East Valley city rejects proposed data center; deadly shooting at Ahwatukee apartments l Morning News Brief
The Morning News Brief on Friday, December 12, 2025. (KSAZ-TV; @jpneb98 via Storyful)
From an East Valley city rejecting a controversial plan to build a massive data center to a homicide investigation at an Ahwatukee apartment complex, here's a look at some of your top headlines for the morning of December 12.
1. Chandler says no to massive data center
Chandler rejects proposed data center
It was a packed house on Dec. 11 at the Chandler City Council meeting where members discussed a controversial plan to bring another massive data center to the Valley, but that plan got a thumbs down. FOX 10's Danielle Miller reports.
What we know:
The Chandler City Council voted unanimously to reject a controversial plan that would've brought a massive data center to the East Valley city.
What they're saying:
During a city council meeting on Thursday night, some residents voiced "grave" concerns over noise, energy usage and the city's water crisis.
2. Homicide investigation in Ahwatukee
Homicide investigation underway at Ahwatukee apartments
Police say they are investigating a homicide at an apartment complex near 44th Street and Chandler Boulevard. FOX 10's Dominique Newland reports.
What we know:
A man was found shot and killed in the doorway of an Ahwatukee apartment near 44th Street and Chandler Boulevard.
What you can do:
Police ask anyone with digital evidence on the incident to contact them at 602-262-6151.
3. Woman, two children killed
What we know:
A 40-year-old woman and two of her children were found dead with gunshot wounds inside their Arkansas home following a welfare check, authorities said. The shooting reportedly happened just one day after the final divorce hearing for the woman and her estranged husband.
Dig deeper:
Republican Arkansas Sen. Terry Rice told a local news station that Charity Beallis met with him earlier in 2025 and said she was fearful for her life, as well as the lives of her children.
4. ‘I feel scared'
The backstory:
Gary Lansky attacked 7-year-old Saida Mashrah at a Detroit park on Oct. 8, 2024, slashing her throat. He also tried to puncture her stomach with a pocket knife.
What they're saying:
Mashrah spoke out in court during Lansky's sentencing hearing.
"I feel scared, nervous, and after this accident happened to me, I didn't want to go to sleep, and I didn't want to go to the park and I didn't want to do anything," she said. "I felt like I was stuck in the house not doing anything. Just playing with my toys and watching TV, not doing anything. I felt like if I go outside somebody would try to take me in their van. I feel like if I went outside someone would try to drag me ... kill me."
5. Fiery crash in Payson
Semi-trucks crash, burst into flames in Payson
A pair of semi-trucks burst into flames after crashing on Dec. 11 near the intersection of Highways 87 and 260. A nearby motel was evacuated, but no one was hurt.
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