A Mesa caregiver was arrested after a daughter’s video allegedly showed a resident with dementia being kissed and groped at a local senior-living facility.

Maricopa County jails recorded 39 in‑custody deaths in 2025, and Sheriff Jerry Sheridan is defending his decision to stop routine staff scans as families demand answers.

A Prescott-area plumber suffered third-degree burns after a jobsite gas blast near Mayer. Family members say he faces surgeries and mounting medical costs.

Phoenix Fire Department says technical rescue crews are working a mountain rescue at Camelback Mountain and a PIO is on scene. Officials will update as the operation continues.

Scottsdale police cleared Copper Ridge School after a reported weapon scare; no injuries were reported and the campus moved from lockdown to shelter‑in‑place.

Public records show an Arizona medical license entry for a convicted Bonita surgeon while he serves a three‑year sentence. Family and lawyers call the renewal alarming.

A weekend Tucson Police sweep at South Kolb Road led to 24 arrests and seven towed vehicles as officials step up crackdowns on illegal street racing.

A small plane made an emergency landing on a canal bank near Gilbert Road and Main Street in Mesa Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported and investigators are on scene.

A former Chandler dental assistant pleaded guilty to charges that he touched and photographed child patients. Sentencing is scheduled for June amid civil suits and a dental-board order for chaperones.

Body‑camera footage released Monday shows Surprise officers shooting a man who allegedly threatened a child with a knife near 151st and Cactus. Goodyear PD is leading the investigation.

A Chandler man was sentenced to two consecutive life terms after a 2022 Easter Sunday shooting on the Gila River Indian Community left an uncle dead and two relatives injured.

Gunfire at a Tempe pool party near Broadway and McClintock sent people fleeing. Officers detained multiple people and victims were taken to hospitals.

A student said they were threatened with a gun near Queen Creek Junior High; police put the campus on lockdown and say there is no active threat.