Phoenix AZ

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A man is currently in the hospital after being shot at a north Phoenix gas station on Monday night, as detailed in a report by azfamily.com. The incident took place around 10 p.m. near the intersection of 35th Avenue and Greenway Road. First responders found the victim with a life-threatening gunshot wound, and he...

PHOENIX – A man caught with over 15 pounds of methamphetamine and an AR-15 rifle during a traffic stop in Phoenix was sentenced to five years in prison last week, authorities announced Thursday. Luis Fernando Gaxiola-Simons previously pleaded guilty to one count each of transportation of a dangerous drug...

Women outnumber men in most areas of K-12 education, except for the role of superintendent. The effort to get more women into school districts’ top job. Plus, why more and more cities and counties are banning renewable energy development. 6 rural Arizona towns, counties have limited renewable energy projects....

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Two recent shootings in the same Phoenix neighborhood, both appearing to target teens, remain unsolved with no arrests made. It was just after dark when gunfire shattered a south Phoenix family’s lives. Seventeen-year-old Jonathan Walke was doing what thousands of teens do, riding his bike to...

The Phoenix Police Department has issued a new Critical Incident Briefing concerning an officer-involved shooting that took place on September 24, near 31st Avenue and Bethany Home Road. The incident, which is now under investigation, escalated from a domestic violence situation that involved a man holding a toddler...

GOODYEAR, AZ (AZFamily) — Two men are in custody after a fight led to a man’s death at a Goodyear home early Wednesday morning. Around 6:30 a.m., Goodyear police were called to a home near Estrella Parkway and Lower Buckeye Parkway for reports of “unknown trouble.” A caller reported to 911 dispatchers that a fight...

PHOENIX (AP) — The sheriff’s office for metro Phoenix spent millions of dollars budgeted for compliance costs in a racial profiling case over Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns on things that had little or nothing to do with a court-ordered overhaul of the agency, according to an expert’s report. The report released...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Three men have been arrested on several felony charges in connection with multiple jewelry store burglaries throughout Phoenix and the West Valley. On Thursday, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) announced the arrests of Gerard Segers, 41; Alexander Townsend, 62; and Eric Waller, 57, who...

Dollar Tree purchased a 1.25-million-square-foot distribution center outside of Phoenix, Arizona, according to an Oct. 3 press release. The distribution center aims to help the retailer strengthen its supply chain in the Southwest region, Chief Supply Chain Officer Roxanne Weng said in a statement. The facility is...