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Arizona workers one step closer to extreme heat protections with proposed Biden rules
Heat waves in Arizona have become increasingly frequent, extreme and lethal in recent years due to the warming influences of human-caused climate change and the urban heat island effect of development. Yet even as regional research, awareness and mitigation initiatives ramp up, efforts to enact statewide heat protections for workers...
2nd teen charged in Preston Lord killing released from jail after posting bail
A teen charged in connection with the fatal group attack on Preston Lord was released from custody a day after a judge reduced his million-dollar bond. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office confirmed Wednesday that Taylor Sherman, 19, posted bail. He was under electronic monitoring, according to the Sheriff's Office. A...
Phoenix area under 2 excessive heat warnings amid 4th of July high temps
An excessive heat warning for "dangerously hot conditions" was issued Wednesday for Maricopa County by the National Weather Service. But another heat warning continues through Tuesday evening. The warning started at 1:54 a.m. and was scheduled to expire at 3 p.m. Wednesday, according to officials. The next warning, affecting portions...
Teen charged in killing of Preston Lord gets bond reduced to $250K. Here's why
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge on Tuesday reduced the million-dollar bond for a teen charged in connection with the fatal group attack on Preston Lord after his lawyer argued he did not take part in the assault, which prosecutors disputed. "He didn't participate in the beating of Mr. Lord," said Joseph Tobler,...
Unions, county attorney slam DOJ report finding Phoenix police routinely violate civil rights
In a press conference on Tuesday, police unions and the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office slammed an extensive Department of Justice investigation into the city of Phoenix and the Phoenix Police Department that concluded officers regularly violated civil and constitutional rights and used excessive and illegal force. The Arizona Police...
Scottsdale Mother Sentenced to 11.5 Years for Second-Degree Murder in Infant's Fentanyl Overdose
A tragic case has reached its judicial conclusion in Maricopa County, where a mother, Gabrielle Marshall, born March 1990, was sentenced to over a decade in prison for the second-degree murder of her 13-month-old child who died from a fentanyl overdose, in an announcement by Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell, according to a press release from her office.
Arizona Police Association, Maricopa County Attorney react to DOJ report on Phoenix PD
PHOENIX — The Arizona Police Association and Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell discussed the Department of Justice's recently released report on the Phoenix Police Department. Watch the full press conference in the video player below:. In 2021, the city and its police department went under a sweeping federal probe...
Man shot, killed in Rio Verde after confrontation with married couple
One man is dead after confronting another man and his wife in Rio Verde, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said. About 10 p.m. Monday, authorities said Kyle Kepler, 45, initiated a confrontation with Thomas Griffin, 31, and Griffin's wife. ...
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...
'Misguided and dangerous': Maricopa Co. attorney, Phoenix Police Association issue pointed words on DOJ report
PHOENIX — Three weeks after the DOJ issued a scathing report on the Phoenix Police Department, the Maricopa County Attorney and the Arizona Police Officer Association (PLEA) called the report "misguided" and "dangerous." Their words come in response to the DOJ finding Phoenix PD had a pattern and practice...
'Highly irresponsible and offensive': Arizona Police Association, MCAO respond to DOJ report on Phoenix Police
PHOENIX - The Arizona Police Association (APA) and Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell held a news conference on July 2 to respond to the Department of Justice's report on the Phoenix Police Department. "We have combed through the report, and are appalled," said APA President Justin Harris. "It is highly...
County Attorney Rachel Mitchell sides with police union in DOJ report opposition
The Arizona Police Association, an umbrella organization representing police officers across the state, held a news conference with the Maricopa County attorney on Tuesday to urge Phoenix not to enter into the consent decree with the Department of Justice. The Justice Department released a report in June finding the Phoenix Police Department engaged...
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