Phoenix AZ

A quiet Thanksgiving evening in Arizona turned into a bloody crime scene after a woman allegedly called 911 to report she had just slashed her boyfriend’s throat, telling dispatchers the violent act made the holiday her personal “Independence Day.”. Tamala Rudeseal, 52, Mesa, is facing attempted murder charges...

PHOENIX — Arizona’s bald eagles will soon be preparing to raise the next generation of the large birds of prey at breeding sites statewide. To assist with the state’s continued bald eagle population growth, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) encourages outdoor recreationists, aircraft pilots, drone...

Anirvin Puttur grew up with his family in Gilbert and attended school in Mesa - a combination he credits for the path he is on today. Puttur is one of two U.S. Air Force Academy cadets

Family is an essential part of Día de los Muertos. So it would only make sense that one of Phoenix’s Día de los Muertos celebrations has generational ties. Carmen Guerrero, executive director of the Cultural Coalition, and her husband, Zarco Guerrero, have marked the occasion for about 45 years. Their son, Quetzal...

PHOENIX — An overnight fire displaced four people in north Phoenix, according to authorities. The Phoenix Fire Department said the fire happened at 1:45 a.m. Sunday, at a mobile home near 35th Avenue and Beardsley Road. >> Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Authorities say a suspected impaired driver collided with a Phoenix police patrol car in Maryvale on Sunday morning. Just before 4:30 a.m., Phoenix police officers were involved in a crash near 51st Avenue and McDowell Road, according to the department. The second driver involved, identified as...

PHOENIX — “Can you imagine an America that is fentanyl-free, where families are not devastated by the fentanyl crisis?”. Cheri Oz, Phoenix field division agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), shared the wish of every Arizonan and American alike with KTAR News’ The Mike Broomhead Show on Friday. And now...

An Arizona man went on a two-week shooting rampage, killing one man who was "sitting at a bus stop" and another found dead near an intersection — along with firing at a house — while riding around on an e-bike, cops and the victims' family say. Adalberto Pablo...

A Tesla traveling the wrong way collided head-on with a dump truck in Scottsdale on Dec. 2, sending both drivers to the hospital, police said. The crash occurred just before noon in a residential area near Cactus Road and 74th Street. Scottsdale officers restricted traffic around the large crash scene, according to...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Police say a suspect has been arrested in connection with two murders and a drive-by shooting that happened in the same north Phoenix area over an 18-day period. Adalberto Pablo Cordova Torres, 21, is being held on two counts of first-degree murder and one count of...