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PHOENIX — Doyle Duke received the gift of life. The 53-year-old survived the successful transplant of a new heart, liver, and kidney. A rare medical procedure, never performed before in Arizona. “Just to be here, I’m blessed,” Duke told 12News Friday, sixteen weeks post-op. The triple-organ transplant...

History made: Mayo Clinic performs first successful triple-organ transplant in Arizona

PHOENIX — It's in a set of bathrooms in the back of Vista del Sur Accelerated Academy, where Keely Lotz wanted to see color, inspiration and positivity. "I want to make sure everybody feels safe here," Lotz said. Lotz, who's in sixth grade at the school, first approached her...

'I knew that's where a lot of people went to cry': Valley student paints positive messages on school bathroom walls

Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — On a recent Sunday night, 37 teenagers from Arizona spent spring break eve in a large Washington D.C. hotel conference room. It was orientation night. They joined 200 teens from around the country on a dizzying week of political workshops, museum tours, visits to landmarks, and walking.

Blog: I chaperoned Arizona teens on a trip to Washington DC. We could all learn from them.

PHOENIX — A pioneer in Arizona broadcasting has died. Retired 12News reporter Jerry Foster died Friday after a battle with lung cancer, according to his wife, Linda. He was 82 years old. Foster was Arizona's first sky broadcaster, bringing families the news from a helicopter to their homes between...

Longtime Sky12 reporter Jerry Foster passes away at 82

Tempe, AZ

TEMPE, Ariz. — The average undergrad graduates with 120 credits. However, one Arizona State University student is going above and beyond that, even when the odds were against her. After being diagnosed with a rare nerve condition, Sydney Abel has continued to push through every challenge she's faced. “I...

'I didn’t want to give up on my dreams': ASU student pushes past nerve disorder to graduate with four degrees

MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. — The Phoenix area has been allocated $36 million in federal dollars to combat the Valley's growing rates of homelessness. A survey done last year found that homelessness had increased by 36% in Maricopa County during the COVID-19 pandemic. The cities of Chandler, Peoria, Glendale, Mesa, and Phoenix reported major increases in their homeless counts during that 2022 survey.

$36 million allocated to prevent homelessness across the Valley

PHOENIX — The owners of a Dairy Queen in Phoenix remain perplexed — and slightly amused — as to why someone would steal the giant red spoon that adorned their restaurant. “We were kind of upset but then more puzzled,” Puja Kalra said Wednesday. “What are they...

Arizona Dairy Queen on the hunt for missing red spoon statue

PHOENIX — Phoenix Union High School District Superintendent Chad Gestson will be stepping down at the end of this school year to take a new job elsewhere. After eight years leading the district, Gestson is leaving PXU to serve as executive director of the Arizona Institute for Education and Economy and a special advisor to the president of Northern Arizona University.

PXU superintendent resigning after 8 years

Surprise, AZ

SURPRISE, Ariz. — The Surprise Police Department said two kids who went missing Sunday afternoon had been found safe. Wednesday night, police asked for the public's help locating 3-year-old Kross Cain and 9-year-old Zhariel Cain, who authorities believed were with their mother, Desiria Bell, who has no custodial rights to the kids.

Surprise PD: Missing kids found safe, reunited with family

PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed legislation that would have prohibited citizens from setting up tents or tarps in public areas. Senate Bill 1024 passed through the Arizona Legislature with little support from Democrats and has expectedly been rejected by the governor. The legislation would have prevented individuals...

Gov. Hobbs vetoes bill that prohibits putting tents, tarps up in public areas

Pinal County, AZ

Apache Junction, AZ

APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. — An Apache Junction has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife in 2020. Carl Hansen, 33, was sentenced last week in Pinal County Superior Court after a jury convicted him of first-degree murder. The defendant initially told police that he found his...

Apache Junction man convicted of beating wife to death in 2020

TEMPE, Ariz. — The push continues to build an entertainment district in Tempe despite a lawsuit filed this week by the City of Phoenix. The center of the proposed $2.1 billion complex near Rio Salado Parkway and Priest Drive would be a new arena for the Coyotes. Ballots will...

Former Tempe mayors advocate for Coyotes complex following Phoenix lawsuit against city

PHOENIX — Sunland Elementary School was locked down for hours on Friday. It was one of many schools in the area of 7th and Southern avenues locked down while Phoenix Police searched for a suspect in the shooting of a police officer. When schools go into lockdown, students aren't...

'There was an emergency lockdown bucket': How kids handle hours-long lockdowns

PHOENIX — Loop 303 northbound is back open at Indian School Road after a crash involving multiple vehicles Friday evening. Department of Public Safety officials said a small SUV traveled from the southbound SR-303 traffic lanes through the dirt median and entered the northbound traffic lanes, colliding with a passenger vehicle.

Loop 303 at Indian School Road reopens after serious injury crash

Buckeye, AZ

PHOENIX — It's an early weekday morning as students at Verrado High School pull up to campus. They grab their belongings, swing their backpack on their back and walk towards the entrance of the school. As they get to the door, a sign greets them telling them to take out their laptops. They oblige and walk carefully through newly installed weapon detector.

'Providing safe and friendly environment is our top priority': Agua Fria High School District installs weapon detectors

PHOENIX — Dozens of residents facing eviction Saturday from a Phoenix mobile home park got a last-minute break from the park owner: they can stay on for three more months. But the future remains uncertain for people who live at the Weldon Court park, near 16th Street and Osborn Road, and at two other Phoenix sites, where evictions are scheduled through May.

Last-minute break lets residents avoid eviction from Phoenix mobile home park

Gilbert, AZ

GILBERT, Ariz. — A section of Williams Field Road is closed as officials in Gilbert investigate a fatal train collision reported Thursday morning involving a pedestrian. The section of road between Highey and Recker roads has been shut down and motorists should seek alternative routes, Gilbert police said. The...

Gilbert police investigating fatal train collision involving pedestrian

PHOENIX — It's the largest proposal the Arizona's teacher's union has ever brought to the table. The Arizona Education Association unveiled its 2023 Educators' Budget, which asks lawmakers to invest $2.2 billion into teachers' salaries, school repairs, and more. “If you want people to stay in Arizona, you have...

'You have to make it worth their while': $2.2 billion education budget proposal for Arizona teachers

Scottsdale, AZ

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Game & Fish is searching for a coyote in Scottsdale and asking the public for help spotting the animal after it went after two children. "AZGFD Mesa is looking for a large, healthy coyote that has injured two toddlers in Scottsdale," the agency said in a tweet.

Arizona Game & Fish asking for help spotting coyote after recent attacks

Glendale, AZ

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Construction is underway on an affordable housing complex funded in part by a state low-income housing tax credit and lauded by state and local officials who gathered at the building site Friday. Gorman and Co., one of the nation’s largest producers of affordable housing, announced Centerline...

Glendale breaks ground on first complex to use state affordable housing tax credit

PHOENIX — A woman is dead and two men are in the hospital after a car crash early Saturday morning in west Phoenix. Police said that impairment may have played a part in the crash. The crash reportedly happened just before 3:15 a.m. near 43rd Avenue and Thomas Road.

Fatal crash in west Phoenix may have involved impairment, police say

PHOENIX — The light rail station near 1st Avenue and Jefferson Street is closed after a knife fight injured two people Monday afternoon, officials said. Phoenix police said three individuals got into an argument in that area which resulted in two of them sustaining stab wounds. The injured individuals were taken to the hospital.

2 injured after stabbing in downtown Phoenix, police say

PHOENIX — The City of Phoenix is faced with a decision after a judge ruled they must clean up conditions in "The Zone," the city's largest homeless encampment. In August, more than a dozen residents, property owners and business owners in the area hit a breaking point, suing the City of Phoenix over conditions in the encampment.

Phoenix has spent $98,000 in taxpayer money fighting lawsuit where judge ordered city to clean up 'The Zone'

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Personal trauma inspires Arizona mom to lead mental health nonprofit

ARIZONA, USA — The Hope Foundation’s business model is straightforward, directly paying for counseling sessions for individuals experiencing financial hardship. “If we can give people the...

Personal trauma inspires Arizona mom to lead mental health nonprofit

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