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Man sentenced to 20 years in prison for 2004 murder of Phoenix 15-year-old

PHOENIX — A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 2004 murder of a 15-year-old girl in Phoenix. Sergio Reyes was sentenced Friday for the murder of Elena Lasswell, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office said. In July 2004, witnesses said they saw Lasswell go into her...
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Despite criminal record and probation violations, Liberian immigrant avoided deportation before school attack

PHOENIX — Parents in the Washington Elementary School District are demanding answers this week after a convicted sex offender allegedly entered Orangewood Elementary School in central Phoenix, led a young girl into an empty classroom, and assaulted her. On Wednesday, Phoenix police say 25-year-old Abel Gblah slipped...
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SNAP benefits resumed but new work requirements put 124K Arizona recipients at risk

WASHINGTON – Federal food benefits have been flowing again since the government shutdown ended last week. But for millions of recipients nationwide and tens of thousands in Arizona like Mindy Torres, the restart is only a temporary reprieve. New work requirements could mean that her only reliable source of...

Young man gets 7 years in prison for New Year’s Day crash that killed...

PHOENIX - A 20-year-old man was sentenced earlier this month to seven years in prison for causing a crash on New Year's Day 2022...

Woman and her adult son hurt following apartment stabbing; suspect arrested

PHOENIX - Phoenix Police officials say they have arrested a man in connection with a stabbing that sent the man's mother and brother to...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey to return to Phoenix for the first time...

PHOENIX - The high-flying circus act of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey are bringing their act to the Footprint Center in Phoenix. Labeled...

Arizona Crime Files: Feb. 10-17

Our top crime stories for the week of Feb. 10: A West Valley man and his girlfriend who are arrested and accused in connection...

David Muir reflects on childhood as he reveals unexpected reaction to career-defining news: ‘How...

David Muir is the latest proud recipient of the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism , presented by the...

Food truck vendor stabbed and killed in late-night west Phoenix brawl

PHOENIX - Detectives are investigating a stabbing in a brawl which killed a 41-year-old man late Saturday night, authorities said. Around 11:30 p.m., officers...

Man who killed Tempe woman in 1979 returned to prison after 4 days on...

PHOENIX - A convicted murderer who fled from a halfway house in the Phoenix metro area is back in custody, authorities say. ...

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