Phoenix AZ

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — An Arizona man at the center of a high-profile case for his young daughter’s death in a hot car last summer died in Phoenix on Wednesday morning, authorities confirmed. Christopher Ryan Scholtes, 38, was found dead around 5 a.m. in a home near 7th Street...

Violent crime in the Valley is trending down for the first half of the year, according to Arizona's Department of Public Safety's reporting site.

Oftentimes, Native American communities lack re-entry support after incarceration. Some Arizona organizations are aiming to fill this gap. The Scottsdale Recovery Center offers a program to help Native Americans suffering from substance abuse disorders. A Place For Hannah is a nonprofit that serves women during their...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he unknowingly kidnapped a toddler while stealing a truck in Phoenix on Sunday. Around 11 a.m., police responded to the area of 67th Avenue and Roosevelt Street after a caller told 911 someone stole a truck with a 3-year-old child inside.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Valley celebrity chef Anthony Milan Ross has been found guilty of killing his wife and children on Christmas Day in 2017. On Monday, a Maricopa County jury found Ross guilty on all three counts of first-degree murder in the murder of his estranged wife, Iris, and his two children, 11-year-old...

A disgruntled customer has taken to social media to express frustration over being consistently overcharged at multiple Frys/Kroger locations. The customer, who has decided to stop shopping at the grocery chain, cited rising food costs as a major concern and criticized the need to double-check prices at the point of...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Phoenix man is mourning the loss of his miniature horse after a coyote attack in his backyard early Monday morning. Chris Kemper found his 5-year-old miniature horse, Eevee, dead and mutilated in his yard near 19th Avenue and Northern Avenue. “I’m just really going to...

Three Phoenix cops are accused of telling a man he was allowed to beat his teen son, shortly before a violent arrest led to the boy’s wrist being broken. Micaela Marshall reports.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — One person is dead after a driver crashed into a median wall along a freeway transition ramp in central Phoenix late Monday night. At about 10:45 p.m., first responders responded to the Mini Stack near the I-10 and State Route 51, on reports of a car hitting a wall, according to the Arizona...

Maricopa County prosecutors have offered a plea deal to accused serial rapist James Estep, according to court records.