Desert flooding damages Interstate 10 between Los Angeles and Phoenix

Traffic in both directions was halted initially, but westbound lanes for motorists heading from Arizona to California reopened later.

Thousands of 'rainbow fentanyl' pills seized as authorities warn of possible new 'trend' targeting kids

Customs and Border Protection agents in Arizona seized more than 15,000 fentanyl pills that were strapped to a person's legs on Wednesday, and one official says that it could be the start of a trend targeting younger people.

Woman holding onto stop sign rescued during flooding in Arizona

A construction crew spotted the 42-year-old woman in a running wash in Golden Valley. “[She was] holding onto a sign post in rushing water up to her waist,” the department said.

Body found near Lake Mead swimming site 3rd to surface since May

The National Park Service did not say in a statement how long officials think the corpse was submerged in the Boulder Beach area before it was found Monday by people who summoned park rangers.

'Baby Holly’: How an Arizona pastor adopted an infant left by nomadic ‘cult’ after parents’ murders

The story of "Baby Holly" has made national headlines and there's a strong Arizona connection to the case. The murder of the child's parents remains unsolved and authorities say a cult could be linked to the crimes.

Sweltering streets: Hundreds of homeless die in extreme heat across US

“If 130 homeless people were dying in any other way it would be considered a mass casualty event,” said Kristie L. Ebi, a professor of global health at the University of Washington.

Woman dies after being caught in Colorado River current in Grand Canyon, officials say

Sheetal Patel, who lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee, but was originally from Chicago, had hiked into the canyon for the start of a multi-day river trip, officials said.

'He was evil': Phoenix Cricket Wireless employee violently attacked by suspect speaks out

Police say the man caught on video brutally attacking a Cricket Wireless employee before getting away with phones and cash from a store in Phoenix has been caught three days later. We want to warn you that the video is disturbing and hard to watch.

Naked suspect found sleeping in underage girl's bedroom at Phoenix home: police

A naked intruder was found in the bedroom of a young girl and we're learning the disturbing details revealed in court documents after the suspect was arrested for indecent exposure.

Unsolved: DNA match reveals major development in decades-old Jane Doe cold case

An Arizona police department says it's closer to identifying a teen found dead nearly three decades ago after teaming up with genetic genealogists who have gathered new information in the case of "Apache Junction Jane Doe."