Phoenix AZ

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced that 34-year-old Zane James Hammond pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder and was sentenced to 29 years in prison.

PHOENIX — A Valley woman attacked 14 years ago is sharing her story for the first time after a similar case prompted detectives to take another look. The woman, who asked to only be identified by her first name, Krystal, told 12News she was kidnapped and assaulted when she was 26 years old.

PEORIA, AZ (AZFamily) — A vigilant witness’ tip led to the arrest of a man who was pretending to be an FBI agent and pulled at least one person over in Peoria, the Department of Public Safety said on Tuesday. Someone called DPS on April 10 after seeing...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Extreme Heat Warning for south-central and southwest Arizona has now been extended through Wednesday evening, with temperatures expected to be around 109-113 on Wednesday. The good news is temperatures will come down as we head into the end of the week and return to more...

PHOENIX — The suspect in the murder of a 15-year-old in Phoenix committed suicide last week, authorities said. On Aug. 4, 15-year-old Kyelonna Meya Smiley was found dead inside an apartment with a gunshot wound, according to the Phoenix Police Department. Authorities initially said the victim was a woman...

You know that feeling when you bite into something so delicious that time stops, your eyes roll back, and you make that involuntary “mmm” sound?. That’s exactly what happens at Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken in Phoenix, Arizona. The unassuming storefront on 16th Street might not...

PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs condemned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity near Valley schools and made it clear that Arizona will not be entering into the federal detention business. According to ABC 15, last Tuesday an ICE agent was seen walking a child to a south Phoenix...

For decades, retirees have been flocking to the Phoenix metro area to pass their autumnal years under the dry desert sun — particularly in retirement communities on the Valley’s west side. Even so, two of its suburbs are among America’s fast-growing havens for golden-agers. While four cities...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The man who died in a crash on a busy Phoenix-area freeway this weekend has been identified. Just after 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, DPS responded to the three-vehicle crash along the I-10 eastbound near 24th Street. They say 28-year-old Edgar Alberto Lopez-Fernandez rear-ended a white Acura and then...

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — A police shooting that shut down a section of U.S. 60 for several hours on Sunday, during one of the busiest parts of the day for travel, was started after an alleged attempted kidnapping according to the Mesa Police Department, and it highlights a disturbing trend of domestic violence.