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GLENDALE, Ariz. - A woman is in custody after authorities say a body with a gunshot wound was found inside a burned car on a freeway in Glendale. Just after 10:30 p.m. on April 21, the Arizona Department of Public Safety says troopers responded to a car fire on southbound Loop 101 near Union Hills Drive. DPS says a woman was standing outside the...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A woman was killed, and a man has been arrested following a crash overnight in central Phoenix. The pedestrian crash happened around 9 p.m. Tuesday near 16th Street and Indian School Road. Officers found that a driver tried to leave after hitting the woman with a...

Phoenix has once again earned a failing grade from the American Lung Association in the organization's annual rankings of air quality across the U.S. According to this year’s State of the Air report, Phoenix is the fourth-smoggiest city in the U.S. Phoenix had no improvement from last year, when the city also ranked fourth-worst for ozone pollution.

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PHOENIX — A 70-year-old landscaper is recovering after a swarm of bees stung him dozens of times. Benjamin Montgomery told 12News he was clearing weeds in a yard near 7th Street and Thomas Road on April 11 when hundreds of bees attacked him. “They swarmed all over me," Montgomery...

GILBERT, Ariz. — A Gilbert family is recovering after a frightening incident on an Arizona freeway sent a piece of metal crashing through their windshield and into their car. Marissa Kendel was riding in the passenger seat as her family drove southbound on U.S. 93 outside Kingman when a...

PHOENIX — An Australian technology company that makes tools for building faster computer chips announced Tuesday it is opening its first U.S. location in Tempe, bringing 200 high-skilled jobs to the region. Syenta, which specializes in the way chips are connected and assembled inside advanced computing systems, said its...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A Scottsdale school was placed under lockdown Tuesday as police investigated reports of a possible weapon on campus. Numerous officers were dispatched to Copper Ridge School, located near Thompson Peak Parkway and Windgate Pass Drive, to search the campus for any weapons. No injuries have been...

Franchise group expands across Arizona, with first opening expected in late 2026

Gilbert dog owners and veterinarians say they’re seeing an increase in Giardia cases after visiting the Cosmo Dog Park in Gilbert.