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Jan 2, 2026

Hobbs is urged to join the Governors’ Public Health Alliance

The ability of Arizonans to get good, science-based health care is in danger – you can no longer trust guidance, vaccine recommendations or safety standards from the federal government. The […]

slander, postcards, candidates, Scottsdale Unified School District, governing board, literature, vote
Oct 10, 2025

A crusade against vote by mail is growing

Arizona voters have been successfully using vote-by-mail for more than three decades. With those decades of experience, this state has become a shining example of how increased vote-by-mail access increases […]

trial, first-degree murder, child abuse
Oct 18, 2023

Navarrete maintains innocence, family testifies in trial

Former state Sen. Otoniel “Tony” Navarrete is currently on trial for a series of sexual crimes against children, which his attorney maintains he did not commit.  

Idaho, Gilbert, Daybell
Apr 11, 2023

Detective details investigation in trial of slain kids’ mom

An Idaho detective says an investigation that resulted in a triple murder charge against Lori Vallow Daybell all started with a request from Gilbert police, who wanted help finding a Jeep.

romance scam, U.S. District Court, Texas, Rhode Island, Arizona, Tennessee, North Carolina, California, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Idaho, South Dakota, money laundering, conspiracy
Jan 17, 2023

Texas man pleads guilty to role in $1.6M romance scam plot

A Texas man has pleaded guilty to his role in a romance scam in which women from Arizona and other parts of the country were cheated out of a total of about $1.6 million by someone often pretending to be a U.S. Army general.

lawsuit, Pima County, apartment, fatal shooting
Jun 8, 2019

Judge dismisses federal claims in ousted lawmaker’s lawsuit

A federal judge late Friday threw out charges by former state Rep. Don Shooter that his civil rights were violated by an investigation that resulted in his ouster last year from the state House.

Former utility regulator Gary Pierce rushes past reporters last year following his initial court appearance. (Capitol Media Services photo by Howard Fischer)
Jul 20, 2018

Government to decide whether to re-try bribery case after mistrial

Gary Pierce and his fellow co-defendants aren’t off the hook yet, despite the government’s failed attempt to convince a jury they were part of a scheme to bribe the former utility regulator.

Jul 17, 2018

Majority of jurors in bribery trial voted for acquittal

A majority of the jurors in the “Ghost Lobby” trial voted for acquittal for all four defendants, foreperson Taryn Jeffries said in an exclusive interview with the Arizona Capitol Times.

Former Arizona Corporation Commissioner Gary Pierce, with bottle, and wife Sherry Pierce, both of whom stand accused in a bribery scheme, leave U.S. District Court in Phoenix after their arraignment on June 7, 2017.
Jul 17, 2018

Bribery trial ends with deadlocked jury

After just about three and a half days of deliberation, 12 jurors could not reach a unanimous decision in the “Ghost Lobby” trial, and U.S. District Court Judge John Tuchi declared a mistrial.

Jul 16, 2018

Defense in bribery trial wants jurors grilled about notes

The admission by a juror in the Corporation Commission bribery trial that she made some notes at home and brought them to deliberations could lead to a new trial even after all the testimony has been heard.

Former utility regulator Gary Pierce rushes past reporters last year following his initial court appearance. (Capitol Media Services photo by Howard Fischer)
Jun 29, 2018

Trial ends with defendants’ claim work was lawful, not bribery

Arizona’s most significant public corruption case since the 1988 impeachment of Gov. Evan Mecham has come down to this: Four defendants. Fourteen days of testimony. Nearly four dozen witnesses.

Jun 28, 2018

Jury hears closing arguments in bribery trial

The so-called “Ghost Lobby” trial was the summer blockbuster no juror bought a ticket to see.

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