Ben Bradley

Chicago

News Anchor and Investigative Reporter at WGN-TV (Chicago, IL)

4pm news anchor and investigative reporter @WGNNews. Tweet or email me your tips: [email protected] And to those who tweet at me: Try not to be terrible.

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Colorado man accused of murdering wife in 2020 arrested in Gilbert

1 week ago | azfamily.com | Ben Bradley

GILBERT, AZ (AZFamily) — A man wanted in connection with the 2020 murder of his wife in Colorado has been arrested in Gilbert. The Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office confirmed on Friday that Barry Morphew has been taken into custody in Arizona, two days after he was indicted for first-degree murder in the death of Suzanne Morphew. This is the second time he’s been arrested for allegedly killing his wife.
2 dead, 1 wounded after apparent murder-suicide in Sun City

1 week ago | kold.com | Alexis Cortez |Ben Bradley

SUN CITY, AZ (AZFamily) — Two people are dead and another is hospitalized following a shooting in Sun City late Thursday night. Deputies with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office received reports of shots fired in a neighborhood near 99th Avenue and Bell Road just after 11 p.m. Deputies arrived to find three people who had been shot, including a woman who was pronounced dead at the scene and a man who was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Sentencing resumes for ex-MCAO detective who killed his wife in Mesa

1 week ago | azfamily.com | Ben Bradley

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A sentencing hearing has resumed for a former Maricopa County Attorney’s Office detective who killed his wife in Mesa last year. John C. Byrd III was initially scheduled to be sentenced for the murder of Elizabeth Byrd last Friday, but the hearing was briefly delayed when Byrd refused to appear. Once the judge ordered his presence, detention deputies transported him from the jail to the courthouse. By then, the hearing was starting nearly one hour late.
1 dead, 3 seriously hurt in head-on crash on SR 260 near Forest Lakes

1 week ago | azfamily.com | Ben Bradley

FOREST LAKES, AZ (AZFamily) — One person was killed and three others were injured after a head-on crash on a state highway in Coconino County. The collision happened around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday along State Route 260 at milepost 285 near Forest Lakes. According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the driver of a westbound Chevrolet Silverado began to pass traffic in a no-passing zone and collided head-on with an eastbound sedan and an SUV.
Dolton ex-mayor Tiffany Henyard tell-all autobiography selling for hefty price

1 week ago | newsnationnow.com | Andrew Schroedter |Ben Bradley

Note: The video attached to this article WGN Investigates’ report: ‘Mayor, Mistrust & Money: The Tiffany Henyard Saga’COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — Tiffany Henyard’s latest promise to “tell all” comes in the form of an autobiography she’s now selling online. The cost: $99.
Man killed by Missouri troopers after murdering his mom, stepdad in northern Arizona

1 week ago | azfamily.com | Ben Bradley |David Baker

TAYLOR, AZ (AZFamily) — The suspect in the murder of a married couple in northern Arizona is dead after police said he led Missouri law enforcement on a chase, shot a trooper, and was shot and killed on Tuesday. The Snowflake-Taylor Police Department announced on Wednesday that the suspect in the shooting deaths of 62-year-old Troy Templeton and 53-year-old Cynthia Templeton in Taylor was Cynthia’s son, 23-year-old Francis Alcantar-Chavez.
Tiffany Henyard tell-all? It’ll cost you $99

1 week ago | wgntv.com | Ben Bradley |Andrew Schroedter

Note: The video attached to this article WGN Investigates’ report: ‘Mayor, Mistrust & Money: The Tiffany Henyard Saga’COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — Tiffany Henyard’s latest promise to “tell all” comes in the form of an autobiography she’s now peddling online. The cost: $99.
A major food company announces plans to pull dyes from its products - and more

1 week ago | wgntv.com | Ben Bradley |Lourdes Duarte |Katharin Czink

For Tuesday, June 17, WGN’s Ben Bradley and Lourdes Duarte have the latest on new medical information, including:Kraft Heinz says it will remove all chemical dyes from its products by the end of 2027. That includes colorful products such as Kool-Aid, Jell-O, and Crystal Light. The food company says it will use natural colors for the products instead, adding that 90 percent of its products already don’t contain food, drug, and cosmetic colors.
Rescue crews working to find body of fisherman who fell into Glendale canal

1 week ago | azfamily.com | Ben Bradley

GLENDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — Crews say they are searching for the body of a man who fell into a West Valley canal while fishing early Tuesday afternoon. Around 12:30 p.m., Glendale Fire crews were called to a canal near 51st Avenue and Cactus Road after a fisherman reportedly fell in, went under and had not resurfaced. Family members told first responders they tried to help but could not reach him.
APS applies to raise Arizona electricity rates by 14% beginning next year

1 week ago | kold.com | Ben Bradley

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Arizona Public Service (APS) has applied for a double-digit rate increase for customers across the state, a move opposed by the attorney general. APS filed the application with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) last Friday, asking for a net increase of 13.99%. That would add about $20 to the monthly bill for typical customers using 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity. The power company, a Pinnacle West Capital Corp.