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Woman escapes attempted abductionThe 19-year-old woman was jogging in the 10800 block of E. Dynamite Tuesday night and passed a car stopped on the shoulder, Scottsdale police said. More>>
Jodi Arias (Source: CBS 5 News)It is now in the hands of the 12 jurors to decide if Jodi Arias will live her life behind bars or if she'll be executed. More>>
(Source: CBS 5 News)Jodi Arias told the jury that she "never meant to cause Travis so much pain" and that she would contribute to society from prison if she is allowed to live. More>>
Israel Celis, Sr. (Source: Arizona Department of Corrections)Israel Celis Sr. barricaded himself, the woman and children in the house near 91st and Maryland avenues after a series of events that began Monday afternoon. More>>
Debora BlackEarlier this month, when CBS 5 News inquired about the search for a new chief, a city spokeswoman said, "The city of Glendale has an interim police chief and has not moved forward at this time to undertake the search for a permanent candidate." More>>
The Pima County Board of Supervisors has approved a tentative $1.27 billion budget for the next fiscal year. More>>
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne says a federal immigration reform bill should not allow the Department of Homeland Security to pronounce the U.S.-Mexico border secure. More>>
Federal agriculture officials say chicken producer Foster Farms is recalling about 6,165 pounds of its ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast strips because the strips contain wheat and soy -- known allergens -- which are not listed on the labels of its packages. More>>
Officials in Bisbee have approved a revised version of an ordinance that would legalize civil unions for same-sex couples. More>>
One can only imagine what it must be like to step out of a storm shelter and see the devastation a tornado caused. More>>
Kirk Nurmi (Source: CBS 5 News)The Maricopa County Board of Supervisor's meeting on Wednesday is expected to include a vote to approve $200,000 be moved to help pay for defense attorney Kirk Nurmi's salary. More>>
myScottsdale appA new app called "myScottsdale" allows users to upload pictures that show the exact problem and report precise locations through the device's GPS. More>>
(Source: CBS 5 News)If you're one of the many people planning to travel over the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, Sky Harbor Airport has some advice. More>>
Sky Harbor International AirportThe airport is offering 40 percent off the terminal garage parking rate from May 23-30. More>>
Saturday night's Powerball drawingA Phoenix woman has come forward to collect her $1 million Powerball prize and says she's planning to go on a family vacation and invest the rest of her winnings. More>>
Brad HarperThe Phoenix Public Safety community is mourning the loss of a firefighter, 23-year-old Brad Harper, who was killed over the weekend. More>>
USDA recalls Foster Farms chicken stripsArizona is one of the states that received shipments of the product that was produced on April 23, 2013. More>>
Jesus Cabrera Molina, 24, is the registered owner of green Ford SUV that was tied to the scene where Officer Daryl Raetz was struck and killed early Sunday morning. More>>
Bob SchiefferBob Schieffer will accept the 30th annual award, given by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, at a luncheon ceremony Oct. 29 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel. More>>
CBS 5Enforcement operations will target Saguaro Lake, Canyon Lake, Apache Lake, Bartlett Lake, Lake Pleasant, Verde River, Lower Salt River, all of the county parks and the Tonto National Forest. More>>
CBS 5A federal court in San Francisco has struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy unless there's a medical emergency. More>>
CBS 5Several adults in the pool were holding the man face up in the water when fire crews arrived at 1900 N. Scottsdale Rd., said Scottsdale fire spokesman Dave Folio. More>>
The Arizona Senate is sending Gov. Jan Brewer a bill that prohibits the use of welfare benefits at liquor, gambling and adult entertainment businesses. More>>
About 70 tea party activists waving signs and small American flags marched outside Phoenix's main Internal Revenue Service office to protest the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative groups. More>>
Pot seizureTucson Sector Border Patrol agents seized more than 3,000 pounds of marijuana, removed two undocumented immigrants from a car trunk and rescued a man from the bottom of a 20-foot deep well over the weekend. More>>
Robert Gilson (Source: Pinal County Sheriff's Office)A 28-year-old Tucson man admitted to detectives that he stole 76 pieces of jewelry from eight homes, claiming he had done it out of financial desperation. More>>
Amy's Baking CompanyOwners of the Scottsdale bakery decided to pull the plug on a 1 p.m. news briefing Tuesday after getting a letter from a litigation law firm representing a company that produces the TV show Kitchen Nightmares. More>>
Investigation photos from the scene of the mass shooting in Tucson on Jan. 8, 2011. Six people were killed and Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was among the injured. Jared Loughner is serving a life term after pleading guilty to the crime. More>>
CBS 5The Stage 1 fire restrictions cover campfires and charcoal-burning barbeques, among other things. More>>
(Source: Pima County Sheriff's Office)The Pima County Sheriff's Office is releasing the photos of the Tucson shooting that killed six people and wounded 13 others on January 8, 2011. More>>
Mesa firefighters look at the front of a Jo-Ann store after a car plowed into the entrance, injuring four people, three seriously.The seriously injured victims ranged from 60 to 90 years in age, and the oldest victim might have suffered a cardiac-related problem. More>>
Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least nine children, and those numbers were expected to climb. More>>
Phoenix police Officer Daryl Raetz, left, and Firefighter Bradley Harper died in separate incidents over the weekend.A barbecue to benefit the families of two Phoenix first-responders killed over the weekend will be from 11 a.m. Wednesday to 1 a.m. Thursday at the Sheraton Crescent Hotel in Phoenix. More>>
(Source: CBS 5 News)An elderly woman is in serious condition after her SUV collided with a school bus in San Tan Valley. More>>
An investigator looks at the damage to a car after a pedestrian was struck early Tuesday morning.The two vehicles were eastbound on Buckeye Road about 3 a.m. and the drivers each reported they felt they hit something in the road. More>>
A little more than a year ago, a recruiter at a West Valley ITT Technical Institute was shot in the chest. More>>
An Arizona man has been convicted of five felony counts for exchanging sexually explicit text messages with a 14-year-old Fremont girl. More>>
Martha "Martie" HayesMartha "Martie" Hayes was last seen at her home at 2249 W. Twain Rd. in Anthem about 6 p.m., Deputy Joaquin Enriquez said. More>>
Authorities are set to release more than 300 photos on Tuesday that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others. More>>
Agencies across Arizona are enacting fire restrictions ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. More>>
A big rig driver is in custody for allegedly trying to smuggle more than $1 million worth of marijuana into southern Arizona. More>>
State revenues jumped 17 percent in April from the previous year but Arizona budget officials say the increase is likely due to taxpayers fleeing higher taxes this year. More>>
Daryl RaetzDetective Jeff Clement bravely took a seat in front of a row of cameras Monday afternoon to talk about losing his best friend, Officer Daryl Raetz. More>>
Daryl Raetz, 29, was a six-year veteran of the Phoenix Police Department. (Source:Facebook)Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officials say the man who owns the SUV that struck and killed a Phoenix police officer is not in the country legally. More>>
Brandon BabcockA Salt Lake City man claiming to be able to help Type 2 diabetes patients reverse their condition was cited by Chandler police on charges of operating without a license. More>>
Authorities have released the identity of a man who was fatally struck by a train in Tempe. More>>
Gov. Jan Brewer won't begin signing passed bills again even though the Arizona Senate has passed a budget that includes expanding Medicaid. More>>
Authorities say there are no reported injuries after a Freon leak at the Pima County Jail in Tucson. More>>
A wildfire has burned about 3 square miles of grass and brush on ridges of the Coronado National Forest about a dozen miles from Nogales in rural Santa Cruz County in southern Arizona. More>>
Federal authorities say a California man wanted in an Alabama murder case has been arrested near the southern Arizona border. More>>
Federal authorities say a Mexican man is in custody for allegedly trying to smuggle nearly $107,000 in undeclared cash across the southern Arizona border. More>>
A federal appeals court says a key legal issue remains unresolved regarding whether a southern Arizona tribe was rightfully awarded reservation status for its planned casino site near Glendale. More>>
Daryl RaetzJesus Cabrera Molina was arrested Sunday afternoon for possession of narcotics and has been booked on those charges. More>>
A new report from the U.S. Department of Justice takes another shot at former U.S. Attorney for Arizona Dennis Burke.
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Remembering Our Fallen art exhibit at Phoenix City Hall. More>>
CBS 5The worker had pulled off Interstate 40, just east of Ashfork, and found the body in a turnaround area, the Coconino County Sheriff's Office said. More>>
Pot concealed in charcoal shipmentThe pot, valued at $1,014,350, was concealed in a shipment of 1,000 bags of charcoal. More>>
The cost of picking up the trash, using electricity and watering the lawn may soon go up in an East valley community. The city of Mesa is proposing several rate hikes to help pay for a budget shortfall. More>>
Officer Daryl Raetz and Firefighter Bradley Harper (Source: Phoenix police & fire departments)You can donate to the 100 Club of Arizona to support the families of two Phoenix first responders who lost their lives while on duty over the weekend. More>>
Surveillance imageThe suspect entered the garage of the apartment home at 21150 N. Tatum Blvd. sometime between 5 p.m. April 29 to 5:45 a.m. April 30, police said. More>>
(Source: CBS 5 News)Jodi Arias has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of her ex-boyfriend. The jury will now decide if she should get life in prison or be executed. More>>
Manhunt Monday fugitiveAn 84-year-old employee had just picked up a money bag for his betting payouts when a suspect assaulted him and stole his bag, Silent Witness detectives said. More>>
Dan MaxsonDan Maxson, 55, has trouble walking, speaks with a slur and has a history of strokes. He has no right hand. More>>
Daryl WashingtonDaryl Washington is charged with aggravated assault and criminal trespass after being arrested May 3. More>>
(Source: CBS 5 News) Defense attorney Kirk Nurmi said one of Jodi Arias' friends, who was scheduled to be a witness on Monday, allegedly received death threats and is scared to testify. More>>
Ryan Schwab was booked on one count of aggravated assault.Maricopa police said Ryan C. Schwab was booked on one count of aggravated assault in a domestic violence situation in which Pinal County sheriff's deputies and Maricopa police officers responded. More>>
Caleb Everett, 20, was arrested shortly after a group of fraternity brothers were attacked by a group of people armed with baseball bats and handguns. More>>
U.S. Sen. John McCain is in Massachusetts campaigning for fellow Republican and Navy veteran Gabriel Gomez, a candidate in the state's special U.S. Senate election. More>>
Crash victim Juan Rodriguez with his fiance Amanda Lujan.You hear a lot about deadly accidents involving motorcycles. A Valley couple wants to share their story in hopes drivers will pay more attention to bikers on the road. More>>
A Mohave County judge has ruled that a 31-year-old Kingman man is incompetent to stand trial in the killing of his father in 2008 and will be treated at a mental health facility. More>>
CBS 5Mohave County sheriff's spokeswoman Trish Carter said Gilberto Avila Jr., 28, of Bullhead City, died early Saturday after being found unresponsive in the jail's medical unit. More>>
The family of 76-year-old Max Wyatt said it was unusual for him not to keep in touch. More>>
There has been a lot of attention paid to Jodi Arias' recent comments about how she prefers the death penalty over life in prison, but it's a belief she's held for years. More>>
Fallen first respondersPhoenix police officer Daryl Raetz, 29, and Phoenix firefighter Bradley Harper, 23, died within six hours of each other from injuries suffered in two separate incidents. More>>
Representatives of Pinal County and the federal government have started discussing the possibility of renegotiating the county's money-losing contract to house federal immigration detainees in the county jail in Florence. More>>
Brad Harper had known since high school that he wanted to join the fire department. Friends told CBS 5 he was following in the footsteps of his two older cousins. Two years ago Harper passed the test More>>
It's retirement time for two mountain lions at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum near Tucson. More>>
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