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RIO VERDE, Ariz. - The man accused of neglecting his exotic animals is breaking his silence, saying the case altered his life. Ben Alvarez, who was accused of mistreating and neglecting his animals on his Rio Verde property, shared his side of the story after negative messages online caused him to lose jobs.

GILBERT, Ariz. — A popular In-N-Out Burger in Gilbert has scaled back its late-night hours after years of fights, vandalism, and dangerous behavior spilling into its parking lot. The restaurant, located at Market Street and Williams Field Road, quietly began closing its dining room at 9 p.m. on Fridays...

MESA, Ariz. — A Mesa mother is speaking out for the first time after she and her two daughters were viciously attacked inside their apartment. “We survived," Jackie Horne said. "We did that as a family." In an exclusive interview with 12News, Jackie Horne detailed the attack in her...

MESA, Ariz. — The father of 14-year-old Emily Pike, an Arizona girl who was murdered earlier this year after running away from her Mesa group home, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the facility. Emily's body was discovered in February; her remains were found in trash bags near...

TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — A woman in Tempe is facing charges after multiple incidents of animal cruelty at her property. On Sept. 11, officers and Arizona Humane Society (AHS) staff arrived at the property near Rural and Carver roads. They found numerous dogs, cats and livestock all living in poor conditions. Officers...

Arizona still has diners and eateries where time seems to stand still, serving meals with a side of nostalgia. Step inside and you’ll find neon lights glowing, vinyl booths waiting, and menus that haven’t changed since disco ruled the airwaves. These retro spots keep the Grand Canyon State’s...

PHOENIX — HonorHealth performed a groundbreaking procedure on a heart failure patient last month at its Scottsdale Shea Medical Center. The hospital — which serves more than five million people in the greater Phoenix area — became the first in Arizona and the Southwest to implant the WiSE System, a new treatment for...

PHOENIX — Forty-five shipping containers have been recycled into a new apartment complex near Papago Park in east Phoenix. Tudo Capital recently announced the completion of Stacks on Polk, a 19-unit complex made from repurposed shipping containers and located near Van Buren Street and the Loop 202 freeway. The...

New bodycam video from Sept. 8 shows Phoenix police pin a suspect down, who pointed a gun at a victim before opening fire at officials from inside his car near 35th Avenue and Fillmore Street.

PHOENIX — Police are investigating after a man's body was found in a canal in Phoenix on Monday morning. Phoenix police say they were called to the area near Loop 202 and 40th Street at about 11:45 a.m. for the body that was found. When officers arrived, they found...