Phoenix AZ

One of the suspects charged in the 2023 death of 16-year-old Preston Lord, Talyn Vigil, was arrested, again, by Gilbert Police on Sept. 5 for reportedly violating an order of protection through both in-person and electronic contact. Vigil's arrest was reported to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office because he was...

Violent crime is declining following elevated rates over the last two years. A new survey from the Council on Criminal Justice found that violent crime rates are falling to the levels reported in 2019. And one city in the Mountain West attributes the decline to its law-enforcement efforts. During a...

A break-in at the Maricopa County Animal Care and Control facility forced the shelter's closure and the cancellation of a Friday adoption event after a man, who reportedly told deputies he was looking for shelter, was arrested when he fell through the ceiling. The incident was particularly disturbing for staff,...

PHOENIX — Dallas Miswald is described as being fun, goofy, and friendly. Those who knew him say he always loved with his whole heart and went out of his way for those he cared for. To his wife, Sarah, he was her everything. "You just always felt so loved,"...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A man who was hospitalized after getting into a shootout with Phoenix officers last month has moved from a hospital bed to behind bars, police announced on Thursday. Investigators said 22-year-old Francisco Torres was released from the hospital and booked into jail on one count of...

Police have identified 3 suspects accused of first-degree murder after a man was found shot dead at a central Phoenix business.

PHOENIX — Arizona's largest food bank is gearing up for a surge in demand, as the government shutdown threatens to cut off food stamps for hundreds of thousands of Arizonans on Nov. 1. The Friday morning lines at St. Mary's Food Bank were long and getting longer. “I need...

PHOENIX, ARIZONA — A 16-year-old boy from Arizona will spend several years behind bars after a violent assault on his teenage girlfriend, whom he beat, strangled, and threatened to kill during a jealous outburst earlier this year. Troy Aguilar-Olmos, who was 15 at the time of the attack, was...

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced on Wednesday that a teen boy has been sentenced to prison for attacking and choking his girlfriend earlier this year. Troy Aguilar-Olmos, 16, will serve 3.5 years in prison for his offenses, Mitchell announced. When he is released, he will be placed on supervised...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Police are searching for a driver who struck and killed a man before fleeing the scene early Friday morning in the Maryvale area of west Phoenix. First responders were called to the reported pedestrian crash just before 6 a.m. near 43rd Avenue and McDowell Road. When officers arrived, they found...