Scottsdale AZ

PHOENIX — The widow of a Phoenix police officer is suing to block the sale of the gun that was used to kill her husband. Julie Erfle only recently learned that Phoenix police still have in their custody the weapon from the fatal shooting 18 years ago. Arizona law...

MESA, AZ — Mesa police are investigating a triple shooting in a residential neighborhood late Tuesday night. Officials say officers were called to the area of Lindsay Road and University Drive just after 11 p.m. for reports of shots fired. A caller reportedly told dispatchers that he heard gunshots and saw someone...

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A father and his 8-year-old son were swept away by a strong current while swimming in Arizona’s Salt River — and were saved thanks to quick-thinking paddleboarders and first responders. On Thursday, Oct. 16, a woman called 911 after losing sight of her husband and their son, who has autism and is nonverbal, while the...

Shondiin Silversmith is a journalist from the Navajo Nation with more than 15 years of experience reporting on Indigenous stories in the United States. Her work has appeared in several media outlets. She has worked to increase Indigenous representation in journalism. Silversmith holds degrees from Diné College, the...

If APS has its way, electricity bills in the Phoenix metro area and beyond will soon skyrocket. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is trying to do something about it. Arizona’s largest energy company — which serves about 1.4 million homes — is asking the Arizona Corporation Commission to let it increase the rates it...

Scottsdale keeps growing. At its Sept. 30 meeting, City Council approved a long-planned addition to Scottsdale’s northeast. The approval of a zoning district map amendment paves the way for Ranch Gate, a 32-home subdivision on 40 acres at Ranch Gate Road and N. 128th Street. This is just down...

First responders were called to the area of 27th Avenue and Northern Avenue around 8:40 p.m. on Sunday for the pedestrian-involved crash.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A shots fired call close to a house party in the East Valley early Monday morning led to a brief chase and six people being booked into jail. Scottsdale police officers were called out to the area of 70th Street and Belleview Street, near McDowell Road, around 1:40 a.m., for a possible...

GLENDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A man is facing armed robbery, kidnapping, and aggravated assault charges after a violent robbery at a West Valley phone store earlier this month. Court records revealed Gilbert Lara is facing three felonies in connection with the crime that happened on Oct. 7 at a Cricket Wireless store...