Christine Stanwood

3 weeks ago | abc15.com | Christine Stanwood

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Sherry Mayer reached out to ABC15 concerned about illegal dumping in her north Scottsdale neighborhood. She wrote:“I live in north Scottsdale and in the desert, south of my house, there's been a lot of illegal dumping of garbage. I was wondering if you could get on the case. It's a really problem that people are doing illegal dumping at night, and dumping all kinds of garbage in the beautiful desert. I'd appreciate it if you could help. So, hopefully you can call me back.

1 month ago | abc15.com | Christine Stanwood

PHOENIX — It could be months before a condo off Interstate 17 and Greenway Road can be restored. Inside, there is debris from hoarding, rodents, pests and more than a dozen dogs. The woman living in the condo, 62-year-old Janet Schwarz has been charged with 16 misdemeanor counts of Animal Cruelty. Neighbors living in that community have been sounding the alarm for years. “It had become a concern when our neighbors had rats coming out of the garage and things like that," Veronica Austin said.

1 month ago | abc15.com | Tannya Barba |Christine Stanwood

GILBERT, AZ — On Tuesday, Gilbert police responded to multiple calls on a welfare check for an elderly woman near Ray and Recker roads. Police say witnesses saw Linda Smith attempting to cross Ray Road, where there was no crosswalk and was seen walking along the median. On her drive home, Linda Gomez spotted Smith and pulled over to help. "Are you okay? And she's like, "I'm lost!" said Gomez.

2 months ago | abc15.com | Christine Stanwood

PHOENIX — Friday marks one year since 23-year-old Sergeant Alec Langen was killed along with four other Marines during a military training exercise outside San Diego, California. The Tiger 43 Crew was in a Blackhawk helicopter that went down. “I think we live every day just trying to figure it out,” said Caryn Langen, Alec’s mother.

2 months ago | abc15.com | Christine Stanwood

MESA, AZ — A Mesa resident reached out to ABC15 saying recurring mail issues are becoming such a problem that postal workers are recommending they move. Daniel recently reached out to us wanting answers about why his apartment complex, Mesa Station Apartments at Gilbert Road and Main Street in Mesa, has not had functioning mailboxes for a month. He says, because of this, they are being forced to make regular trips to the post office to collect mail.