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Mushrooms could be an answer to wildfire-caused mudslides and flash flooding in Arizona. Arizona State University researcher Emmanuel Salifu is studying if mycelium, or the roots of mushrooms, could quickly restore damaged soils within wildfire burn scars. Wildfires damage soil health by removing the protective outer l

Arizona State University, working through the Arizona Board of Regents, has gone to Maricopa County Superior Court to gain control of the 124-year-old Louis Emerson House at 623 N. Fourth Street, the last privately owned sliver inside the footprint of its ASU Health headquarters and new medical school. The small Queen

PHOENIX - The Phoenix Police Department is investigating an apparent murder-suicide that left a man and woman dead Friday afternoon. The shooting happened near 99th Avenue and Camelback Road around 3:50 p.m. on June 26. "When officers arrived on the scene, they located an adult female and an adult male...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A man was found not moving near a south Phoenix canal Thursday night and later died, and police now say the case appears suspicious. Just after 8:30 p.m., officers were called out to the Highline Canal near 24th Street and Fawn Drive, south of Baseline Road.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A mother and daughter were arrested after investigators said the mother’s ex-boyfriend was shot and killed last week in the Phoenix neighborhood of Maryvale because he owed the mother money. Trinidad O Black, 50, and Trinidad Onika Brown, 29, were arrested Thursday in connection with...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — An autopsy report released Friday unveils gruesome new details in a stabbing at Maryvale High School last year that left a 15-year-old student dead. The documents from the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner show that Michael Montoya II, 16, was stabbed 15 times while inside a classroom

PHOENIX - A 67-year-old woman was killed in a crash on Thursday morning in Phoenix. The June 25 crash happened near 35th Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard just after 8 a.m. "When officers arrived, they located the involved vehicle and its driver, identified as 67-year-old Bertha Pimentel...

MESA, AZ — Police in Mesa say a K-9 search during a traffic stop led to the discovery of suspected drugs. The department described the seizure as a notable find after the dog alerted officers to the vehicle. K-9 search prompts officers to investigate the vehicle. The source says...

BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ (AZFamily) — A Phoenix woman who ran a business in Black Canyon City was arrested this week after authorities say she stole thousands from the company. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) announced the arrest of Jennifer McPeak, 35, on Friday, who was taken into custody earlier this week.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A motorcyclist was injured in a crash Friday morning in north Phoenix, leading to lanes being blocked. It happened around 7:15 a.m. on the Loop 101 Pima Freeway eastbound at Cave Creek Road. The collision involved a motorcycle and at least one other vehicle, according to the Arizona Department of P