Avondale Police identify person of interest in weekend killing
PHOENIX — Police have identified an 18-year-old man as a person of interest in a Saturday shooting in Avondale that left a 17-year-old girl dead. The Avondale Police Department identified Emilio Andres Rivera, who previously was in a relationship with the victim, Rihana Kemplin, on Wednesday. “We have received...
Self-driving Waymos to start driving on Arizona freeways
Some Valley drivers are skeptical of the autonomous vehicles powered by Google's parent company, Alphabet. Jason Barry reports from Phoenix.
Health Alert for Phoenix Residents: Measles Exposures Reported at Downtown Hotel and Concert Venue
The Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) has confirmed a measles case in a visitor from outside the county. This person may have exposed others at two public locations in Phoenix, Arizona. The exposures happened earlier this month at the Home2 Suites by Hilton Phoenix Downtown and at a concert at the...
Family expresses their shock after Phoenix woman stabbed to death
The family of a Phoenix woman who was stabbed to death allegedly by her boyfriend said they never expected her to be murdered despite his criminal history. Court documents said 47-year-old Jeffrey Rael killed Paxton Wallace because she was possessed. Family members said they never saw the warning signs and are urging...
Phoenix police officer charged in on-duty crash
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A grand jury has indicted a Phoenix police officer on aggravated assault and endangerment charges stemming from a crash that injured the cop and two others in March. According to a police report obtained by Arizona’s Family Investigates, Ofc. Joshua Allen Woodcock was driving at speeds...
Two women hospitalized after car crash near Kiwanis Park
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - Two women were in a crash in Yuma, according to Yuma Police Department (YPD). On November 12, at about 1:59 p.m., officers were called about a crash in the area of 8th Street and Magnolia Avenue, near Kiwanis Park. Police say an 18-year-old woman was driving...
Phoenix homes evacuated due to semi-truck crash that knocked out power
Several homes were evacuated in Phoenix after a semi-truck driver crashed and knocked over power poles late Tuesday morning. It happened just before 11 a.m. near 35th Avenue and Butler Drive, which is north of Northern Avenue. SRP said nine of its power poles were hit during the crash. Zach Prelutsky has more.
Phoenix pastor says church shouldn’t help ‘single mother whores’
Steven Anderson is the pastor at Faithful Word Baptist Church in Phoenix. Far-right Phoenix pastor Steven Anderson seems to have forgotten all those parts of the Bible about Jesus Christ’s compassion for the vulnerable, the meek inheriting the earth and the whole Mary Magdalene thing. In a recent tweet...
Former Paradise Valley employee avoids jail after pleading guilty to theft
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz — A former Paradise Valley town employee has been sentenced after admitting to stealing thousands of taxpayer dollars while serving as public works director. Brent Skoglund pleaded guilty to two counts of theft and was sentenced to three years of supervised probation. He was also ordered...
The top 10 burger joints in Phoenix
When you’re craving a burger, nothing else will satisfy. The meaty, cheesy, sauce-dripping-down-your-chin fun of smashing a burger, or a smash burger, can’t be beat. And the next time you find a burger calling your name, there are 10 Phoenix restaurants making them better than the rest. The...

















