Electric scooter rider killed in South Phoenix crash
A woman riding an electric scooter died after colliding with a vehicle pulling into a driveway in South Phoenix.
2 arrested after woman claimed she was held underwater at Salt River
A father and daughter were arrested after they "pushed" and "grabbed" a deputy as the daughter was questioned about a fight that happened near the rope used to climb the Mud Cliffs at the Salt River, according to court documents. Around 7 p.m. May 24, Maricopa County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a call from a
Gilbert father’s 2020 murder remains unsolved as widow pushes for answers
GILBERT, AZ (AZFamily) — Six years after Nicholas Cordova was gunned down at his office while on a FaceTime call with his kids, there are still no answers. Nicholas Cordova’s family and widow, Alysha Cordova, visited the cemetery on the anniversary of his death to remember him and remind people that his murder case is
Retired FBI agent weighs in after suspected serial bank robber charged
A suspected Phoenix-area serial bank robber was federally charged this week and a retired FBI agent explains why the payoff isn't worth the risk. The ex-agent explains why the bureau gets involved fast and why these cases often catch up with suspects. Prosecutors say the robberies followed a similar pattern, but the pa
Domestic migration fueling Pinal population boom
To find Arizona's next boomtown, look beyond Maricopa County. The big picture: Of the 31,107 residents Arizona gained through domestic migration last year, 21,315 moved to Pinal County. By the numbers: That contributed to the 4.9% population boom that made Pinal the seventh fastest-growing county in the country. Marico
SAFE Alert canceled after missing 63-year-old Phoenix man was located
Authorities canceled a SAFE Alert on Thursday morning after a missing 63-year-old Phoenix man was located. Mark Mendez was found safe and reunited with his family, according to the Phoenix Police Department. When the alert was issued Wednesday night, Mendez had last been seen walking in the area of 81st...
Before the Phoenix morgue arrest, friend says suspect was spiraling
A longtime friend of Fenris Lu says he was worried about Lu’s mental state before his arrest in a disturbing Phoenix medical examiner’s office case. Police say Lu broke into the facility, opened multiple body bags and sexually violated several bodies. Now, the friend is pointing to mental health and addiction as the ca
One person dead after being struck by vehicle in Arizona
ARIZONA — A major road in west Phoenix has reopened after a deadly pedestrian crash early Thursday morning, according to Arizona’s Family. First responders were called to the area near 27th Avenue and Ocotillo Road, just south of Glendale Avenue, around midnight. Detectives kept the road closed for several hours while
‘The Bitboys’ are California dreamin’ after bungled burglary in Scottsdale
Sixty years ago, after recounting the comically disastrous “Sloop John B” voyage, the Beach Boys crooned:. After another calamitous trip, two modern-day beach boys each are begging, “won’t you let me go home?”. Don’t do it, a victim of a bungled home invasion countered. Saying...
‘Super El Niño’ could make Arizona’s already brutal summers even worse, climate scientists warn
Experts say that Arizona this year is likely to see more of the record-breaking heat, deadly flooding and intense wildfires that have marked recent summers — and it could be even worse, thanks to the strong El Niño expected. “It has been one of the biggest weather stories we have seen,” Shel Winkley, a meteorologist [

















