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Mountain Ridge senior walks across the stage at graduation after losing his leg
Roughly three months ago, Jett Weinstein would've never imagined walking across the stage for his high school diploma after a serious accident on I-17 near Cordes Junction. Thursday, he did just that.
Vehicle fleeing police crashes; causes power outage overnight in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Three people are hospitalized, and an area is without power after a vehicle fleeing detectives crashed in west Phoenix overnight. The Arizona Department of Public Safety said a traffic stop was attempted on a silver Cadillac sedan around 9 p.m. near I-17 and McDowell Road, but the vehicle did not stop and attempted to evade detectives.
Phoenix population growth is relatively stagnant, newly released census data shows
For years, the Phoenix area has been among the fastest growing metros in the United States. But new census figures show that was not the case between July 2022 and July 2023. The fastest population growth happened in the southern U.S., with more than half of the 15 fastest growing cities located in Texas.
18 defendants in Arizona's 'fake electors' case start heading to court Friday. But where's Rudy?
PHOENIX — Starting Friday morning, Arizona's "fake electors" case will get going with the first of the 18 defendants walking into a basement courtroom in downtown Phoenix. One arraignment is scheduled Friday, for John C. Eastman. Eastman is the 64-year-old conservative law professor and former Trump lawyer who was...
Driver killed in incident at Arizona facility that is being built by a Taiwanese semiconductor giant
A truck driver has been killed after a tank holding waste material depressurized at a construction site in Phoenix, where workers are building an advanced semiconductor manufacturing plant that could supply tens of millions of chips for powering smartphones, vehicles and data center servers.Cesar Anguiano-Guitron, 41, was taking waste material away from the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company plant site in a tractor trailer Wednesday, police said.Anguiano-Guitron was inspecting the tank for a potential problem when an uncontrolled pressure release occurred, causing him to be struck by a blunt object and thrown over 20 feet (6 meters).He was taken to...
MOST ACCURATE FORECAST: Triple digits making a comeback as we head into the weekend!
PHOENIX — Phoenix Sky Harbor picked up 0.01 inches of rain on Thursday morning, marking our first measurable rainfall in the month of May since 2019. That weak storm system is now headed east and high pressure is taking its place, so our forecast will dry out and heat up heading into the weekend.
US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed?
PHOENIX (AP) — Blas Sanchez was nearing the end of a 20-year stretch in an Arizona prison when he was leased out to work at Hickman’s Family Farms, which sells eggs that have ended up in the supply chains of huge companies like McDonald’s, Target and Albertsons. While assigned to a machine that churns chicken droppings into compost, his right leg got pulled into a chute with a large spiraling augur.
3 Arizona students named U.S. Presidential Scholars
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — It’s the end of the school year for students across Arizona, and we love celebrating their accomplishments! Some Arizona students received one of the highest academic honors in the entire country — the Presidential Scholarship Program. The scholarship is given to the nation’s most...
Phoenix chef travels to Italy to compete on Food Network show
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Valley chef recently traveled to Italy to compete in a national cooking competition, and he joined Good Morning Arizona on Thursday to share his experience. Devan Cunningham and his mother are the owners of CC’s on Central, serving Southern flavors with a twist in midtown...
Man sentenced to life in prison after Chandler triple shooting conviction
A man suspected of fatally shooting two people and nearly killing a third inside a car in 2017 was sentenced to life in prison on Monday after he was convicted of first-degree murder along with other felony charges last month. Chandler police arrested Taron Watkins in August 2017 after authorities said he shot...
Suspect caught jumping into backyards trying to escape Arizona DPS troopers
A driver has been arrested after they attempted to run away from a traffic stop on the Loop 101 in the west Phoenix Wednesday night. Details are very limited, but troopers attempted to stop a vehicle on the freeway south of Camelback Road just before 10 p.m. but the driver didn’t stop.
Paradise Valley Couple Uses Pickleball to Raise Funds for MS Society AZ
Jim and Annie Kloss love pickleball. They were married on a pickleball court and moved to a new home because it had space to build two pickleball courts. But that lifestyle was interrupted by Annie’s multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2018. Taking the cause to heart, Jim responded by establishing a tournament to raise funds to support his wife and the estimated 20,000 people affected by MS in Arizona.
OSHA received 2 safety-related complaints before man was killed at construction site, records show
PHOENIX — OSHA is investigating the death of a man who died Wednesday at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company in North Phoenix. Phoenix Police Department officials said that 41-year-old Cesar Anguiano-Guitron, a subcontractor, was transporting waste material away from the construction site in his tractor-trailer. Police explained that Anguiano-Guitron...
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