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Bill gives Arizona citizens power to arrest shoplifters
The way Sen. Justine Wadsack sees it, the explosion of retail theft requires something more than store owners waiting for police to arrive.
Prosecutors differ on bill to stiffen punishment of retail thieves
Saying thieves pay attention, a state lawmaker and a prosecutor are moving to enhance the penalty against those who engage in multiple incidents of organized retail theft.
Supreme Court judge won’t disqualify himself from hearing about abortion despite pro-life views
Supreme Court Justice William Montgomery won't disqualify himself from hearing a pending case brought by Planned Parenthood over whether abortion remains legal in Arizona even though as a prosecutor he said the organization "is responsible for the greatest generational genocide known to man.''
With executive order, Hobbs, Mayes seek to prevent abortion prosecutions in ArizonaÂ
Gov. Katie Hobbs says she's giving Attorney General Kris Mayes authority over any abortion prosecutions in Arizona – and Mayes has made it clear that she doesn’t want to see anyone prosecuted over abortions.Â
Report finds UA campus safety gaps in wake of fatal shooting
There were multiple missed opportunities to investigate and possibly arrest an expelled University of Arizona graduate student who shot and killed a professor last year, according to an independent review.
Drug trafficking homicide bill fails in House Judiciary committeeÂ
For the second year in a row, a bill that would establish homicide charges to individuals who sell drugs that contribute to a person’s death will not become law. Â
2nd jury fails to indict ex-Tucson cop who killed suspect
A second grand jury has opted not to indict a fired Tucson police officer for manslaughter after he fatally shot a shoplifting suspect who used a motorized wheelchair.
Court order brings abortions back, for now, but providers take it day by day
Clinics across Arizona have largely resumed offering abortions after a court last week blocked a ruling that briefly outlawed the procedure, but providers said they are taking abortion’s future in the state day by day.
Judge refuses to halt order on abortion ban
A Pima County judge won't halt implementation of her ruling that a territorial-era law outlawing virtually all abortions is once again enforceable.
Pima County Attorney seeks delay in execution
Pima County's top prosecutor is seeking a delay in the bid by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to set an execution date for Frank Jarvis Atwood.
