Felon accused of violent Mesa home break-in as repeat offender concerns rise
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — A man with a lengthy criminal record is accused of breaking into a Mesa woman’s home and sexually assaulting her over the weekend. The case is drawing attention to the dismantling of Repeat Offender Programs, or ROP units, that once operated across the Valley.
North Phoenix superintendent resigns following heated vote
A Valley superintendent announced his resignation March 10 following a heated, four-hour board meeting regarding the district's long-term growth. A failed 2-2 vote to adjust school boundaries and manage overcrowding caused by the TSMC plant expansion led to the surprise decision and a deadlocked board. The effective...
West Valley man receives triple organ transplant
A West Valley man received a miracle: a heart, liver and kidney transplant all at once. And then he met someone who understood exactly what he went through.
Intense heat headed to Phoenix with First Alert Days coming
A ridge of high pressure is expected to move into the region next week, bringing temperatures previously unheard of in mid-March. Ian has the 5 a.m. forecast.
Three suspects taken into custody in the 2020 Phoenix murder of Tate Bomar
Three people are now in custody in connection with the 2020 murder of a man who was shot and killed after being kidnapped and robbed in Phoenix.
Phoenix dad charged in son’s death who suffered brain bleed, blunt force trauma
Domingo Espinoza is facing first-degree murder in the death of his3-month-old son after the child suffered a brain bleed and died of blunt force trauma to the head and neck, according to court documents.
Knife Chaos by 19th & Bell: North Phoenix Man Slashed, Suspect Nabbed
A stabbing call turned a routine Wednesday into a crime scene in north Phoenix, leaving one man hurt and another in handcuffs near 19th Avenue and Bell Road. Responding officers found a man with cuts and had one person treated for those injuries while they secured the area and moved quickly to contain the situation...
Waymo caught blocking traffic on busy Chandler road in viral video
A woman’s first Waymo ride in metro Phoenix was going viral after she recorded a recent scare she experienced inside the autonomous vehicle. In the roughly one-minute-long video that Josie Kaufman posted to TikTok March 8, the Waymo was seen stopping in the middle of a busy Chandler road as it attempted to cross...
Now hiring! Buc-ee’s posts job openings as Goodyear store nears debut
GOODYEAR, AZ (AZFamily) — The South’s beloved beaver is now looking for some workers in the Valley of the Sun, as Buc-ee’s gets ready to open up by summertime. As of Wednesday, Buc-ee’s is looking to hire about 12 employees, ranging anywhere from cashier and food service to department managers and even a bookkeeper.
Federal agents bust suspected Phoenix stash house, 19 migrants found inside apartment
PHOENIX — Federal authorities say they dismantled an apparent human smuggling stash house in north Phoenix, discovering 19 migrants crammed into a single apartment unit while preparing to be transported to other states. Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations executed...

















