The mile-high wall of ominous, billowing dust that appeared to swallow Phoenix and its suburbs is all that locals can talk about. The dust storm moved through the state, halting airline flights, knocking out power to nearly 10,000 people, turning …
Two crashes on Interstate 10 west of Phoenix have closed part of the interstate eastbound. The Department of Public Safety says that two people were killed. The crashes involved a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle. DPS says the eastbound lanes …
Arizona state police say a second computer hacking attack in as many weeks targeted personal email accounts of some of its officers. Department of Public Safety spokesman Capt. Steve Harrison says the agency is reviewing the information released Tuesday by …
A New Jersey man is facing a charge of violating a Scottsdale law for setting off fireworks which led to a brush fire last week. Twenty-one-year-old Vincent Viganola says he was hiking with friends when he set off consumer fireworks …
Authorities say they are trying to determine how many homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed when winds pushed a fire south of Sierra Vista into neighborhoods. Winds gusts of 50 mph pushed the Monument fire down a mountain and …
Progress is reported on the Horseshoe Two wildfire in southeastern Arizona. The fire is 60 percent contained. However the Forest Service says the burned acreage number has risen to more than 184,000, or 287 square miles. Fire crews are expected …
A crash killed two men on Interstate 19 south of Tucson early Monday. The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a pickup truck rolled over on northbound I-19 at the San Xavier off ramp about 5:30 a.m. Investigators say the …
Arizona’s wildfires — among the largest in the state’s history — are causing more areas and whole towns and communities to be evacuated. Meanwhile, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a Declaration of Emergency in response to the wildfires raging …
Two Bullhead City teenagers are in custody on suspicion of kicking in windshields. The Mohave Valley Daily News reports the 17-year-olds are suspected of causing thousands of dollars in damage. Bullhead City police say they took dozens of criminal damage …
Police have arrested five alleged gang members in connection to a string of arson fires in northwest Phoenix. Phoenix police say 19-year-old Robert Patonai was arrested Thursday. They say four other suspects taken into custody are minors. Police say Patonai …