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U.S. Capitol, Vallejo, riots, Jan. 6, 2021, Trump, Arizona, Biden
Jun 2, 2023

‘Deeply repentant’ Vallejo gets 3 years for his role in Jan. 6 attack

An apparently contrite Edward Vallejo was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison and three years of supervised release, a fraction of the sentence prosecutors sought for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

election, Bill Gates
Jun 2, 2023

Supervisor Bill Gates says he’s not running for re-election

Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates, who worked to bat down election misinformation and a hostile political landscape in 2020 and 2022, announced Thursday that he's not running for re-election.

Oath Keepers, sedition, Edward Vallejo, sentencing
Jun 1, 2023

Oath Keeper who guarded Roger Stone before Jan. 6 attack gets prison

A member of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group who was part of a security detail for former President Donald Trump 's longtime adviser Roger Stone before storming the U.S. Capitol was sentenced today to more than four years in prison, while an Arizona man also convicted of seditious conspiracy will likely also learn his fate today.

Tempe Town Lake, lawsuit, police, drowning
May 31, 2023

Family of man who drowned in Tempe Town Lake files wrongful death lawsuit

The family of a man who drowned in Tempe Town Lake a year ago filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city Wednesday, noting that its police department doesn't have a policy requiring officers to go into the water to save someone.

border, Border Patrol, lawsuit, federal government, Hobbs, Ducey
May 31, 2023

US Border Patrol chief retiring after seeing through end of Title 42 restrictions

The head of the U.S. Border Patrol announced that he's retiring, after seeing through a major policy shift that seeks to clamp down on illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border following the end of Title 42 Covid pandemic restrictions.

debt ceiling, Biden, Kevin McCarthy
May 30, 2023

Experts: Arizona economy could be hit hard if default is in our stars

If the U.S. defaults on its debt, it would not be good news for anyone, but economists say it would be particularly bad news for Arizona.

housing, Pinal County, Census
May 30, 2023

Room to boom: Pinal County housing grew at fastest rate in state

It’s unclear which came first in Pinal County, the houses or the people filling them. What is clear is that both continue growing at some of the fastest rates in the state and, in some instances, the nation.

heat-related deaths, Maricopa County, Phoenix, homeless, air conditioning, cooling centers, hydration stations
May 30, 2023

Phoenix area counts 4 heat-related deaths so far this year, 425 last year

As summer starts, Maricopa County officials say there have already been four heat-related deaths this year.

Angels on Patrol, police, law enforcement agencies, Mesa, Glendale, nonprofit
May 30, 2023

Angels on Patrol aids police in helping crime victims

Not every 911 call ends in an arrest, and many times police officers find themselves wanting to help crime victims and others in need without official resources to do so. That’s where Angels on Patrol, a Phoenix-based nonprofit, comes in.

wetlands, Supreme Court, ranchers
May 29, 2023

Ranchers hail, environmentalists fear Supreme Court clean water ruling

Ranchers and Republican lawmakers are welcoming a Supreme Court ruling that narrows the range of waters subject to federal regulation, calling it a win for private property rights that reins in overeager regulators.

plea agreement, mother, Flagstaff, murder
May 29, 2023

Mother pleads guilty after Arizona boy starves to death

An Arizona mother has pleaded guilty to murder and child abuse charges stemming from the death of her 6-year-old son who had been locked in a closet and denied food.

Title 42, app, border towns, migrants, Biden administration
May 29, 2023

Asylum-seekers say joy over end of Title 42 turns to anguish induced by new rules

Though the government opened some new avenues for immigration, the fate of many people is largely left to a U.S. government app only used for scheduling an appointment at a port of entry and unable to decipher human suffering or weigh the vulnerability of applicants.

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