Jason Volentine
Western Mass News
Phoenix, AZ, United States
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Mom booked on felony child abuse after her children went missing
Glendale police say three missing children have been found safe and in good condition. Their mother has been arrested on unrelated outstanding warrants and may face charges for child neglect. → Read More
Mom booked on felony child abuse after her children went missing
Glendale police say three missing children have been found safe and in good condition. Their mother has been arrested on unrelated outstanding warrants and may face charges for child neglect. → Read More
Hoax convinces fast-food workers to trash restaurant
Pranksters are fooling fast food workers into trashing their own businesses all across the country, including a Wendy’s in the Valley. → Read More
Uber delivering puppy cuddles to your door
Uber is teaming up with Animal Planet and the Arizona Humane Society to bring puppy cuddles on demand to people in Phoenix. → Read More
Valley woman says college scammed her with fake degree
A Valley woman is blowing the whistle on what she believes is a fake medical school that scammed her out of thousands of dollars. After paying for dozens of certifications and even two advanced de... → Read More
Woman claims ex used LifeLock to keep tabs on her
A Tempe-based cybersecurity company promises to keep its customers’ identities safe, but a Valley woman claims LifeLock may have helped her ex-husband keep tabs on her for years. → Read More
ASU working on simple, viable way to eliminate global warming
Climate scientists say the Earth is warming, and it's because people are polluting the air. Researchers at Arizona State University are some of the few people in the entire world who have a solutio... → Read More
App connects strangers who want to fight
Picking a fight's never been so easy thanks to a new app that connects strangers who want to fight each other. It’s a little reminiscent of Tyler Durden meets the internet. The difference is this... → Read More
Top Sheriff Arpaio Lieutenant needs money for legal defense
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s defense fund may be drying up as he and top MCSO deputies are battling through a federal contempt of court hearing. → Read More
Glendale war veteran's service dog poisoned
A Valley war veteran’s service dog was killed and he believes it was poisoned by someone throwing tainted food over his back yard wall. → Read More
Ribbon-cutting opens Mesa leg of the light rail extension
The downtown Mesa leg of the Valley Metro light rail extension opened Saturday morning. → Read More
Bounty hunter who led raid on police chief's home speaks from be
The bounty hunter who went looking for a fugitive and instead swarmed the home of the Phoenix chief of police apologized from behind bars Thursday evening. Brent Farley was apologetic for how thi... → Read More
Dead puppy found in park might have been tortured
Chandler police are looking for somebody who abused, possibly tortured, and then left a puppy to die in a city park. → Read More
Arrest made in execution-style killing of Phoenix woman
Phoenix police believe foul play is involved in the death of a woman. → Read More
Big changes ahead for Phoenix PD after PTSD study
Big changes are coming to the Phoenix Police Department following the release of a task force report on the citys first responders and post-traumatic stress disorder. → Read More
Jobs vs. health concerns for e-cigarettes in the Valley
A puff of e-cig vapor and poof --100 jobs coming to the Valley. A big e-cigarette company is moving into Arizona but not everybody's happy about our state playing home to the trendy new vaporizer i... → Read More
Arizona medical marijuana law strong for workers, expensive for
Medical marijuana is once again a hot button topic with last week's Colorado Supreme Court ruling that allowed Dish Network to fire a call center employee who tested positive for the drug- despite ... → Read More
Who is right in Glendale vs Coyotes fight?
The City of Glendale and the Arizona Coyotes are skating head first into a big legal battle. An attorney not involved in the situation said the fight will be high risk and high cost for both sides. → Read More
Survival expert: Lost hiker's rescue a lesson for all
An arizona hiker was plucked out of the desert with death likely less than a day away. Rescuers said the 58-year-old man survived nearly three days in the high desert mountains without food and wat... → Read More
Family of woman killed in crash makes plea to find hit-and-run d
The family of a woman killed in a hit-and-run crash in Mesa on Monday is making a plea for help in finding those responsible. The Mesa Police Department is still looking for three men who bailed ou... → Read More