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• [30-05-2012] Phoenix to rebid towing contracts
  
  Phoenix council to vote on towing contract rebid....
  
  
• [30-05-2012] Phoenix woman shot, killed in home
  
  A woman is dead after she was shot at her home Tuesday afternoon in Phoenix....
  
  
• [30-05-2012] Jewell Cardwell: Dogs may be prescription for struggling vets
  
  Frank and Jen DeLorenzo may not be in uniform, but they’re still soldiers.The DeLorenzos, founders of the Brecksville-based nonprofit Wags 4 Warriors train dogs to be companions to military veterans who suffer from post...
  
  
• [30-05-2012] Mesa baseball player Paige Sultzbach draws national attention
  
  By now you've heard about the girl who plays second base for Mesa Preparatory Academy's baseball team and caused a national stir when a fundamentalist Catholic school in Phoenix chose to forfeit the state championship game rather...
  
  
• [30-05-2012] 2 adults, 2 kids sent to hospital after crash involving car, semitruck in Phoenix
  
  The car and semitruck crashed near 35th and Southern avenues....
  
  
• [29-05-2012] 1 killed as car drives off Arizona 143 in Phoenix, lands on Loop 202
  
  A vehicle rolled over on Arizona 143, leaving one person dead early Tuesday morning, authorities said....
  
  
• [29-05-2012] Phoenix woman offering $10,000 reward for lost dog
  
  No amount of money is too small for a Phoenix woman hoping for her dog's safe return....
  
  
• [29-05-2012] Phoenix crash on Interstate 17 kills 2
  
  Vehicle collided head-on after van drove the wrong way onto the freeway, authorities say....
  
  
• [29-05-2012] Dead body found near Camelback Mountain
  
  Authorities say a man's body was lying under a bush at the entrance to Echo Canyon Park near Tatum Boulevard and McDonald Drive in Phoenix....
  
  
• [29-05-2012] Phoenix area ozone health watch issued by regulators
  
  Environmental regulators have extended an ozone health watch for the Phoenix metropolitan area through Tuesday....
  
  
• [29-05-2012] Maricopa County approves Phoenix housing project
  
  The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has decided to spend $3.8 million in federal funds to purchase and rehabilitate a Phoenix complex to house low-income, veteran and formerly homeless residents....
  
  
• [29-05-2012] College scholarship honors slain Phoenix officer
  
  Shane Figueroa's name has invoked thoughts of tragedy and heroism in the South Mountain community ever since the 25-year-old Phoenix police officer was killed in the line of duty in 2008....
  
  
• [29-05-2012] Phoenix supporting 4 project proposals in northeast
  
  In another signal of economic growth in northeast Phoenix, several preliminary site plans for new developments have been approved this week....
  
  
• [29-05-2012] Phoenix police: Woman, man shot during group altercation
  
• [27-05-2012] New Arizona election law may lengthen some terms
  
  State election law change may mean extra time in office for some Phoenix elected officials and more time before some residents get a chance to vote...
  
  
• [27-05-2012] Phoenix-area homeowners getting relief through federal plan
  
  After more than $500 million in federal allotments to Arizona to try to slow foreclosures, the latest federal housing-assistance program seems to be the first one to provide widespread help....
  
  
• [27-05-2012] Chlorine fumes send kids, swim coach to hospital
  
  A group of Phoenix children and a swimming coach were taken to a hospital after inhaling toxic fumes....
  
  
• [27-05-2012] Flashlight scare at Phoenix Goodwill 1 of several calls
  
  Some worried employees at a Goodwill store at 16th Street and Indian School Road in central Phoenix called police on Saturday afternoon after they spotted three flashlights in a donation bin....
  
  
• [27-05-2012] Wind blows down gate in Laveen, killing boy, 2
  
  A little boy was killed in southwest Phoenix Saturday morning when he was struck in the head by a heavy metal gate that fell during a construction project....
  
  
• [27-05-2012] Man shot, killed during Phoenix house party
  
  Phoenix police said a 22-year-old man was killed when an argument broke out during a house party on Friday....
  
  
• [26-05-2012] Phoenix-area cities giving workers raises again
  
  After years of freezing worker pay while the recession choked their budgets, Valley cities are starting to give employees raises again....
  
  
• [26-05-2012] Big profits for home-flippers signal Phoenix-area rebound
  
  In another sign that metro Phoenix's housing market is slowly recovering, hundreds of homes across the region sold by banks after foreclosure or through short sales are being flipped by investors for almost double the price they paid...
  
  
• [26-05-2012] Phoenix redistricting consultant under fire
  
  Political contributions and Twitter posts from a Phoenix redistricting consultant have come under fire after members of the public and some elected officials accused him of injecting political bias into the mapping process....
  
  
• [26-05-2012] Dust, visibility may affect Phoenix-area commuters
  
  Winds could whip up sporadic dust storms from South Mountain to the Southeast Valley Friday afternoon....
  
  
• [26-05-2012] Man gets life prison term for Phoenix killing
  
  A gang member charged in the killing of a Phoenix man found bound, beaten and stuffed in the trunk of his car has been sentenced to natural life in prison....
  
  
• [26-05-2012] Rigged flashlight sent to California lab for analysis
  
  Evidence from a rigged flashlight that detonated at a Salvation Army warehouse in Phoenix has been sent to California for further investigation, officials said....
  
  
• [26-05-2012] Glendale invites fans to thank Phoenix Coyotes for record-breaking season
  
  Glendale invites Phoenix Coyotes fans to congratulate the team on its record-breaking season by filling out thank-you cards....
  
  
• [25-05-2012] Rigged device explodes at Salvation Army; 2 hurt
  
  A device rigged with explosives went off inside a Phoenix Salvation Army distribution center Thursday afternoon, slightly injuring two employees, authorities said....
  
  
• [24-05-2012] Phoenix pedestrian killed crossing Indian School Road
  
  A pedestrian was killed Wednesday night after he crossed in the middle of a block on Indian School Road in Phoenix and struck by a car, according to the Phoenix Police Department....
  
  
• [24-05-2012] More parking considered at busy Phoenix trail
  
  The traffic and parking jam at Camelback Mountain's popular Echo Canyon Trail that fueled frustration between hikers and residents should greatly ease if several proposals are adopted by the city....
  
  
• [24-05-2012] Delta flight diverted due to engine trouble
  
  A Delta flight to Atlanta landed safely in Phoenix on Wednesday afternoon after being diverted due to engine trouble....
  
  
• [24-05-2012] Delta flight diverted due to engine trouble
  
  A Delta flight to Atlanta landed safely in Phoenix on Wednesday afternoon after being diverted due to engine trouble....
  
  
• [23-05-2012] Phoenix woman pleads not guilty in fake-cancer case
  
  A Phoenix woman who pretended to have cancer to raise money for breast implants has pleaded not guilty to fraud and theft charges....
  
  
• [23-05-2012] Phoenix crash with injuries closes Thomas Road
  
  A collision with serious injuries in Phoenix has forced Thomas Road to be closed in both directions near 34th Street, according to the Phoenix Police Department....
  
  
• [23-05-2012] Phoenix police: Man who jumped from truck dies
  
  Phoenix police say a man who jumped from a moving vehicle during an argument with his girlfriend has died from his injuries....
  
  
• [23-05-2012] Phoenix area weather: Cooler days ahead
  
  An excessive heat warning has been issued for a second straight day, as temperatures Tuesday are expected to match -- maybe even top -- the 108-degree high reached on Monday....
  
  
• [22-05-2012] Summit deputies save drowning child in Arizona
  
  Two Summit County sheriff’s deputies are being hailed as heroes for helping to save a 3-year-old child who was found in a hotel pool in Phoenix.Deputies Mark McElroy, 48, and William McKinney, 39, were in Arizona...
  
  
• [22-05-2012] Near-record heat in Phoenix area set to cool down
  
  If the hot weather doesn't chase you indoors, maybe the air-pollution alerts will....
  
  
• [22-05-2012] Phoenix teen shot in the face while handling gun
  
  A teenager was shot in the face Monday evening while handling a firearm in a Phoenix home with a friend, according to Phoenix Police....
  
  
• [22-05-2012] Trial starts in '09 blaze at Phoenix mansion
  
  Michael Marin, a Phoenix attorney, art collector and adventurer, went on trial Monday on an arson charge, with prosecutors alleging he torched his $3.5 million mansion to get himself out of a financial jam....
  
  
• [22-05-2012] Phoenix rollover on I-10 leads to backup
  
  Three vehicles collide, with one of them rolling over, Monday morning on Interstate 10 eastbound near 32nd Street, leaving several injured and traffic backed up....
  
  
• [22-05-2012] Phoenix area weather: Hot, with ozone pollution
  
  Folks are going to find weather conditions trying this week: It'll be hot today and Tuesday -- enough to prompt an excessive heat warning -- and winds and low humidity are expected to give crews fighting wildfires fits....
  
  
• [21-05-2012] Racial slur leads to fight at Phoenix Circle K
  
  Two men are in the hospital Sunday night following an altercation that started with a racial slur, police said....
  
  
• [21-05-2012] Artists introduce Phoenix students to jazz
  
  The new Nash-Jazz in AZ Community Center, in the heart of downtown's Roosevelt Row arts district, is a groundbreaking venue that will educate young people about jazz and stage concerts and jam sessions....
  
  
• [21-05-2012] Police: Man jumps from vehicle after fight with girlfriend
  
  A man bailed from a moving vehicle early Sunday morning, following a quarrel with his girlfriend, Phoenix Police said....
  
  
• [20-05-2012] Phoenix man fatally shot; stolen cars found
  
  An unidentified Phoenix man was killed Saturday afternoon in a shooting police believe may have been related to the sale and purchase of stolen cars....
  
  
• [19-05-2012] Help sought in Phoenix shooting of man, dog
  
  A 27-year-old man and his dog were fatally shot late Friday evening in Phoenix and police are asking for the public's help in locating the two suspects believed to be involved....
  
  
• [19-05-2012] Phoenix ozone watch, pollution advisory
  
  The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has issued an ozone health watch for Saturday and an ozone high pollution advisory for Sunday in the Phoenix metropolitan area...
  
  
• [19-05-2012] Phoenix hearing to focus on drugs at border
  
  WASHINGTON - A congressional panel will meet Monday in Phoenix to talk about ways to improve information-sharing among government agencies to thwart the flow of illicit drugs from Mexico into Arizona....
  
  
• [19-05-2012] Phoenix police: Man forced runaway teen into prostitution
  
  Phoenix police arrested a man Wednesday on suspicion of meeting a 17-year-old girl who was living on the streets and forcing her to prostitute herself....
  
  
• [18-05-2012] Phoenix officer's porn work comes to light
  
  A retired Phoenix police officer's moonlighting job as a porn website operator is coming to light....
  
  
• [18-05-2012] Glendale earmarks $17 million operations fee for Phoenix Coyotes Jobing.com Arena
  
  Glendale council appears poised to approve $17M operations fee for Coyotes arena....
  
  
• [18-05-2012] Phoenix police look for man approaching young girls
  
  Phoenix police are searching for a man who they say drove up to several groups of young girls and, on at least one occasion, asked if they wanted to go to Mexico....
  
  
• [18-05-2012] Phoenix area weekend traffic
  
  The following Phoenix area roads will be closed or have lane restrictions this weekend....
  
  
• [18-05-2012] Three vehicles collide on Interstate 10 in west Phoenix
  
  Traffic was slowed by a three-vehicle collision with possible injuries on Interstate 10 in Phoenix on Thursday morning....
  
  
• [17-05-2012] Phoenix-area companies take on role as class sponsors
  
  In the hallways of the Arizona Charter Academy in Surprise, two small plaques hang on the walls outside the second and fifth grades. They don't announce room numbers or teachers' names. Instead, they indicate the classes are sponsored by...
  
  
• [17-05-2012] Arizona non-profit groups in elections unchecked
  
  In July, a month before the Phoenix primary election, a new non-profit corporation was formed with the stated purpose of curbing billboards....
  
  
• [16-05-2012] Graves at MCSO's new headquarters may be pioneers'
  
  A simple construction project in downtown Phoenix has turned into an archaeological excavation after workers building the new Maricopa County sheriff's headquarters unearthed a series of grave sites and caskets late last...
  
  
• [16-05-2012] Phoenix-area high-school grads get college degrees
  
  An increasing number of high school students are earning college degrees in Maricopa County....
  
  
• [16-05-2012] Report: Mark Mitchell declines police queries on decades-old claim
  
  In an interview with Phoenix police last week, Mark Mitchell declined to answer questions about decades-old sexual-abuse allegations but did give a statement denying them, according to a police report released Tuesday....
  
  
• [16-05-2012] Arizona study shows minimum wage for survival
  
  On a bare-bones budget, a single person in metro Phoenix could survive earning $10.19 an hour, but a family of two adults and two young children would need to earn nearly three times that amount, according to a study released today....
  
  
• [16-05-2012] Phoenix area hits 106, highest temperature of year
  
  Temperatures in the Phoenix area climbed to 106 degrees on Tuesday, marking the hottest day in the Valley this year....
  
  
• [16-05-2012] Driver is second fatality in Phoenix head-on collision
  
  The driver of a minivan that drifted into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with another vehicle over the weekend has died of his injuries....
  
  
• [15-05-2012] Valley Metro aims to make Express bus routes faster
  
  When a Tempe Express bus pulls away from the curb on Broadway Road near Loop 101, it begins a 50-minute journey to downtown Phoenix. That 19-mile trip, on Route 520, winds through several neighborhoods and includes up to 12 stops...
  
  
• [15-05-2012] Phoenix Coyotes loyalists still proudly howling after all these years
  
  Loyal fans are reveling in this Coyotes' season because the team has advanced in the playoffs further than it ever has since moving to Arizona....
  
  
• [15-05-2012] Crews work to maintain ice at Jobing.com Arena
  
  Ice doesn't thrive in the desert. So as the Phoenix Coyotes battle the Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference finals, crews at Jobing.com Arena are fighting the Valley's rising temperatures to keep the ice in optimum shape for...
  
  
• [15-05-2012] Phoenix police: Driver was using laptop in fatal crash
  
  Phoenix police say that a distracted driver using a laptop drifted into oncoming traffic, causing a collision that killed one and injured two others Saturday afternoon in Phoenix....
  
  
• [15-05-2012] Airman stationed at Glendale Luke Air Force Base killed in Phoenix crash
  
  Luke officials have identified 26-year-old Senior Airman Kenneth M. Lee Jr., as the driver who was ejected from a BMW on Interstate 10, near 51st Avenue....
  
  
• [15-05-2012] Phoenix police break up dog-fighting ring, arrest 9
  
  Police broke up a dog-fighting ring and arrested nine spectators in a Phoenix home Sunday night, according to the Phoenix Police Department....
  
  
• [15-05-2012] Man convicted in 2009 Paradise Valley home invasions
  
  A Phoenix man who kept Paradise Valley residents in fear during a series of home invasions in 2009 was convicted Monday in connection with the spree....
  
  
• [15-05-2012] PHX Sky Train at Sky Harbor Airport begins test runs
  
  The automated train at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport took its inaugural test run Monday morning as Mayor Greg Stanton and other Phoenix officials celebrated the project's milestone....
  
  
• [14-05-2012] Phoenix area weather: Heat watch for Tuesday
  
  The National Weather Service issued a heat watch for the Phoenix area for Tuesday as temperatures are expected to soar far above average starting Monday....
  
  
• [14-05-2012] Atlanta's Phoenix Award given to "microcredit" champion Muhammad Yunus
  
  Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed presented a Phoenix Award, the city's highest honor, to Dr. Muhammad Yunus, a Bangladeshi banker and economist who won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for championing "microcredit" -- small loans given to poor...
  
  
• [14-05-2012] Atlanta's Phoenix Award given to "microcredit" champion Muhammad Yunus
  
  Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed presented a Phoenix Award, the city's highest honor, to Dr. Muhammad Yunus, a Bangladeshi banker and economist who won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for championing "microcredit" -- small loans given to poor...
  
  
• [14-05-2012] Phoenix-area cities got innovative during economic downturn
  
  If necessity is the mother of invention, the economy has been nothing but maternal for local cities....
  
  
• [14-05-2012] Death-row prisoner's lawyers to make final push
  
  Lawyers in Phoenix and San Francisco will make a final push to keep death-row prisoner Samuel Lopez from being executed on Wednesday....
  
  
• [13-05-2012] Phoenix pursuing new set of activists
  
  Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton hopes to invite new faces to city government with the launch of Plan Phoenix....
  
  
• [13-05-2012] 1 dead in rollover accident on I-10
  
  A driver is dead after being ejected from a vehicle as it rolled on Interstate 10 in Phoenix, officials said....
  
  
• [13-05-2012] Serious crash on 7th St. near Northern
  
  Phoenix police were working the scene of a serious vehicle crash Saturday afternoon, officials said....
  
  
• [13-05-2012] Atlanta mayor honors "Father of Microcredit" Yunus
  
  Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has presented Muhammad Yunus with a Phoenix Award. Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner and so-called "Father of Microcredit," was honored Friday at City Hall....
  
  
• [13-05-2012] Phoenix man part of border complaint
  
  Phoenix resident Alberto Garcia a naturalized U.S. citizen, says on one occasion CBP officers at a border crossing in Arizona dragged him out of his car, handcuffed him forcefully and interrogated him for four hours after apparently...
  
  
• [13-05-2012] Obama's environmental adviser Nancy Sutley visits
  
  President Barack Obama's principal advisor on environmental issues was in Phoenix Friday to tour energy-efficient buildings, including a school, and the Metro light rail....
  
  
• [13-05-2012] U.S. Labor chief Hilda Solis talks jobs during Valley visit
  
  U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis made a swing through Phoenix on Friday to talk up the Obama administration's effort to create jobs and to listen to economic concerns from metro Phoenix Latino community leaders....
  
  
• [13-05-2012] Suspect in death of Phoenix boy surrenders
  
  The 18-year-old man police suspect of beating to death a 2-year-old boy in Phoenix earlier this year because the toddler wouldn't eat dinner has turned himself into authorities, police said early Saturday....
  
  
• [13-05-2012] Atlanta mayor honors "Father of Microcredit" Yunus
  
  Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has presented Muhammad Yunus with a Phoenix Award. Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner and so-called "Father of Microcredit," was honored Friday at City Hall....
  
  
• [13-05-2012] Atlanta mayor honors "Father of Microcredit" Yunus
  
  Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has presented Muhammad Yunus with a Phoenix Award. Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner and so-called "Father of Microcredit," was honored Friday at City Hall....
  
  
• [12-05-2012] Man gets 42-year prison term for Phoenix heists
  
  A man has been sentenced to 42 years in prison for a string of bank and armored car robberies in the Phoenix metropolitan area....
  
  
• [12-05-2012] 3 accused in string of laptop thefts at Phoenix coffee shops
  
  Phoenix police arrested three men Thursday night on suspicion of stealing laptops from people at local coffee shops....
  
  
• [12-05-2012] Lightning suspected in 2 Phoenix home fires
  
  Two luxury homes in the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix catch fire during Wednesday's storm...
  
  
• [12-05-2012] Downtown Phoenix-to-Tolleson light-rail route revised
  
  Valley transit officials are close to approving a new proposal for extending light rail to link downtown Phoenix to Tolleson....
  
  
• [12-05-2012] Engineer says north Phoenix bridge can't carry artwork
  
  A pedestrian bridge in north Phoenix is unable to withstand massive additions....
  
  
• [11-05-2012] Phoenix area recent storm whipped up 'gustnadoes'
  
  Those were not tornadoes that people saw during Wednesday's storm, but rather gustnadoes, which have some similarities but also distinct differences....
  
  
• [11-05-2012] Phoenix area weekend traffic
  
  The following Phoenix area roads will be closed or have lane restrictions this weekend....
  
  
• [11-05-2012] Fighter jets part of flyby for Phoenix funeral
  
  A military refueling airplane escorted by fighter jets from Tucson flew over the Valley about 11:30 a.m. Thursday....
  
  
• [11-05-2012] Phoenix police arrest man in machete attack on pit bull
  
  Phoenix police arrested a man on suspicion of striking a pit bull's head with a machete after his girlfriend came home and told him the dog had threatened her....
  
  
• [10-05-2012] Phoenix police: Man tried to force girl into prostitution
  
  Phoenix police arrested a man early Wednesday morning on suspicion of holding a 17-year-old San Diego girl against her will and trying to force her into prostitution in Phoenix....
  
  
• [10-05-2012] Phoenix man gets 22 years in 90-year-old's death in bank robbery
  
  A Phoenix man was sentenced to 22 years in prison Wednesday for the 2010 death of 90-year-old man who was attacked after withdrawing cash from a bank....
  
  
• [10-05-2012] Phoenix police: Man drove stolen vehicle into restaurant
  
  The Burger Shoppe restaurant near 35th Avenue and Thomas Road has been the target of multiple arson attempts in the recent past....
  
  
• [09-05-2012] FBI investigating separate Phoenix-bound plane threats
  
  Authorities on Wednesday continued to investigate the Tuesday night threats that forced two Southwest Airlines planes to be re-screened, one at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and one at John Wayne Airport....
  
  
• [09-05-2012] NHL hopes Phoenix Coyotes sale to Jamison closes fast
  
  League will sell Coyotes to Greg Jamison within weeks if the league commissioner has his way....
  
  
• [09-05-2012] Maricopa County SWAT team serves Phoenix search warrant
  
  Maricopa County Sheriff's Office SWAT teams served a search warrant at a Phoenix home about 7 a.m. Wednesday morning....
  
  
• [09-05-2012] Threats Halt 2 Southwest Flights
  
  Two Southwest Airlines flights from Orange County, California, to Phoenix were the subject of security scares Tuesday night -- and authorities are investigating whether the incidents are linked. ...   ...
  
  
• [09-05-2012] Bedding drive to benefit domestic-violence victims at Phoenix shelter
  
  Last week's murder-suicide in Gilbert has renewed community focus on domestic violence and the need to raise awareness about prevention....
  
  
• [09-05-2012] Threat prompts rescreening of 2 Phoenix Southwest flights
  
  A threat Tuesday night prompted authorities to rescreen passengers and luggage aboard a Southwest Airlines flight arriving to Sky Harbor International Airport, airline officials said....
  
  
• [09-05-2012] Unlicensed driver arrested in crash that killed boy
  
  Phoenix police say an unlicensed teen driver who last week collided into another vehicle, resulting in a young boy's death, has been booked into jail...
  
  
• [09-05-2012] Carpet-cleaning van fire touches off Phoenix house blaze
  
  Firefighters say a carpet cleaning van caught fire Tuesday afternoon, causing flames to spread to a customer's central Phoenix home....
  
  
• [09-05-2012] Suspect in fatal Phoenix shooting arrested in Colorado
  
  Police in Colorado arrested a man suspected of firing a gun at a car and killing the driver early Sunday morning near Central Avenue and Hatcher Road in Phoenix....
  
  
• [09-05-2012] Phoenix man gets 15 years in child-porn case
  
  A pharmacy supervisor has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for printing and paying for child pornography at the suburban Phoenix store where he worked....
  
  
• [08-05-2012] Light is shed on Paradise Valley murder investigation
  
  Recently released police documents offer new details about the January murders of Phoenix cigar-store owner Bruce Gaudet and Paradise Valley philanthropists Lawrence and Glenna Shapiro....
  
  
• [08-05-2012] Phoenix-area cities remember those killed in line of duty
  
  A total of 163 mini-American flags spaced evenly on a grassy lawn fluttered in the breeze during the Chandler Police Department Police Memorial Service, one for each officer slain in the line of duty in the United States last year....
  
  
• [08-05-2012] Phoenix building's 33rd-floor window shatters
  
  Window on 33rd floor shatters and rains glass down Monday in downtown Phoenix....
  
  
• [08-05-2012] Phoenix shooting suspect surrenders; 1 still sought
  
  A man suspected of involvement in a drive-by shooting Sunday that killed one motorist turned himself in Monday morning....
  
  
• [08-05-2012] Phoenix Coyotes near ownership deal with optimism
  
  National Hockey League executives say the team's long ownership battles are nearly resolved....
  
  
• [08-05-2012] Gilbert shootings: 911 tapes released
  
  Police have released some 911 calls in the case of a former neo-Nazi who they believe shot and killed four people before turning the gun on himself in the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert....
  
  
• [08-05-2012] Phoenix teacher, coach accused in sexual exploitation of minor
  
  Police arrested Jeffrey Huelster on suspicion of illegal online sexual activity with a minor....
  
  
• [07-05-2012] Announcement on Phoenix Coyotes sale could come today
  
  NHL officials are in Glendale today to hammer out a deal with a potential Phoenix Coyotes buyer....
  
  
• [05-05-2012] Goldwater Institute wins 'small victory' in Coyotes case
  
  Glendale and the Goldwater Institute have battled over Phoenix Coyotes records since 2009....
  
  
• [05-05-2012] Phoenix OKs contract to restore police pay
  
  The Phoenix City Council narrowly approved a new contract for police officers this week that will restore part of a previous pay cut and allow paid release time for some officers to conduct union business....
  
  
• [05-05-2012] Local Mormons committed to their faith
  
  Trevar Dahl spends an hour before school each morning studying the Bible with seven other teens.“It’s the best way to start the day, and it helps us with a pretty good knowledge of scripture,” said Trevar, a 16-year-old...
  
  
• [05-05-2012] Phoenix woman sexually assaulted in apartment
  
  Phoenix police officers are searching for a man suspected of sexually assaulting a 56-year-old woman....
  
  
• [05-05-2012] Phoenix mayor honors 3 who rescued helicopter crash victims
  
  Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton awarded three men Friday with the Most Valuable Phoenician award for saving a pilot and passenger whose helicopter crashed into two homes....
  
  
• [04-05-2012] Grand Avenue traffic between Phoenix and Surprise improves
  
  Commuters saving time because of the improved timing of traffic signals, according to ADOT....
  
  
• [04-05-2012] Restaurants find healthy choices a tough sell
  
  When chef Aaron Chamberlin opened his central Phoenix eatery in 2009, he was determined to serve good-for-you foods. Portions would be delicate, greens from a nearby farmer and the menu hamburger-free. Fifty-odd requests later, he...
  
  
• [04-05-2012] Phoenix area weekend traffic
  
  The following Phoenix area roads will be closed or have lane restrictions this weekend....
  
  
• [04-05-2012] 4 men rescued from Phoenix drophouse; 3 were assaulted
  
  Three of the men told investigators they were beaten, sexually abused and assaulted with a stun gun, according to Amber Cargile, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman....
  
  
• [03-05-2012] Two vehicles torched at Phoenix apartment complex
  
  The incidents could be unrelated, Phoenix fire officials say....
  
  
• [03-05-2012] 500 bronze vases stolen from Phoenix cemetery
  
  The vases, worth $480 each, were stolen from the Phoenix Memorial Cemetery near Loop 101....
  
  
• [03-05-2012] Arizona Cardinals threaten to sue Glendale over parking
  
  The Arizona Cardinals and Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority delivered a notice of claim to Glendale on Wednesday over the loss of about 3,200 parking spots near University of Phoenix Stadium....
  
  
• [03-05-2012] Helicopter crashes into central Phoenix home
  
  2 men aboard craft taken to hospital; crash collapsed part of roof of house....
  
  
• [03-05-2012] Phoenix police: Woman in argument ordered dog to attack
  
  Phoenix police arrested a woman suspected of releasing her dog, which attacked adults and children, during an argument, police officials said Wednesday....
  
  
• [03-05-2012] Halt to execution sought over inconsistent procedures
  
  Samuel Lopez is scheduled to be die May 16 for the murder of a Phoenix woman in 1987....
  
  
• [02-05-2012] Phoenix may delay reform of pensions
  
  Plans to reform the Phoenix pension system could be delayed while city officials wait to see how an overhaul of the state employee system plays out....
  
  
• [02-05-2012] Phoenix home damaged by flames
  
  Fire investigators were working Tuesday night to determine what caused flames to break out at a Phoenix home....
  
  
• [02-05-2012] Phoenix Good Samaritan awakens from coma
  
  A Good Samaritan from Phoenix who was shot and entered into a coma last month awoke Tuesday morning, his fiancée said....
  
  
• [02-05-2012] Man gets 10 years for 3 DNA-linked sexual assaults in Phoenix
  
  A man whose DNA linked him to three sexual assaults in Phoenix in 1996 and 1997 has been sentenced to 10 years in prison....
  
  
• [01-05-2012] Phoenix dental clinic helps kids, teens without insurance
  
  Elizabeth Mize is the typical kind of case Dr. Zoltan Varadi encounters working at the Boys & Girls Club Children's Dental Clinic near 15th Avenue and Grant Street, southwest of downtown Phoenix, where he treats uninsured children and...
  
  
• [01-05-2012] Boy dies after head-on crash in Phoenix
  
  Phoenix police believe a sedan was trying to pass another vehicle when it hit a pickup....