Cody Lillich

Man who set fire to a Mesa Tesla dealership sentenced to 5 years in prison A man who torched a Tesla Cybertruck and set fires at a Mesa dealership learned his fate Tuesday.

A man who torched a Tesla Cybertruck and set fires at a Mesa dealership learned his fate Tuesday.

Why Texas A&M president Mark Welsh lost his job The A&M Board of Regents came to want a more explicitly conservative leader who would shut down controversy before it reared its head, as they grew weary from the steady drumbeat of online posts accus...

How the political tide turned on Mark Welsh, the four-star general ousted as Texas A&M president, via @texastribune.org — www.texastribune.org/2025/12/10/t...

Phoenix liquor store employee allegedly attacked with pepper spray by thief A Trevor’s Liquor employee was allegedly attacked with pepper spray at the store’s Indian School Road location in Phoenix.

A Trevor’s Liquor employee was allegedly attacked with pepper spray at the store’s Indian School Road location in Phoenix.

Phoenix police officer charged in on-duty crash A grand jury has indicted a Phoenix police officer on aggravated assault and endangerment charges stemming from a March crash.

Woodcock has been an officer since 2015, according to records from the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board.

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According to a crash report obtained by Arizona's Family Investigates, the officer driving is identified as Joshua Allen Woodcock. The report estimates he was going 86-89MPH in a 35 MPH zone.

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Phoenix police officer charged in on-duty crash A grand jury has indicted a Phoenix police officer on aggravated assault and endangerment charges stemming from a March crash.

Phoenix Police announce one of their own officers has been indicted for an on-duty crash in March.

In their announcement, they left out one key detail -- the name of the indicted officer.

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Flash flood warnings prompt “SET” status for some Globe and Miami communities The latest downpour caused water to overflow bridges and created additional structural concerns in Globe, where some buildings remain off-limits due to instability from previous water damage.

The latest downpour caused water to overflow bridges and created additional structural concerns in Globe, where some buildings remain off-limits due to instability from previous water damage.

Fiery light rail crash happens as operators detail safety concerns in Phoenix A semi truck driver made an illegal left turn and crashed into a Phoenix light rail train, sparking a fire and shutting down the line near 18th and Washington streets.

A semi truck driver made an illegal left turn and crashed into a Phoenix light rail train, sparking a fire and shutting down the line near 18th and Washington streets.

Councilmember Betty Guardado: "Classrooms should be a safe place for all students." @azfamily.com

Statement from Councilmember Anna Hernandez on deadly stabbing at Maryvale High School: "I am sickened at the reality that our kids go to school and some face the chance of not returning home." @azfamily.com #MaryvaleHS #MaryvaleHighSchool

Student dies after stabbing at Maryvale High School, state official says A student has died after a classroom fight escalated into a stabbing at a Phoenix-area high school late Tuesday morning, the state’s Department of Education confirmed.

Student dies after stabbing at Phoenix Union's Maryvale High School
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Wildfire destroys a historic Grand Canyon lodge and other structures Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Ed Keeble said the Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames.

Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Ed Keeble said the Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames.

Teared up at my desk reading this powerful, firsthand account of the July 4 flood from Texas Monthly senior editor Aaron Parsley.

Feds: Arizona woman claimed LA wildfire disaster money for nonexistent address An Arizona woman is facing fraud charges after allegedly claiming over $18,000 in California wildfire aid for a fake address she never lived at, according to federal investigators.

Feds charge an Arizona woman for claiming LA wildfire disaster money. She claimed to live in a rental in Altadena, California.

Investigators say the woman didn't live there... and the address doesn't exist.
@azfamily.com @courtwatch.bsky.social www.azfamily.com/2025/06/23/f...

City of Phoenix announces 3 finalists for police chief The list of finalists to lead Arizona’s largest law enforcement agency has been narrowed down to three.

The list of finalists to lead Arizona’s largest law enforcement agency has been narrowed down to three.

Man robs 2 teen ice cream shop workers at gunpoint in Phoenix Two teen employees were robbed at gunpoint at LIX Uptown Ice Cream in Phoenix, and police are still looking for the suspect.

Two teen employees were robbed at gunpoint at LIX Uptown Ice Cream in Phoenix, and police are still looking for the suspect.

Mexican Navy training ship strikes underside of Brooklyn Bridge | CNN Two people died and more than a dozen were injured after a Mexican Navy training ship struck the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City mayor says

Two dead and more than a dozen injured after a Mexican Navy training ship struck the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City mayor says. Follow live updates: cnn.it/43zspnv

Authorities investigating after ‘intentional’ explosion outside Palm Springs fertility clinic left one dead | CNN Authorities are investigating after an explosion outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, Saturday morning left at least one person dead in what “appears to be an intentional act of vio...

BREAKING: Authorities say explosion outside of Palm Springs fertility clinic was an "intentional act of terrorism"

‘See you in court’: Consumer Product Safety Commission members say they are being fired by President Trump The three Democrats who serves on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced they were fired by President Donald Trump but say he has no authority to do so.

‘See you in court’: Consumer Product Safety Commission members say they are being fired by President Trump
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Human remains found in desert area of popular Phoenix landmark A disturbing discovery was made when skeletal remains were found on the property of Tovrea Castle, a historical landmark, on Thursday.

Skeletal remains found on the property of Tovrea Castle, a historical landmark in Phoenix. www.azfamily.com/2025/05/09/h...

Phoenix Police says it will implement state rape kit tracking program The Phoenix Police Department is changing course and said it will adopt the state's system to track rape kits.

The Phoenix Police Department is changing course and said it will adopt the state's system to track rape kits.

This is the third mass shooting in Arizona this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

There have been 4 people killed and 14 injured in the mass shootings this year.

Arson suspected in Cybertruck fire at Mesa Tesla dealership Firefighters quickly extinguished the truck’s flames before reaching the battery or building.

Arson suspected in Cybertruck fire at Mesa Tesla dealership
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Does what you put in your blue bin get recycled? Arizona's Family Investigates looks into where the items go after we put them in the blue recycling bins.

Arizona's Family Investigates looks into where the items go after we put them in the blue recycling bins.

Texas A&M can’t ban “Draggieland” drag show, federal judge rules Judge Lee H. Rosenthal said the student group that organizes Draggieland, the Queer Empowerment Council, was likely to succeed in showing the ban violates the First Amendment.

Texas A&M can’t ban “Draggieland” drag show, federal judge rules

“Anyone who finds the performance or performers offensive has a simple remedy: don’t go,” Rosenthal wrote.

www.texastribune.org/2025/03/24/t... via @texastribune.org

Border encounter numbers have plummeted in the Tucson and Yuma sectors.

Feb. 2025 is the lowest number in both sectors in the publicly available data we have from CBP dating back to Oct. 1999.

Tucson Sector: 1,336
Yuma Sector: 243
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