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PHOENIX - From details on a gruesome crime in the West Valley, to a shocking find by a neurosurgeon in Australia, here's a look at some of the top stories on FOX10Phoenix.com for Tuesday, August 29, 2023.
1. Murder-suicide investigation involving Texas family
Police: Texas family found dead in apparent murder-suicide
The family's 4-year-old daughter, Lyian Sherwani, drowned earlier this month and police believe it was a factor in the murder-suicide.
2. Crash results in heavy traffic backup along Loop 101
Crash resulted in lane closures, traffic delays
There was a large traffic backup on Loop 101 in Scottsdale north of Chaparral Road Tuesday night following a crash, authorities said.
3. Gruesome crime in Peoria
Crime Files: 'I just killed my parents,' Peoria man confesses to murder, court docs state
A man living in the Northwest Valley is under arrest, after police say he admitted to shooting and killing his parents, following a conversation that turned heated.
4. Sentencing over "extreme" child abuse
2 sentenced for 'extreme' child abuse of 10-year-old
A man and a woman have been sentenced to prison for the abuse and neglect of a child.
5. Shocking find by neurosurgeon in patient's brain
Neurosurgeon probing patient’s mystery symptoms plucks worm from woman’s brain in Australia
"I just thought: ‘What is that? It doesn’t make any sense. But it’s alive and moving,’" the surgeon told a local news outlet.
Also, your weather forecast for tonight
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4PM Weather Forecast - 8/29/2023
We are tracking Hurricane Idalia, as it gets closer and closer to Florida. We also have a look at the weather in Arizona for the rest of the week, which involves a chance for lower temperatures this weekend.