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December 29, 2023

Sub shop owner wins battle to remove homeless camp outside store after 'defecation, fornication', 'deaths'

Sandwich shop owner Joe Faillace gave an update on the homeless crisis in Phoenix after he won a legal battle to clear a homeless encampment outside his business.

December 24, 2023

Phoenix man arrested after allegedly pointing laser at aircraft: police

Phoenix police have arrested a man after an incident involving a laser pointer and planes that were about to land at the city's Sky Harbor Airport.

December 20, 2023

Arizona man arrested for threatening federal judge, FBI agents, other officials

Michael Lee Tomasi, 37, of Rio Verde, Arizona, has been arrested under suspicion he issued online threats to numerous federal agents and employees.

December 12, 2023

3 coyote attacks reported in Phoenix; 4-year-old among victims bitten

A 4-year-old child and two men were victims of three separate coyote attacks that have occurred in Phoenix since Saturday, wildlife officials said.

December 5, 2023

3 arrested in killing, mutilation of Phoenix man in alleged anti-gay hate crime

Three men have been arrested in connection with the Nov. 25 murder of Phoenix resident Bernardo Pantaleon, with authorities discussing a potential anti-gay motive.

November 22, 2023

Phoenix man gets 22 years for opening fire on nearly a dozen homes in 6 months

Manuel Sierra, 22, of Phoenix, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for perpetrating 11 drive-by shootings over a six-month period between 2021 and 2022.

November 21, 2023

Arizona man arrested for random killings of 2 men at Glendale bus stop

Dominic Celaya, 26, has been arrested for the random, fatal shootings of Richard Hodakievic, 69, and Jaquey James, 24, at a Glendale, Arizona, bus stop.

November 17, 2023

Remains found in Arizona desert identified as girl who disappeared in 1992

Arizona's Apache Junction Police Department announced Thursday that human remains found in a remote desert area were identified as those of 15-year-old Melody Harrison.

September 29, 2023

Northern Arizona University building med school to help combat doctor shortage

Northern Arizona University has announced its intent to build a medical school to help address a statewide shortage of healthcare professionals.

September 21, 2023

Phoenix ordered to permanently clear largest homeless encampment by early November

A judge issued a ruling on Wednesday mandating that Phoenix must permanently clear away the city's largest homeless encampment by Nov. 4.