Andrew Ford

Nov 5, 2024 | azcentral.com | Andrew Ford

Foodies be warned, no matter how delicious it may look, Maricopa County recommends against partaking of tacos al pastor from unlicensed food vendors. The warning comes after the county Environmental Services Department got 11 complaints claiming foodborne illness, which sickened 17 people. In July, its staff responded to 3025 W.

Oct 17, 2024 | azcentral.com | Andrew Ford

Weather in the Valley this weekend is expected to be just about perfect, so soak it up before it gets hot again. Perhaps it's a good time for a run or a bike ride. That's the plan for meteorologist Matt Salerno of the National Weather Service in Phoenix when he's not working. “Just get out and enjoy the nice change," he said. A cold front is coming and about half the Valley might see measurable rain Friday morning: moderate showers, maybe a rumble of thunder or two.

Oct 16, 2024 | azcentral.com | Andrew Ford

A son will join his mother behind bars following their guilty pleas and sentencings on a federal charge related to the smuggling of exotic wildlife from Mexico, including tigers, panthers, monkeys and parrots, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Phoenix. Raymond Anthony Rabago Montoya, 23, of Phoenix, was sentenced Oct. 2 to 12 months and one day in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Oct 15, 2024 | azcentral.com | Andrew Ford

Phoenix police identified the two men fatally shot near 4900 W. Thunderbird Road on Sunday morning. Police responded about 8 a.m. to reports of gunfire. They later found Johnny Grammatico, 45, with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. A witness pointed officers to a man later identified as Alberto Espinoza, 28, entering a grey Nissan. They tried to stop him, but he drove away, fleeing west on Thunderbird Road. He parked in a drive-thru and walked away.

Oct 15, 2024 | azcentral.com | Andrew Ford

Residents were evacuated and police are waiting for a structural engineer to determine when the car can be removed. Tempe police evacuated residents of from an apartment building that was struck Monday night by a car driven by a drunken driver, police said. A photo of the crash released by the police shows it happened at Trovita, which is on Rio Salado Parkway.