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The Morning News Brief on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. <\/p>\n
From a crash near a Scottsdale intersection that left a bicyclist dead to a Phoenix man who is recovering after having one of his limbs amputated, here’s a look at some of your top headlines for the morning of December 9.<\/p>\n
1. Deadly bicyclist crash ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/deadly-crash.png\")
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What we know:<\/p>\n
A bicyclist died at the hospital after being hit by a car near Thompson Peak Parkway and Raintree Drive, police said.<\/p>\n
What we don’t know:<\/p>\n
There’s no word about what caused the crash. The bicyclist wasn’t identified.<\/p>\n
Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 2. \u2018It’s been very difficult’ What we know:<\/p>\n Sergio Moreno Moran’s right arm was amputated after a wrist injury and subsequent surgery awakened a previously unknown, dormant case of Valley Fever in his body.<\/p>\n What they’re saying:<\/p>\n “It’s been very difficult. It feels like our life stopped,” said Jennifer Pena Moreno, Sergio’s wife. “Now that old chapter is closed. We’re starting a new chapter where the storm has passed, and we can start to see the colors of the rainbow”.<\/p>\n Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 3. Miss Jamaica suffers terrifying fall The backstory:<\/p>\n Miss Jamaica, Dr. Gabrielle Henry, suffered critical head injuries after falling onstage last month while performing her walk in Thailand.<\/p>\n Dig deeper:<\/p>\n The Miss Universe Organization is covering her medical costs and supporting her family while maintaining privacy regarding her condition.<\/p>\n Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 4. Ex-school bus driver arrested What we know:<\/p>\n A former bus driver for Maricopa County’s Nadaburg Unified School District, Charles Ellington, was arrested on suspicion of misconduct and sexual molestation of a minor.<\/p>\n Dig deeper:<\/p>\n The school district said it placed Ellington on administrative leave after learning he was under investigation by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. Eight days later, he was given a notice of termination.<\/p>\n Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 5. \u2018We take this seriously\u2019 The backstory:<\/p>\n On Sept. 14, Tempe Police say 18-year-old Joseph Gonzalez’s motorcycle collided with a self-driving car near Rural Road and Lemon Street. Moments later, a Chevy Camaro hit Gonzalez before leaving the scene.<\/p>\n The driver of the Camaro, 19-year-old Ava Bellowe, was arrested. According to police, images on Bellowe’s cellphone showed her at Tempe Tavern for two hours on the night of the crash.<\/p>\n What they’re saying:<\/p>\n In a lengthy Instagram post, Tempe Tavern issued its first public statement since police revealed that a second underage drinking raid took place at the bar.<\/p>\n Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n A look at today’s weather Click here for full forecast<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Morning Brief<\/a>Phoenix<\/a>News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article The Morning News Brief on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. From a crash near a Scottsdale intersection that…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":436056,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5131],"tags":[5229,5643,1587,1588,9735,50,1589,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-436055","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-arizona","10":"tag-az","11":"tag-maricopa-county","12":"tag-morning-brief","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-phoenix","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-united-states-of-america","17":"tag-unitedstates","18":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","19":"tag-us","20":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115690785179262253","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765301189_296_5a5b5735073a51c8fc55545ab8e0ff0d.jpg\")
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