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PHOENIX – A man was arrested for murder after allegedly killing his terminally-ill wife. Sanford Garfinkel, 51, was arrested in Tucson on Thursday. He reportedly called police in the morning and said he killed his 56-year-old wife. Doctor-assisted suicide is legal in some places, but a husband killing his terminally-ill wife? Garfinkel told authorities he did it to end her suffering. He then ... Full Story »

Azfamily.com's Marissa Wingate has an exclusive interview with Marjorie Orbin, who is speaking out after being convicted of killing her husband and then dismembering his body. Full Story »

SAN LUIS, Ariz. -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized $1.4 million worth of cocaine Wednesday at the San Luis port of entry south of Yuma. While processing travelers and conducting routine inspections, CBP officers directed a 40-year-old man to a secondary lot for further inspection. Agents X-rayed the man's Isuzu Rodeo and found packages of cocaine inside the gas tank. The ... Full Story »

PHOENIX -- Police are searching for a 43-year-old woman who hasn't been seen since December 5. Lenora Kay Wanstreet, who goes by the name Kelly, was last seen at 8'30 p.m. on foot in the area of 331st Avenue and Salome Highway in Tonopah. Wanstreet is 5 feet tall, 120 pounds, with blue eyes and blond shoulder length hair. She was last seen wearing a black leather jacket with frills on the ... Full Story »

PHOENIX – The Maricopa County detention officer who chose to go to jail after being found in contempt of court is a free man. The state court of appeals granted Adam Stoddard his freedom on Thursday after spending 10 days in jail. On his attorney’s advice, Stoddard refused to take any questions from the press upon his release nor did he discuss the conditions he endured while incarcerated. His ... Full Story »

COOLIDGE, Ariz. (AP) -- A father and his two children were seriously injured on Thursday morning when a school bus rear-ended their pickup truck in Coolidge. The Arizona Department of Public Safety says there were no children on the bus but the bus driver was also taken to a hospital. DPS spokesman Officer Robert Bailey says it appears the school bus was headed north on Attaway Road approaching ... Full Story »

PHOENIX -- Maricopa County Public Health will begin opening H1N1 vaccine clinics this weekend to all residents who fall into the high-risk categories as determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those categories are' Pregnant women People who live with or care for children younger than 6 months of age Health care and emergency medical services personnel Persons between the ... Full Story »

PHOENIX -- The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office served search warrants Thursday morning at the Chicanos Por La Causa headquarters at 11th Street and Buckeye Road. The warrants are in reference to the grand jury indictment earlier this week of County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox. Wilcox was charged with 12 counts of conflict of interest and eight counts each of perjury, forgery and false swearing ... Full Story »

ANTHEM -- The folks at the Outlets at Anthem came up with a way to repair their massive Christmas tree that received a buzz cut thanks to Mother Nature. Monday's high winds sheared off 15 feet from the top of the tree, leaving what was once an 80-foot tree nearly flat on top. Using a special lift, several Outlets staffers installed an enormous red stocking cap with a pompom on the treetop. Using ... Full Story »

GLENDALE -- Police in Glendale are investigating an overnight shooting. Around 1 a.m. Thursday police responded to a call of a shooting near Northern and 59th avenues. When they arrived they found a man with a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. No suspects are in custody at this time. Full Story »

PHOENIX -- A plan may be in the works to bring high-speed inter-city trains to Phoenix. City planners say they will seek $50 million from Congress in the next transportation bill to help them further study the idea. The trains would be an alternative to freeways and offer a quick route between Phoenix and cities like Las Vegas and Los Angeles. They would travel as fast as 225 miles per hour ... Full Story »

PHOENIX -- It's going to be chilly today and cold tonight, with a slight chance of light showers over the next few days. But expect warmer temperatures next week! Full Story »

Moms-to-be are turning to acupuncture, both in delivery and during their entire pregnancy. Find out why? Full Story »

BUCKEYE – A member of the Buckeye Town Council has been accused of sending explicit text messages to a town employee. Public records show Councilman Dave Rioux is accused by a female employee of sending her multiple messages of a sexual nature. They include requests to join him in his hot tub. That employee told supervisors she was afraid she would be forced to have sex with Rioux in order to ... Full Story »

EL MIRAGE - El Mirage police arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. According to police on Saturday around 2'45 a.m. El Mirage officers spotted three people in the park near Valentine and El Frio, a 13-year-old, a 17-year old and the suspect Rene Martinez, 25. Police noticed a 13-year-old girl was passed out, vomited and has her pants partially pulled down. A 17-year ... Full Story »

PRESCOTT – A man is behind bars after a woman was repeatedly assaulted in a hotel room in Prescott Valley. The 48-year-old victim told police she was friends with the suspect, identified as 50-year-old Angelo Tornambe. The woman had reportedly agreed to help the suspect move some of his belonging out of his home on December 7. Tornambe was planning to stay one night at the Days Inn in Prescott ... Full Story »

SCOTTSDALE - Scottsdale Police arrest burglary suspect after short foot chase. Wednesday morning around 3'45 a.m. the victim came home to find Alexander Pardo, 20, inside his home near 83rd Street and Jackrabbit. Pardo was attempting to take the victim's items. When officers arrived Pardo fled out of the back of the home. Pardo was booked on one count of burglary and possession of marijuana. Full Story »

PHOENIX -- Two pit bulls attacked a 73-year-old woman and her small dog Wednesday morning. Phoenix police Detective James Holmes said the woman was walking her 11-year-old dog, Rusty, in her apartment complex parking lot near Cave Creek and Mountain View roads at approximately 8'30 a.m. Holmes said two loose pit bulls attacked the mixed-breed dog and the woman was bitten and knocked to the ... Full Story »

PHOENIX -- A criminal complaint has been filed against the judge who ordered that a Maricopa County detention officer be jailed for contempt of court. Judge Gary Donahoe is accused of hindering prosecution, obstruction of justice and bribery. Last week, Donahoe was one of four Superior Court judges named in a federal racketeering suit filed by County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Sheriff Joe Arpaio ... Full Story »

MESA -- Several dangerous criminals and weapons are off the streets thanks to a coordinated effort by the Mesa Police Department and the FBI. Full Story »

TUCSON -- Two young Tucson sisters who had been missing for about a week were found safe Wednesday. Authorities say 13-year-old Marina Padilla and 11-year-old Marissa Padilla, who were last seen Dec. 1 at Pistor Middle School, were found at a grocery store. Police won't say where the sisters were for the past eight days, but say it may involve a custody dispute between their divorced parents ... Full Story »

TEMPE -- A judge could put the kibosh on mulitmillion dollar project meant to help revitalize Arizona Mills Mall in Tempe. A hearing will be held this morning to determine the future of Sea Life Arizona , 26,000-square-foot development featuring 12 different habitat zones that will house thousands of sea creatures in more than 30 displays. The Goldwater Institute says the agreement between Sea ... Full Story »

MESA -- CMC Steel Arizona has opened its state-of-the-art steel mill in east Mesa in the face of an economic recession that has severely depressed demand for the plant's output. Officials of Irving, Texas-based Commercial Metals Co. -- the plant's parent company -- say the $155 million plant will turn scrap metal into concrete-reinforcing bar for use primarily in commercial buildings, roads and ... Full Story »

SELIGMAN -- Icy roads are to blame for multiple collisions that shut down a section of Interstate 40 Tuesday night. Eastbound I-40 is closed at milepost 113, about eight miles west of Saligman. The Arizona Department of Public Safety says 8-10 accidents are blocking the eastbound lanes, stretching from mile post 113 to mile post 136 near Ash Fork. Several motorists are also stranded after ... Full Story »

GLENDALE -- Police say two burglars are targeting the elderly in Phoenix and Glendale, gaining access to their homes by claiming to be new neighbors, previous neighbors or potential buyers of a home in the neighborhood. The suspects ask to enter the victim's home to use the restroom or get a drink of water. In one incident the suspects asked if they could compare floor plans of the victim's home ... Full Story »