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PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — A young girl is recovering after being seriously hurt in a drive-by shooting last week in central Phoenix. But a family friend says 10-year-old Kaiya Houle has a long road ahead. Shortly before 5 p.m. last Friday, Phoenix police officers responded to the area of...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — A teen boy is dead, and a young girl is recovering after being seriously hurt in a drive-by shooting last week in central Phoenix. Shortly before 5 p.m. last Friday, Phoenix police officers responded to the area of 1st Avenue and Thomas Road and found 15-year-old Isaac Perez Grado and 10-year-old Kaiya Houle shot. Police said that someone in a car opened fire on another car, injuring Grado who was inside. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. One of those rounds also hit Kaiya in the process, who was walking in the area with family. On Tuesday, Phoenix police said that Grado died from his injuries.

MESA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) -- Mesa police are asking the public for help finding four kids reportedly taken by their father who doesn’t have custody of them. On Sunday around 11 a.m., investigators say 8-year-old Dequan, 10-year-old Tatiana, 13-year-old Lashaun and 14-year-old Devon Washington were kidnapped by their father, Devon M. Washington, during a custody visit with the kids. He hasn’t taken the children back to the Department of Child Services, police said.

Police say the man was shot and killed at a Chevron at 35th Avenue and Camelback Road. Steve Cottrell, Chief Revenue Officer of Sunday Goods, is hoping for up to a 35% boost in business for this week and they loaded up on inventory. Phoenix police using cameras to keep...

MESA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) -- Authorities in Mesa are investigating after reports of a body found floating at a popular lake early Tuesday morning. Initially, reports came in of a possible drowning at Dobson Ranch Lake, near the area of Dobson and Baseline around 5:15 a.m. However, police and firefighters say that an employee at the golf course had reported seeing a body in the water but was too far away to be certain. When authorities arrived on the scene, they confirmed a body was found in the water. Fire officials tell Arizona’s Family that their efforts have turned into a recovery mission. At this time, crews are working to deploy a raft to recover the body.

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PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- A young boy has died after being seriously hurt in a crash in north Phoenix Tuesday morning. Phoenix police tell Arizona’s Family that they responded to the area of 23rd Avenue and Thunderbird Road around 8 a.m. When they arrived, they found a child, later identified as a young boy, with serious injuries. He was later pronounced dead. Police say the vehicle stayed on the scene.

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- Phoenix police say a woman is dead after a shooting at Steele Indian School Park late Sunday night. She’s since been identified as 29-year-old Karissa Danyelle Hamilton. Officers initially responded to a shooting around 11 p.m. near Central Avenue and Indian School Road and arrived...

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PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- A pro-life activist who scaled Chase Tower in downtown Phoenix Tuesday morning has been booked into jail for trespassing. Police and firefighters, including Technical Rescue Teams, responded to Chase Tower near Monroe Street and Central Avenue around 9:45 a.m. Tuesday. There, they found a man scaling a three-foot-wide ventilation channel on the building’s exterior, and he was already 15 floors from the ground. Video from the scene showed a man scaling the building, and a number of first responders on the roof and the streets below.

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - A man is dead after a shooting at a gas station in central Phoenix on Monday night. It happened around 8:30 p.m. at the Chevron at 35th Avenue and Camelback Road. It’s unclear what led up to the shooting, but police say a man is detained. The victim died at the scene. Detectives are on the scene gathering clues.

Police say the man was shot and killed at a Chevron at 35th Avenue and Camelback Road. Steve Cottrell, Chief Revenue Officer of Sunday Goods, is hoping for up to a 35% boost in business for this week and they loaded up on inventory. Arizona sex workers, advocates calling for...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - A man was arrested outside the Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix Monday night on several charges, including aggravated assault on police officers. Phoenix police officers responded to reports of a fight that broke out around 10 p.m., shortly after Super Bowl Opening Night festivities ended at the Footprint Center. When they arrived, police say they found a group of people assaulting a man. and used pepper spray to break up the crowd. During a disturbance that followed involving police, officers arrested 22-year-old Armonte Dupree Smith.

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - The 20th annual Rainbows Festival will be held April 1 and 2 in downtown Phoenix, sponsored by Phoenix Pride!. Drag performer and DJ Lady Bunny, Madonna backing vocalist Niki Haris, RuPaul’s Drag Race veteran, and Madonna impersonator Venus D. Lite will be headlining this year’s festivities. Joined on the Main Stage and Nissan Community Stage alongside these special guests will be Phoenix Pride royalty and local and national drag performers.

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- A man is now in jail after police say he intentionally ran over a man and woman on the city’s north side Monday morning. Officers responded to the area of 47th Avenue and Bell Road around 7:30 a.m. after a report of a crash between a truck and pedestrians. Officers arrived to find a man and woman with serious injuries, who were soon rushed to an area hospital. They are expected to survive their injuries, but an updated status on their condition has not yet been released.

TEMPE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) -- The grass is greener at Sunday Goods on Scottsdale Road in Tempe for out-of-state visitors looking forward to legally try marijuana. “I’m a big believer in this business and have been for a long time. I’ve been an investor in some of these businesses,” said Craig Eckstron, who’s visiting from Georgia. Recreational weed is illegal in Georgia, so Eckstron is bringing his business to the desert like other tourists visiting for the Super Bowl and WM Phoenix Open.

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PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- Police say a man admitted to drinking and driving before hitting and killing a motorcyclist and taking off in Phoenix over the weekend. On Saturday at 11:30 p.m., 32-year-old Larrison James was driving north on 19th Avenue near Thunderbird Road when he collided with a motorcyclist heading south. The victim hit James’ windshield and then fell on the road and died.

GLENDALE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) -- Two Maricopa County sheriff deputies were injured after police say a suspected impaired driver crashed into them early Monday morning. According to Glendale police Det. Laura Lechuga, officers were first called out by MCSO around 2:30 a.m. when a reported deputy-involved crash near 83rd Avenue and Oregon, just north of Camelback Road. At this time, police believe the deputy was attempting to make a left turn onto Oregon when a driver in a car rear-ended them. A woman was found in the other vehicle in the passenger seat, making officers initially think that the driver left on foot, but officers now say they believed that woman was the driver believed to have caused the crash. The suspect, who has yet to be identified, suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- A man is dead after being hit by two cars in downtown Phoenix early Tuesday morning. He’s been identified as 27-year-old Isaiah Montez Reid. According to Phoenix police, Reid was trying to street mid-block at 7th Street at Polk, just north of Van Buren, around 4:30 a.m. when he was hit by a southbound car. He was then hit by another car driving south. Reid was rushed to a hospital with serious injuries and died a short time later. Video from the scene showed crime scene tape and extensive traffic blockades in the area.