Deadly mobile home fire under investigation in Mesa
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — Firefighters extinguished a mobile home fire in Mesa that turned out to be deadly early Thursday morning. The fire was reported around 4 a.m. at a mobile home park at Main Street and Hawes Road. A unit was fully burning when firefighters arrived. Shawn Gilleland,...
Mesa, AZ – Police Alert: Chase Ends in Backyard Arrest After DUI Stop
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Mesa, AZ – A late-night traffic stop in Apache Junction turned into a high-speed chase across city lines early December 7, leading to a crash and arrest in Mesa, according to the Pinal County Sheriff’s...
De Pere police look for thief in series of car break-ins
Police are asking for the public's help to identify suspects in the break-ins at east-side apartment complexes.
What to know about the Arizona serial killings that resulted in the death penalty
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona man was sentenced Thursday to death in a string of fatal shootings in metro Phoenix during a three-week span in 2017. Cleophus Cooksey Jr., 43, was found guilty in late September of murder in eight killings. Jurors agreed on the death penalty in six of the killings, but they were undecided...
Man accused of murder in Mesa crash that killed woman
MESA, Ariz. - A man has been arrested for murder months after a crash in the East Valley that left a woman dead. The crash happened just before 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 30 near Val Vista Drive and Broadway Road. When officers got to the scene, they found an SUV crashed into a brick wall. A man and a woman were inside the...
Americans back criminal and homelessness reform: Poll
(The Center Square) – Americans support stricter criminal measures and homelessness reform, according to a new poll by The Cicero Institute. The overwhelming support for reforms transcends party and demographic lines, according to Stefani Buhajla, the Austin, Texas-based think tank’s senior director of...
Dozens of cars go up in flames at south Phoenix junkyard
Investigators are looking into how about 30 cars caught fire at a south Phoenix junkyard on Thursday evening. It happened near 23rd Avenue and Broadway Road. Dozens of firefighters responded, and the blaze was upgraded to a first alarm before crews got it under control.
Black Chamber of Arizona announces launch of Phoenix ‘impact center’ at Glendale event
The Black Chamber of Arizona announced a 5,400-square-foot hub for economic empowerment and business innovation will be built in Phoenix during an event in Glendale. The announcement came at the
2 suspects arrested after Phoenix crash, shooting killed 2 motorcyclists
PHOENIX — Two people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in an incident that resulted in the deaths of two motorcyclists on Nov. 28 in Phoenix. Phoenix police have announced the arrests of 37-year-old Nicholas Sheehan and 50-year-old Michael Shane Zavala for their alleged connection to a deadly incident...
Phoenix-area organization delivers shoes to homeless community
The Valley nonprofit Cloud Covered Streets handed out shoes and provided new clothes, a meal, showers and haircuts to those experiencing homelessness.
