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February 20, 2021

Arizona police arrest 37 suspected 'sexual predators' tied to 'child sex crimes and human trafficking'

The Phoenix Police Department on Friday announced 37 arrests in connection to a human trafficking and sex crimes scheme.

February 9, 2021

Phoenix jogger saved from ax-wielding suspect by passing driver: report

A 25-year-old man was being held in a Phoenix jail, facing a felony count of assault with a deadly weapon, after allegedly chasing a jogger while wielding an ax, according to a report.

January 21, 2021

Lori Vallow's third husband died of natural causes after probe of death, police say

A probe into the death of the former husband of Lori Vallow, who is under investigation in connection with the deaths of her two children, found that he died of natural causes, authorities said. 

January 14, 2021

Phoenix police release bodycam video in deadly shooting of man who told officers he had a gun

Phoenix police have released body camera footage that shows the moments leading up to officers fatally shooting a suspect who simulated holding a gun behind his back last month.

November 11, 2020

Case involving death of Lori Vallow's third husband under review, police say

Lori Vallow, the mother at the center of a case related to the murders of her two children, has been named a person of interest in the death of her third husband. 

September 21, 2020

National Weather Service radar picks up huge bat colony in skies over Phoenix

The official start of fall may be Tuesday, but forecasters in Arizona recently spotted a sight in the sky more fit for Halloween.

September 16, 2020

Phoenix man accused of shooting federal officer outside courthouse charged

A gunman who opened fire on a federal court security officer in Phoenix, Arizona Tuesday has been arrested and charged with assaulting a federal officer, the FBI announced Wednesday. 

September 15, 2020

Shooting outside Phoenix US court wounds federal officer

A drive-by shooting wounded a federal security officer outside the U.S. courthouse in downtown Phoenix on Tuesday, and a person was later taken into custody, authorities said.

September 11, 2020

Phoenix rejects planned 'Black Lives Matter' mural

The Phoenix City Council has denied a request to install a "Black Lives Matter" street mural downtown.

August 17, 2020

Dust storms in Arizona impact Phoenix area, briefly close Interstate 10

Two dust storms converged over the greater Phoenix area on Sunday, hours after the city reached another record as a heat wave grips the West.