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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2021Authorities cancel Silver Alert for missing 98-year-old Tempe woman
Authorities canceled a Silver Alert a few hours after it was issued for a 98-year-old Tempe woman with dementia last seen that morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2021Phoenix Zoo’s drive-thru event set to end Sunday
The final day for visitors to participate in the Phoenix Zoo's drive-thru event will be Sunday, officials announced.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2021Phoenix firefighters rescue injured hiker stuck on mountain for 24 hours
A hiker is recovering after firefighters rescued him off a Phoenix mountain Thursday about a day after he suffered a serious leg injury.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2021More hard rain expected to hammer Phoenix area heading into weekend
Thousands of Valley residents faced a Friday morning without power and slick road conditions from rainstorms that hit the area.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2021
Arizona reports 1,479 new COVID-19 cases, 7 additional deaths Friday
Arizona health officials on Friday reported 1,479 new COVID-19 cases and seven additional deaths from the disease.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2021Injury crash blocks eastbound Loop 202 in Tempe
An injury accident temporarily blocked traffic on the Loop 202 Red Mountain freeway in Tempe on Friday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2021Valley drivers to face Interstate 10, Loop 101 closures this weekend
Drivers will face closures on Interstate 10 in the East Valley and on Loop 101 in northeast Phoenix this weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 22, 2021Storm blows through East Valley, brings heavy rain Thursday night
A storm blew through the East Valley on Thursday night, bringing heavy rainfall and knocking out power to thousands.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 22, 2021Elderly man found dead in transport van of Mesa retirement facility
An elderly man was found dead in the van of a Mesa retirement facility on Thursday, police said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 22, 2021Scottsdale Boys and Girls Club closes for a week due to COVID-19 outbreak
A Scottsdale Boys & Girls Club will be closed through next week due to a COVID-19 outbreak among staff and members, a representative of the club said Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 22, 2021
Arizona reports 1,174 new COVID-19 cases, 10 additional deaths Thursday
Arizona health officials on Thursday reported 1,174 new COVID-19 cases, the fourth consecutive day in quadruple digits, and 10 additional deaths from the disease.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 22, 2021Missing Phoenix man with medical condition found safe; Silver Alert ends
A 79-year-old Phoenix man with a medical condition who went missing the previous day was found safe Thursday, said authorities, canceling a Silver Alert.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 22, 2021Missing Scottsdale man found safe after Silver Alert issued
Police in Scottsdale said a man who had been the subject of a Silver Alert was found safe Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 22, 2021Mesa road rage suspect arrested after monthslong investigation
A Mesa man was arrested following a monthslong investigation stemming from a road rage shooting that occurred on a Valley highway in January, police said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 22, 20212 women accused of assault on flight that was diverted to Phoenix
Two women from New York have been indicted by a grand jury on three charges related to a flight that was diverted to Phoenix in February, authorities said Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 22, 2021Navajo officials confident about reopening amid spread of delta variant
Cases of the delta variant are rising quickly in the U.S., but Navajo officials say they made the right decision earlier this month to reopen parts of the nation at 50% capacity.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 21, 2021Mesa police believe they were shot at during car chase, detain 2 people
Two men were detained Wednesday afternoon after Mesa police officers believed they were shot at during a car chase with a suspected car thief, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 21, 2021Suspect arrested on domestic violence charges after Mesa police shooting
A suspect involved in a shooting with Mesa police on Tuesday evening was arrested on two domestic violence charges, police said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 21, 20212 national forests in Arizona lift fire restrictions as danger decreases
Two national forests in Arizona dropped fire restrictions Wednesday, citing reduced danger due to recent monsoon activity.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 21, 2021Harkins Theatres reportedly will shut doors on north Phoenix location
Valley-based Harkins Theatres will reportedly close the doors on a 20-year-old movie house in north Phoenix before the end of the year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 21, 2021Woman, 81, in extremely critical condition after Phoenix pool incident
An 81-year-old woman was rushed to a hospital in extremely critical condition Wednesday morning after being pulled from a Phoenix backyard pool, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 21, 2021
Arizona reports 1,043 new COVID-19 cases, 10 additional deaths Wednesday
Arizona health officials on Wednesday reported 1,043 new COVID-19 cases and 10 additional deaths from the disease.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 21, 2021Phoenix police fatally shoot knife-wielding man outside apartment
Police in Phoenix shot and killed a man they said came at them with a knife Tuesday outside an apartment where five children were.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 21, 2021Mesa police shoot at man in home during domestic dispute call
Police in Mesa fired their weapons at a home before a man inside who reportedly was armed surrendered Tuesday, authorities said.