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House approves money aimed at stopping smugglers
The House has approved a measure that will give $5 million to Pinal County to fight drug smugglers, despite opposition from Democrats who said the money would be better spent paying for a transplant program that was cut last year.
Serious crime down in Nogales; officials hope folks elsewhere notice
The Nogales Police Department's data for 2010 shows an 11 percent drop from the previous year in serious crimes like homicides, rapes, robberies and assaults. Now, city leaders, residents and businesspeople say it’s unfair that Nogales is often portrayed as rife with conflict and bloodshed from drug cartels.
Census report shows bust in Arizona’s economy, population growth
Maricopa County has added more people – almost a million – than any other U.S. county in the past decade, but that growth has slowed substantially since the economy soured, according Census Bureau estimates released Monday.
House committee OKs handing Pinal County $5 million for border security
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday passed a bill to increase the state’s border security, as representatives continue shaking their fists at Washington, D.C.
Sheriffs to lawmakers: Border areas still unsafe, U.S. should send more soldiers
Two sheriffs gave a grim assessment of security along the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday, telling a lawmakers they need the federal government to send more soldiers.
Suspect indicted in assault on Arizona lawmaker
A Casa Grande man has been indicted on kidnapping and aggravated assault charges in the Christmas Day attack on an Arizona legislator.
Suspect arrested in Arizona lawmaker’s beating
Casa Grande police say a suspect is in custody in the beating and robbery of an Arizona lawmaker.
Daughter of supervisor released after arrest
The daughter of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock has been released from lockup after she was arrested last week for alleged sexual conduct with a minor.
Pinal County deputy suspended over drug cartel comments
A deputy who came under scrutiny earlier this year after claiming he was wounded by drug smugglers in the Arizona desert has been suspended over comments he made to a weekly Phoenix newspaper, the Pinal County sheriff's office said Wednesday.
3 questions to ask all candidates
I know there will be plenty to debate regarding immigration, but I assume much time will also be given to the fiscal health of Arizona and to sensible state laws. Along that line, here are three questions people should ask political candidates as we get closer to the election:
DPS: Agency had limited role in probing deputy’s reported shooting
The Department of Public Safety on Wednesday said it had a more limited role in investigating the shooting of a sheriff’s deputy than has been suggested by the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff Babeu calls for more federal help
An Arizona sheriff whose county is at the end of a smuggling corridor between Tucson and Phoenix is calling for more federal help to battle the problem, but he made the call as he tried to persuade his own county to give him money to create an anti-smuggling unit of his own.
