Phoenix AZ

ARIZONA — A man was critically injured in a shooting early Sunday morning in west Phoenix, police said. Officers responded just after 3:15 a.m. to reports of gunfire near 40th Avenue and Whitton Avenue, south of Indian School Road. When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. Paramedics...

Nearly two decades after admitting he molested a 12-year-old student, a former Phoenix-area elementary school teacher and youth soccer coach is asking a Maricopa County judge to cut him loose from lifetime probation. Josh Jacobson told the court this week that he has done the required treatment, kept to the rules for...

AVONDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — Kehlani Marie Rogers, 3, who was the subject of an Amber Alert issued Saturday, has been found safe. The toddler was found at the QuikTrip near 27th Avenue and Thomas Road on Sunday morning, according to a Phoenix Police Lieutenant on scene. Rogers was allegedly...

When the DJs of Arizona Hardcore started blasting high-octane beats in 1996, the Phoenix rave landscape was a far different place. Warehouses, desert spaces, psychedelic flyers, infolines and whispered directions fueled a ’90s EDM underground where raves thrived. David Sankey, AZHC’s co-founder, says the local rave...

A long-time Phoenix family shelter is getting a serious upgrade. On Thursday, nonprofit A New Leaf unveiled Thunderbird Apartments, a rebranded campus that will swap short-term cots for longer-term homes and on-site services near 23rd Avenue and Colter Street. Residents, donors and staff gathered as leaders laid out...

Phoenix technical-rescue crews swarmed the Echo Canyon side of Camelback Mountain on Friday evening after a hiker suffered a life-threatening emergency, prompting a full-scale mountain rescue that stretched after dark. Specialized teams staged near the trailhead, lined up gear, and prepared aerial support while...

The 2026 WM Phoenix Open this month saw fewer ejections and trespassers, but once again set a record for arrests. Scottsdale Police reportedly made 99 arrests at this year’s weeklong tournament at TPC Scottsdale, nearly a third for underage drinking. Outside the facility, a task force of officers from multiple...

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AVONDALE, Ariz. — An Avondale girl at the center of an Amber Alert was seen with the woman accused of abducting her in the city of Maricopa on Saturday, according to officials with the Avondale Police Department. The Avondale Police Department said three-year-old Kehlani Rogers was last seen by...

Break out the Faygo and the face paint, because Insane Clown Posse is going on tour. The psychopathic clowns Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope outlined an eight-date tour of the Midwest, Southwest, and Texas through April 2026 [get tickets]. The tour will kick off on April 12th at Davenport,...