Coyote sightings increase across the Valley
PHOENIX — It seems like more coyote sightings have been reported on neighborhood social media apps over the past few weeks. So, it’s a good time for a reminder about the dangers they can pose to people and their pets. “You see them all the time,” Robert Clement,...
Phoenix police officer pleads not guilty to felony charges in on-duty crash
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Phoenix police officer accused of speeding at over double the speed limit, causing a crash that left two people hurt has entered his plea. Joshua Allen Woodcock appeared before Judge Ashley Rahaman during Wednesday’s court hearing. Woodcock pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated assault...
Valley man accused of murdering his girlfriend in November
PHOENIX — A Valley man has been arrested after allegedly killing his girlfriend in late November, authorities announced. On Monday, 64-year-old Virgil Lee Lindsey was booked into the Fourth Avenue Jail on charges including second-degree murder related to the death of 66-year-old Lilly Jean Fields, according to the...
Phoenix firefighters battle second-alarm fire
Firefighters extinguished a blaze at a commercial building overnight near I-17 and Van Buren Street. Gibby Parra has a look at their efforts at 4:30 a.m.
List shows more than 100 jobs getting cut from Phoenix Union district
PHOENIX — A tentative list released by the Phoenix Union High School District shows which jobs may be cut in the next school year to account for declining enrollment. The district's governing board will hold a meeting on Dec. 4 and review a list of job positions to eliminate due to budget constraints. The list...
Phoenix district firing Cummings for lying about buyout, more
Just halfway through his first school year there, former South Bend schools superintendent Todd Cummings is in the process of being fired by a school district in Phoenix. The Paradise Valley Unified School District board had placed Cummings on paid leave Sept. 30 to investigate matters around his hiring in March and...
Workers, volunteers search for balance when working with Phoenix homeless population
PHOENIX -- As the sun began to peak over the horizon, the roosters tested out their newly developed crows, signaling the new day to come to everyone on the Key Campus. But inside the
ASU’s Muslim Women Find Community and Belonging while Calling for more Inclusive Support
PHOENIX – Many Muslim women at Arizona State University say they feel safe showing their faith on campus, yet still choose to keep certain practices private to avoid stares or questions. Muslim women say they rarely face direct discrimination, but many describe subtle assumptions, visible minority status and growing...
Affordable Arizona housing in apartments made of shipping containers
“Stacks on Polk” is a 19-unit apartment complex in Phoenix made entirely of shipping containers manufactured in Mexico. The units are available for rent starting at $1,250 a month. To help keep the units as affordable as possible, the modules were fabricated in Tudo Capital’s factory in Hermosillo, Mexico,...
PVUSD superintendent faces termination after prior allegations are brought
The new superintendent of Paradise Valley Unified School District has 10 days starting Wednesday to appeal a decision by the Board to adopt charges against him; otherwise, he faces termination.

















