Jordan Bontke

3 days ago | abc15.com | Jordan Bontke

MUNDS PARK, AZ — A Flagstaff rideshare driver says Uber’s GPS put him on a route that led to bad car damage. The rideshare company is now trying to correct the issue and help one of its drivers. ”I’m hearing the car rip apart. This is not what I thought it was,” said Jahana, a passenger. Jahana, who was visiting from Chicago, was trying to get from Munds Park to Sedona for her 50th birthday. With her was her friend Courtney. ”The road became more treacherous.

1 week ago | abc15.com | Jordan Bontke

PEORIA, AZ — A woman has died from her injuries two weeks after a serious crash in Peoria. Peoria police say around 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 11, officers were called to a crash with injuries at the intersection of 107th and Northern avenues. When first responders arrived, they found an SUV and a car had crashed. The driver and passenger in the car were taken to the hospital that night with serious injuries. The SUV's driver was transported with minor injuries.

1 week ago | abc15.com | Jordan Bontke |Ashley Loose

MUNDS PARK, AZ — An Arizona man supplementing his income as an Uber driver says a rideshare route the company put him on left him with extensive vehicle damage, and on a road he shouldn't have been traveling. Last Tuesday, Uber driver Tiernan Curl said he picked up passengers in Munds Park with the destination set in Sedona, which was estimated to be about a 15 or 20-minute drive. He said his usually reliable Uber GPS took him along Schnebly Hill instead of Interstate 17 toward Sedona.

2 weeks ago | abc15.com | Jordan Bontke

A Valley dentist known in part for working with some of the most famous faces in sports took his talents beyond the ballpark, not to fix a swing, but to fix a smile. Geraldo Perdomo, Devin Booker and Lil’ Wayne are just some of "Dr. B’s" clients, and he just returned from the Arizona Diamondbacks' Dominican Republic facility where he provided dental care for more than 100 players, coaches and staff.

2 weeks ago | abc15.com | Jordan Bontke

PHOENIX — Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, Interstate 17 is opening up a third lane in both directions to help alleviate typical interstate traffic. The third regular travel lane will open between Anthem Way and Black Canyon City on Thursday. The lane expansion is part of the $522-million I-17 improvement project, that's been underway since 2022, aimed at helping traffic flow. The project is overhauling the interstate between Anthem Way and Sunset Point.