Avondale crash injures homeowner; $43K porch pirate caught; firefighter donates kidney | Nightly Roundup
PHOENIX - From an Avondale home crash, to a $43K porch pirate caught in Arizona, and a firefighter's kidney donation, here are your top stories for Saturday, August 8, 2026, on Fox10Phoenix.com.
1. Driver shot before crashing into Avondale home
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Car smashes into Avondale living room, shattering homeowner's ribcage, after driver is shot in street
A late-night shooting in Avondale left a driver in critical condition and sent a woman to the hospital with broken ribs after a car crashed into her front room.
2. Arrest made for bending flock camera
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Arizona man uses truck to bend flock camera in Apache Junction
A Pinal County man used his work truck to bend a license plate-reader camera in Apache Junction over privacy concerns.
3. Gold and silver thief flees to Arizona
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Canadian woman fled to Arizona after 'porch pirating' over $43K in gold and silver: Border Patrol
A 25-year-old Canadian national who allegedly swiped $43,000 in precious gold bullion and then fled to Arizona is facing felony charges following a border bust.
4. Search still underway for alleged aggravated assault shooter
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Alleged gunman wanted for shooting cyclist near Phoenix Circle K
Police are trying to identify a suspect involved in an aggravated assault shooting near a Circle K in the area of 23rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road.
5. The gift of life— from one firefighter to another!
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Phoenix firefighter donates kidney to husband
Firefighters dedicate their lives to saving strangers, but when a first responder in Surprise needing saving himself, the hero turned out to be his own wife.
A look at your weather this weekend
Phoenix heat wave nears record high before monsoon storms bring relief
Phoenix reached 113 degrees on Saturday as extreme heat peaks. Cooler temperatures and widespread monsoon rain are expected to arrive by Monday. FOX 10's Ashley Loaeza has more ahead of the cooler and active weather next week.