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  • 3 days ago | 12news.com | Gabriella Bachara

    TEMPE, Ariz. — Three gang members involved in the murder of a five-year-old boy were sentenced to prison more than two years after the deadly shooting, according to court records. In March 2023, just two weeks before his sixth birthday, Jayceon Burton was caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting in Tempe. “To have him robbed of that is heartbreaking," Burton's aunt said. Burton's aunt spoke to 12News anonymously out of concern for her family's safety.

  • 5 days ago | 12news.com | Gabriella Bachara

    SURPRISE, Ariz. — A West Valley couple used a sign to bring attention to a dangerous road in their neighborhood, and it worked. The City of Surprise is fixing a road that the homeowners say has caused several life-threatening crashes over the past 20 years. “We’ve been pretty terrified for a while,” Ryan Langohr, the homeowner, said. Ryan and Melissa Langohr used the sign to cover a hole in their fence caused by a recent crash off Northwest Ranch Parkway.

  • 6 days ago | 12news.com | Gabriella Bachara

    PHOENIX — No one will face charges for the death of an Ahwatukee teen, according to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. Phoenix Police recommended charging a 14-year-old boy with second-degree murder for allegedly stabbing and killing 15-year-old Jaylen Reeves last November. Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell declined to prosecute. She said the boy accused of stabbing Reeves may have a strong case for self-defense, which she said her prosecutors likely couldn't disprove in court.

  • 2 weeks ago | wltx.com | Gabriella Bachara

    GILBERT, Ariz. — A Gilbert man is accused of killing a person he thought had been stealing from him, but police later identified the person as a landscaper who was hired to trim trees in the man's front yard. Wyatt Ford, 28, is facing a second-degree murder charge for allegedly shooting and killing Manuel Vega Lopez, 51, in a neighborhood near Germann and Power Roads on Monday night.

  • 2 weeks ago | 12news.com | Gabriella Bachara

    PEORIA, Ariz. — A Valley woman is fighting for her life after being struck by a suspected drunk driver in a head-on crash on Mother's Day. “I would trade places with her 100 times over and over. I would for sure in a heartbeat take her spot right now so she didn’t have to go through that," Brian Salinas, her boyfriend, said.

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Norma Galeana

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Gerardo Moreno Valenzuela

Reporter at El Heraldo de México

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Cristina Gómez Lima

Reporter and Correspondent at La Jornada

Cristina Gómez Lima primarily covers news in the Sonoran Desert region, including areas around Tucson, Arizona, United States.

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