Monitor local police and fire department radio traffic on our scanner page.... Read more»
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu dismissed a U.S. Senate immigration reform bill Thursday, urging House members to back an alternative plan instead that focuses on law enforcement and gives more authority to local police.... Read more»
Andrew Clegg’s commute from his Arizona City home to his former job in Maricopa County took 45 to 90 minutes on a good day – hours if there was a wreck on Interstate 10. The Census Bureau last week confirmed what Clegg knew: It wasn’t the distance that made the trip so long, it was the tens of thousands of others heading in the same direction at the same time.... Read more»
Arizona had the sixth-highest level of prescription pain-reliever abuse in the nation in 2010-2011, a new report says. But abuse rates had dropped from the previous year, which state officials say may show that efforts to curb abuse are working.... Read more»
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has chimed in with an idea to prevent school shootings like the recent attack on an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. He wants to organize groups of armed volunteers to patrol the perimeters of schools.... Read more»
The City of Maricopa has the worst particulate-matter pollution in the state, according to an analysis of EPA data. City officials don’t dispute the numbers but note that the city air-quality monitor is located in the worst possible place, near a dusty feedlot and industrial plants.... Read more»
Alleging poor sanitation, abuse and lack of due process, the Detention Watch Network recently called on ICE to terminate its contract with Pinal County Adult Detention Center, saying it ranks among the 10 worst immigration detention facilities in the country.... Read more»
Reports released in Border Agent Nicholas Ivie’s shooting death, youths shot at U.S-Mexico border remembered, three Arizona sheriffs stay in office and one county gets a new one, U.S. elections reverberate across Mexico, and more.... Read more»
State departments working together to prevent fatal vehicle crashes in Pinal County dust storms say the joint efforts may be helping.... Read more»
A Pinal County Sheriff’s Office air unit located a missing 65-year-old Red Rock man Tuesday afternoon. David Valdez, who suffers from dementia, had last been seen around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, a department spokesman said.... Read more»
While the number of West Nile cases almost doubled around the country, cases in Arizona are on par with previous years. There have been 1,590 cases of West Nile virus reported in the U.S. so far putting the country on track for the worst year ever. (with video)... Read more»
Friday was a big day for two high-profile Arizona sheriffs, as both Joe Arpiao and Paul Babeu were cleared of wrongdoing by federal and state investigators.... Read more»
Afternoon and evening thunderstorms, with dangerous lightning and erratic wind gusts up to 60 mph are possible Sunday, said the National Weather Service. An air quality alert, due to blowing dust, has been issued for Pinal County.... Read more»2
Federal officials have unveiled draft plans for a proposed $1.5 billion power line linking central New Mexico with southeast Arizona across at least 460 miles of federal, state, local and privately owned lands.... Read more»
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu will drop his congressional bid and seek re-election, he told supporters in an email Friday morning.... Read more»
Continuing dry and hot conditions in Southern Arizona have created the high risk for wildfires, and Pima County and the Bureau of Land Management are enforcing fire restrictions on state and federal lands.... Read more»
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