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Phoenix-area Democrats pick 3 candidates to replace Rep. Laura Terech
Democrats in Legislative District 4 selected three nominees to replace Rep. Laura Terech, who resigned from the Arizona House of Representatives in June. Terech announced earlier this year she would not seek re-election, then resigned after the end of the legislative session to join the Secretary of State’s Office.
Tucson, Phoenix won't push emergency utility relief to public housing tenants this summer
WASHINGTON -- On June 13, the federal government's top official for public housing appeared with Tucson's mayor at the Martin Luther King Apartments and announced emergency relief ...
3 children have died after heat emergencies in the last 2 weeks in Arizona
At least three children have died in Arizona in the last two weeks following heat-related emergencies. A 10-year-old boy whose family had recently moved to Phoenix died on a 113-degree day last week after a hike on South Mountain. A 4-month-old girl died Friday after being taken on a boat on Lake Havasu in 121 degree weather. And a 2-year-old girl died Tuesday after being left in a car in Marana when the high was 111. According to police, the girl’s father said he had left the air conditioner running in the car, but it had shut off and the child was unresponsive by the time he returned.
Emergency aid for utility bills was announced June 13. It hasn't been rolled out in Phoenix, Tucson
On June 13, the federal government’s top official for public housing appeared with Tucson’s mayor at the Martin Luther King Apartments and announced emergency relief aimed at making it “as easy as possible” to help residents of public housing “afford air conditioning.”. The new program...
Sheriff's Office pursue charges against Mesa parents after toddler shoots self
Authorities intend on pursuing charges against the parents of a toddler who wounded himself with a gun in May at an east Mesa home. Around 3:40 p.m. on May 16, Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an emergency call about a 3-year-old boy who had shot himself at a home near East Main Street and South Crismon Road, according to the agency.
Parents face endangerment charges after child accidentally shoots himself near Mesa
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — The parents of a 3-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in the head almost two months ago near Mesa are facing endangerment charges, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says. The shooting happened around 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, at a mobile home park...
Charges pending against parents of toddler who shot himself near Mesa
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is recommending charges of endangerment against the parents of a 3-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself with a gun he found in couch cushions at a home near Mesa.
Climate change is hitting Arizona’s Indigenous peoples hard
Climate change is having profound effects on the Indigenous peoples of North America. Take Arizona, as an example. The temperature in Phoenix nearly hit 120 degrees this month and has been hovering around 90 degrees for a low. June wasn’t much cooler, and summer 2024 is already rivaling last summer’s brutal heat dome that covered parts of Arizona.
MCSO recommending criminal charges against parents of 3-year-old shot in the head
MESA, Ariz. — The mother and father of a 3-year-old who got a hold of a gun and accidentally shot himself could be facing criminal charges. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday the agency is recommending endangerment charges against the parents of a child critically wounded from a gunshot wound to his head on May 16, 2024 in Mesa.
Maricopa County attorney election: Candidates weigh in on abortion, death penalty
Three candidates are running for Maricopa County attorney. For the Republican nomination, incumbent Rachel Mitchell is running against a former Maricopa County Attorney's Office bureau chief and trial attorney, Gina Godbehere. Judge pro tem Tamika Wooten is running uncontested as a Democrat. ...
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