Phoenix firefighters battled a three-alarm fire at Richardson’s restaurant at 16th Street and Bethany Home Road Friday afternoon.

Phoenix firefighters battled a three-alarm fire at Richardson’s restaurant at 16th Street and Bethany Home Road Friday afternoon.

The president of Liberia spoke out Friday on the sexual assault of an 8-year-old Liberian refugee in Phoenix, Arizona, decrying reports that the parents believe that family has been shamed by the girl.

PHOENIX a ‘ Two men robbed a North Valley convenience store on Thursday, then assaulted one of the clerks and shoved her to the floor, police said.

A man died Thursday night after being shot in the face. It happened near 72st Avenue & Cambridge at about 3 p.m. Officers at the scene said a man got into an argument with two other men in a backyard when he was shot.

Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Bart Graves says the truck was carrying corrosive placards but did not know the dangers they pose.