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Inmates: Court should take control of health care in prisons
Inmates have asked a federal judge to take over health care operations in all state-run prisons in Arizona and appoint an official to run medical and mental health services due to the state's repeated failure to improve the care.
Arizona charter schools executive director faces DUI charges
Authorities say the executive director of the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools is facing felony DUI charges.
Prison guards and inmates unite in plea for better security
The union representing Arizona prison guards joined an inmate rights group Tuesday to demand that the state immediately fix security problems that they say led to an inmate's death and the severe beating of two guards.
Report: Johnson Utilities owner threatened town manager with violence
The Florence town manager told police that the owner of Johnson Utilities threatened last year to cut his throat.
Bomb threat at Capitol leads to arrest
Many people at the Arizona State Capitol were stuck inside during lunch hour after a man claimed to have a bomb in a bag.
Third party to run center where comatose woman had baby
An Arizona care facility where a woman in a vegetative state was raped and then gave birth must relinquish control to an outside party.
Leaders: Securing border part of fix for opioid crisis
A holistic approach is needed to battle the opioid crisis that has gripped many parts of the country, fueled in part by the high volume of drugs that come across the southern border, Arizona officials said Wednesday.
Ducey school-shooter proposal adds cops, mental-health services to campuses
Ducey’s plan, which he’ll need to convince the state Legislature to approve, includes some new dollars to help pay for school psychiatrists, a program that would allow former cops to act as armed, volunteer security guards at schools, and an unspecified amount of state funding to help more schools hire school resource officers.
Self-driving tests halted after pedestrian dies
Uber says it has suspended all of its self-driving testing following what is believed to be the first fatal pedestrian accident involving the vehicles.
Report finds rash of crimes on the books never charged
More than one-third of Arizona laws involving a felony penalty haven’t been used in the past 15 years, a new report from the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission found.
Lawmakers call on Ducey to form task force to prevent school violence
Three years into office, Gov. Doug Ducey said Tuesday he has no clear idea of how to prevent mass shootings at schools.
Advocates for criminal justice changes applaud Ducey’s proposals
Gov. Doug Ducey wants to expand employment centers for soon-to-be-released prisoners and give them identification cards before they leave state custody.
