Scottsdale Police target homeless camps, panhandling
The Maricopa Association of Governments leads an annual, county-wide “Point in Time” count during one night each January. The goal is to approximate as closely as possible the homeless population in each of the Valley’s cities. This year, volunteers and city staff counted 105 unsheltered people in...
Man found dead after vehicle submerged in wash at in Scottsdale
A man has died after his vehicle was found submerged in water at Vista Del Camino Park during Friday night's storms.
Memorial services to be held for fallen AZ firefighters
Timber Mesa firefighters Brenna Kulikowsi and Damon Thompson were killed in an on-duty crash near Heber. A memorial service for Kulikowski will be held on Sept. 26. A service for Thompson will be held on Saturday.
Phoenix Nightmare as Police Shoot Machete-Wielding Man to Save Toddler in Hostage Horror
A stark domestic violence incident turned critical in Phoenix, when police shot a man who was holding a toddler hostage with a machete in an apartment, as per FOX 10 Phoenix. The event, which unfolded around 10 p.m. on September 24 near 31st Avenue and Bethany Home Road, led to the hospitalization of both the man and...
Arizona Man Accused Of Brutally Beating Girlfriend After He Found Her Using His Vape
An Arizona man, 32-year-old Nicholas Vincuillo, is accused of brutally beating his girlfriend “beyond recognition” after he found her using his vape. According to court documents obtained by Fox 10, the incident occurred on Sunday, September 21. During the morning, Vincuillo allegedly attacked his girlfriend at his...
Cleophus Cooksey found guilty in series of Valley killings in 2017
A Maricopa County jury has found Cleophus Cooksey guilty in connection with a series of killings in Phoenix and Glendale in 2017.
‘I don’t feel safe’: Student orgs raise concerns over ASU collaboration with ICE after...
Students and staff are on high alert across Arizona State University (ASU) campuses following the detainment of a school employee at the ASU Tempe campus on Sept. 16. According to a statement published on the ASU website on Sept. 18, the detainment, which was caught on camera and posted to social media, took place...
Man’s body pulled from floodwaters at Scottsdale’s Indian Bend Wash
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A heartbreaking discovery was made on Saturday morning when first responders found a man’s body where two cars were stuck in a flooded Scottsdale wash. Police confirmed with Arizona’s Family that the body of 38-year-old Ander Polanco was pulled from the Indian Bend Wash...
Armed man shot by police while holding toddler booked into jail, MCSO says
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The man armed with a machete who was shot by Phoenix police while keeping a toddler captive earlier this week was booked into jail on Friday, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said. Thirty-five-year-old Wilson Melgar-Melgar was released from the hospital and taken straight to jail,...
Arizona loses another factory as unemployment crisis spirals
Arizona has already had an economically tough 2025. The trade war has been really hurting border states (especially Texas)… Case in point – Arizona has suffered a series of painful…
