Tempe triple shooting leaves 1 person seriously hurt
Police say three people were found with gunshot wounds on Feb. 20 near Dorsey Lane and Apache Boulevard. There are no outstanding suspects.
Proposed garbage rate hikes alarm Phoenix City Council
Some Phoenix City Council members last week expressed broad concern about affordability and equity during a hearing on proposed solid waste rate increases, even as Public Works Department officials warned the city is at a financial “tipping point” that could jeopardize long-term service stability. Public Works...
3 people shot east of ASU’s Tempe Campus, police say
TEMPE, Ariz. — Three people were reportedly shot east of ASU's Tempe Campus early Friday morning, according to the Tempe Police Department. Around 4 a.m., officers were called to a shooting near East Apache Boulevard and South McClintock Drive. Upon arrival, police found three people with gunshot wounds. All...
Metro Phoenix grocery stores had spoiled ice cream, expired tacos
Maricopa County health inspectors cited nine metro Phoenix grocery stores and other retail establishments for several priority food safety violations during the week of Feb. 2. Violations included spoiled ice cream, expired tacos, warm dairy drinks and plumbing issues. Maricopa County Environmental Services regulates...
DCS target of lawsuit over 2022 death of ‘tortured’ Scottsdale boy
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Arizona Department of Child Safety faces a lawsuit over the death of an 11-year-old boy who was murdered inside a Scottsdale motel four years ago. The lawsuit filed this month says the boy’s grandparents tortured him and his younger brother despite several calls to DCS warning of abuse.
Yessenia Norman case: Man accused of murder, kidnapping
Randal Santillan was arrested in Mississippi before being extradited to Arizona. He's accused of killing 18-year-old Yessenia Norman, who was found dead at a Tolleson apartment. Investigators say Norman was stabbed 27 times.
2 detained following barricade situation in Mesa
MESA, Ariz. — Officers in Mesa responded to reports of shots fired at an apartment complex. Officers were called to the area of Southern Avenue and Greenfield Road shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday. Police initially reported that a person was believed to be barricaded in the apartment. Two people...
First U.S. Egg location reopens in Tempe following 2024 fire
On an October night in 2024, the Gebran family was having dinner, grieving the loss of their father Oscar who had opened the breakfast restaurant in 1986. Then, phones started ringing one by one. The
Phoenix project aims to transform shelter into long-term homes for families
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Health and a home are simple things Ashley Petroff will never take for granted. Life hasn’t always been kind to her. “I feel like there’s hope,” she said. “It was stage four with colorectal cancer. I had to go through chemo and radiation. And because of that, I couldn’t work. So I lost my home,...
Suspect indicted over Phoenix shootout with DPS troopers
Authorities said 4 state troopers, one of whom was shot, were hurt during a SWAT situation with Darelle Bell.

















