7 Arizona suspects among hundreds charged for $14.6B in health care schemes
PHOENIX (AP/AZFamily) — State and federal prosecutors have charged more than 320 people and uncovered nearly $15 billion in false claims in what they described Monday as the largest coordinated takedown of health care fraud schemes in Justice Department history. In Arizona, seven suspects have been linked to health...
Phoenix breaks daily heat record that stood since 2013
PHOENIX — Phoenix scorched its way into the record books on Monday. Monday marked the hottest day in Phoenix ever recorded on June 30 as temperatures hit a blistering 116 degrees at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which the National Weather Service uses for the city’s official readings.
Hobbs signs Arizona bill to free up water for housing development
PHOENIX -- Legislation designed to save huge amounts of water by allowing farmers across central Arizona to sell their land and associated groundwater rights to developers who must limit future
Police rescue emaciated newborn baby from Phoenix apartment days after its mother died
An “emaciated” baby survived several days alone in a Phoenix, Arizona, apartment after the infant’s mother died , authorities said. Shocking bodycam footage released by the Phoenix Police Department shows the newborn clinging to life after officers broke down the door while performing a welfare check on May 14....
U.S. Marshals shot a fugitive and known gang member in Mesa
An officer-involved shooting at 32nd Street and Baseline Road is under investigation. On June 27, police said members of the US Marshals Service Arizona WANTED Task Force attempted to seize a known gang member, resulting in an officer-involved shooting. “The fugitive was wanted by the United States Marshals Service...
Police identify 2 women found dead in Phoenix apartment
The two women found dead Thursday in a Phoenix apartment have been identified as a police investigation continues. Tiwayla Spencer, 38, and Marquisha Williams, 36, were found with
Idaho sniper who shot firefighters lived in Phoenix. What we know
A man who authorities said shot and killed two firefighters in Idaho once lived in Phoenix, according to family court records. Wess Roley, 20, was identified as the Idaho sniper by a law enforcement official, according to USA TODAY . Roley ignited a brush fire June 29 and shot two responding firefighters, officials...
Man turns himself in to police, charged with 2nd-degree murder in Phoenix shooting
An 18-year-old man turned himself in to authorities and has been charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault in connection with a shooting Tuesday that killed a 48-year-old man and left
Mesa Shooting: U.S. Marshals Engage with Armed Suspect, Edgar Cardenas, Who Opened Fire During...
An officer-involved shooting that took place in Mesa is currently under the microscope, as U.S. Marshals engaged with a suspect who allegedly fired at them during an apprehension effort. According to ABC15, the incident happened near 32nd Street and Baseline Road when members of the U.S. Marshals Service Arizona...
This new Phoenix seafood restaurant is the spot of the summer
Marisco Boys is the grown-up, sophisticated sibling of the local casual taco chain, Taco Boys. But this upscale eatery still knows how to have some fun. The new spot opened on Seventh Street in the former home of Coco's Bakery in late April. The previous restaurant's homely decor, fabric booths and hash browns have...
