‘We still need to eat’: Unpaid FAA workers picket at Sky Harbor airport
PHOENIX — As the government shutdown causes flight cancellations and delays, the human cost of the fight underway in Washington is being felt directly by federal employees at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. FAA workers, who are furloughed or required to work without pay, took to the sidewalks to...
Phoenix man sentenced for fake Christian church bomb threats
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Phoenix man learned his punishment on Friday for targeting Christian churches with fake bombs in what was later determined to be hate crimes. The Department of Justice said 46-year-old Zimnako Salah was sentenced to six years in prison. In September 2023, he left a backpack...
Bee swarm inside car causes crash in Mesa; 2 hospitalized
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — Two people were hospitalized after bees got loose inside a car and caused a crash in Mesa on Saturday morning. First responders were dispatched to the area of Mesa Drive and McKellips Road on reports of a car driving into a pole. Authorities say the...
Woman seriously hurt after shooting in Avondale; 1 detained
AVONDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A woman is fighting for her life after being shot inside an apartment in Avondale on Saturday morning. Just before 6:30 a.m., first responders were dispatched to the Rio Santa Fe apartments, near Dysart Road and McDowell Road, for reports of a shooting. Police found...
Car transporting bees hits pedestrian, crashes into pole in Mesa
PHOENIX — A car transporting bees hit a pedestrian and then crashed into a pole on Saturday morning in the East Valley, authorities said. According to the Mesa Police Department, officers were dispatched to an accident at the intersection of Mesa Drive and McKellips Road just after 9 a.m.
Tempe Surpasses Valley Cities with 21% Drop in Violent Crime Rates in First Half...
In a notable turn of events, the city of Tempe has outpaced its neighbors in the Valley when it comes to slashing violent crime rates, per the latest figures from the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Reporting a significant 21% drop in violent crime for the first half of 2025 compared to the same timeframe in...
US 60 reopens after crash, car fire cause hours-long closure in Mesa
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — The US 60 has reopened after a crash that closed the roadway for multiple hours for early morning travelers in the East Valley on Saturday morning. According to the Arizona Department of Transportation, the crash was reported around 6 a.m. on the eastbound lanes of US 60 between Mesa and Stapley...
Homeless resources drop in Phoenix
Brandy Baker watched the familiar tableau as other homeless people like herself lined up outside the Phoenix Key Campus downtown. A group huddled around a speaker as rap music blared. People walking down the sidewalk stepped over others using the cracked pavement as a bed. Baker has been living on...
Arizona Women Get Wrongfully Fired from Restaurant After Being Assaulted by Unhinged Customer: ‘SUE....
Unfortunately, most women are never safe no matter where they are. They could get attacked at their work, for example, and this is what happened to two Arizona women. One of the women shared how they were working at a restaurant in Gilbert when they got assaulted by a customer. The man had his wife with him as they...
Man who stored explosives in Colorado, practiced church bombings, sentenced
A 46-year-old Phoenix resident and Iraqi native received a maximum six-year prison sentence Friday on a hate crime charge for playing out plans to bomb Christian churches in three states.
