Arizona Humane Society warns scammers are posing as shelter staff and asking owners of lost pets for emergency vet payments. Officials say do not send money and verify any contact.

A man was shot late Saturday near 51st and Baseline in Laveen; he was hospitalized and is expected to survive as police investigate.

A Sun City couple faces felony charges after multiple road‑rage incidents in Glendale, including bricks thrown at a driver's car.

After a routine fender-bender in Mesa, prosecutors say a man stabbed a woman 19 times and fled; he was later arrested in Las Vegas and held on a cash bond. The investigation and court process are ongoing.

A Laughlin man was arrested Wednesday and booked on murder charges after a Bullhead City pedestrian was killed on Feb. 19. Police say more arrests may be coming.

A woman accused in a Dec. 7 crash on U.S. 93 that killed three was arrested in Salt Lake City and is being held without bond pending extradition to Yavapai County.

A Glendale man was arrested Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder in the 1987 stabbing death of NAU student Ina Claire Langstaff after DNA evidence linked him to the case.

A woman was struck and killed near Southern Avenue and San Jose in Mesa; police say the driver fled the scene. Investigators have not released the victim’s name.

A 25-year-old man from Taiwan drowned after jumping from the Fossil Creek waterfall in Gila County, authorities say. The remote swimming area has no lifeguards and a history of fatal accidents.

A former Buckeye school resource officer who assaulted his teenage son is under investigation by Arizona's peace‑officer board after an October 2024 incident. The state probe could cost him his certification.

A wave of vandalism has left Little Free Libraries across the Phoenix Valley emptied or damaged, and Peoria police are investigating. Stewards and neighbors are sharing video and tips.

A Phoenix man was arrested after allegedly pointing a handgun at a Phoenix Police helicopter near 16th and Roosevelt. Police say an air unit watched him toss the gun and ground crews used a pepper‑ball to take him into custody.

A wrong-way driver on Glendale Avenue sparked two crashes that killed one passenger and injured an officer; police are investigating.