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A Tempe woman was arrested after allegedly driving the wrong way on Loop 101, circling a patrol car and crashing near Glendale Avenue. She faces multiple aggravated charges while DPS investigates.
Arizona’s high court on May 15 upheld the death sentence for Edward Littleton McCauley in the 2014 killing of his estranged wife, leaving his capital punishment intact after years of appeals.
A late-night house fire near 35th Avenue and Thomas Road spread to neighboring homes and drew a large emergency response. Crews remained on scene as investigators prepared to examine the scene.
Phoenix police arrested a man this week in connection with an April shooting in north Phoenix that killed Cheyenne Amestoy. He was booked on second-degree murder and drug-possession charges.
A man pulled from a Phoenix backyard pool was declared beyond resuscitation Thursday. Fire crews turned the scene over to police as detectives investigate.
A shooting in Buckeye Thursday night left at least one person hurt and shut down streets near Miller and Warner.
A bomb threat near NAU’s Ardrey Auditorium prompted an evacuation in Flagstaff; police are on scene and say the report remains unconfirmed. The university urged people to monitor official alerts.
A Phoenix nurse practitioner was sentenced to 3½ years after prosecutors say her clinic billed AHCCCS for care that wasn’t provided, part of a wider fraud sweep.
A partial roof collapse at a North Phoenix shopping center left debris on parked cars and prompted an investigation; no injuries were reported.
A Phoenix driver who crashed at 16th Street and Southern allegedly opened fire at Good Samaritans who stopped to help; police arrested him and said no one was hurt.
Two people were detained after a shooting at a Motel 6 near I‑17 and Thomas Road left one man critically injured early Thursday.
A UTV rollover near Deer Valley Road and 185th Avenue in Surprise left one person dead and another hospitalized; deputies are investigating.
Body-worn video shows Phoenix officers firing at a man they had been trying to arrest on felony warrants in Midtown; he later died and state investigators are probing the case.
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