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Perry Vandell

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Past articles by Perry:

Phoenix police arrest man believed to be connected to murder of 29-year-old Lauren Heike

Phoenix police have arrested a man investigators believe is connected to the murder of 29-year-old Phoenix resident Lauren Heike. → Read More

Graphic video captures Phoenix police standoff where 9 officers are wounded while saving baby

This graphic video shows parts of a Phoenix police shooting where 9 officers were injured in an ambush during a barricade situation involving a baby. → Read More

George Biggs, a Tuskegee Airman recognized by Congress, dies at 95

George Washington Biggs, one of the last living Tuskegee Airmen from Arizona, died on Saturday at the age of 95, his daughter told The Arizona Republic. → Read More

Arizona sheriff responds after positive COVID-19 test, says he wouldn't enforce mask mandate

The Arizona sheriff tested positive for COVID-19 prior to a planned meeting with President Donald Trump. → Read More

Man dies after woman trying to help him accidentally runs over him, police say

A man died Thursday after a woman who was trying to help him with a medical issue forgot to put her vehicle in park, and it ran over him, police said. → Read More

A Marine went missing in Arizona. He was found five days later at a rest stop in Texas

Lance Cpl. Job Wallace was found safe in Texas late Saturday evening. Officials didn't elaborate on Wallace's disappearance. → Read More

Texas shooter who killed 7 in Odessa, Midland identified

Police refused to release the gunman's identity in the shooting in Odessa and Midland, Texas, so as not to give him additional notoriety. → Read More

Odessa-Midland shooter identified as 36-year-old Seth Ator in media reports

Media outlets are identifying the mass shooter who killed at least seven people and wounded 21 in Midland-Odessa, Texas as 36-year-old Seth Ator. → Read More

Postal worker, 15-year-old student are among the victims killed in Texas shooting

These are the stories that have emerged about those killed in Odessa, Texas. Victims ranged in age from 15 to 57. Twenty-two others were injured. → Read More

Fleming Begaye Sr., one of the last Navajo Code Talkers, dies at 97

Fleming Begaye Sr. was one of more than 400 Navajo Code Talkers who developed a military code used during World War II. → Read More

Woman accused of harassing man with 159,000 texts: 'I can't believe that I'm actually in jail over some text messages'

An Arizona woman accused of sending a date over 159,000 text messages and breaking into his home has been found mentally incompetent. → Read More

Hit-and-run driver dragged 2-year-old in a stroller about 1,000 feet, police say

Phoenix police say a hit-and-run driver who struck a woman and three children on Friday dragged a 2-year-old in a stroller caught underneath the vehicle. → Read More

Nashville Marine among those killed in helicopter crash near Yuma

Nashville Capt. Travis Brannon and Maj. Matthew Wiegand were killed after their helicopter crashed during a training mission near Yuma on Saturday. → Read More

90 seconds of terror at Arizona zoo stemmed from a selfie with a jaguar

A young woman crossed a barrier at Phoenix-area Wildlife World Zoo to take a selfie with a jaguar. A cat attacked, leaving the woman injured. → Read More

90 seconds of terror at Wildlife World Zoo stemmed from a selfie with a jaguar

A young woman crossed a barrier at Phoenix-area Wildlife World Zoo to take a selfie with a jaguar. A cat attacked, leaving the woman injured. → Read More

Wildlife World Zoo says it won't put down jaguar that attacked woman taking photo

A jaguar that attacked a woman at a Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium and Park in Arizona on Saturday evening will not be euthanized, according to the zoo. → Read More

Pregnant Lyft driver stabbed to death by passenger, Arizona police say

Kristina Howato, 39, and her unborn child both died, Arizona's Tempe Police Department said. Fabian Durazo, 20, was arrested Monday. → Read More

One date, 159K texts: Woman threatened to 'make sushi' out of online date's kidneys, police say

Jacqueline Ades has pleaded not guilty to charges of stalking and criminal trespassing. Her trial is set to begin Feb. 5. → Read More

As California wildfires force evacuations, lawmakers hope new alert system will save lives

California recently signed a bill into law that would allow counties to automatically enroll residents in an emergency notification program. → Read More

Meghan McCain remembers John McCain as 'hero of the republic and to his little girl'

Megan McCain: My father’s passing comes with sorrow and grief for me, for my mother, for my brothers, and for my sisters. → Read More