• Tribes police agency without permanent leader

  The tribe has no intention of filling the police chief position soon. "We've been doing this for a while," said Erny Zah, spokesman for the Navajo Nation president and vice president. "It's really become ...

• How parents can find right summer camp

  PHOENIX - The days are getting longer, the temperatures are increasing and the school year is quickly winding down For many kids, summer means fun activities at ...

• Phoenix police officer dies in fatal hit-and-run

  PHOENIX (AP) -- A police officer who was conducting a DUI stop on a vehicle in west Phoenix died after another vehicle struck him and then fled the ...

• Firefighter dies from injuries suffered in fire

  Authorities say 23-year-old Phoenix Firefighter Bradley Harper was critically injured late Saturday afternoon when he became pinned between two fire ...

• SAFE Keeping kids safe around water

  You've heard the message, "Watch your kids around water", but there's more you can do to prevent drownings. Two year-old Charlie is Dan Morrow's first child and with every step he takes, his mom and dad are right behind. Morrow says as new parents, they never take their eyes off Charlie. However, even under constant supervision, Charlie still finds ways to do things the ...

• JOBS 10 Valley companies hiring now

  If you are currently out of the workforce or looking for a new job, there are hundreds of employers looking for workers in the Valley. We found these 10 companies and more ...

• PD Officer injured in hit-and-run

  PHOENIX - A Phoenix police officer has been seriously injured in a morning hit-and-run crash and authorities are searching for the suspect. Sgt. Steve Martos, spokesman for Phoenix Police Department, said an officer was involved in a "serious injury" accident near 51st Avenue and Cambridge. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene. The officer was taken to Saint Joseph's hospital. ...

• May 19 Today in Arizona history

  1892: A stage coach line is established between Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon.1916: Private citizens of Arizona let the contract for a solid silver service be presented to the battleship Arizona. The price was approximately ...

• Record $590.5 million Powerball jackpot won by single Florida ticket

  One ticket has won the largest Powerball jackpot in history -- $590.5 million -- bought at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., a lottery official said. The ticket had the winning numbers of 22, 10, 13, 14, 52 and Powerball number 11, said David Bishop, deputy secretary of Florida Lottery. Saturday's jackpot was the largest in Powerball history, surpassing a $587.6 million jackpot ...

• Scouts battle graffiti with South Tucson mural

  A troop of Girl Scouts in South Tucson decided to combat graffiti Saturday by covering a public wall with spray paint.In pursuit of a Bronze Award for community service, six members of Girl Scout Troop 645 did research on combating graffiti and learned that street art is an effective deterrent, troop leader Pilar Ruiz said. The Bronze Award is the highest award Girl Scouts in fourth- and fifth ...

• Netos Tucson Msgr. Tom celebrates his golden jubilee today

  'So how's my old altar boy doing?" I didn't need to look up to know it was Monsignor Tom Cahalane. His Irish brogue is a giveaway.Last week I went to see Msgr. Tom, whom I've known for more than 40 years, since I was an altar server at downtown's St. Augustine Cathedral. We talked about his life as a parish priest for the last 50 years.Today the parishioners of Our ...

• Tim Steller Grand Canyon University Tucson campus a great idea but that doesnt mean it will work

  The city of Tucson has an opportunity and a problem.The fact that they both involve 100 acres of land doesn't mean city officials can make the opportunity solve the problem.I'm referring, of course, to Grand Canyon University's proposal to build a 100-acre campus in the Tucson area. The city has suggested it could sell or lease the money-losing 100-acre Trini Alvarez El Rio Golf ...

• Star journalists take multiple honors in Arizona Press Club contest

  Arizona Daily Star journalists won 10 first-place awards and several other awards in this year's Arizona Press Club contest.The awards were announced Saturday in Phoenix.Here's how Star journalists fared:FIRST PLACEo Chiara Bautista, illustration: "Tucson Festival of Books"o Rhonda Bodfield, Tom Beal, Tim Steller, Josh Brodesky and Howard Fischer, breaking news: ...

• Soccer Phoenix look set to unveil new coach

  Following a world-wide search that yielded more than 200 applicants, the new coach of the Wellington Phoenix seems likely to be unveiled at Westpac Stadium in Wellington tomorrow. The club said today a press conference would be held tomorrow but didn't divulge what it was about. Phoenix general manager David Dome declined to comment this afternoon as to whether tomorrow's announcement would ...

• Parra homer steers Arizona to summit

  The Arizona Diamondbacks went clear atop West division in the MLB's National League (NL), after the San Francisco Giants lost on Saturday.The Diamondbacks edged the lowly Miami Marlins 1-0 for their 25th win of the season, on the back of a lead-off homer from Gerardo Parra off the game's first pitch.Arizona moved a game clear of the World Series champions San Francisco, who fell to the ...

• PD Phoenix firefighter gravely hurt

  PHOENIX - A Phoenix firefighter has been injured in an accident at a fire scene in the West Valley Phoenix police Sgt. Tommy Thompson said the 23-year-old firefighter was "gravely injured" when he became pinned between two vehicles that were "re-positioning." Crews responded around 5:30 p.m. to the mulch fire near 35th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road. Officials said the ...

• Remembering victims of 1950s Grand Canyon plane crash including 2 from Camarillo

  contributed photo/Grand Canyon National Park Recovery efforts at the 1956 crash site at Grand Canyon National Park. Two United Airlines helicopters wait at a TWA heliport. The site of a 1956 midair collision that killed 128 passengers, including a Camarillo woman and her infant son, is being nominated for national historic landmark ...

• Homeless get help creating new lives

  AHWATUKEE, AZ - An Ahwatukee woman has combined her passion for interior design with her desire to help the homeless. Tami Jackson started a charity called Furniture Bank. She collects donated furniture and gives it to families getting back on their feet after homelessness. "Right now we have a family, a mom who left a domestic violence situation," Jackson said. "She has four ...

• Ride for Reading delivers to AZ school

  GUADALUPE, AZ - In just over five years, the Ride for Reading program has delivered more than 110,000 books to kids in schools in needy communities, including a spot here in the Valley. The program started in Nashville, Tennessee with a goal of delivering books by bicycle to school-aged children in communities with families in need. The group also stresses bicycle safety, with each volunteer ...

• Phoenix Mortgage broker sentenced in fraud www.privateofficer.com

  Jerry Craig Sr., the former owner of Phoenix-based Spectrum Financial, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for residential deals involving mortgage fraud, straw buyers and lying to lenders. He was sentenced to one year in prison and ordered to pay $2.4 million in restitution to First Fidelity Bank. U.S. District Judge Roslyn O. Silver on Wednesday approved the ...

• VIDEO Wild stunts and big explosions

  TUCSON, AZ - They're a tough lot, stunt actors putting on two shows a night at Trail Dust Town in Tucson. The Pinnacle Peak Pistoleros put on their Wild West Shows with family-friendly jokes and stunts performed by vaudeville-type characters like those popular at the turn of the century. Stunt director Jerry Wood says he's been perfecting the show for 15 years. There isn't a lot ...

• Feel lucky Powerball numbers are out

  DES MOINES, IA - Lottery officials have announced winning numbers in a near-historic Powerball jackpot. The numbers drawn Saturday are: 22, 10, 13, 14, 52 and a Powerball of 11. Officials estimate the jackpot at $590.5 million. With four of every five possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game's highest jackpot. The problem, of course, is ...

• Brach optioned to Tucson Grandal debuts

  San Diego Padres pitcher Brad Brach (58) is relieved by manager Bud Black (20) during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, in Denver. The Rockies won 11-10. (AP Photo/Barry ...

• MLB Arizona 1 Miami 0

  Brandon McCarthy fired his second career shutout Saturday, baffling the Marlins on three hits in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 1-0 decision over Miami. McCarthy (1-3) earned his first win of the season in his ninth start after firing eight shutout frames in his previous outing -- a no-decision against the Phillies. The right-hander allowed two walks and struck out five in the 100-pitch ...

• Lucky Powerball winner TONIGHT

  DES MOINES, IA - It's all about the odds. With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game's highest jackpot during Saturday night's drawing, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars -- and that's after taxes. The problem, of course, is those same odds just about guarantee the lucky person won't be you. ...

• Federal report documents inmate sex abuse in US

  In response to a federal court order, Gov. Jerry Brown pushed a novel approach through the Legislature two years ago to dramatically reduce California's prison ...

• Ariz. deputies make more human smuggling arrests

  Maricopa County sheriff's deputies have made another round of arrests as part of an effort to crackdown on human smuggling.Deputies say 10 Mexican nationals were arrested after the van they were traveling in was stopped Thursday north of the Valley. About two hours later, five more people were arrested during a separate traffic stop.On Friday, seven people from Mexico, Ecuador, Guatemala ...

• The English Teacher Review

  They say that the best way to learn a subject is to teach it, and, as a former high school chalk-pusher I heartily agree. In Craig Zisk's 'The English Teacher,' the title character teaches the likes of 'A Tale of Two Cities' while some of the greats taped to the walls like Mark Twain overlook the classroom. The teacher represents learning a lot about Charles Dickens by ...

• TIPS to stay safe on the water

  Put on your bathing suit, sun glasses and sun screen and tube down the Salt River. Tubing at the Salt River opened today and ABC15 is Taking Action to help keep you safe around the ...

• Witness Car crashes into VA parade

  DAMASCUS, VA - Witnesses in southwestern Virginia said a car drove into a crowd at a parade Saturday and hurt several people, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known. It happened around 2:30 p.m. during the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival, an annual celebration of the Appalachian Trail in Damascus, a small mountain town near the Tennessee state line about a ...

• Body of missing Scottsdale man found in canal

  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Scottsdale police say a body found in a canal has been identified as a man who was reported missing after he failed to return from a bicycle ride earlier this ...

• Heart surgeon works on trial presents for Verve Medical

  Dr. Richard Heuser I caught up with Dr. Richard Heuser on Friday, right after he finished a surgical procedure and before he headed out to Paris for an interventional cardiology meeting. Heuser was the first in the U.S. to perform a medical procedure as part of a clinical trial for Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Osprey Medical Inc. The Osprey Medical Cincor system is designed to remove contrast dye ...

• POWERBALL What to do if you win

  The odds are tough, but it is possible that someone will hold the winning ticket in the $600 million Powerball this evening. If you hold that major ticket, what are you supposed to do to help organize all that cash? Valley CPA Robert Hockensmith stopped by ABC15 Mornings to give us some ...

• PHX Teen critical after struck by car

  PHOENIX - A teenager remains in 'extremely critical condition' after he was walking across the street and was struck by a vehicle late Friday night. Sgt. Tommy Thompson of the Phoenix Police Department said an 18-year-old male along with two friends were crossing the street at Glendale and 27th Avenues around 11 p.m. Friday night. A 25-year-old driver in a 1995 Lincoln Townecar was ...

• FBI investigates ricin letters in WA

  SPOKANE, WA - Authorities in hazardous materials suits are searching an apartment in downtown Spokane, Wash., as they investigate the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. FBI agents, Spokane police officers and U.S. Postal Inspection Service officials descended on the apartment Saturday morning. No arrests have been made. An FBI spokeswoman has not said ...

• Reforms unveiled for Arizona National Guard

  PHOENIX (AP) -- The Arizona National Guard's top officer has unveiled more than a dozen initiatives aimed at solving problems within the organization that were documented in a recent ...

• Saguaro National Park busy repairing rutted trails

  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- There are trenches up to 2 feet deep that cut across some trails at Saguaro National Park East. The causes include horses' hooves, storm runoff and years of natural ...

• La Mesa tagging suspects caught

  LA MESA -; Three teenagers suspected of causing thousands of dollars in damage with graffiti on buildings in La Mesa overnight were arrested early ...

• What the IRS scandal means for you

  The IRS is currently under fire for apparently targeting conservative groups. Valley CPA Robert Hockensmith discussed how the scandal can affect Valley residents and refunds on ABC15 Mornings. Watch the video above to hear what Robert ...

• Wild turkeys relocated from Davis-Monthan air base

  Game and Fish and the National Wild Turkey Federation have been reintroducing them since 1980 into the Sky Island mountain ranges across southeastern Arizona. They now number around ...

• Donation allows Phoenix gun buybacks to continue

  Phoenix police, the mayor and Arizonans for Gun Safety have hosted gun buyback events at area churches the previous two weekends. Last Saturday, they ran out of grocery store gift cards for people who were willing to turn in their ...

• Ariz deputies arrest 15 on human smuggling charges

  Deputies say the first group of 10 Mexican nationals was arrested after the van they were traveling in was stopped Thursday north of the valley. About two hours later, five more people were arrested during a separate traffic ...

• Town rebuilding after Texas storms

  TEXAS - Tina and Billy Clark saw the funnel cloud approaching and did what many of their neighbors did. "We just ran and hid in the closet," Tina Clark told CNN after one of a swarm of tornadoes descended Wednesday night into their neighborhood in Hood County, 30 miles southwest of Fort Worth, Texas. "I was holding the door shut," Billy Clark told CNN. "You could feel ...

• Plane lands with no landing gear in NJ

  A US Airways plane touched down without landing gear at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey early Saturday morning. The plane was carrying 31 passengers and three crew members. U.S. Airways spokesman Davien Anderson told CNN that no injuries were reported. US Express Flight 4560, operated by Piedmont Airlines, took off from Philadelphia around 11 p.m. Friday night. The plane ...

• Powerball approaching new record

  DES MOINES, Iowa - It's been a little more than a year since the world record for a lottery prize. On Saturday night, it could conceivably fall once again. The jackpot for Saturday night's Powerball drawing currently stands at $600 million. That's just $56 million less than the record from the March 2012 Mega Millions jackpot, which was split by three winning tickets. Should ...

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