Phoenix News

It's not just humans who get overheated and need rescuing during the hot Arizona summers.

So you can stay ahead of the news, here's a quick look at some of the stories ABC15 will be keeping an eye on Tuesday, June 18. SB1070 APP A new mobile phone application being unveiled by the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona will allow people to easily report abuses of SB1070 and to better understand their rights.

The Phoenix Police Department wants to make it safer for you to cross the street.

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot on their own require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens.

The countdown to Best of Phoenix is on. Mark your calendar: This year's issue will be on newsstands September 26. What better way to warm up than by asking some local "experts" to list their own personal bests? This week Aaron Eckburg, co-owner of go lb.

A man arrested in connection with a burned body that was found in the northwest Phoenix desert nearly a year ago pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Monday.

The first time the Daily Meal came out with their list of 101 Best Food Trucks in America we were neither offender nor surprised no food trucks in metro Phoenix, the sixth largest city in the U.S. , made the cut.

A Valley resident got a surprise, out of state visitor Saturday evening. He opened the door to find a two foot long American alligator.

Just because the weekend is over doesn't mean you have to starve. Here's what we've got on the books this week.

A Phoenix bus driver was arrested this week after allegedly assaulting a man who tried to use a reduced fare card.

Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier Jeff and Glenn Keane work on the clay model of a sculpture honoring their father, Family Circus cartoonist Bill Keane, at Bronzesmith in Prescott Valley Thursday.

At least 24 men convicted or charged with murder or rape based on bite marks on the flesh of victims have been exonerated since 2000.

Police said the body was discovered when a person waiting at a nearby bus stop spotted a shoe sticking out of the canal gate.

The famous ghost tour at the Hotel San Carlos may have come to an end in October, but the rest of Phoenix continues to be haunted by its many other spiritual presences.

In 1994, Chris Bianco opened Pizzeria Bianco and it's been a favorite amongst Phoenix residents since the day it opened.

Jennifer Briones holds a sign at a Friday news conference about racial profiling of Latinos by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department.

Most 91-year-olds would be happy enough to lift a hobnob and a cuppa unaided - not so for Sy Perlis, who has just set a new world record by bench-pressing 85kgs .

If you're in Phoenix on Father's Day, Sunday, June 16, be sure to treat Dad to a fabulous brunch from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. The menu will include an omelet station as well as biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, Applewood smoked bacon, sausage, seasonal fresh fruit, artisan breads and much more that was inspired by the restaurant's rooftop garden.

A 40-year-old woman had to be rescued by fire crews while hiking Saturday morning while suffering from a heat-related illness.

As the waving of the green flag deemed the 2013 LOORS season underway, Casey Currie eagerly began an attack from mid-pack at the Firebird Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona.