MCSO deputies shoot, kill man armed with knife in Mesa
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office deputies shot and killed a man Sunday night who came at them with a knife, authorities said. MCSO received a call just before 9 p.m. July 27 regarding a
MCSO’s MASH unit giving abused animals a second chance
Rescued animals are finding new hope at a former jail in Phoenix, where the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office's MASH (Maricopa Animal Safe Haven) unit is transforming lives – both human and animal.
Former teacher accused of recording students undressing faces more charges
A former Independence High School teacher accused of secretly recording students undressing is now facing more charges.
They’re baaaaack: Return of the casitas
If this was a scary movie, experts would be scrambling to defend the city against unwanted, mutating invaders. “Return of the Casitas,” the flick would have to be called. Here in real-life Scottsdale, City Council thought they had a defense shield. But now …. “Horrific,” one commissioner warned, after...
One person dead after fiery car crash into central Phoenix business
One person is dead after a car crashed into a central Phoenix business Sunday night, catching the building on fire.
Influencer Emily Kiser’s husband will not be charged in son’s drowning death
MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. (Scripps News Phoenix) — On Friday, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced that Brady Kiser will not be charged in his son’s drowning. Mitchell says he will not face charges “because there is no reasonable likelihood of conviction.” Earlier this month, the Chandler Police Department...
Teen arrested after armed carjacking in west Phoenix
PHOENIX — A teenage boy is facing charges after a woman was carjacked at gunpoint Saturday night in west Phoenix. According to Phoenix Police, the woman told officers she had just been in a crash near 63rd Avenue and Indian School Road around 10 p.m. when several people with guns came up to her and stole her car.
Man sentenced for killing 3-year-old daughter who weighed ‘merely 16 pounds’ when she died
SURPRISE, Ariz. (TCN) -- A 38-year-old man was recently sentenced to life behind bars in connection with the death of his 3-year-old daughter nearly a decade ago. In a news release, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office said Carlos Cruz received a sentence of life in prison plus 57 years. A jury previously convicted...
Phoenix man sentenced for placing patients in unlicensed sober living homes for money
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Phoenix man is set to spend the next few years behind bars for placing patients in unlicensed sober living homes for money. Corey Dion Beckhum was sentenced last week to 3.5 years in prison after he was convicted of “patient brokering,” the Arizona Attorney General’s Office announced on Monday.
TikToker facing charges after pranking workers at Chipotle, Pep Boys: police
A Phoenix area content creator is facing criminal charges after authorities say he went too far pranking multiple businesses over a four-month period . Heston Cobb, 21, known on social media as Heston James, was arrested on July 23 and charged with one count of third degree burglary, two counts of criminal...