Phoenix, AZ

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - Phoenix police announced on Friday they have the man who broke into an iconic city landmark and vandalized it last month. Police say they identified 46-year-old Matthew Anderson as the Tovrea Castle burglar and arrested him on Thursday. He was already in jail for an unrelated incident.

Arrest made in Tovrea Castle vandalism case

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Phoenix police have arrested the suspect accused of shooting and killing a man and woman at a north Phoenix bus stop early Saturday morning. Phoenix police were near 29th Avenue and Bell Road when they heard several gunshots around 3:15 a.m. When officers arrived at the scene, they found three people injured and 20-year-old Jermaine Smith running away. Police chased Smith and were able to detain him. A woman was taken to a nearby hospital, and 65-year-old Jerry Carter and 55-year-old Jessica Velasquez died at the scene.

Man arrested after shooting at a north Phoenix bus stop leaves 2 dead

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Court documents are revealing more information about a deadly shooting at a Phoenix apartment complex that ended with three arrests. Phoenix police got a call just before 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9, to an apartment complex near 19th and Butler avenues. They found a man bleeding on the north side of the complex. The man, later identified as Walter Morman IV, was found dead with bullet wounds.

3 arrested after man shot to death at Phoenix apartment complex

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- One person is dead, and nine others were taken to the hospital after a multi-vehicle crash in Phoenix on Saturday afternoon. First responders were called to a five-vehicle crash near 67th Avenue and Coolidge Street, south of Camelback Road, around 12:45 p.m. Police say three cars were heading north when one driver attempted to pass another vehicle but lost control. The driver then struck the other two cars. However, the at-fault driver and another car went into oncoming traffic and hit two vehicles heading south. Phoenix Fire says a total of 10 people were injured. Among the injured was 68-year-old Martha Alicia Cervantes Inzunza, who was hospitalized but later died.

One person dead, 9 hospitalized after multi-car crash in Phoenix

Mesa, AZ

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — A man is in jail after a wrong-way crash earlier this week left a Mesa woman dead. Joel Patrick Williamson Izzett, 41, is now facing a number of charges including second-degree murder. Shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the Arizona Department of Public Safety says...

Man facing murder charge after wrong-way crash on US 60 left Mesa woman dead

Avondale, AZ

AVONDALE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — Police have identified the woman who was shot and killed in an Avondale neighborhood earlier this week as 29-year-old Amalia Raouf Ishak. Jose Chagnon, 53, is accused of shooting Ishak Tuesday afternoon after chasing her from their home near Avondale Boulevard and Buckeye Road. After area residents reported hearing gunshots, police arrived to find Ishak suffering from a gunshot wound to the head on a neighbor’s porch. She died a short time later at a hospital.

Police identify Avondale woman allegedly shot, killed by her husband

Arizona State

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- A traffic stop about 45 minutes north of the Arizona-Mexico border ended with Department of Public Safety Troopers finding roughly 230 pounds of fentanyl and nearly 10 pounds of cocaine on Friday. According to DPS, a Drug Enforcement and Investigations Bureau trooper stopped a driver in a 2015 Honda Accord who was heading north on Interstate 19 near Amado.

DPS stops 230 lbs of fentanyl from heading to Phoenix

Investigators say a total of 10 people were injured, but one person later died. Triple shooting at Phoenix bus stop leaves 2 dead, suspect arrested. Police say 65-year-old Jerry Carter and 55-year-old Jessica Velasquez died at the scene. Phoenix Fan Fusion Day One underway at Phoenix Convention Center. Updated: 18...

Man jumps into action to save boats during Lake Powell marina fire

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- A man is dead after being hit by a car in Laveen early Friday morning. Police have identified him as 55-year-old Randy Long. Phoenix police believe Long was crossing Baseline Road mid-block near 52nd Avenue around 4:30 a.m. when he was struck. Emergency crews arrived and rushed Long to the hospital where he later died from his injuries. The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with detectives.

Man hit and killed by a car in Laveen

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Man killed after motorcycle collides with car in Phoenix

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- A crash involving a DPS trooper has shut down Buckeye Road off of Interstate 17 on Saturday evening. Around 6 p.m., Phoenix Police found a trooper’s vehicle and another collided near the intersection. No injuries have been reported, police say. Buckeye Road will be closed...

Buckeye Road shut down near I-17 after collision involving DPS trooper

A massive fire burned several houseboats at the Lake Powell marina and grew for about an hour and a half. Residents at Primrose Estates in Mesa were given notices stating that they have 180 days to find another place to live. New book details serial rapist who had victims in...

Large fire breaks out at Lake Powell marina

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — One look at a north Phoenix house, and you wonder how anyone could get lost and trapped in the front yard. But that’s exactly what happened a couple of weeks ago when Bill Breakiron, 72, fell in the middle of overgrown brush and trees in front of his home, off Thunderbird Road and Tatum Boulevard. “I just fell and I couldn’t move,” said Breakiron.

Neighbors help 72-year-old injured while landscaping his north Phoenix home

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- A man is dead and a woman was injured after a crash involving a motorcycle in Phoenix early Friday morning. The motorcyclist who was killed has been identified as 38-year-old Charles Hansen. It happened near 28th and Northern Avenues just before 1:30 a.m. According to police,...

Man dead, woman hospitalized after motorcycle crash in Phoenix

Glendale, AZ

GLENDALE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) -- A busy stretch of Camelback Road is closed in Glendale after a person was hit by a car early Friday morning. Glendale police say the crash happened near 53rd Avenue and Camelback Road around 4:30 a.m. Details are extremely limited but officers say that the pedestrian was rushed to the hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries while the driver involved stayed at the scene. At this time, detectives are working to learn if another car was involved as well.

Camelback Road closed in Glendale after person hit by a car

MESA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — Fire crews from all over the East Valley are working to put out a fire at a Mesa apartment building. They were called out to the complex around 6 p.m. near Dobson and Baseline roads on Friday. There was so much fire and smoke that the assignment was bumped up to what is called a second alarm, which means more firefighters, ladder trucks and other fire trucks are sent to the scene. It usually means other departments join the fight.

Dozens of firefighters battle fire at Mesa apartment

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a person was killed after being hit by a car on Interstate 17 in north Phoenix. Troopers say it happened around 6 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the interstate near Thunderbird Road. While details are extremely limited, DPS says that the driver took off from the scene and there is currently no information about the hit-and-run vehicle. Expect emergency vehicles to remain in the area during the morning commute as investigators work to learn more about the crash.

DPS searching for driver who hit, killed person walking on I-17 in north Phoenix

A massive fire burned several houseboats at the Lake Powell marina and grew for about an hour and a half. New book details serial rapist who had victims in Arizona. A new book gives details about a serial rapist who terrorized Arizona and other states for years. Firefighters battle large...

Mesa mobile home park evicting residents

Gilbert, AZ

GILBERT, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) -- Nearly a year ago, 19-year-old Rachel Hansen was shot and killed in her Gilbert apartment. Police haven’t found her killer, and her mother says there are no suspects. Kim Hansen, Rachel’s mom, says the small things remind her of her daughter. “At the time...

Unsolved: Mother of Gilbert woman shot and killed seeking answers one year later

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — The 19-year-old woman who reportedly attacked three Transportation Security Administration agents in late April in Phoenix Sky Harbor was indicted on six counts. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says in a press release that Glendale resident Ma’Kiah Cherae Coleman was indicted on May 17 by a...

Woman indicted for alleged attack of three TSA agents at Phoenix Sky Harbor

Residents at Primrose Estates in Mesa were given notices stating that they have 180 days to find another place to live. New book details serial rapist who had victims in Arizona. Updated: 6 hours ago. |. A new book gives details about a serial rapist who terrorized Arizona and other...

Massive fire rips through dock at Lake Powell Marina

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Scottsdale, AZ

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — It’s a story that’s flown under the radar for far too long until now. A convicted serial rapist moved from city to city, state to state, terrorizing Arizona women for years. Now, as a journalist puts the pieces together of what truly happened, a new book reveals the horrors these women faced and the daunting thought that there are far more.

Serial rapist case involving Arizona women comes to light for first time

Goodyear, AZ

GOODYEAR, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — It’s National Donut Day and to celebrate, local police officers and firefighters are competing in a donut eating contest. However, it’s not just for the sake of the tasty holiday. They are competing to raise money for the Special Olympics. Watch to...

National Donut Day eating contest in Goodyear between police and firefighters

MESA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) -- Residents at Primrose Estates in Mesa were given notices this week saying the land the mobile home park is on could be used for something else in the future. The notice states that people have 180 days to find another place to live. However, the letter didn’t give an exact date on when people needed to be moved out by. “There’s people in here with no place to go, older people, and handicapped people,” Roy Hennemann said. “I’ll land on my feet. I always do, but I’m worried about them.”

Residents of Mesa mobile home park asked to leave within several months

GLENDALE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) -- After investigating what sparked a large house fire in Glendale on Thursday morning, firefighters say fireworks didn’t ignite the flames. Glendale fire crews said they received additional information and ruled out fireworks as the cause. However, the blaze still left a firefighter hurt. The...

Fireworks not the cause of Glendale house fire that left firefighter injured

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Man was alive when set on fire in Phoenix dumpster, suspect tells police

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Two men are in custody in connection with a body that was found burned to death in a dumpster near downtown Phoenix....

Man was alive when set on fire in Phoenix dumpster, suspect tells police

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