‘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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.