Melissa Blasius
Investigative Content Manager at KNXV-TV (Phoenix, AZ)
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1 week ago |
abc15.com | Melissa Blasius
The Arizona Department of Child Safety has temporarily shut down We Care Homes LLC, a foster group home provider, removing all children from its facilities. The DCS decision to issue its stop work order came just days after the ABC15 Investigators, after hearing from whistleblowers, asked the agency for records of complaints regarding the treatment of the children in these homes. Jada Green is one of five whistleblowers who spoke with ABC15 about the group home provider.
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1 week ago |
abc15.com | Melissa Blasius
NEW RIVER, AZ — Investigators have identified a "person of interest" in the murder of New River pastor, according to a spokesman for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. William Schonemann was known as "Pastor Bill" to his congregation at New River Bible Chapel. The 76-year-old man was found dead inside his home on April 28, which was the day after Easter. When deputies arrived at the pastor's home near 20th Street and Calvary Road, they located the victim and suspected foul play.
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3 weeks ago |
abc15.com | Melissa Blasius |Elenee Dao
PHOENIX — A board meeting is set to take place Monday evening as Isaac Elementary School District considers the closure of two schools and one online academy. Earlier this year, ABC15 reported on the possible closure of Moya Elementary, P.T. Coe Elementary, and the Isaac Online Prep Academy at the end of the 2024-2025 school year. Two public meetings were held in April. The Isaac School District, which serves about 5,000 students in west Phoenix, has seen a steep drop in enrollment in recent years.
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4 weeks ago |
abc15.com | Melissa Blasius
SCOTTSDALE, AZ — One of the founders of Blueacorn, a COVID-19-era company that helped process Paycheck Protection Program loans, is scheduled to go to trial for wire fraud charges in June. Stephanie Hockridge started the financial tech company in Scottsdale with her husband Nathan Reis. Now they both face federal charges: one count of conspiracy and four counts of wire fraud. Hockridge's trial is scheduled to start on June 9, and Reis's trial is scheduled for August.
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1 month ago |
abc15.com | Melissa Blasius
New details are emerging about the prior victimization of Emily Pike, an Arizona teen who was found murdered in February. Federal law enforcement agents told ABC15 this week they investigated two sexual assault allegations from Emily in 2023. Shortly after the second report, San Carlos Apache tribal social service workers took custody of Emily. She spent the next 18 months in foster care, including a Mesa group home, before she ran away in January 2025. Her body was found near Globe on February 14.
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