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An armed robbery suspect who was struck by a Phoenix police SUV was released from the hospital and taken to jail over the weekend, according to authorities. The Phoenix Police Department reported that Eddy Ortega Romero, 28, was hurt while being taken into custody on June 7. On Saturday, Maricopa...

MESA, Ariz. - An officer-involved shooting near 32nd Street and Baseline Road is under investigation. On June 27, authorities say members of the U.S. Marshals Service Arizona WANTED Task Force were attempting to apprehend a known gang member, which resulted in an officer-involved shooting. "The fugitive was wanted by...

At around 9 a.m. Thursday, an employee at the complex called 911 to request a welfare check on two occupants who had not been seen or heard from for several days.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Phoenix’s largest airline is adding three new major destinations with daily service beginning this fall. American Airlines said this week it’s launching nonstop service to three popular fall and winter destinations: Sun Valley, Idaho; Santa Maria, California; and Fort Myers, Florida. Tickets can...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — An Arizona man has been sentenced to nine days in prison and three years of supervised release for pointing a laser at Air Force planes in 2021. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, 56-year-old Glenwood Arthur Bringle of Bagdad, Arizona, entered a plea deal back in February that included...

A man was killed in a motorcycle collision in Phoenix on Monday, according to authorities. Arnold Ramey, 54, was traveling east on Thunderbird Road when an unknown vehicle turned in front of him, according to the Phoenix Police Department. Ramey lost control of his motorcycle while braking and crashed into...

Forget “Welcome to the Jungle.” It’s time to welcome the jungle to Phoenix. On June 21, Jungle Boys, the Valley’s newest dispensary, Jungle Boys, opened at Seventh Street and Fairmount Avenue, just south of Indian School Road. The dispensary chain has five stores in California — it was founded in Los Angeles — and 14...

While we adhere to strict editorial guidelines, partners on this page may provide us earnings. Medicaid fraud harms far more than just the patients bilked out of that taxpayer-funded aid. Just ask Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, whose office has been conducting an investigation into a sober-living homes scandal...

In Arizona, we are witnessing a dangerous pattern that cycles people between eviction, homelessness, and incarceration. It’s a system we call the Eviction-to-Prison Pipeline — and it’s tightening across the state through city ordinances, ballot propositions, and court decisions that make it a crime to be poor instead...

On June 26, 1990, Phoenix posted the highest temperature ever recorded in America’s hottest big city — 122 degrees — and no one who lived through it has forgotten. Those who endured that brutally hot day wear it like a badge of honor, sometimes literally with “I Survived 122 Degrees” commemorative T-shirts. As...