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Arizona Sues E-Cigarette Giants JUUL Labs, Eonsmoke Amid 'Public Health Crisis'

By Ali Swenson

Jan 7, 2020

Arizona is one of at least six states to sue JUUL for deceptive marketing tactics targeting teens.

Deployed, Then Deported: How a US Navy Vet from Phoenix Was Exiled to Mexico

By Ali Swenson

Nov 7, 2019

Alex Murillo served his country. Then he was kicked out.

Father of Child Who Died After Suspected Abuse Sues CPS for Pulling Life Support

By Ali Swenson

Nov 1, 2019

He's accused of abusing and starving his 2-year-old until she was clinging to consciousness. But he's suing CPS for pulling her life support.

Arizona Lost 10 Percent of Its Licensed Foster Homes Last Year, Report Finds

By Ali Swenson

Oct 10, 2019

Former foster parents shed light on why some foster parents are choosing to close their licenses.

Audit: Foster Parents Didn’t Get Enough Information About Children in Their Care

By Ali Swenson

Oct 2, 2019

One foster parent said the department’s failure to provide information about a child’s allergies led to the child experiencing anaphylactic shock.

These Programs Want to Help Phoenix's Homeless Youth — If They Can Find The Funding

By Molly Longman

Nov 23, 2017

There are three organizations in Phoenix that offer homeless youth-specific housing.

Meghan McCain Marries Conservative Pundit Once Accused of Plagiarism

By Molly Longman

Nov 22, 2017

Meghan McCain married Ben Domenech, a conservative writer once accused of plagiarism.

Native American Foster Children Suffer Under a Law Originally Meant to Help Them

By Elizabeth Stuart

Sep 7, 2016

There are two portraits on display in Jennifer’s Mesa living room. Two little boys. Dark-eyed with chubby cheeks, impish grins, and thick, black hair. They look so alike in their striped shirts, it’s easy to mistake them for the same child. Even Jennifer’s toddler, Jacob, the subject of one of...

Planned Parenthood Protesters and Supporters Go Head-to-Head This Weekend

By Miriam Wasser

Aug 20, 2015

As part of a national day of action against Planned Parenthood this Saturday, hundreds of people will protest outside of six clinics throughout Arizona, including four in the greater-Phoenix area. Their plan is to draw attention to what organizers call “the heartless and even illegal activities of Planned Parenthood.” But...

Hot-Car Mom Shanesha Taylor to Appear on Dr. Phil Show

By Ray Stern

May 19, 2015

The Arizona woman who gained fame by earning $114,000 in donations after her arrest for leaving her two kids in a hot car will appear on the "Dr. Phil Show" this Thursday. Shanesha Taylor's appearance on the popular, nationally syndicated TV show comes a week after a Maricopa County Superior...

Cottonwood Police Dash-Cam Video Shows Intense, Deadly Melee With Idaho Family

By Ray Stern

Apr 10, 2015

A Cottonwood police dash-cam video released today shows the chaos of a deadly March 21 melee between cops and a "close-knit" Idaho family of eight. Enoch Graver, 21, was shot fatally by police in the brawl, and his 18-year-old brother was shot in the abdomen. Police Sergeant Jeremy Daniels was...

Wife Bites Husband: Pinal County Employees Fight at Work, Leave Marks

By Ray Stern

Mar 26, 2015

A Pinal County painter bit her husband, a court bailiff, during a recent fight over a cell phone in the Superior Court building. Heather Ojeda, a facilities maintenance worker, is suspected of suspicion of assault and disorderly conduct in the incident, according to a March 11 Florence Police Department report...

Family

Arizona Took a Family's Children, Lost $900K

Can 18-Year-Olds Still Buy Tobacco Legally in Arizona?

Family

Arizona Took a Family's Children, Lost $900K

Can 18-Year-Olds Still Buy Tobacco Legally in Arizona?

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