Mike Cruz

3 weeks ago | azcentral.com | Mike Cruz

Don't put away your jackets just yet. Scattered showers were possible in the Phoenix metro through the end of the week, thanks to an unsettled weather pattern, the National Weather Service said in a forecast for April 2. People could see "shower activity across portions of south-central AZ, especially across the foothills and higher terrain areas north and east of Phoenix, for today and again on Friday," the forecast stated.

1 month ago | azcentral.com | Mike Cruz

The Arizona Snowbowl received at least a foot of snow from recent winter storms. Travel is not recommended in these areas due to dangerous driving conditions from heavy snowfall and low visibility. Drivers heading to Snowbowl are advised to use chains or four-wheel-drive vehicles, with a free shuttle available from Fort Valley Lodge. Winter storms passing over northern Arizona dumped plenty of new snow for skiers and snowboarders at the Arizona Snowbowl.

1 month ago | azcentral.com | Mike Cruz

A winter storm warning is in effect across northern Arizona as a weather system continues to dump several inches of snow and rain across the region. The warning will stay in effect for communities above 5,000 feet until 8 p.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service in Flagstaff. Heavy snow is expected above 5,000 feet with lighter amounts forecast down to 4,000 to 4,500 feet. Areas such as the Mogollon Rim and northern Gila County will be impacted.

2 months ago | news.yahoo.com | Mike Cruz

A teenager died, and another was critically injured when their off-road vehicle was in a collision and fell several feet down an embankment Thursday afternoon, according to Phoenix police officials. Around 5:15 p.m., officers were called to a single-vehicle collision involving a side-by-side type vehicle in the area of 47th Avenue and Cholla Street. Officers and firefighters went to a paved jogging path and found the vehicle with two male teens inside.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Mike Cruz

A man died after being pulled from a burning home by firefighters on Friday morning, Phoenix fire officials said. Firefighters from Phoenix and Scottsdale encountered heavy smoke as they arrived at a house fire around 6:15 a.m. in the area of 48th Street and Camelback Road. As the firefighters conducted search and rescue operations inside the home, they found a man who was unconscious and not breathing. The man was taken to the hospital in extremely critical condition, fire officials said.