Jade Cunningham

1 week ago | 12news.com | Jade Cunningham

PHOENIX — The Arcadia High School community is mourning after the bodies of two students were found early Tuesday morning. Their deaths are being ruled as homicides by authorities. "It's so surreal," said one of Clark's co-workers, Iara. "I still have that feeling like I'm going to see him later," she said. "Just really miss him," said another friend who asked to remain anonymous. "Just hitting me now, I don't have words it feels really unreal. I just saw him.

1 week ago | 12news.com | Jade Cunningham

MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. — People from across the Valley went to Lake Pleasant on Monday and had some fun in the sun. However, for the countless number of families and friends spending the day together on the water, it was more than just a day off. Memorial Day is a day they spend celebrating, honoring, and remembering their loved ones who died while serving the United States Armed Forces. >> Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to your phone.

1 week ago | 12news.com | Jade Cunningham

GILBERT, Ariz. — A Chandler man is being remembered as a kind, selfless and devoted family man. 51-year-old Manuel Vega Lopez was shot and killed in an alleged case of mistaken identity. For the past five days, Manuelita Vega Salazar has been asking why. "It would bring peace knowing that that's all I want," she said. "I want justice for my dad." Her father, Manuel Vega Lopez, was her best friend, her world. "He was very kind, very hard worker," she said.

2 weeks ago | 12news.com | Jade Cunningham

PHOENIX — At least three people were detained Wednesday while coming out of immigration court in downtown Phoenix. It's believed cases are being dismissed, which means the people are no longer under court jurisdiction. If they've been in the United States less than two years, they could qualify for immediate deportation. Anger, sadness, and confusion, emotions were high as two young men and a woman were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Wednesday, put in a van, and taken away.

2 weeks ago | 12news.com | Jade Cunningham

PHOENIX — There has been a significant development in the case of 45-year-old Marcus Freiberger, a yoga teacher from Phoenix who went missing in February and was later found dead. The Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office has updated his manner of death to "undetermined," fueling questions that have surrounded his passing since his body was discovered in March. Freiberger was last seen on Feb. 21, possibly near a parking garage at 2nd Street and Van Buren in downtown Phoenix.