Parents Who Hosted a Party & Allegedly Encouraged Underage Drinking Are Being Sued After...
The senior year of high school is a huge milestone for kids. It marks the official end of many years of hard work, culminating in a ceremony to receive their diploma. For many seniors, a prank or skip day is part of the last year of high school fun. Though they may feel like a rite of passage, things can quickly turn i
Mountain rescues running ahead of last 5 years
Despite a number of measures Phoenix has instituted to protect mountain hikers from summer heat, city officials say more action might be needed. Mountain rescues so far this year show a disturbing trend that exceed annual numbers for the previous five years. “The Fire Department has responded to 74 mountain...
Phoenix to stay hotter than average through the work week
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Not a bad start to our Sunday with lows in the upper 70s, highs today will get up to 104 degrees. Our average high this time of year is 102 degrees, so we are just 2 degrees above that today. It’s June, and of course, the...
Police identify developmentally disabled man found dead in van outside Mesa care facility
A death investigation is underway after 36-year-old Lorenzo Lopez was found dead inside a van near a Mesa care facility. FOX 10's Jacob Luthi learns more about the man who was allegedly left in triple-digit heat for hours.
Queen Creek’s population is booming. Its roads haven’t kept up
Almost 20 years ago, Queen Creek received its first permanent stoplight, marking a significant step in its rapid growth. Today, amid growing public concern about traffic congestion, the town is trying to decide its next significant step in transportation infrastructure. When that stoplight was installed on Nov. 6, 2006
One-year-old taken to hospital with serious injuries near I-17 and Camelback Rd
Phoenix police say a one-year-old was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries after receiving a call for an injured child.
Child taken to Phoenix hospital with suspicious, life-threatening injuries, police say
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A child is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries that are “suspicious in nature,” according to officials with the Phoenix Police Department. Officers and medics responded to a home near 27th and Missouri avenues just before 7 p.m. for reports of an injured child....
Firefighters gain control of brush fire at bottom of the Salt River
LAVEEN, AZ (AZFamily) — Firefighters have gained control of a brush fire near the Salt River that sent a pillar of smoke over part of Phoenix. Around 6:30 a.m., crews responded to reports of a brush fire in the area of 51st Avenue and Broadway Road in Laveen. Arizona’s...
Phoenix speed cameras capture more than 130,000 speeding events in about 2 months
If you recently sped in front of one of the city of Phoenix’s 17 photo safety cameras, you may be among the thousands of drivers who received a traffic citation. The city of Phoenix says these cameras, which are placed along various roadways have helped capture roughly 132,000 speeding events from March 25 to May 31.
Family mourns hiker who died in 40-foot fall on South Mountain
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A hiker fell 40 feet to his death on South Mountain in the middle of the day Friday. Investigators are still trying to figure out what went wrong, but they say there’s no sign of foul play. Family members of the victim tell us his...
