DNA matches sought to ID missing in action service members
On Memorial Day, we honor fallen service members, including thousands still "missing in action." A government agency seeks public help via DNA for matches to locate these missing loved ones. FOX's Caroline Shively reports.
21-year-old walking on sidewalk dies after hit-and-run along Grand Avenue, police searching for driver
PHOENIX — A 21-year-old Phoenix man who was hit by a car last week has died. Family has identified him as Christian Lopez and he was killed while walking on the sidewalk. No arrests have been made. >> Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight...
MCAO not pursuing charges in deadly stabbing of 15-year-old in Ahwatukee
Rena told ABC15 that detectives would be submitting recommended charges of second-degree murder, but the county attorney confirmed to ABC15 she would not be pursuing charges.
Woman stabbed to death while trying to break up a fight near downtown Phoenix
A man stabbed and killed a woman Saturday night near downtown Phoenix, according to Phoenix police. Police identified the victim as Stephanie Barr, 35. Police said they were called to the area of Central Avenue and Watkins Street, south of Interstate 17, where they found Barr with a stab wound. She was taken to a...
Video Vault: It wasn’t drugs, but alligators that had one Arizona trooper yell “Oh...
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AZFamily) — A seemingly routine traffic stop on I-10 south of Phoenix in April of 2005 quickly escalated into a heart-pounding moment for one Arizona DPS trooper, who came face to face with dozens of live alligators packed inside a trailer. And it was all caught...
72-year-old woman allegedly shoots son for playing video games too loudly
Authorities in Arizona have brought charges against a 72-year-old woman who allegedly shot and injured her 38-year-old son because he was playing video games too loudly. Per 12 News, the Mesa Police Department said the May 17 incident happened at a home close to Higley Road and Main Street around 8:50 p.m. The...
Channel 10 Rewind: 1978 – Phoenix battles rising food costs | Video Vault
Phoenix residents grapple with soaring food prices, leading to drastic changes in shopping habits and a push for legislative action to alleviate the burden. Despite some creative solutions like home gardening, ongoing strikes and shortages continued to threaten affordability and consumer access to essential goods.
20 years ago this summer, Phoenix began to be terrorized by a series of...
PHOENIX — In the summer of 2005, police in the Phoenix area began investigating a series of seemingly random shootings that terrorized the Valley over a 14-month span. The infamous crime spree, later dubbed the "Phoenix Serial Shooter" case, resulted in multiple deaths, several injuries, acts of animal cruelty and...
The Diné Weaver Who Turns Microchips Into Art
MESA, Ariz. — In 1964, encouraged by subsidies from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Navajo Nation leadership, the Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation opened a large manufacturing plant in the northeastern corner of the reservation. The facility primarily employed Diné women to assemble microchips. These...
Last chance for public to weigh in on assisted living memory care services before...
On Wednesday, the public will have one last chance to weigh in on proposed rules for assisted-living communities that offer memory care services. Last year, Gov. Katie Hobbs signed into law a bill that would revamp how care is provided in memory care facilities. "Right now we're at the finish...
