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Trump celebra mitin de campaña en Tucson, el primero desde el debate

El candidato republicano para 2024 y expresidente Donald Trump celebró un mitin de campaña el jueves en Tucson, el primero desde el debate …

AZ judge blocks polling place rules, election official predicts chaos

As worries of election interference and intimidation grow in Arizona, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes says election officials have been preparing to …

Juez de AZ bloquea reglas de lugares de votación, se predice caos

A medida que aumentan las preocupaciones sobre la interferencia e intimidación electoral en Arizona, el Secretario de Estado Adrian Fontes dice …

Controversial AZ immigration measure faces legal challenge

A controversial immigration bill could allow Arizona law enforcement to arrest people who are found to be illegally crossing the U.S. - Mexico border…

Dawn Alexander says many times romance scammers are based outside of the United States, and encourages people to listen to their intuition. (Adobe Stock)

AZ group warns of romance scams, offers tips

Just last month, a California man was sentenced to four years in prison for being the mastermind behind romance scams - in which he received hundreds …

Nationally, Black youths are almost five times as likely as their white peers to be held in juvenile facilities, an equivalent ratio to 10 years ago. (Adobe Stock)

Despite drop in youth incarceration, racial disparities continue in AZ, nation

New data released by The Sentencing Project found youths of color continue to face disproportionate incarceration rates compared with their white peer…

While many circumstances of Native American female homicide are unknown, the largest known circumstance involved an argument between the victim and the offender. (Adobe Stock)

ASU Research Shows Increasing Number of Missing Indigenous Women, Girls

Researchers at Arizona State University are tackling the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women in the state, trying to figure out why it is …

Per a report from the Sentencing Project, most kids are arrested on relatively minor, nonviolent charges. (Adobe Stock)

AZ Bill Would Compel Officers to Inform Minors of Miranda Rights

An Arizona bill would compel police officers to inform minors under 18 of their rights after being arrested; which is required by federal law…

Legal Paraprofessionals are a new, lower-cost alternative for Arizonans who many need legal help but can't afford attorney fees or retainers. (kerkezz/Adobe Stock)

Non-Attorney Advocates Could Bring Affordable Legal Services to AZ

The cost of legal help can be out of reach for many Arizonans, creating "legal deserts" in rural areas and marginalized communities. But a new type …

An AARP report finds that stressful life events, such as the death of a loved one or a job loss, can leave seniors more vulnerable to scams. (Monkey Business/Adobe Stock)

Study: Stress Makes Seniors More Vulnerable to Scam Artists

PHOENIX, Ariz. - Scams are never a good thing to be involved with, but new research shows that people undergoing stressful events in their lives are …

A new Gallup survey shows more than 60% of Americans say they know

Juneteenth Declared National Holiday, Amidst Progress, Upheaval

PHOENIX -- Juneteenth National Independence Day is now an official holiday, after President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday, approved by both the US …

The Navajo Nation is one of dozens of tribal lands where thousands of cases of missing and murdered Native Americans remain unsolved. (Flickr)<br /><br />

Haaland Prioritizes Cases of Missing, Murdered Native Americans

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. -- Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has created a new law enforcement unit to put renewed focus on resolving the cases of Native …

Susan Bro started the Heather Heyer Foundation to fight for social justice in honor of her daughter, who died during a 2017 protest against white supremacists. (Ben Rekhi)

Film Examines Efforts to Heal U.S. Political, Racial Divides

PHOENIX, Ariz. - With former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial demonstrating deep divisions in the nation, a new documentary released today …

A new survey shows that since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, the number of young people detained in juvenile-justice facilities has dropped by 24%. (Olena/Adobe Stock)

COVID-19 Crisis a Chance to Rethink AZ Juvenile Detentions

TUCSON, Ariz. -- As the coronavirus pandemic took hold across the United States last month, a new survey found the number of young people in secure …

The student-led group March for Our Lives Arizona hosted a town hall meeting with local lawmakers to discuss their agenda to curb gun violence. (guruXOX/AdobeStock)

AZ Students Confront Lawmakers on Gun Safety at Town Hall

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Arizona politicians got the chance to hear from future voters this week at a town hall meeting on gun violence held by the …

The ACLU of Arizona is challenging a law that requires defendants in some cases to either pay hefty fees for GPS monitors or await their trial date in jail. (wavebreakmedia/Adobe Stock)

AZ Court: State Can't Force Defendants to Pay for GPS Monitors

KINGMAN, Ariz. — An Arizona appeals court has ruled a defendant whose trial is pending cannot be forced to either pay hefty fees for GPS …

Some Arizonans who carry a legal medical marijuana card have been arrested on drug charges over their use of processed marijuana products. (Twenty20)

AZ Prosecutor Convicts Legal Marijuana Patients on Drug Charges

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — A technical glitch in Arizona's medical marijuana law is landing some card-carrying cannabis patients in jail. But a proposed …

The ACLU found more than half of people in Arizona prisons were imprisoned for nonviolent offenses. (bethc/Twenty20)

Report: How AZ Can Reduce 4th-Highest Incarceration Rate in US

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Arizona's incarceration rate is among the highest in the country, and a new report from the ACLU says that comes at a huge …

The Vera Institute of Justice reports the number of women in U.S. jails has increased 14-fold since 1970, and a large portion of those women are simply awaiting trial. (Steven Depolo/Flickr)

Rights Groups Seek Fairness for Jailed AZ Women Who Can't Afford Bail

PHOENIX – Advocates say too many moms in Arizona will spend Mother's Day behind bars simply because they can't afford bail. And human rights …

Legislators in Arizona voted nearly unanimously to allow courts to keep 17-year-olds in the juvenile justice system through their 19th birthday. (Joe Gratz/Flickr)

AZ Bill Would Prevent Teens from Being Tried as Adults in Court

PHOENIX – A bill awaiting Gov. Doug Ducey's signature would give courts more time to try youth offenders as juveniles. Advocates say this …

Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio stumped for Donald Trump in Phoenix during the 2016 presidential campaign. (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)

Potential Arpaio Pardon Provokes Outrage In Arizona

PHOENIX - Civil-liberties groups in Arizona are slamming the idea of a pardon for former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio after President Trump said…

The Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative in Arizona helps kids and families get needed services and keeps many out of detention facilities. (Youth Justice Coalition)

Program Cuts Number of AZ Kids in Juvenile Detention in Half

PHOENIX -- In recent years, the juvenile detention population has been cut in half - in Arizona and across the country - in areas that use the …

The Trump administration has authorized greater use of expedited removals, which allows deportation of immigrants without going before a judge. (Wikimedia Commons)

Advice to AZ Immigrants: When ICE Comes Calling, Be Prepared

PHOENIX – Families of mixed immigration status in Arizona are being told to make a plan. Under President Donald Trump's new immigration …

Anti-corruption groups are pushing a proposal to require that shell companies list their true owners to law enforcement. (cohdra/morguefile)

Groups Push for Laws to Fight Anonymous Shell Companies

PHOENIX – Anti-corruption advocates are pushing Congress to pass legislation to make it harder for criminals to launder money through shell comp…

Protestors from the group Puente Arizona demonstrate against immigration raids that are the subject of a case heard in federal court on Thursday. (Puente Arizona)

Immigration Raid Case Goes to Federal Court

PHOENIX – A federal judge heard arguments Thursday in Phoenix in a case challenging Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's workplace raids that…

A new report says fees and fines in the juvenile-justice system only perpetuate poverty.(markrhiggins/iStockphoto)

Report: AZ Juvenile Judges Can Base Fees on Family Income

PHOENIX - Fees and fines within the juvenile-justice system place an unfair burden on low-income families, according to a new report. In some states…

A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation finds that more than 5 million American children have had a parent incarcerated at some point in their lives. (AndrejsZendega/iStockphoto)

Report: Children Suffer When Parent Does Time

PHOENIX - More than 5 million children across the nation, including 138,000 in Arizona, have experienced separation from a parent because of …

Jacinta Gonzalez (center) was arrested on Saturday near Phoenix for blocking traffic on a road leading to a political rally for presidential candidate Donald Trump. (Mijente)

Trump Protester Turned Over to ICE After AZ Arrest

PHOENIX - A Phoenix woman arrested on Saturday as part of a protest against presidential candidate Donald Trump claims she was racially profiled by of…

A new report says dozens of immigrants have died because of substandard medical care at ICE's Eloy Detention Center in Arizona and in other locations. (OpenSocietyFoundations.org)

Report: Deaths at Immigrant Detention Centers in AZ, US

PHOENIX - A new report says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are turning a blind eye to substandard medical care in the agency's …

A task force will spend the next year identifying the number of untested rape kits in Arizona police evidence rooms. (puravida/morguefile)

Arizona Names Task Force to Identify Untested Rape Kits

PHOENIX - Gov. Doug Ducey has named a task force to identify the number of untested Sexual Assault Evidence Kits, also known as rape kits, sitting …

Today is National Day of Remembrance for victims of drunk driving. CreditL:Ansaharju/iStock

Arizonans Remember the Victims of Drunk Driving

PHOENIX - Today is the National Day of Remembrance for victims of drunk and drugged driving sponsored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving, also known as …

A new system to track wrong-way drivers will be tested in Phoenix. Credit: Arizona Dept. of Transportation

Phoenix Test Site for New System to Track Wrong-Way Drivers

PHOENIX – Interstate 17 in Phoenix is the deadliest stretch of road in Arizona when it comes to wrong-way crashes, with 26 deaths in the past …

A new report analyzes body camera use policies for 25 police departments around the country, and makes recommendations to change them. Credit: Kuzmik_A/iStockphoto.

Report: Body Camera Policy Gives Phoenix Police Unfair Advantage

PHOENIX – According to a new report released Monday by a coalition of civil rights groups called The Leadership Conference, the Phoenix Police …

Plaintiffs in the case against SB 1070, Arizona's controversial immigration enforcement law, will appeal a ruling that upheld a notorious provision of the law. Credit: Bluegame/iStockphoto.

Another Appeal for Controversial Ariz. Immigration Statute

PHOENIX – The legal fight continues against Senate Bill 1070, Arizona's controversial immigration enforcement law. Plaintiffs announced Monday …

Experts from around the country are in Phoenix to talk about juvenile justice reform. Credit: jodylehigh/pixabay.com

Conference Examines Juvenile Justice Reforms

PHOENIX - You don't have to lock kids up to reduce juvenile crime. It's a change in thinking that's spread across the country with the Juvenile …

PHOTO: The father of Jose de Jesus Deniz Sahagun wants to see the security tapes showing his son's alleged suicide at the Eloy Detention Center, saying,

AZ Detention Center Death: Family Demands Independent Investigation

PHOENIX – The family of a man who died at the Eloy Detention Center last month is demanding an independent investigation, saying it has serious …

PHOTO: Tough-talking Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio presides over a department with more than 3,400 workers and numerous legal troubles over allegations of racial profiling and discrimination against Latinos. Photo courtesy of Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.

Mixed Reaction Predicted for Sheriff Arpaio's Oregon Visit

PHOENIX - Arizona is exporting a couple of headline-making commodities to Oregon this weekend: record-breaking hot weather and Maricopa County Sheriff…

PHOTO: Health care spending is at an all-time high in the U.S., but a new report in the Journal of American Medicine finds access to quality health care for young men of color so disproportionately poor they stand a better chance of living longer in prison than in society. Photo credit: State of California Office of Public and Employee Communications.

African American Inmates Outlive Non-inmates, Report Finds

PHOENIX - Arizona has plenty of major hospitals that offer the latest in technology, but a new report says too many young black men are disconnected …

PHOTO: Legalizing and taxing marijuana could help reduce Arizona's projected $1 billion budget deficit, according to state Rep. Mark Cardenas of Phoenix. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Arizona Lawmaker: Marijuana Tax Money Could Help Reduce Deficit

PHOENIX - If one lawmaker gets his way, marijuana will be decriminalized and taxed in Arizona, with the revenue helping fund education and other …

PHOTO: Arizona lawmakers will consider a bill in the upcoming legislative session that could triple the hourly wage of prison inmates. Photo courtesy of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

AZ Lawmakers to Ponder Prisoner Pay Raise

PHOENIX – Inmates serving time in Arizona prisons could get a pay raise if state lawmakers approve a bill being considered in the 2015 legislati…

PHOTO: Arizona would receive incentives for locking up fewer juveniles under a newly updated Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act introduced in Congress. Photo courtesy of Cochise County, Ariz.

Congressional Action Could Mean Juvenile Justice Reforms in AZ

PHOENIX - Congress is set to consider updating a decades-old law that guides Arizona and all states on the custody and care of juveniles in the crimin…

PHOTO: A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit by the ACLU against the Arizona Dept. of Corrections, alleging inadequate medical care and mental-health treatment for inmates and overuse of solitary confinement. Photo courtesy of the FBI.

AZ Dept. of Corrections Settles Lawsuit Over Inmate Healthcare

PHOENIX - The Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) has chosen to settle rather than fight a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of …

PHOTO: The filing of fraudulent income tax returns in Arizona is at an epidemic level, according to the state Department of Revenue. Photo courtesy of the FBI.

AZ Department of Revenue: Tax Refund Fraud a Growing Epidemic

PHOENIX – Arizonans should be extra cautious about sharing personal information as tax fraud is growing at an epidemic level, according to the …

PHOTO: A U-S Court of Appeals ruling allows a lawsuit filed by the A-C-L-U against the Arizona Department of Corrections move forward as a class-action lawsuit representing all 33-thousand inmates in the state's ten prisons. Photo courtesy of the FBI.

U.S. Appeals Court Ruling Favors AZ Inmates in Suit over Medical Care

PHOENIX - The Arizona Department of Corrections has pledged to continue its legal fight over allegations of inadequate medical care and mental health …

PHOTO: Higher energy-efficiency standards for major appliances, along with other efficiency policies, could help Arizona meet EPA carbon reduction standards, according to a new report. Photo credit: Federal Trade Commission.

Easiest Carbon Reduction for Arizona? Energy Efficiency

PHOENIX – The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to release new regulations this week to reduce carbon pollution from existing coal-fir…

PHOTO: An undercover investigation by the Humane Society of the United States revealed animal abuse. Videotape from the investigation showed veal calves only a few days old were kicked, slapped and repeatedly shocked with electric prods and subjected to other mistreatment. Photo Credit: HSUS

Efforts to Close “Painful” Loophole in Animal Slaughter Regs

PHOENIX – Some see it as a painful loophole in animal slaughter regulations. It affects so-called downer calves – cattle that are on …

PHOTO: A new report that examines educational programs in juvenile justice facilities finds most are doing more harm than good. Photo credit: Microsoft Images

Report: Education in Juvy Justice Needs Improvement

WASHINGTON – When you have a captive audience, there is great opportunity. A new report on educational programs in juvenile justice facilities …

PHOTO: AARP Arizona is looking for volunteer presenters for its Community Educators Program. They�re looking to expand the program in western and northern Arizona. CREDIT: AARP

AARP Arizona Expanding Fraud-Awareness Program

PHOENIX - Arizona is the number-one state for identity theft, and AARP Arizona is looking to expand its fraud-education program beyond Maricopa and …

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