Cody Lillich
@codylillich.bsky.social
Senior Investigative Producer, azfamily 3TV/CBS5
🌵Phoenix, AZ
🌵Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix Police announce one of their own officers has been indicted for an on-duty crash in March.
In their announcement, they left out one key detail -- the name of the indicted officer.
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In their announcement, they left out one key detail -- the name of the indicted officer.
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Phoenix police officer charged in on-duty crash
A grand jury has indicted a Phoenix police officer on aggravated assault and endangerment charges stemming from a March crash.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Phoenix Police announce one of their own officers has been indicted for an on-duty crash in March.
In their announcement, they left out one key detail -- the name of the indicted officer.
www.azfamily.com/2025/11/12/p...
In their announcement, they left out one key detail -- the name of the indicted officer.
www.azfamily.com/2025/11/12/p...
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The latest downpour caused water to overflow bridges and created additional structural concerns in Globe, where some buildings remain off-limits due to instability from previous water damage.
Flash flood warnings prompt “SET” status for some Globe and Miami communities
The latest downpour caused water to overflow bridges and created additional structural concerns in Globe, where some buildings remain off-limits due to instability from previous water damage.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:11 AM
The latest downpour caused water to overflow bridges and created additional structural concerns in Globe, where some buildings remain off-limits due to instability from previous water damage.
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A semi truck driver made an illegal left turn and crashed into a Phoenix light rail train, sparking a fire and shutting down the line near 18th and Washington streets.
Fiery light rail crash happens as operators detail safety concerns in Phoenix
A semi truck driver made an illegal left turn and crashed into a Phoenix light rail train, sparking a fire and shutting down the line near 18th and Washington streets.
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September 16, 2025 at 5:29 AM
A semi truck driver made an illegal left turn and crashed into a Phoenix light rail train, sparking a fire and shutting down the line near 18th and Washington streets.
Student dies after stabbing at Phoenix Union's Maryvale High School
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Student dies after stabbing at Maryvale High School, state official says
A student has died after a classroom fight escalated into a stabbing at a Phoenix-area high school late Tuesday morning, the state’s Department of Education confirmed.
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August 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Student dies after stabbing at Phoenix Union's Maryvale High School
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Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Ed Keeble said the Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames.
Wildfire destroys a historic Grand Canyon lodge and other structures
Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Ed Keeble said the Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames.
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July 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Ed Keeble said the Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames.
Teared up at my desk reading this powerful, firsthand account of the July 4 flood from Texas Monthly senior editor Aaron Parsley.
“I don’t know how long it took—ten seconds, maybe fifteen—for the house to come apart."
During the early-morning hours of July 4, the Guadalupe River pulled senior editor Aaron Parsley and six members of his family into its waters. Read his firsthand account:
During the early-morning hours of July 4, the Guadalupe River pulled senior editor Aaron Parsley and six members of his family into its waters. Read his firsthand account:
“The River House Broke. We Rushed in the River.”
The July 4 Texas flooding ripped our Kerr County home from its pillars, pulling us into the water and into the night. Then morning came.
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July 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Teared up at my desk reading this powerful, firsthand account of the July 4 flood from Texas Monthly senior editor Aaron Parsley.
Feds charge an Arizona woman for claiming LA wildfire disaster money. She claimed to live in a rental in Altadena, California.
Investigators say the woman didn't live there... and the address doesn't exist.
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Investigators say the woman didn't live there... and the address doesn't exist.
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Feds: Arizona woman claimed LA wildfire disaster money for nonexistent address
An Arizona woman is facing fraud charges after allegedly claiming over $18,000 in California wildfire aid for a fake address she never lived at, according to federal investigators.
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June 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Feds charge an Arizona woman for claiming LA wildfire disaster money. She claimed to live in a rental in Altadena, California.
Investigators say the woman didn't live there... and the address doesn't exist.
@azfamily.com @courtwatch.bsky.social www.azfamily.com/2025/06/23/f...
Investigators say the woman didn't live there... and the address doesn't exist.
@azfamily.com @courtwatch.bsky.social www.azfamily.com/2025/06/23/f...
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The list of finalists to lead Arizona’s largest law enforcement agency has been narrowed down to three.
City of Phoenix announces 3 finalists for police chief
The list of finalists to lead Arizona’s largest law enforcement agency has been narrowed down to three.
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June 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The list of finalists to lead Arizona’s largest law enforcement agency has been narrowed down to three.
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Two teen employees were robbed at gunpoint at LIX Uptown Ice Cream in Phoenix, and police are still looking for the suspect.
Man robs 2 teen ice cream shop workers at gunpoint in Phoenix
Two teen employees were robbed at gunpoint at LIX Uptown Ice Cream in Phoenix, and police are still looking for the suspect.
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May 27, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Two teen employees were robbed at gunpoint at LIX Uptown Ice Cream in Phoenix, and police are still looking for the suspect.
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Two dead and more than a dozen injured after a Mexican Navy training ship struck the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City mayor says. Follow live updates: cnn.it/43zspnv
Mexican Navy training ship strikes underside of Brooklyn Bridge | CNN
Two people died and more than a dozen were injured after a Mexican Navy training ship struck the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City mayor says
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May 18, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Two dead and more than a dozen injured after a Mexican Navy training ship struck the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City mayor says. Follow live updates: cnn.it/43zspnv
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BREAKING: Authorities say explosion outside of Palm Springs fertility clinic was an "intentional act of terrorism"
Authorities investigating after ‘intentional’ explosion outside Palm Springs fertility clinic left one dead | CNN
Authorities are investigating after an explosion outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, Saturday morning left at least one person dead in what “appears to be an intentional act of vio...
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May 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
BREAKING: Authorities say explosion outside of Palm Springs fertility clinic was an "intentional act of terrorism"
‘See you in court’: Consumer Product Safety Commission members say they are being fired by President Trump
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‘See you in court’: Consumer Product Safety Commission members say they are being fired by President Trump
The three Democrats who serves on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced they were fired by President Donald Trump but say he has no authority to do so.
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May 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
‘See you in court’: Consumer Product Safety Commission members say they are being fired by President Trump
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Skeletal remains found on the property of Tovrea Castle, a historical landmark in Phoenix. www.azfamily.com/2025/05/09/h...
Human remains found in desert area of popular Phoenix landmark
A disturbing discovery was made when skeletal remains were found on the property of Tovrea Castle, a historical landmark, on Thursday.
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May 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Skeletal remains found on the property of Tovrea Castle, a historical landmark in Phoenix. www.azfamily.com/2025/05/09/h...
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The Phoenix Police Department is changing course and said it will adopt the state's system to track rape kits.
Phoenix Police says it will implement state rape kit tracking program
The Phoenix Police Department is changing course and said it will adopt the state's system to track rape kits.
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May 7, 2025 at 5:37 AM
The Phoenix Police Department is changing course and said it will adopt the state's system to track rape kits.
This is the third mass shooting in Arizona this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
There have been 4 people killed and 14 injured in the mass shootings this year.
There have been 4 people killed and 14 injured in the mass shootings this year.
Three people are dead and several others are hurt after a shooting broke out at a Glendale restaurant on Sunday night.
3 dead, multiple hurt in shooting at Glendale restaurant
Three people are dead and several others are hurt after a shooting broke out at a Glendale restaurant on Sunday night.
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May 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This is the third mass shooting in Arizona this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
There have been 4 people killed and 14 injured in the mass shootings this year.
There have been 4 people killed and 14 injured in the mass shootings this year.
Arson suspected in Cybertruck fire at Mesa Tesla dealership
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Arson suspected in Cybertruck fire at Mesa Tesla dealership
Firefighters quickly extinguished the truck’s flames before reaching the battery or building.
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April 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Arson suspected in Cybertruck fire at Mesa Tesla dealership
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Arizona's Family Investigates looks into where the items go after we put them in the blue recycling bins.
Does what you put in your blue bin get recycled?
Arizona's Family Investigates looks into where the items go after we put them in the blue recycling bins.
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April 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Arizona's Family Investigates looks into where the items go after we put them in the blue recycling bins.
Texas A&M can’t ban “Draggieland” drag show, federal judge rules
“Anyone who finds the performance or performers offensive has a simple remedy: don’t go,” Rosenthal wrote.
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“Anyone who finds the performance or performers offensive has a simple remedy: don’t go,” Rosenthal wrote.
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Texas A&M can’t ban “Draggieland” drag show, federal judge rules
Judge Lee H. Rosenthal said the student group that organizes Draggieland, the Queer Empowerment Council, was likely to succeed in showing the ban violates the First Amendment.
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March 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Texas A&M can’t ban “Draggieland” drag show, federal judge rules
“Anyone who finds the performance or performers offensive has a simple remedy: don’t go,” Rosenthal wrote.
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“Anyone who finds the performance or performers offensive has a simple remedy: don’t go,” Rosenthal wrote.
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Border encounter numbers have plummeted in the Tucson and Yuma sectors.
Feb. 2025 is the lowest number in both sectors in the publicly available data we have from CBP dating back to Oct. 1999.
Tucson Sector: 1,336
Yuma Sector: 243
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Feb. 2025 is the lowest number in both sectors in the publicly available data we have from CBP dating back to Oct. 1999.
Tucson Sector: 1,336
Yuma Sector: 243
@dwelch.bsky.social @azfamily.com
March 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Border encounter numbers have plummeted in the Tucson and Yuma sectors.
Feb. 2025 is the lowest number in both sectors in the publicly available data we have from CBP dating back to Oct. 1999.
Tucson Sector: 1,336
Yuma Sector: 243
@dwelch.bsky.social @azfamily.com
Feb. 2025 is the lowest number in both sectors in the publicly available data we have from CBP dating back to Oct. 1999.
Tucson Sector: 1,336
Yuma Sector: 243
@dwelch.bsky.social @azfamily.com
Rain outside the @azfamily.com studios!
March 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Rain outside the @azfamily.com studios!
Federal workers in Arizona:
- are you dealing with job uncertainty?
- is your position being cut?
- how is your agency impacted by recent cuts/downsizing?
We want to hear from you.
Scan the code or message me securely on Signal: CodyL.35
- are you dealing with job uncertainty?
- is your position being cut?
- how is your agency impacted by recent cuts/downsizing?
We want to hear from you.
Scan the code or message me securely on Signal: CodyL.35
March 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Federal workers in Arizona:
- are you dealing with job uncertainty?
- is your position being cut?
- how is your agency impacted by recent cuts/downsizing?
We want to hear from you.
Scan the code or message me securely on Signal: CodyL.35
- are you dealing with job uncertainty?
- is your position being cut?
- how is your agency impacted by recent cuts/downsizing?
We want to hear from you.
Scan the code or message me securely on Signal: CodyL.35
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CNN Exclusive: America is flying covert drone missions into Mexico to spy on drug cartels
CIA flying covert drone missions into Mexico to spy on drug cartels | CNN Politics
The CIA under President Donald Trump has been covertly flying MQ-9 Reaper drones over Mexico to spy on drug cartels, current and former officials familiar with the matter told CNN, part of Trump’s dra...
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February 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
CNN Exclusive: America is flying covert drone missions into Mexico to spy on drug cartels
Had to go find my AZ Governor Veto spreadsheet and activate it for this session.
First veto of the year by Gov. Hobbs.
First veto of the year by Gov. Hobbs.
BREAKING: Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed the bill Republican lawmakers passed to try to speed up the state's election results.
It would have banned mail ballot drop-offs at polling places on Election Day and required mail voters to verify their address before elections.
It would have banned mail ballot drop-offs at polling places on Election Day and required mail voters to verify their address before elections.
February 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Had to go find my AZ Governor Veto spreadsheet and activate it for this session.
First veto of the year by Gov. Hobbs.
First veto of the year by Gov. Hobbs.
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If you’re part of a small data team — or you are the newsroom’s data team — this #NICAR25 session will cover practical ways to weave data into your beat, balance quick-turn stories with investigations, and make the most of limited resources. Join us: schedules.ire.org/nicar-2025/
February 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
If you’re part of a small data team — or you are the newsroom’s data team — this #NICAR25 session will cover practical ways to weave data into your beat, balance quick-turn stories with investigations, and make the most of limited resources. Join us: schedules.ire.org/nicar-2025/
Judge rules Phoenix Pride terror suspect’s case will stay in adult court. The judge said Marvin Jalo, 17, showed a "very concerning level of participation and planning" for possible attacks in multiple U.S. cities. www.azfamily.com/2025/02/06/p... @azfamily.com @seamushughes.bsky.social
Pride terror suspect’s case to stay in adult court, judge rules
A Maricopa County judge has ruled the case against a teen charged in a terror plot to attack the 2024 Phoenix Pride Parade will stay in adult court.
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February 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Judge rules Phoenix Pride terror suspect’s case will stay in adult court. The judge said Marvin Jalo, 17, showed a "very concerning level of participation and planning" for possible attacks in multiple U.S. cities. www.azfamily.com/2025/02/06/p... @azfamily.com @seamushughes.bsky.social