Former police detective shares why road rage may be rising in Phoenix area
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Arizona’s Family sat down with former Phoenix Police Det. Darren Burch to get his take on why the Valley is seeing so many instances of road rage lately. He said when people are on edge and stressed out about things going on in their life,...
Phoenix Police investigate shooting at mobile home park
Phoenix Police released video of a black Chrysler reportedly involved in a 2023 hit-and-run that killed 16-year-old Paulina Vargas-Ochoa. At least 1 hurt in rollover crash on west Phoenix freeway. Updated: 28 minutes ago. |. A single-vehicle crash left one person seriously injured on Interstate 10 near 75th Avenue...
Surprise Squad gifts Phoenix teacher $5K to revive after-school sports program
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Spitalny School in the Cartwright School District recently rebranded as a K-8 school. They’ve had after-school sports in the past, but this year they are bringing back girls’ volleyball in the fall and boys’ volleyball in the spring. Michelle Castro is a teacher...
Waymo Can’t Handle Rain: This Phoenix Storm Proves It
Waymo is arguably the closest thing to flying cars we have in 2025. However, how cool it is, that doesn't mean it's foolproof. Or in this case, rainproof. As a resident of Phoenix, AZ, myself, it can be scary when it starts pouring rain, especially since parts of the Valley are low-lying. Fast-forward to a few days...
Phoenix Children’s running emergency preparedness drills at 2 West Valley campuses
PHOENIX – If you see what appears to be emergency activity at Phoenix Children’s medical facilities in the West Valley on Wednesday, don’t worry. It’s only a drill. Authorities are conducting full-scale emergency preparedness exercises at the Arrowhead campus at 67th Avenue and Union Hills Drive in Glendale and the...
Two Amazon delivery drones crash into crane in commercial area of Tolleson
The Tolleson Police Department is investigating after two Amazon delivery drones crashed on Wednesday morning.
Multiple agencies fighting battery storage fire at Glendale-Peoria border
PEORIA, AZ (AZFamily) — Dozens of firefighters are working to put out a fire after it broke out at a battery storage facility at the Peoria-Glendale border on Wednesday evening. Fire crews from Glendale, Peoria, and Phoenix were called out to the area of 73rd Avenue and Northern Avenue...
Truck crashes into tree, killing driver, after collision with car in west Phoenix
PHOENIX – A driver was killed when his truck crashed into a tree after colliding with a car in southwest Phoenix on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Officers responded to a two-vehicle collision near 87th Avenue and Durango Street, between Buckeye and Lower Buckeye roads, around 4:20 p.m., according to the...
Fatal Multi-Vehicle Collision on U.S. 60 Near Mesa Disrupts Early Morning Traffic
Early Tuesday morning, a white passenger car rear-ended a semi-truck on the U.S. 60 eastbound, resulting in a deadly sequence of events. According to FOX 10 Phoenix, the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) reported that the crash took place around 2:30 a.m. near Lindsay Road. The impact forced the semi-truck,...
16-year-old dies after Gilbert crash, other teens remain hospitalized
GILBERT, Ariz. — One of the teenagers injured in an East Valley car crash on Sept. 27 has died, police say. The incident was reported Saturday night near Williams Field and Gilbert roads just after 10 p.m. when a vehicle reportedly struck a tree. Gilbert police said five teenagers,...

















