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MCSO recommending charges for parents of Mesa toddler who shot himself
MESA, AZ — The Maricopa County Sheriff told ABC15 they are recommending endangerment charges for the parents of a three-year-old who found a gun and shot himself in the face back in May. It happened in East Mesa at an RV and mobile home community near Crismon and Main....
Preston Lord's parents file wrongful death lawsuit against 7 charged with murder
The family of a 16-year-old boy beaten to death at a Halloween party has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the seven people charged with murdering him. Preston Lord's parents accuse their son's alleged attackers of battery and "aiding and abetting" in conduct that led to his death when they chased him, knocked him to the ground and took turns hitting, kicking and stomping him.
Phoenix man denies stealing election center security keys, faces charges in other cases
A man seen on security footage stealing security keys from a Maricopa County elections center appeared in court for the first time Tuesday morning. Walter Ringfield, 27, was indicted July 1 on one charge of computer tampering after he was arrested at his home a week prior. Ringfield was working a temporary position at the county’s main election tabulation center when he was caught on camera stealing a lanyard off a desk on June 20. Attached to the lanyard was a security key and a magnetic key fob elections officials say were meant to access ballot tabulators.
Tucson won’t push emergency utility relief to public housing tenants this summer
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...
Heat-related deaths in Maricopa County have nearly doubled compared to last year, report finds
Summer isn't close to over yet, but heat-related deaths in Phoenix, Arizona have doubled from their rate over the same period last year, according to a new report by the Maricopa County medical examiner. As burning fossil fuels worsens climate change, the largest metropolises in the American Southwest are predicted to keep suffering from record-breaking heat waves.
Former Maricopa County elections worker indicted, allegedly stole challenge coins and coasters from the Arizona legislature
PHOENIX — A former Maricopa County elections worker who is accused of stealing a security fob from the elections center has been indicted on three felony charges and one misdemeanor, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office said Tuesday. Walter Ringfield, 27, is also accused of stealing $9,500 worth of jewelry...
A few degrees can make a deadly difference, new heat morbidity report shows
PHOENIX — On a July day in Arizona, it doesn't matter what the temperature is, it feels hot. "Once it's to like 105, it's nothing you can do," TJ Wilcher, a commuter in Downtown Phoenix, said. "You got to get to that AC." New data from Maricopa County, however,...
Former temporary Maricopa County election worker indicted on multiple charges
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has announced the indictment of a man accused of taking equipment while he was a temporary worker at the county election’s office. He is also charged with other thefts in the weeks before that arrest. On Tuesday, prosecutors announced...
Heat-related deaths spike and streets hit 160 degrees as Phoenix grapples with record temperatures
While residents of Phoenix aren’t strangers to sweltering hot summer temperatures, this year’s heat brings on a new beast. The capital of Arizona experienced an average of 97 degrees Fahrenheit, which made it the hottest June in the city over more than 100 years of temperature records, according to the National Weather Service. Sky Harbor […]
Former election worker charged with felonies in 3 thefts
On Tuesday, former temporary election worker Walter Alfonso Ringfield was indicted for three thefts, including allegedly stealing a ballot tabulator key fob from the Maricopa County Elections Department on June 20. Ringfield was charged with three felonies and one misdemeanor for allegedly stealing from the elections department, the state Legislature and the Phoenix Art Museum.
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