Man hospitalized for arm wound after getting shot by police in West Valley
PHOENIX – A West Valley police officer shot a man carrying a gun in the arm early Friday, authorities said. Police responded to a home near Rainbow Road and Sundance Parkway to investigate a fight involving multiple subjects around 3:45 a.m., according to the Buckeye Police Department. “The first...
Phoenix-area caregivers help 102-year-old woman keep birthday tradition alive
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A woman celebrated a massive milestone — turning 102 years old! But when her birthday tradition seemed impossible, a group of Valley caregivers banded together to give her a grand celebration. Rowena Arnold was born in 1923 in Des Moines, Iowa. For years, her birthdays...
Baby giraffe needs a name: Phoenix Zoo opens voting until Dec. 22
Last month, Phoenix’s giraffe community grew by one calf, as 12-year-old Sunshine of the Phoenix Zoo gave birth to a baby female. The zoo is now deciding between several possible names for the calf and has opened up voting to the public until Monday, Dec. 22. The winning name will be announced the following day.
Serial killer gets death sentence for string of murders in Phoenix
Cleophus Cooksey Jr., 43, was found guilty in late September of murder in eight killings.
MAGA infighting erupts at Turning Point USA Conference
Two of the night’s headliners — Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson — threw jabs at each other in their speeches.
Deadly mobile home fire under investigation in Mesa
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — Firefighters extinguished a mobile home fire in Mesa that turned out to be deadly early Thursday morning. The fire was reported around 4 a.m. at a mobile home park at Main Street and Hawes Road. A unit was fully burning when firefighters arrived. Shawn Gilleland,...
Mesa, AZ – Police Alert: Chase Ends in Backyard Arrest After DUI Stop
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Mesa, AZ – A late-night traffic stop in Apache Junction turned into a high-speed chase across city lines early December 7, leading to a crash and arrest in Mesa, according to the Pinal County Sheriff’s...
De Pere police look for thief in series of car break-ins
Police are asking for the public's help to identify suspects in the break-ins at east-side apartment complexes.
What to know about the Arizona serial killings that resulted in the death penalty
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona man was sentenced Thursday to death in a string of fatal shootings in metro Phoenix during a three-week span in 2017. Cleophus Cooksey Jr., 43, was found guilty in late September of murder in eight killings. Jurors agreed on the death penalty in six of the killings, but they were undecided...
Man accused of murder in Mesa crash that killed woman
MESA, Ariz. - A man has been arrested for murder months after a crash in the East Valley that left a woman dead. The crash happened just before 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 30 near Val Vista Drive and Broadway Road. When officers got to the scene, they found an SUV crashed into a brick wall. A man and a woman were inside the...
