LIST: Top 10 stories you missed in the news Dec. 13-18

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We're halfway through December 2021, and we have a list of what FOX 10 viewers were most interested in reading more about this week, which includes a warning about a violent TikTok trend, the community rallying support for an injured Phoenix Police officer, and the remains being found of a missing Scottsdale man with autism.

Dec. 13-18 top stories

1. Nationwide TikTok challenge causes several school districts to take heightened precautions: A new TikTok challenge has several school districts across the country taking heightened precautions.

Photo taken on Dec, 1, 2020 shows a mobile phone running the TikTok app (Credit: Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa via Getty Images)

2. Fentanyl overdoses become No. 1 cause of death among US adults, ages 18-45: 'A national emergency': Fentanyl overdoses have surged to the leading cause of death for adults between the ages of 18 and 45, according to an analysis of U.S. government data.

'One pill can kill': 1.7 million fentanyl pills seized by Scottsdale PD, feds

Scottsdale Police and federal officials have announced a record fentanyl bust in the Valley, with nearly 1.7 million pills being taken off the street.

3. Phoenix Police officer shot multiple times, suspect in custody, department says: A Phoenix Police officer is on life support and remains in extremely critical condition after being shot, and the person responsible is in custody and facing a multi-million dollar bond, the department said.

What we know so far about the shooting of Phoenix Police Officer Tyler Moldovan

The officer, identified as 22-year-old Tyler Moldovan, was shot multiple times by Essa Kolareh Eugene Williams while searching an apartment complex near 15th Avenue and Camelback Road, the department said.

4. Colorado trucker in deadly pileup gets 110 years in prison, becomes emotional at sentencing: A jury convicted the truck driver of four counts of vehicular homicide, six counts of first-degree assault, 10 counts of attempted first-degree assault, four counts of careless driving causing death, two counts of vehicular assault and one count of reckless driving.

Four people died in a fiery crash on I-70 in Lakewood, Colorado on April 25, 2019. Semi truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos was sentenced to 110 years in prison. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

5. 'Jubi' Monsif: Remains of missing Scottsdale man found at Mesa canal pump station: The skeletal remains of a 20-year-old Scottsdale man missing for nearly three months were found at a canal pump station in Mesa.

'Jubi' Monsif: Remains of missing Scottsdale man found in Mesa, one week before his birthday

FOX 10's Justin Lum has the latest details after the skeletal remains of Najib "Jubi" Monsif were found in Mesa, three months after he disappeared from his Scottsdale home.

6. Millions sign petition asking for clemency for trucker sentenced to 110 years for deadly pileup: After a truck driver was sentenced to 110 years in prison for causing a fiery pileup that killed four people on a Colorado highway, millions have signed an online petition asking for his sentence to be reduced.

(Photo: Lakewood Police Department)

7. Photos of deadly Phoenix road rage suspect vehicle released by police: 38-year-old mother, Stella Montes, was shot during an apparent road rage incident in Phoenix and police released images of the suspect car over a week later.

On Dec. 17, police released information about a possible suspect vehicle being a 2015 white Dodge Challenger with Arizona license plate "AMA 3BC" that was involved in an apparent road rage shooting that killed 38-year-old Stella Montes.

8. Bodybuilder sentenced to 14 years for attack of woman he later married: A Michigan man was caught on camera beating the woman who is now his wife in 2018.

9. 'It had our whole life in it': Trailer with $50K in supplies stolen from Glendale home: Less than two weeks before Christmas, a Glendale couple had their trailer stolen with $50,000 of supplies in it while still working to make ends meet.

Glendale family reeling after having trailer, tools worth $50K stolen from home

Less than two weeks before Christmas, a Glendale couple had their trailer stolen with $50,000 of supplies in it while still working to make ends meet. FOX 10's Irene Snyder reports.

10. What happens to items you bought then returned? They could end up for sale in Phoenix: Ever wondered what happens when you return an item to the store you maybe didn't like? Here's one place it may end up.

What happens to items you bought then returned? They could end up for sale in Phoenix

Have you ever wondered where do your returns end up? Well, this company will sell your returns for way less than what they were initially bought for and you can buy directly from them in Phoenix.