Phoenix AZ

PHOENIX (AZFamily) —A person is fighting for their life, and another was sent to a hospital after a serious crash in central Phoenix on Monday night. At about 11:30 p.m., first responders were called to a single-vehicle crash on northbound Interstate 17, between 7th Street and 16th Street, according to the Arizona...

AVONDALE, AZ — The Maricopa County Medical Examiner has ruled the death of a West Valley assisted-living facility resident, who died outside in July, as heat-related. The report says 75-year-old Linda Hughes died of environmental heat exposure as the primary cause. Contributing causes include cardiovascular disease,...

On any given day at a restaurant, staff know that a Maricopa County Health Inspector could show up unannounced. The unscheduled nature of health inspections inspires restaurant owners to keep their kitchens clean and ready. It also allows inspectors to gain an honest look at how a restaurant operates its kitchen on a...

Phoenix police are actively seeking information from the public following a road rage incident that escalated into a shooting this past Saturday night. According to azfamily.com, emergency crews were summoned to the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway near Van Buren Street around 10:45 p.m. where they discovered a man...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Two recent shootings in the same Phoenix neighborhood, both appearing to target teens, remain unsolved with no arrests made. It was just after dark when gunfire shattered a south Phoenix family’s lives. Seventeen-year-old Jonathan Walke was doing what thousands of teens do, riding his bike to...

PHOENIX - A man was arrested on Oct. 6 after he allegedly threatened a Valley teacher. Luis Herrera, 32, is accused of contacting an administrator at Home Building Academy, located at 3100 East Broadway Road in Phoenix, and threatening to attack her, and others at the trade school. According to...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Three people are hospitalized after a crash in Scottsdale on Tuesday morning, police said. Emergency personnel were sent to the scene of the rollover crash near Hayden and Redfield roads around 3 a.m. A single vehicle with three occupants was involved in the crash, officials said.

PHOENIX — A man and girl are in hospital after they were hit by a truck while riding their bikes in Phoenix, according to authorities. The Phoenix Fire Department said the incident happened near 24th Street and Thomas Road at aroud 7 p.m. >> Download the 12News app for...

A hiker who got lost traversing an Arizona mountain in triple-digit heat was saved after a passerby who heard her crying out in desperation called for help. Several police officers hiked South Mountain, a vast mountain range in south Phoenix , after someone called 911 to report hearing a woman’s screams coming from...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Arizona State Gang Task Force arrested four suspects and recovered 32 firearms, along with cash and drugs, in a months-long investigation last month. On Sept. 26, the task force executed five search warrants across Phoenix focused on illegal weapons trafficking, resulting in four people...