Mesa woman arrested on DUI, drug charges after multivehicle crash
PHOENIX — A Mesa woman was recently arrested in connection with a multivehicle crash as well as drug-related offenses, authorities said. Natalie Rustin, 34, was identified as the suspect taken into custody for the incident, according to the Mesa Police Department. Rustin faces multiple charges including aggravated...
Body found on Camelback Mountain identified as tourist
The hiker whose body was recovered from Camelback Mountain on Tuesday morning has been identified by loved ones as 63-year-old Harald Schindler. FOX 10's Kenzie Beach has the latest details.
Arizona AG sues Apache Junction landlord over summer power outage
PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against an Apache Junction landlord over a weekslong power outage last summer. According to the Tuesday announcement, the attorney general is suing the owners and operators of Arizuma County Estates after it had a five-week power outage during the...
Friends hope to honor Valley teens killed over summer break
A little over three months since two Valley teens were found shot at a campsite near Mount Ord, their friends want to memorialize them in their senior year traditions.
Charges against father, son submitted in death of Ben Anderson
PHOENIX - The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has submitted charges against a father and a son for the 2021 death of 41-year-old Benjamin Anderson. MCSO first announced that charges were submitted on Sept. 5, but did not disclose the specifics until Sept. 9. Officials said Jaden Matthew Kaufman, 24, is...
Shade and burrows used to be enough. Now, even desert animals are overheating.
PHOENIX — Arizona’s rising summer heat may be more than even desert wildlife can handle. At the Phoenix Zoo, there's already a new habitat in the works... with air conditioning. “The lizards we're going to be putting in, the native Sonoran Desert lizards, obviously are used to warm...
Man accused of driving over pregnant woman in Rimrock
A man is facing charges of hit-and-run and endangerment, after allegedly running over a 29-year-old pregnant woman with his car following an argument on Sept. 7. The woman and her unborn baby are expected to survive.
Arizona woman struggles to get COVID booster amid new vaccination guidelines
MESA, Ariz. (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - As Department of Human and Health Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to overhaul the FDA, many Americans are confused about current vaccine guidelines and what they will and won't have access to. Now, an Arizona resident who wants a COVID booster says...
Officials put a stop to Phoenix dream home sweepstakes
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — State gaming officials are putting an end to an online Phoenix home raffle, saying it’s an illegal gambling scheme. The Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) announced on Tuesday that it has issued a cease-and-desist order to a UK-based company called Raffall and a Valley man who are running the...
In Face of Funding Shortfall, Arizona Homeless Shelter Closes Its Doors
Federal funding makes up close to 70% of the budget for New Leaf, an organization that runs an emergency shelter for homeless families in Mesa, Arizona. As those funds dry up, it was forced to close the shelter, even as homelessness is on the rise in the region, reports KJZZ:
