Top Phoenix Area Local News Stories
Source: KPHO.com - News
In a statewide effort, law enforcement agencies clear 643 active warrants.
Published: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 12:35:46 MST
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio refuses to cooperate with a DOJ investigation, despite demanding cooperation from people he is investigating.
Published: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 08:24:57 MST
Pinal County deputies arrested a man on burglary charges after discovering allegedly stolen property at his Queen Creek home, authorities say.
Published: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 10:30:04 MST
A state Game and Fish agent killed a bear after it showed no fear of humans.
Published: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 08:33:21 MST
Senate President Bob Burns on Wednesday shook up the Republican majority's leadership ranks in the wake of discord among senior GOP senators over budget issues and leadership style.
Published: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 08:29:32 MST
Two men are in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting on Baseline Road in Tempe, authorities say.
Published: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 08:21:56 MST
Evaluations that have kept a judge from setting a sentencing date for a 9-year-old eastern Arizona boy who shot and killed his father's roommate have been turned in to the court.
Published: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 08:17:40 MST
Voted "most likely to become president" by his classmates, a Gilbert teen dreams of achieving what his idol Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain hasn't done so far.
Published: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 12:04:11 MST
The former owner of several Phoenix area bars has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for tax evasion.
Published: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 21:07:52 MST
A Glendale SWAT team arrests a man in connection with a Chase Bank holdup on Camelback Road.
Published: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 17:26:24 MST
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has until midnight Monday to make decisions on more than 200 proposed laws lawmakers sent her last week.
Published: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 08:23:57 MST
Justin Draper is charged with three counts of manslaughter and one count of aggravated assault in connection with a 2006 crash in Surprise that left three people dead.
Published: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:23:42 MST
The Pima County Sheriff's Department says a powerful summer storm has rolled through Green Valley south of Tucson knocking over utility poles for a quarter mile.
Published: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 17:50:32 MST
Beating the heat can be especially difficult on the elderly, and others who are on a fixed income.
Published: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 17:30:57 MST
Gov. Jan Brewer has signed three bills to restore public school funding and the state's eligibility for federal stimulus funding.
Published: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 17:42:43 MST
Passengers at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport say an airfare war came along just in time to boost their vacation plans.
Published: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 06:47:36 MST
Firefighters battled a fire in Surprise that spread from the house to the carport and an SUV.
Published: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 13:29:28 MST
A man who owns a granite countertop business is the first business owner to be criminally charged of suspected employer sanctions violations.
Published: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:24:56 MST
A woman is in the hospital after two dogs escaped from a patio area in a Glendale neighborhood, authorities say.
Published: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 12:45:26 MST
A federal judge has delayed a decision on whether to release one of two alleged white supremacists charged in a 2004 bombing that injured a black city official in Scottsdale.
Published: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 17:43:40 MST
