Apolonio Romero: Police continue search for missing man
Search efforts intensified as dive teams from multiple agencies scoured McKellips Lake in Scottsdale for 91-year-old Apolonio Romero, a Tempe man with dementia who has been missing since Jan. 2.
Phoenix police crime prevention program shows results on 19th Avenue
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Police are working with owners to crime-proof their properties in a busy part of central Phoenix, and the effort is paying off. The city has identified five focus areas along 19th Avenue where police are working with property owners to tackle crime. Officials say a big piece of this effort...
Scottsdale woman nearly pays $1,000 deposit in alleged rental scam
A Valley woman says she was caught in the middle of an elaborate scam, nearly paying more than $1,000 as a security deposit to someone she believed was a real estate agent to rent a home in Scottsdale. It turned out the home was never for rent.
Phoenix cracking down on abandoned shopping carts
The City of Phoenix is looking to rein in loose shopping carts cluttering up neighborhoods and busy sidewalks across the city.
Fallen Phoenix firefighters to be honored at Arizona memorial
Two fallen Phoenix firefighters will be honored Sunday during a service at Wesley Bolin Plaza. Don E. Williams and Anthony Mock will be paid tributes along with 12 others during the 10 a.m.
Phoenix woman accused of stealing from hospice care patients
PHOENIX - A woman has been arrested in Phoenix, according to investigators, for allegedly taking jewelry from the homes of people in hospice care. Court documents identified the suspect as 40-year-old Latisha Amina Ladell. She was arrested on Jan. 8. Big picture view:. Police say Ladell was hired as a...
After break-in, this Phoenix radio station plays on
Phoenix community radio station KRDP is reeling after a late December break-in capped a difficult year of setbacks for the Black-owned independent broadcaster. On Dec. 21, thieves broke into the low-power FM station’s studios at Washington and 13th streets, damaging the property and stealing laptops, iPads,...
2 hospitalized after stolen car crashes in Maryvale
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Two women were hospitalized after crashing a stolen car into a pole in the Maryvale neighborhood of Phoenix on Friday morning. Just after 7 a.m., first responders were dispatched to the single-car crash near 35th Avenue and Osborn Road, where a sedan was seriously damaged and came to a rest in...
Gov. Hobbs talks deadly ICE shooting, immigration enforcement tactics
The Democratic governor said ICE enforcement doesn't make communities safer. Dennis Welch report from Phoenix.
Program helps Navajo Nation families with firewood, warmth
A special program in northern Arizona is stepping in to help thousands of families on the Navajo Nation who don’t have electricity. Wood For Life is providing firewood and warmth for those in need. The most powerful moment? Seeing the elders’ relief when help reaches their door. Mason Carroll has more.
