Author to host tour of Winnie Ruth Judd house 95 years after infamous Phoenix...
Oct. 16 marks the 95th anniversary of the day Winnie Ruth Judd killed two of her friends, Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig "Sammy" Samuelson, in their Phoenix home. Judd later traveled to California by train with trunks carrying their bodies. She was dubbed the “Trunk Murderess” and people followed the...
Thieves allegedly tunnel through wall, steal $70K from Phoenix card shop
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Burglars allegedly tunneled through a neighboring office and stole about $70,000 from a Phoenix card shop earlier this week. Officers were called to Crown Cards at 1 a.m. Monday because of a burglar alarm. Surveillance video shows three people breaking in through a shared wall to...
The Arizona State Fair Desolate During Opening Weeks Due to the Rocket High Prices...
PHOENIX– For generations, the Arizona State Fair has been a place for families to spend time enjoying rides, games and fair food. But as prices climb, that tradition is becoming harder for some families to afford. Between admission, parking, food and attractions, a night at the fair can cost...
Tempe Grappled a 140-MPH Corvette and Booked Its Driver. A Year Later, No Felony...
On the night of Sept. 9, 2025, a white C8 Corvette went over the Mill Avenue Bridge above Tempe Town Lake fast enough that the car's own camera recorded triple digits. Tempe police described the footage as showing the car "hitting 140 mph and blowing through red lights." Arizona's Family, which aired the clip, read the number as 142. A motorcycle officer tried to pull the driver over. According to police, he ran the red lights and was gone.
Aldi planned 180 new stores for 2026. The newest are about to open
More than 180 new Aldi stores were expected to open this year, and several of those are gearing up to welcome shoppers just in time for the holidays.
Man accused of drinking hard seltzers, driving wrong way in deadly Phoenix crash
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Police say a wrong-way driver was drinking hard seltzers before hitting a vehicle near downtown Phoenix earlier this week, killing a daughter and leaving her mother critically hurt. Richard Blackstar, 59, was released from the hospital on Thursday and booked into jail. The crash happened on...
1 stabbed, 1 shot at group home in Chandler
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — One person was stabbed, and another was shot at what police called a “group home setting” in Chandler on Friday morning. Chandler police responded to the home on Monterey Street, near McQueen and Ray roads, and found two people hurt. Their conditions and relationship were not immediately known.
Shooting investigation closes off-ramp on Loop 101 in Scottsdale
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A shooting investigation has closed an freeway off-ramp in the East Valley, causing a large traffic backup for morning commuters early Friday morning. Details remain extremely limited. Ofc. Erica Jakupi, public information officer with Salt River Police Department, told Arizona’s Family that officers are investigating...
Arizona Winter Outlook 2026-27: Phoenix, Tucson Rain Chances Rise
Phoenix, Tucson and Flagstaff could see changing rain and snow patterns from November through January.
Antique store owner devastated after $50K to $60K in jewelry reported stolen
A Gilbert antique store owner says she’s devastated after an estimated $50,000 to $60,000 in jewelry was stolen during a burglary. Police are asking for help identifying the person seen in surveillance footage

















