Paddle boat pirate: Glendale PD arrest man who used watercraft to steal from home
GLENDALE, AZ — Police arrested a Phoenix man for stealing tens of thousands of dollars' worth of items from a Glendale home in November. His mode of transportation to get there? A paddle boat. That case then led investigators to find multiple stolen vehicles from across the Valley. A...
Motorcyclist dead after falling on Valley freeway, getting hit by 2 vehicles
PHOENIX – An overnight motorcycle spill on a Valley freeway turned deadly when the driver was struck by passing traffic, authorities said. The incident began around 12:35 a.m. when a motorcycle with two people aboard lost control and went down on the westbound Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway near Priest Road in Tempe,...
Arizona DPS director speaks on combating hiring shortages, explains Turquoise Alert
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The director of the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) sat down with Good Morning Arizona to discuss road safety, how the department is addressing hiring shortages and the agency’s newest alert system. DPS Director Col. Jeffery Glover joined Good Morning Arizona on Thursday to...
MOM’s House Opens a New Door for Women Rebuilding Their Lives
A new chapter in re-entry support for women has begun with the opening of MOM’s House, a transitional housing program created by St. Joseph the Worker in partnership with the Televerde Foundation and Andre House. Designed specifically for women returning to the community after incarceration, the home offers far more...
12 cities where weather disasters keep driving people away
More and more people are packing up and leaving, not for new jobs or adventures, but because the weather is repeatedly wreaking havoc on their homes and lives. It used to be a hypothetical question, something you’d see in a sci-fi movie: “Where would you go if your town became unlivable?” For a growing number of...
Phoenix City Council candidate says ‘homeless belong in jail’
No one asked long-shot Phoenix City Council candidate and former mayoral hopeful Matt Evans to weigh in on what homeless people deserve. But he did anyway. A week ago, the local nonprofit Cloud Covered Streets posted to Instagram about a proposed new Phoenix police policy to treat unhoused people with more dignity....
‘Where did they even go?’: Phoenix server brings $400 bill to empty table. Then...
A server from Phoenix, Arizona, says her table of five mysteriously disappeared as she brought them their bill. However, they come back and leave no tip because she assumed they dined and dashed. In a video with over 514,000 views, TikToker Shannon Marie ( @shaanmarie ) recounts an awkward situation she encountered...
Tempe nonprofit decorates houses with Christmas lights for seniors
Judith Enz has lived in Tempe for over 20 years and never had Christmas lights to highlight the porch of her singlewide in south Tempe. This year, Tempe Community Action Agency stepped in to help.
Gilbert teen faces charges after viral dirt bike jump
GILBERT, AZ (AZFamily) — An 18-year-old from Gilbert faces reckless driving charges after a dirt bike jump across a neighborhood street went viral on social media, garnering more than 30 million views. Sam Campbell was arrested shortly after the Oct. 29 stunt near Recker and Bloomfield roads, where he...
It’s a girl! Phoenix Zoo family grows with birth of baby Masai giraffe
PHOENIX – The Phoenix Zoo’s Masai giraffe family got a visit from the stork last month. The yet-to-be-named female baby giraffe arrived on Nov. 16. Sunshine, her 12-year-old mother, has now produced five calves at the Phoenix Zoo. The newcomer’s father is 16-year-old Miguu, who was recommended as...
