...
A server from Phoenix, Arizona, says her table of five mysteriously disappeared as she brought them their bill. However, they come back and leave no tip because she assumed they dined and dashed. In a video with over 514,000 views, TikToker Shannon Marie ( @shaanmarie ) recounts an awkward situation she encountered...
Mesa man reunited with his mother’s lost ashes after funeral home mix-up
MESA, Ariz. — Mesa resident Beau Jent credits 12News coverage with helping bring a swift resolution to an ordeal he says quickly spiraled into chaos. "I still feel like that by getting this out to the news, that it helped a lot for me to get things rolling,” Jent said.
Parents charged after infant dies due to alkaline diet
Investigators say Stanley and Brooks were influenced by online posts promoting the diet and urging people to distrust vaccines, traditional medical treatment and common medications like Tylenol.
WATCH: Phoenix Fire rescues man stuck on Camelback Mountain
Phoenix Fire worked overnight to rescue a man who was stuck at the top of Camelback Mountain on Wednesday. AZFamily news chopper captured the live rescue.
Gutsy Arizona Woman Promises ‘No Peace’ After Confronting Hypocritical ICE Agents At Mexican Restaurant:...
In Arizona, a casual lunch run turned into a cultural showdown that sparked online debates. A Phoenix woman ignited a firestorm this week after she spotted a group of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents grabbing food at a Chipotle Mexican Grill and decided she wasn’t having it. The confrontation, captured on...
Southern Arizona: Near-Record Heat Expected Thursday and Friday — Big Warm-Up Ahead
According to the Arizona Weatherman, expect the heat to turn up for Southern Arizona on Thursday and Friday, 11-12 Dec 2025, to near-record-breaking levels. A longwave ridge moving over the state will bring this heat streak.
