Tempe AZ

PHOENIX — Authorities issued a SAFE Alert for an 88-year-old woman who didn’t make it home after leaving an East Valley hospital on Monday night. Cherie Boulton left Banner Ocotillo Medical Center in Chandler around 6:30 p.m. but never arrived at her residence in Sun Lakes. She was...

The storm caused more than a dozen trees to fall down. There is also significant damage to the sidewalks and infrastructure across the zoo.

MESA, Ariz. — A man is in custody after Mesa police said he intentionally set fire to his estranged wife's apartment early Monday morning. >> Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to your phone. Just after 3 a.m., officers responded to the 1000 block...

Proposition 409 is a responsible and necessary investment in our region's health care system. It will allow Valleywise Health -- a vitally important teaching hospital -- to expand emergency and inpatient care, rebuild aging community health centers and improve access to behavioral health services.

Word of Mouth Grill, a popular Tempe barbecue joint, expanded in April, opening its second location in Ahwatukee. But now, after just over six months, the restaurant has closed. Word of Mouth is the brainchild of pitmaster Demetrious Makel and his wife Jacque Gomez-Makel. The business started as a roving...

TEMPE, Ariz. — A motorcyclist is dead after a crash in Tempe, the city's police department said. >> Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to your phone. Tempe police and the Tempe Fire Department were called to a two-vehicle crash near Guadalupe and Rural...

The Phoenix Zoo has to close for a couple of days to clean up the damage left behind from a severe storm that rolled through the Valley on Monday. No one was hurt and all animals were accounted for. However, a dozen trees and a 50-foot digital tree were knocked down.

Two suspects face aggravated assault and robbery charges following a Friday night shooting on the south side of Tempe Town Lake, police said Monday. Sergio Rodriguez Avila, 18, and Rafael

GILBERT, Ariz. — Gilbert Mayor Scott Anderson is promising answers as frustration mounts among residents over soaring water bills—some jumping by hundreds, and in a few cases, thousands of dollars. In an exclusive interview with 12News, Anderson said the town is taking the issue seriously and has launched...

At least 10,000 customers are still without power, officials said.