Coyote sightings increase across the Valley
PHOENIX — It seems like more coyote sightings have been reported on neighborhood social media apps over the past few weeks. So, it’s a good time for a reminder about the dangers they can pose to people and their pets. “You see them all the time,” Robert Clement,...
Phoenix police officer pleads not guilty to felony charges in on-duty crash
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Phoenix police officer accused of speeding at over double the speed limit, causing a crash that left two people hurt has entered his plea. Joshua Allen Woodcock appeared before Judge Ashley Rahaman during Wednesday’s court hearing. Woodcock pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated assault...
Valley man accused of murdering his girlfriend in November
PHOENIX — A Valley man has been arrested after allegedly killing his girlfriend in late November, authorities announced. On Monday, 64-year-old Virgil Lee Lindsey was booked into the Fourth Avenue Jail on charges including second-degree murder related to the death of 66-year-old Lilly Jean Fields, according to the...
Workers, volunteers search for balance when working with Phoenix homeless population
PHOENIX -- As the sun began to peak over the horizon, the roosters tested out their newly developed crows, signaling the new day to come to everyone on the Key Campus. But inside the
ASU’s Muslim Women Find Community and Belonging while Calling for more Inclusive Support
PHOENIX – Many Muslim women at Arizona State University say they feel safe showing their faith on campus, yet still choose to keep certain practices private to avoid stares or questions. Muslim women say they rarely face direct discrimination, but many describe subtle assumptions, visible minority status and growing...
Affordable Arizona housing in apartments made of shipping containers
“Stacks on Polk” is a 19-unit apartment complex in Phoenix made entirely of shipping containers manufactured in Mexico. The units are available for rent starting at $1,250 a month. To help keep the units as affordable as possible, the modules were fabricated in Tudo Capital’s factory in Hermosillo, Mexico,...
PVUSD superintendent faces termination after prior allegations are brought
The new superintendent of Paradise Valley Unified School District has 10 days starting Wednesday to appeal a decision by the Board to adopt charges against him; otherwise, he faces termination.
Phoenix liquor store employee allegedly attacked with pepper spray by thief
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Trevor’s Liquor is asking for the community’s help in finding a suspect after an alleged thief pepper-sprayed an employee. On Nov. 25, around 3:00 p.m., a Trevor’s Liquor employee was attacked with pepper spray at the store’s Indian School Road location in Phoenix. The suspect left the scene with...
Man Wanted by Mesa Police Found Dead After U.S. 60 Standoff
GILA COUNTY — Traffic on U.S. 60 near Gold Canyon was brought to a standstill for hours last Tuesday as law enforcement responded to a standoff involving a Mesa fugitive who later died of what police say appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Traffic shut down in both...
Bustling Phoenix suburb named biggest ‘boomtown’ in Arizona
When the millennium began, Queen Creek was a tiny rural outpost of about 4,000 people on the edge of the Phoenix metro area. Visiting it was a hike, and once you were there, it hardly felt like you were in the Valley at all. Indeed, part of Queen Creek sits in Pinal County.

















