Drug bust at Sky Harbor Airport; deadly shooting near Arizona campground l Morning News Brief

From a major breakfast chain franchisee filing for bankruptcy, to a fatal trailhead shooting near Prescott, and a TSA drug bust at Sky Harbor, here are your top stories for September 28, 2026, on fox10phoenix.com.

1. Village Inn franchisee files for Chapter 11

Breakfast chain franchisee files for bankruptcy as rising costs, weak sales weigh

The operator of a Village Inn restaurant in Oldsmar, Florida, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after reporting more than $554,000 in liabilities, according to court filings obtained by FOX Business.

2. U.S. warns China against helping Iran as ceasefire talks stall

3. Woman arrested in deadly shooting of her mother

Woman accused of fatally shooting mother near Prescott trailhead

A woman is accused of shooting and killing her mother near a Prescott area trailhead and campground.

4. Deadly nor'easter pummels East Coast

5. Sky Harbor TSA bust: Ketamine, cocaine seized

TSA stops repeat drug felon with cocaine, ketamine stash at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport: state

BUSTED at TSA: A sharp-dressed drug felon with nearly 10 years behind bars in Arizona was arrested at Phoenix Sky Harbor allegedly trying to board a flight to Cali with ketamine and cocaine stashed in his luggage.

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