Man accused of threatening Phoenix school, admin
PHOENIX - A man was arrested on Oct. 6 after he allegedly threatened a Valley teacher. Luis Herrera, 32, is accused of contacting an administrator at Home Building Academy, located at 3100 East Broadway Road in Phoenix, and threatening to attack her, and others at the trade school. According to...
Rollover crash in Scottsdale sends 3 to the hospital
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Three people are hospitalized after a crash in Scottsdale on Tuesday morning, police said. Emergency personnel were sent to the scene of the rollover crash near Hayden and Redfield roads around 3 a.m. A single vehicle with three occupants was involved in the crash, officials said.
Man, girl hospitalized after being hit by truck while riding bikes in Phoenix
PHOENIX — A man and girl are in hospital after they were hit by a truck while riding their bikes in Phoenix, according to authorities. The Phoenix Fire Department said the incident happened near 24th Street and Thomas Road at aroud 7 p.m. >> Download the 12News app for...
Moment cops rescue a distressed hiker who had spent day stranded on Arizona mountain...
A hiker who got lost traversing an Arizona mountain in triple-digit heat was saved after a passerby who heard her crying out in desperation called for help. Several police officers hiked South Mountain, a vast mountain range in south Phoenix , after someone called 911 to report hearing a woman’s screams coming from...
Stolen weapons, cash, drugs seized in Arizona gang task force investigation
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Arizona State Gang Task Force arrested four suspects and recovered 32 firearms, along with cash and drugs, in a months-long investigation last month. On Sept. 26, the task force executed five search warrants across Phoenix focused on illegal weapons trafficking, resulting in four people...
Man critically hurt after shooting in north Phoenix
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A man was seriously hurt after being shot at a gas station in north Phoenix on Monday night. At about 10 p.m., first responders were dispatched to a Circle K convenience store near 35th Avenue and Greenway Road, where they found a man with a gunshot wound.
Prison sentence issued after 68,000 fentanyl, meth pills found in Glendale home
GLENDALE, Ariz. — A man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after he was connected to a Valley home where investigators reportedly found thousands of fentanyl and methamphetamine pills. The Arizona Attorney General's Office said Yeremy Amaya-Macias was recently sentenced in Maricopa County Superior Court...
6-year-old killed by accused drink driver on I-10, sibling remains hospitalized
A 21-year-old alleged drunk driver was arrested in a crash on I-10 that killed a 6-year-old girl and hospitalized her 4-year-old sister, while the family was on their way to the Arizona State Fair. FOX 10's Kenzie Beach reports.
‘Would do it again’: Man who tried to kidnap 11-year-old girl warned that he...
An Arizona man is behind bars for trying to kidnap an 11-year-old girl, according to police in the Grand Canyon State — and he apparently told police that he "would do it again." Christopher Leon, 34, stands accused of attempted kidnapping and aggravated assault, according to the Tolleson Police...
Phoenix finishes Metrocenter demolition. See what’s replacing it
Phoenix’s most famous mall is now a pile of rubble. After almost a year of work, demolition of Metrocenter is complete, though the site won’t stay vacant for long. The 64.2-acre property near Interstate 17 and Dunlap Avenue will become The Metropolitan, the centerpiece of the Phoenix Metrocenter redevelopment.

















