18-year-old located, arrested using drone after fleeing from police in Mesa
PHOENIX — An 18-year-old was located using a drone and then arrested after fleeing from police in Mesa last week, authorities said. According to the Mesa Police Department, officers saw several people just after midnight on March 23 at Whitman Park, which is located near Country Club Drive and Juniper Street,...
Body of Mom, 28, Found in Canal Days After She Vanished from Home
Passion Elliah Schurz was first reported missing on March 22
Missing woman’s boyfriend caught driving her blood-soaked car around town, years after stalking a...
The boyfriend of an Arizona woman who vanished earlier this year was allegedly caught driving her blood-soaked car around, years after he told a previous lover he would "cut her husband into pieces." The post Missing woman's boyfriend caught driving her blood-soaked car around town, years after stalking a girlfriend...
Woman accused of killing kids’ father and his parents
A woman is accused of shooting the father of her children, his mother and his stepfather. (WBBM, WILL COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, FAMILY PHOTOS, CNN)
Doctors warn about ‘gas station heroin’ sold over the counter in Arizona
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Doctors are warning about a substance they call “gas station heroin” that is available over the counter at vape stores across Arizona. The product is called 7-OH, a component derived from kratom. An addiction treatment specialist said it acts like an opioid and can be purchased in less than five...
Runaway Party Balloons Plunge Thousands Across Phoenix Into the Dark
A handful of metallic party balloons turned a festive spring weekend into an unexpected blackout for thousands of Valley residents, after stray Mylar balloons floated into overhead power lines and cut electricity across the Phoenix area. The run-ins with the lines triggered separate outages in Chandler and Peoria,...
Man sentenced to prison for Phoenix area car thefts
A man is set to spend more than 7 years behind bars after being convicted of multiple car thefts around the Valley, with several recorded on cellphone video.
First-Ever Costco on Tribal Land Approved along Loop 101
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and Scottsdale-based Mullin 360 announced the March 11 approval to build a new Costco at the Loop 101 and Indian School Road. Costco will be located at 4499 N. Pima Rd. in Scottsdale, Arizona and will be built on SRPMIC land just north of the Scottsdale Auto Show at Salt...
Recycled wastewater is coming for Phoenix faucets. Leaders say it’s needed amid drought
In north Phoenix, where the landscape is a patchwork of scrubby desert and master-planned communities, the future of the city’s water system is taking shape. With climate change and drought shrinking the amount of water in the rivers and reservoirs that supply the nation’s fifth-largest city, Phoenix is betting big...
Garden education center opens in south Phoenix
The Heart and Soil People’s Garden hosted its grand opening on Tuesday, marking a milestone years in the making. David Caltabiano has more on the event.
