http://news.yahoo.com/local/Phoenix/39579 Yahoo! Local News - azfamily.com en-us http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=141shrf79/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FPhoenix-neighborhood-fights-proposed-Mormon-temple-74045612.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Phoenix-neighborhood-fights-proposed-Mormon-temple-74045612.html Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:37:09 +0000 PHOENIX - Folks with a Valley charity group say scammers are once again taking advantage of the holiday spirit. Kathleen Lewis with Packages From Home says this isn't the first time criminals have taken money in their name. Along with a staff of volunteers, Lewis packs thousands of goody-boxes a month to send to troops overseas. It's a task they love. One volunteer says "I could not not do it ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=13i2dsidu/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FScammers-Cheating-Charitable-Givers-74024347.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Scammers-Cheating-Charitable-Givers-74024347.html Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:22:09 +0000 SURPRISE -- Police are looking for a man they say robbed the Chase Bank on Waddell Road in Surprise Wednesday. Witnesses say a man came into the bank at approximately 4'10 p.m., displayed a handgun and demanded money from the bank teller. The suspect is described as a white male in his late 50s, with gray hair and a heavy build. He was wearing a ball cap and sunglasses. Anyone with information ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=1471608if/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FSurprise-police-seek-suspect-in-Chase-Bank-armed-robbery-73999077.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Surprise-police-seek-suspect-in-Chase-Bank-armed-robbery-73999077.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:37:19 +0000 FLAGSTAFF -- Northern Arizona University police are investigating after five homemade explosive devices were found on campus early Wednesday morning. The devices, made of plastic bottles containing hydrochloric acid and aluminum foil, are designed to expand and burst with potential for injury and property damage, according to a release sent to NAU staff. One NAU police officer was taken to ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=140sgrh0i/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2F5-homemade-explosives-devices-found-on-NAU-campus-73973587.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/5-homemade-explosives-devices-found-on-NAU-campus-73973587.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:22:08 +0000 PHOENIX -- A 20-year-old man was sentenced Tuesday to 29 years in prison for his involvement in the 2007 kidnapping for ransom of two women and two children. Jordon Lopez-Camacho was convicted in September 2009 of four counts of kidnapping, one count of theft by extortion and one count of misconduct involving weapons. The Phoenix police received a call in November 2007 that a woman, her two ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=13vus2qi8/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FMan-sentenced-to-29-years-for-Phoenix-kidnapping-73909392.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Man-sentenced-to-29-years-for-Phoenix-kidnapping-73909392.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:07:09 +0000 GLENDALE -- Police arrested four suspects they say were involved in a purse snatching ring in Glendale and Phoenix. Phoenix residents Charles Johnson, 25, Nacosha Purvis, 20, Ryan Lafond, 18, and Kunashawn Fairchild, 23, admitted to being involved in four purse snatching incidents in Glendale. Police say from the end of September through October 2009, the suspects targeted women in parking lots ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=148ovkf4b/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FGlendale-police-arrest-4-suspects-in-purse-snatching-ring-73877157.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Glendale-police-arrest-4-suspects-in-purse-snatching-ring-73877157.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:37:08 +0000 PRESCOTT -- A transient was arrested for attempted negligent homicide Sunday after police say he tried to stab a man at a park in Prescott. Timothy D. Westhouse, 58, is accused of attacking the man with a knife at Granite Creek Park at approximately 10'40 a.m. Witnesses told police that Westhouse approached the man, who was cooking a meal at the time, and began yelling and cursing at him ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=14jrlj1ia/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FTransient-arrested-for-attacking-man-with-a-knife-at-a-Prescott-park-73836567.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Transient-arrested-for-attacking-man-with-a-knife-at-a-Prescott-park-73836567.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:52:12 +0000 COTTONWOOD - Yavapai County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a man for crashing his vehicle and then leaving the scene. On November 21 YCSO deputies responded to a reported car accident outside of the Village of Oak Creek. Deputies found a 1996 Honda passenger car has crashed. They found the radio still on and the airbag deployed. Blood was also found inside the car as it appears the car ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=146eunc2k/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FMan-makes-up-stolen-car-story-to-avoid-arrest-for-crash-73788712.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Man-makes-up-stolen-car-story-to-avoid-arrest-for-crash-73788712.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:52:24 +0000 PHOENIX -- A former fifth grade teacher was sentenced to eight years in federal prison Monday for receipt of child pornography. Victor Scott McPeak Jr., 38, of Surprise was sentenced earlier this year to 10 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor. He is to serve the two terms consecutively, followed by lifetime supervised release. Police began investigating McPeak after it was brought ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=12u7kmair/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FFormer-teacher--73785892.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Former-teacher--73785892.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:52:15 +0000 BUCKEYE -- The Lewis prison complex west of Phoenix was placed on lockdown Wednesday following a fight involving approximately 100 inmates. Eight inmates and a corrections officer were injured in the fight, which broke out around 9 a.m. and lasted for about 10 minutes. It took place in the high-security Buckley Unit and was confined mostly to the recreation area and the kitchen. The prison ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=149usa8hv/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FLewis-Prison-on-lockdown-after-fight-involving-100-inmates-73767387.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Lewis-Prison-on-lockdown-after-fight-involving-100-inmates-73767387.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:37:08 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=14vpvli21/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FHotel-owner-cuts-health-insurance-costs-with-onsite-medical-clinic-for-employees-73740887.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Hotel-owner-cuts-health-insurance-costs-with-onsite-medical-clinic-for-employees-73740887.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:07:08 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=13hig3776/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FA-shoppers-Black-Friday-pet-peeves-73688452.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/A-shoppers-Black-Friday-pet-peeves-73688452.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:52:09 +0000 PHOENIX -- Police say a senseless murder is a reminder about the increase in crime during the holiday shopping season. They believe it was a botched robbery that ended with a 48-year-old woman being shot in the head outside a Kmart Monday night. She was apparently shopping alone when she was killed in the parking lot on Third Street and Baseline Road. Officers want you to be extra vigilant. "We ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=13viiriqs/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FPolice-Shoppers-murder-a-reminder-to-be-vigilant-73664942.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Police-Shoppers-murder-a-reminder-to-be-vigilant-73664942.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:22:09 +0000 PRESCOTT VALLEY -- Two men have been arrested in connection with the attempted robbery of a Prescott Valley restaurant. Police say Jose Calderon, 31, of Prescott Valley attempted to rob the Casa Bonita restaurant on November 10. During the course of the investigation he was also found with methamphetamine and heroin. He was arrested November 24 on four counts of armed robbery, four counts of ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=14jid9els/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FAttempted-robbery-of-Prescott-Valley-restaurant-results-in-2-arrests-73680522.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Attempted-robbery-of-Prescott-Valley-restaurant-results-in-2-arrests-73680522.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:52:09 +0000 PHOENIX -- The first Arizona business facing a civil complaint under a law that prohibits employers from knowingly hiring illegal immigrants is scheduled for a court hearing on Wednesday. Scottsdale Art Factory is set for a status conference in Maricopa County Superior Court. Prosecutors filed a civil complaint last week against the company under Arizona's nearly two-year-old employer-sanctions ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=1412ap9ie/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FCompany-set-for-hearing-in-employer-sanctions-case-73612677.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Company-set-for-hearing-in-employer-sanctions-case-73612677.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:52:09 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=1494fh48n/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FAAA-Arizona-offers-free-Tipsy-Tow-service-for-Thanksgiving-73548182.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/AAA-Arizona-offers-free-Tipsy-Tow-service-for-Thanksgiving-73548182.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:22:09 +0000 TEMPE -- One person suffered minor injuries when her home in Tempe caught fire early Wednesday morning. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=1393qa6gb/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2F1-hurt-in-Tempe-house-fire-73545907.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/1-hurt-in-Tempe-house-fire-73545907.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:07:19 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=1485qreqa/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FAAA-Arizona-offers-free-Tipsy-Tow-service-for-Thanksgivin-73548182.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/AAA-Arizona-offers-free-Tipsy-Tow-service-for-Thanksgivin-73548182.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:07:09 +0000 PHOENIX -- An arson investigation is under way after vandals targeted several homes in North Phoenix. Crews responded to three different addresses in the area of 32nd Street and Shea Boulevard early Wednesday morning. Two separate vehicles were on fire, as was a shed across the street. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=14emavsli/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FVandals-target-North-Phoenix-homes-arson-investigators-on-scene-73532822.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Vandals-target-North-Phoenix-homes-arson-investigators-on-scene-73532822.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:52:09 +0000 PHOENIX -- Two men have been indicted for allegedly forcing teen girls into prostitution. Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas said Tuesday that Daniel Cortez, 19, and Jonquell Jones, 22, have been named in an 87-count indictment accusing them of multiple counts of child prostitution, assault and sexual conduct with a minor. Thomas said the alleged crimes go back to 2006. The indictment lists ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=1417vka2j/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FTwo-men-accused-of-forcing-teens-into-prostitution-72695422.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Two-men-accused-of-forcing-teens-into-prostitution-72695422.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:52:17 +0000 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:37:09 +0000