Police looking for information on crash involving a bicyclist in north Phoenix
PHOENIX — A male bicyclist is in the hospital after being hit by a vehicle in north Phoenix on Friday morning, according to the city's police department. Around 5 a.m., officers were called to a crash involving a bicycle near 27th and Northern avenues. Upon arrival, they found a...
Third suspect in Mercedes Vega murder enters not guilty plea in Phoenix court
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The third suspect arrested in connection with the brutal murder of Mercedes Vega nearly three years ago entered a not guilty plea in a downtown Phoenix courtroom on Friday morning. Jared Demarcus Gray, 26, was arraigned a week after he was extradited to Arizona from Georgia....
Man in critical condition after shooting in El Mirage home Saturday morning
EL MIRAGE, AZ — A man is in critical condition after being shot inside a home in El Mirage early Saturday morning. El Mirage police responded to a house near Dysart and Greenway roads just before 6 a.m. after reports of a shooting. Officers say they found a man...
Phoenix mother pushes for front license plate law after daughter’s unsolved killing
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Four and a half years after Destiny McClain was shot and killed while waiting at a food truck near 17th Street and McDowell Road, her case remains unsolved, and her mother believes a single detail could have changed everything. Surveillance video captured the killer’s vehicle with...
Man pleads guilty in 2020 Christmas Day murder of Circle K employee
PHOENIX - A man charged in a 2020 Christmas Day killing in Phoenix has taken a plea deal. On Christmas Day 2020, 18-year-old Tyler Cardiel was walking home from an overnight shift at Circle K when he was shot and killed near 83rd Avenue and Indian School Road. Police said...
Watch for measles symptoms if you went to this spot in Gilbert
The Maricopa County Department of Public Health is warning of possible public measles exposures in Gilbert. Anyone who was at the Hale Theatre on Jan. 5, 6, or 7 from 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., or on Jan. 8 or 9 from 3 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. should watch for symptoms of measles through the end of this month.
Tips From Locals Lead Cops To Phoenix Woman In Fatal Hance Park Stabbing
A 49-year-old Phoenix woman is facing a murder charge after police say community tips helped crack a deadly stabbing near downtown's Hance Park that left a 29-year-old man dead in mid-December. The victim, identified as 29-year-old Jaquail Dillard, was found with stab wounds near the park and was pronounced dead...
Employee hurt in kitchen fire at Panda Express in Gilbert
GILBERT, AZ (AZFamily) — Firefighters have extinguished a large fire at a fast-food restaurant in Gilbert on Saturday morning. According to Gilbert Fire & Rescue Chief Aaron Barton, several witnesses called 911 to report heavy smoke coming from the roof of a Panda Express restaurant off of the Loop 202 Santan and...
Early Morning North Phoenix Crash Near I-17 Kills Local Woman
An early morning drive along Deer Valley Road in north Phoenix turned tragic Thursday when a 50-year-old woman was hit by a car and later died, according to police. Officers arrived to find the pedestrian with life-threatening injuries and she was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The crash briefly...
WATCH: Phoenix police officers can now give initial citations for jaywalkers
PHOENIX — Cross the street at the wrong spot and Phoenix Police can write you a citation without giving you a warning first. A December decision by the Phoenix City Council changed city code 36-128, which covers 'Crossing or stopping in a roadway,' and removed the requirement for officers to warn pedestrians before...

















