Phoenix liquor store employee allegedly attacked with pepper spray by thief
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Trevor’s Liquor is asking for the community’s help in finding a suspect after an alleged thief pepper-sprayed an employee. On Nov. 25, around 3:00 p.m., a Trevor’s Liquor employee was attacked with pepper spray at the store’s Indian School Road location in Phoenix. The suspect left the scene with...
Raccoon breaks into Ashland ABC store, passes out in bathroom; Some say he might...
After several hours of rest, the raccoon did not show signs of injury and was released back into the wild. (Source: WWBT)
‘It’s a nightmare’: Head-on collision between car, dump truck caught on camera
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — New dash camera video shows the moment a Tesla crashed head-on with a dump truck in Scottsdale. Jesus Medina, the owner of the dump truck, shared the video with 12News. It shows him traveling westbound on Cactus Road when a white Tesla heading in the opposite direction veered across several lanes...
MCAO files notice of intent for two suspects in Mercedes Vega’s murder
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced a notice of intent on Wednesday that has been filed to seek the death penalty against two men in connection with Mercedes Vega's death.
Suspect goes on armed carjacking spree after kidnapping woman: court docs
PHOENIX - A series of armed carjackings involved seven victims, including children, shots fired, and armed robberies all within one hour, according to Phoenix Police and court records. First Reported Incident:. At around 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 1, Gila River Police responded to a kidnapping where shots were fired....
Coyote sightings increase across the Valley
PHOENIX — It seems like more coyote sightings have been reported on neighborhood social media apps over the past few weeks. So, it’s a good time for a reminder about the dangers they can pose to people and their pets. “You see them all the time,” Robert Clement,...
Valley man accused of murdering his girlfriend in November
PHOENIX — A Valley man has been arrested after allegedly killing his girlfriend in late November, authorities announced. On Monday, 64-year-old Virgil Lee Lindsey was booked into the Fourth Avenue Jail on charges including second-degree murder related to the death of 66-year-old Lilly Jean Fields, according to the...
Phoenix firefighters battle second-alarm fire
Firefighters extinguished a blaze at a commercial building overnight near I-17 and Van Buren Street. Gibby Parra has a look at their efforts at 4:30 a.m.
List shows more than 100 jobs getting cut from Phoenix Union district
PHOENIX — A tentative list released by the Phoenix Union High School District shows which jobs may be cut in the next school year to account for declining enrollment. The district's governing board will hold a meeting on Dec. 4 and review a list of job positions to eliminate due to budget constraints. The list...
Phoenix district firing Cummings for lying about buyout, more
Just halfway through his first school year there, former South Bend schools superintendent Todd Cummings is in the process of being fired by a school district in Phoenix. The Paradise Valley Unified School District board had placed Cummings on paid leave Sept. 30 to investigate matters around his hiring in March and...
