Phoenix AZ

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Valley paralegal has been arrested after deputies said they found him trying to smuggle drugs into the 4th Avenue Jail in Phoenix. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said Christopher Byers was arrested on Thursday on related charges. In Arizona, prison contraband involving drugs is a class 2...

PHOENIX — Terrifying moments caught on a security camera show a Phoenix woman being hit by a car before the driver took off. Patricia Taliponte was about to go into a laundromat near Fillmore Street and 35th Avenue in June when it happened. She was facing toward her car when all of a sudden the suspect put his car in...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The FBI is warning of a dangerous criminal organization called The Com, which is recruiting kids as young as 11. “‘The Com’ is short for the community. It’s an international, online criminal network,” said Heith Janke, the FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix office.

A former Tempe police commander alleges the city manager was using police resources to track people who are homeless and at least two community advocates.

Phoenix-area bus and light rail riders are seeing the results of Valley Metro upping its security, with some crimes up and others down. According to numbers obtained from Arizona’s Family, Valley Metro saw a 50% decrease in “crimes against persons,” which is often considered violent crime, from fiscal year 2023 to...

Mary Sims Chikis, a resident of Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, celebrated her 110th birthday on 14 August, according to 12 News. Mary Sims Chikis was born in North Dakota on 14 August 1915. She was one of nine children. She grew up helping on her family’s large working farm, milking cows by the age of ten and assisting...

The driver who plowed into a 2023 Saturday morning group ride in Arizona USA, killing two cyclists and injuring 17 others, has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges, according to the Goodyear City Prosecutor’s Office. In August Pedro Quintana-Lujan pleaded guilty to two counts of causing death by a moving...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Harkins Theatres invites movie lovers to celebrate “Date Night @ The Movies” on Friday, August 22, with a one-night-only special offer. Guests can enjoy two-for-one pricing on any size popcorn and drinks, making it the perfect evening to share with someone special. *Offer excludes Big Party...

PHOENIX – An investigation is underway after a small plane crashed in the West Valley this week, killing the pilot, authorities said. The pilot, whose name was not released, was the only person aboard the Pitts S-1T aircraft when it went down, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

When you think of the landscape of Phoenix, you might think first of cactuses, mountains and probably palm trees. The spindly fronds are not native to the Sonoran desert, but they have become a signature part of our region’s flora — a symbol of the resort-town paradise the Valley has billed itself as for generations....