Area shut down after body found in south Phoenix
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A major road is closed after a body was found in south Phoenix on Saturday morning. Just after 9:04 am, first responders were dispatched to the area of 23rd Avenue and Baseline Road regarding a dead body, according to the Phoenix Police Department. Authorities say they...
Amid food stamp suspension, Phoenix communities are stepping up to feed families
Like many kids, nine-year-old Yulan and her 12-year-old brother, Yahweh, love noodles and Lunchables. Their mom, Tyii Dillard, 34, does everything she can to make sure they can have them. She clips coupons, plans meals and stretches each grocery trip a little further than the last. “I kind of feel...
Arizonans step up to fill the SNAP-gap by donating food to CASS shelter
Community members in Phoenix, especially the Sunnyslope area, are donating food and money to address a "SNAP-gap." The call for action, put out by Phoenix Councilmember Debra Stark, resulted in multiple truckloads of food delivered to a Sunnyslope shelter on October 31. Organizations like Central Arizona Shelter...
Restaurants In Several Major Cities Offering Free Food To People Losing SNAP
With SNAP benefits set to expire on Nov. 1 amid the ongoing government shutdown, restaurants and community organizations across the country are stepping up to ensure that no one goes hungry. Communities Step Up as SNAP Benefits Set to Expire Amid Government Shutdown. In Palm Beach County, Florida, Rodney Mayo,...
Brutal ASU campus beating caught on surveillance video; suspects arrested
TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona State University police have arrested four people in a brutal assault case that happened on the Tempe campus. The 18-year-old victim was severely injured, and we've learned one of the suspects is the son of a Maricopa County prosecutor. It all reportedly began on September 27...
Free Respite Facility for Kids with Medical Needs Helps Caregivers Recharge: ‘Parents Need a...
When Gideon Dobson's parents need a mental health break, he stays at Ryan House, where children with "life-limiting" medical needs are cared for in a safe, happy environment
2 shot in west Phoenix neighborhood on Halloween
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Police have confirmed that two people were shot in a west Phoenix neighborhood Friday evening. Details are extremely limited, but officers were called out to the area of 89th and Indianola avenues, just south of Indian School Road on reports of a shooting at around 5:10 p.m.
One person dead, others injured after multi-vehicle crash in west Valley
One person has died and others were injured after a four-vehicle crash on Friday afternoon on State Route 303 at Grand Avenue.
Man held in Arizona in connection with Idaho child’s death
PHOENIX - We have learned that a person who is wanted in connection with the disappearance and murder of a five-year-old in Idaho is being held in Arizona. According to a statement released by the office of Payette County Prosecutor Michael Duke, they are moving forward with charges in connection with the Michael...
Prosecutors to seek death penalty against man over New River pastor’s murder
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Prosecutors have filed an intent to seek the death penalty against the man charged in the death of William “Pastor Bill” Schonemann in what police said was a religiously motivated attack. Court records show that the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office entered its notice of...

















