Gilbert Fire and Rescue's Zeta trains twice a day as an accelerant detection canine for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. She’s the only such dog in Arizona and has solved 95 arson cases.
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Polygamous leader pleads not guilty amid FBI investigation 
A polygamous leader accused of taking more than 20 wives, including underage girls, pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and tampering with evidence charges stemming from a federal investigation into his community on the Utah-Arizona border.
Read More »Bill to require clergy to report child sex abuse dies in Senate 
Her daughter wouldn’t have spent the first 30 months of her life enduring violent abuse if a bill a panel of Arizona senators voted to kill under religious pressure today had been law six years ago, a mother told the Senate committee.
Read More »Time running out for some sex abuse victims to file suit
Time is quickly running out for many who were sexually assaulted or abused years ago as children to try to get some justice from perpetrators or those who allowed it to occur.
Read More »Religious matters forbidden for courts, judges rule
The question of whether Mormons are "Christians'' may be a thought-provoking debate for theologians. But the state Court of Appeals is warning Arizona judges to stay away from such issues.
Read More »Mormons cool to Trump are finding new influence in Arizona
While many conservative-leaning religious voters warmed to him long ago, Trump has struggled to win over Latter-day Saints.
Read More »Lawyer says assessor Petersen miscast as human smuggler
A lawyer for an Arizona elected official charged in three states in an international adoption scheme said Tuesday prosecutors have miscast his client as a human smuggler.
Read More »Autopsy: Crandell died from injuries after fall
A Navajo County sheriff’s official says an autopsy has confirmed that Arizona state Sen. Chester Crandell died from injuries he suffered when he was thrown from a horse.
Read More »Hearing held in lawsuit against polygamous Arizona, Utah towns
The issue of exactly when the U.S. Department of Justice learned of an alleged pattern of housing discrimination against non-members of Warren Jeffs' polygamous sect is the focal point of the latest development in a civil rights lawsuit aimed at polygamous towns on the Arizona-Utah border.
Read More »Lawmakers continue their quest to use gold and silver as legal tender 
The Arizona Senate is poised to take a final vote on a bill to recognize gold and silver as legal tender in the state, but officials are at least a year away — if not longer — from setting up a system for Arizonans to use gold and silver to make purchases.
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