If you recognize him or have any idea who this is, call peoria police. An arrest over an unpaid restaurant bill leads to a murder conviction. 25yearold Michael Cooper stabbed his roommate to death two years ago and today he pleaded guilty to murder and burglar charges. Cooper admitting to the stabbing after being arrested. He will be sendtested next month. Sentence next money. An elementary school. A special Education Teacher killed in a car crash last month and today the school held a special ceremony in her honor. Kristy siefkin was there and joins us live. Was obviously a tough day for both students and for faculty. Their teacher asia calhoun was a special Education Teacher at western valley elementary. She was a published author who passed her love of reading on to her students and today faculty 37yearold. Memorializing her with a special edition to the School Addition to the schools courtyard. Reporter student at western valley elementary honoring a beloved teacher, asia calhoun,
New at 5 00, this is such a shocker. Chandler Police Arrest a man who could be behind a series of suspicious fires in the city since april. And in the strange twist that man talked to fox 10 about those fires a few weeks ago. Danielle miller is live with the story. Such a strange twist and turn of events. Just a few weeks ago we spoke with tom leaper. Extremely concerned about the fires that were going on in his neighborhood and he was a was responsible and come to find out he was arrested in connection with several of these fires. The most recent fire happening right here at his nextdoor neighbors house. Police are telling us that leaper admitted to them to starting this fire. He told them that he used a syringe filled with gasoline and put it on a mop and he lit that mop on fire. Right after dark usually was about midnight. 31yearold tom leaper who you heard from a Previous Story was describing several suspicious fires that have happened in his neighborhood near mcclintock and chandl
Some were safe. A lot of people chose not to heed that warning and decided to board up their homes and hunker down. Our dave munsey tracking Hurricane Matthew still a very strong storm tonight, right dave . Very powerful storm, it is a category 3, but just barely. It is at 130 miles an hour. 131 makes it a category 4. Its a little bit east and a little bit north of miami, and it is drifting in the direction of florida. In fact, areas that we may see this thing find itself making land. Here we are at 130 miles an hour. Its moving northwest at 13 miles an hour and for a wet storm, thats not real good. Take a look at this. This is interesting. It is like the ferris wheel effect. Here you are. You have friday morning, friday evening, saturday morning, sunday morning or sunday evening, and heres monday evening. Look at this thing. Look at what this thing is doing. Heres miami right down here. Its coming back. Its going to take another shot at it. We are going to keep our eye on that. Not al
60,000 homes and businesses in that region, they have already been left without power. President obama has ordered a state of emergency in florida, and hell send federal aid for that region. Government officials are working right now to make sure that everyone understands just how serious this storm is. This is likely the largest and most powerful hurricane to hit the United States in a decade or so. And the preparations that we have been making in advance of this storm i think are indicative we think it is. Do not surf. D not go on the beach. This will kill you. And people again told to get out of the path of the storm, and those who stayed behind may have a rough time of it, thats for sure. Firefighters in one county are now saying it is too dangerous for them to respond to calls. They are advising people to stay indoors. Experts say that storm will hug the hug coast as it makes its way up the coasts of georgia and South Carolina and then make its phoenix bound passengers came very c
Some were safe. A lot of people chose not to heed that warning and decided to board up their homes and hunker down. Our dave munsey tracking Hurricane Matthew still a very strong storm tonight, right dave . Very powerful storm, it is a category 3, but just barely. It is at 130 miles an hour. 131 makes it a category 4. Its a little bit east and a little bit north of miami, and it is drifting in the direction of florida. In fact, areas that we may see this thing find itself making land. Here we are at 130 miles an hour. Its moving northwest at 13 miles an hour and for a wet storm, thats not real good. Take a look at this. This is interesting. It is like the ferris wheel effect. Here you are. You have friday morning, friday evening, saturday morning, sunday morning or sunday evening, and heres monday evening. Look at this thing. Look at what this thing is doing. Heres miami right down here. Its coming back. Its going to take another shot at it. We are going to keep our eye on that. Not al