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Dec 9, 2024

Grant could help free wrongfully convicted prisoners

$1.5 million grant to the University of Arizona Innocence Project could help some now in prison get ...

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Aug 31, 2023

Some US airports strive to make flying more inclusive for those with dementia

Over 14 million people are expected to check into airports nationwide for Labor Day weekend and, inevitably, some will be travelers with dementia or another cognitive impairment. Nearly a dozen airports — from Phoenix to Kansas City, Mo. — in the last few years have modified their facilities and operations to be more dementia-friendly, advocates say.

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May 22, 2023

Ex-convict charged with 1st-degree murder in death of woman on desert trail

An ex-convict has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge in the death of a woman who was attacked from behind and stabbed 15 times while walking on a desert trail in northeast Phoenix last month, authorities said Monday.

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Apr 21, 2023

We need to strengthen gun training requirements

I’m glad to hear that Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed the Legislature’s recent bad firearms bills that would have allowed parents to carry guns on school campuses and required schools to spread NRA propaganda to children.

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Mar 6, 2023

Mistrial declared in Tucson for man charged in girl’s death

A mistrial was declared after a jury in southern Arizona was unable to reach a verdict on a murder charge against a man accused of killing a 6-year-old girl.

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Nov 4, 2022

Arizona death row prisoner’s clemency bid rejected by board

Arizona's clemency board unanimously declined on Thursday to recommend that the governor commute a man's death sentence to life in prison, keeping the inmate's planned execution on track for his conviction in two 1980 killings.

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Nov 1, 2022

Lawyers for Arizona inmate facing execution file new appeal

Lawyers for an Arizona death row inmate scheduled to be executed on Nov. 16 have filed a new appeal. Murray Hooper's attorneys filed another petition for post-conviction relief Monday in Maricopa County Superior Court.

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Oct 18, 2022

A niece’s crusade and military scientists lead to ID of Korean War vet

It was a bittersweet afternoon at South Lawn Cemetery as family, friends and members of the armed forces gathered to say goodbye, finally, to a Korean War veteran whose remains went unidentified for over 70 years.

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Aug 23, 2022

Remains of Arizona soldier killed in Korean War to be buried

The remains of a 19-year-old Arizona soldier who was killed in action during the Korean War in 1950 will be buried next month in Tucson, U.S. Army officials said.

Jan 14, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court upholds decision on bail for accused rapists

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to reinstate a 2002 voter-approved amendment to the Arizona Constitution which denied bail to anyone accused of rape.

Jun 21, 2016

Arizona law enforcement revising stance on rape kits

Law enforcement agencies across Arizona are sifting through evidence lockers looking for every last untested sexual assault kit under new efforts driven largely by Gov. Doug Ducey.

Jan 8, 2016

Arizona court rejects appeal on issue of DNA identification

An Arizona court has denied an appeal of a man convicted in multiple high-profile burglaries in Phoenix suburbs, ruling that an otherwise unknown defendant can be indicted even when identified only by a DNA profile.

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