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Accused church arsonist asks for wife as possible witness
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - An accused church arsonist makes statements in court that reflect the reason he was kept in prison after his arrest. Eric Ridenour is charged with burning two Douglas churches in May 2023 and will defend himself in a trial set to start next week. In...
Plans Advance for Douglas Port of Entry Projects
The U.S. General Services Administration has announced commercial inspections at the U.S.-Mexico border at Douglas will relocate from the existing Raul H. Castro Land Port of Entry to a new facility 4.5 miles away once it is built. News reports say the Castro POE only has five inspection bays and...
Federal money is coming to Douglas to fix and improve roadways
The city of Douglas — along the southern border — is getting federal funding to improve its roadways under an ongoing infrastructure project there. The Department of Transportation is putting $23 million toward the project — part of the agency’s $1.8 billion, nationwide grant program, RAISE.
AZ officials caution public to skip setting off fireworks as wildfire risk is high
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management urged residents to put away the fireworks this Fourth of July as wildfire danger remains high. Fireworks have been known to start wildfires and with nearly 8,500 acres of Arizona desert still ablaze the week of July 4th officials will be on high alert.
Pro-choice advocates set to turn in around 800,000 signatures for Arizona abortion ballot measure
Pro-choice advocates are set to deliver about 800,000 petition signatures Wednesday in hopes of getting the Arizona abortion rights issue on the November general election ballot. Organizers said
State budget takeaways, trans sports ban emails and facilities trial update
Hi everyone, and welcome back to Educating Arizona!. We hope you'll all have a restful and celebratory Fourth of July, but first, here's the education news you should know:. The Arizona Legislature passed a budget last month that held K-12 funding relatively flat amid a $1.4 billion deficit, with a few key exceptions:
As Arizona's prison system rolls out a heat relief plan, family members are still worried about cells without air conditioning
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — As Arizona is seeing day after day of triple-digit temps – families are getting more concerned about their loved ones at Perryville women’s prison in Goodyear. Since the I-Team’s Erica Stapleton first exposed the extreme heat inside Perryville last summer, there have been some...
‘We need to be in the room’: RNC seeks thousands of election observers in Arizona
The Republican National Committee is building a massive effort to look over the shoulders of poll workers and ballot counters this fall, seeking 100,000 observers across the country and 5,000 in Arizona, a top party official said at former President Donald Trump’s campaign office opening in Casa Grande on Tuesday. “There is nothing...
AZ Representative District 25 candidate’s residence questioned
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - With the Arizona primary election right around the corner, some Yuma community members are raising concerns about one specific local candidate claiming he doesn't live in the district he's running for. Gary Garcia Snyder is running for the Arizona House of Representatives for District 25,...
Trump PAC paid the law firm representing indicted legal adviser Boris Epshteyn in Arizona, records show
New campaign finance records show that Donald Trump's political action committee paid the legal firm representing the former president's longtime adviser Boris Epshteyn ahead of his pending criminal trial in Arizona. The leadership PAC, Save America, made two payments of $40,000 and $10,000 on May 14 to the Phoenix-based law...
Man accused of theft at election center, Arizona Senate faces new allegation from art museum
A man who officials say stole a security fob from Maricopa County election headquarters and items from the Arizona Senate now faces a charge in a case of reported theft from the Phoenix Art Museum. Court documents allege Walter Ringfield, a 27-year-old Phoenix resident, took vintage jewelry valued at about $9,500 from the...
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