Two SLO County Teens Arrested in Arizona in Cryptocurrency Extortion Scheme
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) - Two teens from San Luis Obispo county were arrested in Scottsdale Arizona, accused of a home invasion in a plot to steal millions in cryptocurrency. Investigators say these teens were recruited for this shocking crime online. One of the teens lives in SLO and attended San Luis Obispo...
Deadly 7th Street Crash Kills Biker Steps From Chase Field
A 65-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a collision just south of Chase Field in downtown Phoenix, according to Phoenix police. The crash happened Wednesday at the intersection of 7th Street and Grant Street. Emergency crews rushed the rider to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries. The driver of the car...
Allegiant begins nonstop flight from La Crosse to Phoenix-Mesa
LA CROSSE, Wis., (WLAX, WEUX) – Allegiant announced Friday that nonstop flights from La Crosse Regional Airport to Mesa Gateway Airport would begin. The new flight path will operate up to twice weekly. “We’re excited to add La Crosse to Allegiant’s network of all-nonstop flights and celebrate today’s inaugural flight...
Prosecutor: There may be other victims of teacher’s aide arrested in Mesa
A Mesa teacher’s aide who was arrested on charges related to inappropriate texts with a student worked with special needs students, the prosecutor says. Dominic Sette was arrested by Mesa police on Tuesday after administrators at Empower Academy discovered inappropriate texts between Sette and a 14-year-old male...
Two SLO County Teens Arrested in Home Invasion Extortion For Bitcoin 02.06.2026
Two San Luis Obispo county teens were arrested on January 31st for a home invasion incident in Arizona. More details have been released by the Scottsdale police department and court documents. The two teens, 17-year-old Jack Sullivan and 16-year-old Skylar Lapaille are both being tried as adults. The two teenagers...
Animals and tech ‘spark’ Desert Ridge students in Mesa
As human development expands and wildlife habitats shrink, animals and people are forced into closer, often dangerous contact. That global reality united students at Desert Ridge High School’s School of Innovation in Mesa during the first annual Sparkathon event recently as students were tasked to come up with a...
PD: Shooting involving Chandler officers near Arizona Avenue and Riggs Road
CHANDLER, AZ — Chandler police say their officers were involved in a shooting near Arizona Avenue and Riggs Road Thursday night. Officials say it happened just after 8:15 p.m. One person was taken to a hospital for their injuries, and officials say there is no danger to the community.
Tucson Teacher Sick‑Outs Have Phoenix Pols Seeing Red
Arizona lawmakers are blasting a wave of coordinated teacher sick‑outs that shut down classrooms in Tucson, calling the move "unacceptable" and promising new rules to keep it from happening again. State Rep. Matt Gress and state Sen. Hildy Angius on Friday ripped the mass absences that forced dozens of...
1 dead after car crashes into pole in Scottsdale
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A person is dead after a car crashed into a pole in Scottsdale early Friday morning, according to the city's police department. The fatal crash allegedly occurred near Thomas and Scottsdale roads around 3 a.m. The northbound and southbound lanes at Windsor Avenue and Scottsdale Road...
Cement truck rollover closes road in north Scottsdale
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A rolled-over cement truck is blocking a road in north Scottsdale on Friday morning. Scottsdale Police said around 9:15 a.m. that first responders were called to the reported crash on Rio Verde Road near 126th Street, just outside of Scottsdale National Golf Club. Police said...

















