Motorcyclist dead after falling on Valley freeway, getting hit by 2 vehicles
PHOENIX – An overnight motorcycle spill on a Valley freeway turned deadly when the driver was struck by passing traffic, authorities said. The incident began around 12:35 a.m. when a motorcycle with two people aboard lost control and went down on the westbound Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway near Priest Road in Tempe,...
Arizona DPS director speaks on combating hiring shortages, explains Turquoise Alert
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The director of the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) sat down with Good Morning Arizona to discuss road safety, how the department is addressing hiring shortages and the agency’s newest alert system. DPS Director Col. Jeffery Glover joined Good Morning Arizona on Thursday to...
MOM’s House Opens a New Door for Women Rebuilding Their Lives
A new chapter in re-entry support for women has begun with the opening of MOM’s House, a transitional housing program created by St. Joseph the Worker in partnership with the Televerde Foundation and Andre House. Designed specifically for women returning to the community after incarceration, the home offers far more...
12 cities where weather disasters keep driving people away
More and more people are packing up and leaving, not for new jobs or adventures, but because the weather is repeatedly wreaking havoc on their homes and lives. It used to be a hypothetical question, something you’d see in a sci-fi movie: “Where would you go if your town became unlivable?” For a growing number of...
Phoenix City Council candidate says ‘homeless belong in jail’
No one asked long-shot Phoenix City Council candidate and former mayoral hopeful Matt Evans to weigh in on what homeless people deserve. But he did anyway. A week ago, the local nonprofit Cloud Covered Streets posted to Instagram about a proposed new Phoenix police policy to treat unhoused people with more dignity....
‘Where did they even go?’: Phoenix server brings $400 bill to empty table. Then...
A server from Phoenix, Arizona, says her table of five mysteriously disappeared as she brought them their bill. However, they come back and leave no tip because she assumed they dined and dashed. In a video with over 514,000 views, TikToker Shannon Marie ( @shaanmarie ) recounts an awkward situation she encountered...
Scottsdale Unified votes to close two schools, repurpose campuses next fall
In a split vote Tuesday night, the Scottsdale Unified School District board decided to move forward with closing and repurposing Pima Elementary School and Echo Canyon School.
State Rep. Matt Gress Urges Scottsdale School Board to Delay Closing of Schools, Citing...
State Rep. Matt Gress is calling for a timeout in the Scottsdale Unified School District's (SUSD) decision to potentially close two schools, Pima Elementary and Echo Canyon K-8 School. According to a letter sent by Gress to the school board members, the Arizona House Education Committee chairman expressed his...
It’s a girl! Phoenix Zoo family grows with birth of baby Masai giraffe
PHOENIX – The Phoenix Zoo’s Masai giraffe family got a visit from the stork last month. The yet-to-be-named female baby giraffe arrived on Nov. 16. Sunshine, her 12-year-old mother, has now produced five calves at the Phoenix Zoo. The newcomer’s father is 16-year-old Miguu, who was recommended as...
Parents charged after infant dies due to alkaline diet
Investigators say Stanley and Brooks were influenced by online posts promoting the diet and urging people to distrust vaccines, traditional medical treatment and common medications like Tylenol.
