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Allister Adel

Bruises, fights, a fall: Allister Adel’s rumored domestic violence ordeal

By Stephen LemonsAugust 5, 2024

Her time as county attorney was troubled. After her death – and her husband’s violent demise – some wonder what they missed.

Austin Davis

Tempe ‘goon squad’ cops arrest homeless advocate in escalating clash

By TJ L'HeureuxAugust 1, 2024

Tempe has Austin Davis on trial for feeding the unhoused and banned him from parks. Friday, he was jailed for trespassing.

Handcuffed hands stick outside prison bars

His brother was murdered. Now he worries the killer may get parole

By Morgan FischerJuly 25, 2024

Eduardo Granados killed Howard Levey in 1996. Now he’s parole-eligible, but Levey’s brother says he shouldn’t be.

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Arizona State Rep. Alexander Kolodin, R-Scottsdale.

Back at it: Arizona Republican Party files first 2024 election lawsuit

By TJ L'HeureuxJuly 23, 2024

State Rep. Alexander Kolodin, whom the state bar censured for his role in a 2020 election suit, is representing the GOP.

A man in glasses, a backward black hat and a black tank top looks at the ground

Tempe man on trial for feeding homeless now faces ‘vindictive’ ban

By TJ L'HeureuxJuly 17, 2024

Tempe hauled Austin Davis into court for feeding unhoused people without a permit. The city’s now banned him from its parks.

two billboards, one that says "Call Rafi!" and one that says "Call Gil!"

A bomb threat, a lawsuit and ‘Call Rafi’: Inside a nasty Phoenix lawyer feud

By Zach BuchananJuly 17, 2024

Brandon Rafi’s face is all over the Valley. Now he and a rival lawyer are locked in a bitter feud exploding into public view.

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Arizona political candidate Kari Lake, who wears a short haircut, speaks in front of a crowd.

Kari Lake is running for Senate and still suing to become governor

By Caitlin Sievers | Arizona MirrorJuly 15, 2024

Kari Lake is asking for your Senate vote. She’s also still asking the courts to overturn the 2022 election.

Body-cam footage of two arms holding a gun

Fiery crash and 2 shootings: Phoenix cops face 3 wrongful death suits

By TJ L'HeureuxJuly 10, 2024

The suits involve the 2023 fatal shootings of Raul Mendez and Juan Manuel Reynoso and a car crash that killed Ashley Vailes.

A Kyrene School bus

After relentless antisemitic harassment, former student sues district

By TJ L'HeureuxJuly 8, 2024

The U.S. Department of Education also found Altadeña Middle School failed to protect Camdyn Chavez from antisemitic bullying.

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american cash

Arizona ballot measure looks to boost minimum wage to $18 an hour

By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorJuly 5, 2024

The One Fair Wage Act would eventually exempt tips from minimum wage calculations. The restaurant industry is fighting it.

Joe Biden

‘No kings in America’: Biden rips Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling

By Jacob Fischler | States NewsroomJuly 2, 2024

The Court’s ruling in United States v. Trump said a president’s official acts are entitled to presumptive criminal immunity.

Police officers arresting an unhoused person

Supreme Court opens door to trample humanity of Phoenix homeless

By TJ L'HeureuxJuly 2, 2024

The ruling said cities can arrest unhoused people for sleeping in public, even if they have nowhere else to go.

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An AK-47 with a bump stock installed

Bump stocks are unbanned and an Arizona shooting survivor isn’t happy

By Sahara Sajjadi | Cronkite NewsJuly 1, 2024

A mass shooter with a bump stock almost killed Justin Uhart. Now the U.S. Supreme Court has legalized the rapid-fire devices.

Mesa police car

Lawsuit: Mesa police killed man who was attempting to surrender

By TJ L'HeureuxJune 20, 2024

A suit filed in federal court said cops killed Shawn Gagne in 2023 while he was surrendering following an armed standoff.

Kari Lake at a campaign rally

IRS should investigate Kari Lake-linked PAC, Democrat lawsuit says

By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorJune 20, 2024

Pinal County Democrat Lisa Sanor says the Save Arizona Fund benefits Kari Lake directly and should lose tax-exempt status.

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Sen. Shawnna Bolick

Arizona GOP sends more ‘deeply undemocratic’ laws to November ballot

By Gloria Rebecca Gomez | Arizona MirrorJune 13, 2024

One proposal is engineered to protect two Republican justices on the Arizona Supreme Court from being voted out of a job.

A man holds a rifle as he walks by a car, as seen from within the vehicle

Arizona man indicted for plotting to shoot up Bad Bunny concert

By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorJune 12, 2024

The FBI says Mark Adams Prieto of Prescott wanted to start a race war with a mass shooting at a May show in Atlanta.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (left) and Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell (right)

Rachel Mitchell: I’ll execute death row prisoner if Kris Mayes won’t

By Stephen LemonsJune 6, 2024

The county prosecutor said she’ll go around the attorney general to kill Aaron Gunches, but experts say she lacks authority.

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The Arizona State mascot, Sparky the Sun Devil

Former ASU football player sues school over golf cart accident

By Zach BuchananJune 5, 2024

Mattheos Katergaris, an offensive lineman, claims he was injured when a coach negligently operated a golf cart in 2023

The exterior of the U.S. Supreme Court

Arizona death row prisoner Danny Lee Jones denied by Supreme Court

By Sahara Sajjadi | Cronkite NewsMay 31, 2024

Convicted of two murders in 1993 – including of a 7-year-old girl – Jones said he had ineffective counsel during his trial.

A man, seen from behind, sits in a courtroom.

How a Tempe man’s mission to feed the homeless landed him in court

By TJ L'HeureuxMay 24, 2024

The city denied a permit to Austin Davis, who feeds people at Papago Park every Sunday. He hasn’t stopped.

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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (left) and Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell (right)

Rachel Mitchell rips Kris Mayes: Kill death row prisoners faster

By Stephen LemonsMay 22, 2024

The state attorney general took a small swipe at the Maricopa County Attorney. In her response, Rachel Mitchell went nuclear.

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