Lauren De Young

1 month ago | azcentral.com | Robert Anglen |Lauren De Young

San Carlos Apache tribal leaders promised to investigate the handling of Emily Pike's 2023 sexual assault case after an investigation by The Arizona Republic. Emily, a 14-year-old San Carlos Apache girl, was found dismembered in February nearly 100 miles from where she was living in a Mesa group home. The sexual assault and its aftermath helped explain Emily's transformation from a bright, smiling girl to a reserved and self-destructive teen who relatives said they didn't recognize.

1 month ago | azcentral.com | Lauren De Young |Caitlin McGlade

Kristen Couch and her husband, Jacob, stopped in Tucson on a cross-country bus trip back home. They had just spent time in Los Angeles, and they were eager to get back to Alabama, family members said. While they waited for the next bus, they decided to walk around downtown and see the city, according to the family. They only made it a block to East Broadway Boulevard and South Sixth Avenue before a man wielding a machete attacked Jacob, 32, family said.

1 month ago | azcentral.com | Robert Anglen |Lauren De Young

San Carlos Apache tribal leaders, prompted by inquiries from The Arizona Republic, promise internal investigation into the handling of Emily Pike's 2023 sexual assault reportFourteen-year-old Emily Pike was sexually assaulted in 2023, and the case was dropped. Tribal leaders have announced they are investigating the handling of the case. After the assault, Emily was removed from her home in Peridot. She frequently ran away from her group home and attempted suicide.

2 months ago | azcentral.com | Lauren De Young |Robert Anglen

Emily Pike, a 14-year-old living in a Mesa group home, was found dead weeks after running away. In an exclusive interview with The Arizona Republic, the group home's owner said the girl "just missed her family."The group home operator said she was confident any investigation into the facility would clear her company. Emily Pike just wanted to go home.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Lauren De Young |Laura Daniella Sepúlveda

A cold front rolling through Phoenix brought another evening of rain to the Valley. A strong weather disturbance Thursday was expected to carry on with the series of storms that began rolling across metro Phoenix on Tuesday last week. Continued rain chances, cooler temperatures, gusty winds, hail and lighting were expected to linger in the Phoenix area through Friday, according to the National Weather Service in Phoenix. The storm hit the West Valley around 2:15 p.m. and moved to the east.