Family of Charles Vallow speaks out over his death and former wife Lori Vallow

PEORIA, Ariz. — A 27-year-old man has been detained by the Peoria Police Department for allegedly trying to sexually assault a jogger on the Skunk Creek Trail on Jan. 28. Steven R. Michael of Phoenix is facing several felony charges after he allegedly grabbed a woman jogging along the trail Saturday morning and threw her to the ground, police said.

CHANDLER, Ariz. — A 23-year-old man is facing murder charges for allegedly killing his girlfriend in Chandler, police said. Jesus Gonzalez is suspected of killing his 23-year-old girlfriend sometime late last year. Chandler police were first notified of the victim's death on Dec. 3, 2022 after officers were dispatched...

APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. — A 3-year-old boy has died after he allegedly ingested a pill containing fentanyl, police said. The Apache Junction Police Department said Monday the young boy was taken to the hospital by his family and was given Narcan before the child was flown to another hospital, where he died from an overdose.

PHOENIX — It's an unfortunate problem that every student and teacher faces. Now, one Valley school is stepping up efforts to protect them. Within the past two weeks, officials with Mountain Pointe High School near 44th Street and Ray Road in Ahwatukee have been warned of multiple school shooting threats on social media.

EL MIRAGE, Ariz. — A man has died after being shot during a home invasion in El Mirage Saturday night, according to the El Mirage Police Department. Police said the shooting happened Saturday evening at about 5:30 p.m. Officers responded to the area of Thunderbird and El Mirage roads, where they found a man suffering gunshot wounds.

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Department is responding to a shooting that occurred Monday afternoon near 44th Street and Ray Road. At least one teenage boy was injured by the gunfire and taken to the hospital, police said. The juvenile sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Police said early information indicates there...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A deadly crash is under investigation in Scottsdale. The two-vehicle crash happened on Saturday near Thompson Peak Parkway and Grayhawk Drive, according to the Scottsdale Police Department. Police said one person was killed in the crash and a second individual rushed to the hospital. The the...

PHOENIX — >>Editor's note: The above video is from a previously aired broadcast. Two Phoenix police officers who were captured on video violently kicking a suspect they were attempting to detain inside a convenience store will not face charges, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office (MCAO) announced on Monday. The...

NEW RIVER, Ariz. — A 2-year-old child is in the hospital after being pulled from a backyard pool in New River. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said that the child was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Daisy Mountain Fire and Medical crews were called to a home...

PHOENIX — Maricopa is Arizona's most populous county - and by a lot. But two proposals from House Republicans could see Maricopa County carved into four separate pieces. If passed, the proposals would shrink Maricopa County's borders to cover the bulk of Phoenix and surround it with three new counties.

CHANDLER, Ariz — The wrong-way driver accused of killing a respected mixologist in 2021 has been sentenced to 11.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter, court records show. Hannah M. Dike, 27, was convicted this week in Maricopa County Superior Court of recklessly causing a crash that...

PHOENIX — A teenage male has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a west Phoenix bus stop, according to the Phoenix Police Department. Police said on Friday, December 23, 2022, at about 5:21 p.m., Phoenix officers received word a man had been shot at a bus stop near 27th Avenue and Indian School Road.

PHOENIX — It's been five days since 15-year-old Kamryn Meyers' body was found. Friends who knew her said they were shocked. "She was a really good person," Keith Plummer said. "It's hard to believe she's gone." Meyers and 17-year-old Sitlalli Avelar were reported missing on January 7 while living...

PHOENIX — A Valley woman is pleading for the public's help to get her two French bulldogs back after they were stolen during a home burglary in the Ahwatukee Foothills neighborhood. Sabrina, the pet owner, told 12News she's not happy about the situation at all. She posted on social...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Scottsdale Police Department said that they had made an arrest in connection with multiple incidents wherein Molotov cocktails were used to damage vehicles in the city. Around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, detectives surveilling the Mercado Del Lago shopping center on Hayden Road in Scottsdale saw...

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting near 37th and Missouri avenues. A man was shot in the neighborhood Friday afternoon and transported to the hospital. He did not survive his injuries. Homicide detectives are currently on the scene trying to determine what happened leading...

PHOENIX — A large group of people gathered near the steps of Phoenix City Hall Saturday. Some were in masks while others held signs up high. Their goal was to demand change following the release of video showing the beating death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis. "No amount of...

PHOENIX — A man wanted for murder in Wisconsin was found and detained in Phoenix earlier this week. Brandon Gladney, 34, is accused of killing his cousin outside of a convenience store in Milwaukee nearly three years ago. A tip led investigators to find Gladney living in a Phoenix...

ARIZONA, USA — Memphis authorities released more than an hour of footage Friday of the violent beating of Tyre Nichols in which officers held the Black motorist down and struck him repeatedly as he screamed for his mother. The video emerged one day after the officers, who are all...

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — The murder trial of a man accused of killing a Scottsdale woman in her home eight years ago will be delayed a while longer after a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled to suppress key DNA evidence in the case. The 12News I-Team learned that in...