Mesa teen students found safe after going missing, but a mother wants answers about how this happened

Three Mesa middle school students briefly went missing in the morning and by early morning the next day, police say they were safe and reunited with their families. One of the teen's mothers wants answers about how this could have happened to the boys with "various mental disorders."

Amber Alert: California 15-year-old girl dies after search ends in freeway shootout

Officials with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department say Anthony Graziano - who abducted his 15-year-old daughter Savanna after killing his wife - was killed in a shootout with deputies in Victorville.

Body found in container by bicyclist, Rob Schneider works at Phoenix drive-thru: this week's top stories

From Sept. 18-24, our top stories included the shocking discovery of a body inside a container made by a bicyclist in Phoenix, and actor Rob Schneider surprised customers by serving up chicken fingers at a Valley fast-food restaurant to promote his movie, which was shot in Arizona.

Judge bans cameras from Lori Vallow's murder case

An Idaho judge has banned cameras from the courtroom in the high-profile triple murder case against Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell.

Sept. 15 marks 3 years since Alicia Navarro vanished from her Glendale home

Here we are on Sept. 15, now three years since Alicia Navarro left her home in the middle of the night. She was 14 then and will turn 18 on Sept. 20.

US Marshals rescue 14 missing or endangered children across Louisiana

In one case, a 17-year-old male had been kidnapped from the New Orleans area and was being held for ransom, authorities said.

Missing Kingman man found dead in maintenance hole

On Sept. 9, the Mohave County Sheriff's Office says a body was found in a maintenance hole in an all near Thompson Avenue and Route 66.

MCAO drops sex crimes charges against Colby Ryan, son of Lori Vallow

Sexual misconduct-related charges against the only living son of Lori Vallow, the Arizona mother accused of killing her kids, have been dropped by the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.

Lori Vallow: 'Doomsday Mother' smirked, smiled during court appearance

The case involving Vallow, which first began as the disappearances of her two children with Phoenix area ties - Joshua "JJ" Vallow and Tylee Ryan - has since uncovered a complex sequence of events that have garnered national and international media attention.

Tips needed in case of missing Phoenix woman believed to have been 'violently and viciously' killed

The Phoenix Police Department and a missing woman's family are pleading for help from the community to find Veronica Mondragon-Rodriguez who went missing this summer and is believed to have been killed.

Yavapai County woman Whitney Collins found after going missing on a morning walk

The search for a missing Yavapai County woman after authorities say she never came back home from her morning walk on Sunday, Sept. 4 has ended after she was found safe two days later.

Eliza Fletcher kidnapping: Timeline of the Memphis teacher's abduction, murder

Here is a timeline of events surrounding the murder of Memphis teacher Eliza Fletcher, who was abducted Friday morning while on a jog near the University of Memphis.