Arizona moved up slightly in the 2026 KIDS COUNT rankings but remains 40th overall, with education and preschool access dragging the state down.

Antonio Cordero, wanted in a 2014 child molestation case, was detained in Panama and returned to Arizona after U.S. Marshals coordinated his extradition.

A toddler died after being struck in a hit-and-run in west Phoenix. Police say a 35-year-old suspect is now in custody.

One person died and four were hospitalized after a wrong-way crash on I‑10 near 339th Avenue in Tonopah; westbound lanes were closed as troopers investigated.

Clear skies and triple‑digit heat today; highs near 104°F, climbing toward 110°F by Friday.

A Phoenix federal trial heard that Rene Ortiz left filings asking to “execute the newly elected POTUS,” and a U.S. marshal testified Ortiz made similar threats months earlier. Jurors must now decide whether the documents were a true threat or the product of mental illness.

A Waymo robotaxi drove into the middle of a Phoenix police search near Sky Harbor, briefly circling a parking lot and drawing officers' attention.

An Uber driver’s accidental detour in Sedona stopped a sophisticated scam aimed at a woman in her 90s and highlighted rising elder‑fraud risks in the area.

An Avondale police-involved shooting in Litchfield Park sent one man to the hospital; officials released few details about the incident.

Court filings say a deportation layover at Phoenix Sky Harbor turned violent when a man allegedly tried to flee and bit an ICE officer. He faces a federal assault charge.

A Desert Vista graduate says he was hospitalized after a Senior Ditch Day party at an Ahwatukee home; he is suing the homeowners for negligence and damages.

Glendale police and the Arizona Humane Society seized 22 animals from a home officials called squalid, with 15 puppies found inside a hot plastic bin.

Yavapai County says a Mesa man faces manslaughter and other felonies after a Prescott resident died last year from a fentanyl overdose.