Navarrete sexual crimes against children trial starts, jury selected
The highly anticipated trial of former Sen. Otoniel “Tony” Navarrete went forward on Thursday morning with jury selection, and still no plea deal.
Judge mulls timeline for city to clear ‘the Zone’
The two-day bench trial over the homeless camp “the Zone” case concluded this week, leaving a Maricopa County Superior Court judge to decide whether to issue a permanent order mandating the city of Phoenix completely clean out the area within a set timeline.
Judge must decide timeline for Phoenix to clear out homeless camp
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge is now tasked with deciding the timeline for the city of Phoenix to clear out the 800 or so people living in the homeless camp, “the Zone.”
Bribery case witness list includes elected officials past and present
The witness list for the bribery case against Gary and Sherry Pierce, Jim Norton and George Johnson is a who’s who of Arizona politics.
Senate backs ban on releasing crime witness, victim info
The Arizona Senate approved legislation Monday that requires police and prosecutors to keep the addresses and other personal information of crime victims and witnesses secret from defense attorneys and the public without a court order.
Horne disputes allegations of election law violations, calls whistleblower’s attorney a “political hack’’
A former Attorney General’s Office staffer filed a long-awaited complaint with election officials alleging that she and other employees spent significant amounts of time working on Tom Horne’s reelection on taxpayer time.
Officials, lawmakers call for greater investment in wildfire prevention
WASHINGTON – For every dollar the government spends preventing wildfire damage, it could save cash-strapped agencies like the Forest Service another $5 on fighting increasingly large fires, a Senate committee was told Tuesday.
Witnesses paint portrait of Bundgaard as the aggressor
Witnesses who saw portions of the scuffle between Sen. Scott Bundgaard and his then-girlfriend agreed on one thing — he was the aggressor that night.