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Arizona's history is colorful, but these recent criminal cases add a somber brushstroke. Let's dive into the tales of three remarkable figures.

An American Airlines passenger who was caught vaping in the bathroom of a flight from Phoenix to San Francisco accused a flight attendant of assault after he got busted.

QUUEN CREEK, AZ (AZFamily) — More than 300 people packed a Queen Creek movie theater to watch the documentary Can’t Look Away: The Case Against Social Media. The documentary follows the Social Media Victims Law Center attorneys and five families they’re representing. Those families, including Amy Neville’s, lost a...

DCS is disputing the number of times that school officials say they called the agency to report allegations of abuse against the father of Rebekah Baptiste.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Phoenix police have identified a teen girl who was found shot and killed at a west Phoenix apartment not far from Desert Sky Mall earlier this week. On Thursday, authorities identified the victim as 15-year-old Kyelonna Meya Smiley. Phoenix police responded to reports of a dead...

A former truck driver has been sentenced to 29 years in prison for the attempted murder of his boss who reprimanded his poor personal hygiene and driving. Back on November 1st, 2023, 34-year-old truck driver Zane Hammond was a truck driver at United Freight Services in Phoenix for about two years when he quit after...

PHOENIX - A Phoenix man with a violent criminal past is back behind bars, having been accused of violating an order of protection against him, and things got out of hand during his first appearance in court. The backstory:. Police allege that in June, 33-year-old Andorfo Vargas threatened to kill...

Violent and property crimes fell in Arizona last year, following a nationwide trend. The big picture: Nationally, crime rates fell to a 20-year low in 2024, according to new FBI data released Tuesday. The figures come as preliminary data from the country's largest cities in 2025 so far suggests violent...

PHOENIX — A victim found dead inside an apartment with a gunshot wound on Monday was a teen girl, according to the Phoenix Police Department. Authorities initially said the victim was a woman in her 20s, but a Thursday update identified the victim as 15-year-old Kyelonna Meya Smiley. Officers...

A new wildfire north of Los Angeles that’s grown to nearly 5,000 acres is forcing thousands to evacuate the area. It’s just one of blazes in the West with others burning in the state and in Colorado, and the relentless heatwave is elevating the danger. Meanwhile, temperatures are skyrocketing in Arizona, with Phoenix...