Lillian Donahue

Phoenix

Reporter at KNXV-TV (Phoenix, AZ)

Reporter @ABC15 Arizona 🌵 I may ask to pet your dog. Fmr. CBS Raleigh @WNCN, @Live5News, @AZPBS ☀️ @Cronkite_ASU alumna

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Articles

OASA founder condemns violence, talks future after mass shooting outside event

1 week ago | abc15.com | Lillian Donahue

GLENDALE, AZ — The founder of “On a Sunday Afternoon,” also known as OASA, said there will be community events again, with even more measures in place after a mass shooting outside a Glendale restaurant Sunday. Police are working to piece together what led up to a fight and shooting that killed three people and left another five injured in the parking lot of El Camaron Gigante outside a Cinco de Mayo OASA event.
BNSF meets with Arizona community members over large rail hub

1 week ago | abc15.com | Lillian Donahue

WITTMANN, AZ — Dozens of residents from Wittmann and surrounding communities packed a meeting Tuesday night to hear the latest plans by BNSF Railway for a massive hub in the desert. BNSF Railway Co. has applied for a re-zoning request with Maricopa County to move forward with a full intermodal facility, logistics park and center on more than 4,000 acres next to US 60. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors plans to vote on the re-zoning request in August.
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Community hosts American Indian Convocation

1 week ago | abc15.com | Lillian Donahue

SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA INDIAN COMMUNITY — After the Maricopa Community College District cancelled its cultural convocations, indigenous graduates came together to celebrate their accomplishments in a tribe-sponsored ceremony. Friday at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, family, friends and community leaders, including Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, celebrated roughly five dozen graduates.
Groups canvas communities ahead of summer heat; you can do the same

1 week ago | abc15.com | Lillian Donahue

PHOENIX — The Arizona Red Cross wants your help to keep neighbors safe this summer before it’s too hot and too late. Recently, the Red Cross, City of Phoenix, and the Arizona Association of Manufactured Home Owners (AAMHO) came together to canvas communities as a part of this year’s heat preparedness plan.
WATCH: VAI Resort under construction, public vote ongoing

2 weeks ago | abc15.com | Lillian Donahue

GLENDALE, AZ — Ballots have beenmailed out that could decide the timeline for a billion-dollar resort development and entertainment hub in Glendale. VAI Resort is under construction with the goal of opening in 2026, but a challenge to 10 acres of space could set the open date back. Watch ABC15's previous coverage in the player below.
How immigration policies changed in President Trump’s first 100 days

2 weeks ago | abc15.com | Lillian Donahue

President Donald Trump has kept immigration reform among the top issues on his agenda during the first 100 days, changing large programs and reshaping policies that impact people living in Arizona. Angela Banks, an immigration law professor at Arizona State University, said immigrants and attorneys alike are working to understand the full scope of Trump’s changes. “It's sort of hard for people to keep up and know exactly what their rights are or what the situation is right now,” Banks said.
MCAO declines charges against Glendale police officer who shot and killed wrong man

2 weeks ago | abc15.com | Lillian Donahue

GLENDALE, AZ — The Maricopa County Attorney's Office declined to file charges related to the officer involved shooting from January in Glendale. According to officials, MCAO notified the City of Glendale on Tuesday. On January 8, Glendale police shot and killed a man at a park while attempting to locate a domestic violence suspect. Police say officers were called to the area of 47th and Glendale avenues just after 7 p.m. after a woman reported that her ex-boyfriend threatened her with a gun.
Police address school board over gun brought to elementary school by teen

2 weeks ago | abc15.com | Lillian Donahue

BUCKEYE, AZ — At a school board meeting Monday night, the Buckeye police outlined their response to Freedom Elementary School after someone brought a gun to the pick-up line last week. The department arrested four teens involved in a fight Wednesday afternoon as parents waited for dismissal. A 19-year-old brought a handgun to the campus. “It was very chaotic. There were parents lined up, there were kids out there,” Police Chief Bob Sanders said.
Several of Arizona's prisons closed due to uptick in inmate violence incidents

3 weeks ago | abc15.com | Lillian Donahue

PHOENIX — Visitations at many of Arizona's prisons are closed, while other limitations are in place due to an uptick in inmate violence at several locations.
WATCH: Valley vigil and resource event held for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

1 month ago | abc15.com | Lillian Donahue

CHANDLER, AZ — Saturday marks the final day of National Crime Victims Rights Week, which aims to reduce barriers to justice for survivors. The Arizona chapter of the national group, Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice, held a community vigil and resource event for those affected by violent crime. ABC15's Lillian Donahue spoke with group organizers who said the group is advocating for even more streamline services, for people who need help healing.