Arizona News Archives

Glendale woman charged for assaulting TSA officers

June 1, 2023 11:17 AM Faith Rodriquez

Ma’Kiah Cherae Coleman was formally charged with three counts of assault on Transportation Administration (TSA) officers and three counts of…

Arizona governor urging Biden to designate tribally proposed monument at Grand Canyon

June 1, 2023 9:59 AM The Associated Press

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is urging President Joe Biden to use the Antiquities Act to designate the tribally proposed Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni…

Arizona and California release their weekly COVID updates

May 31, 2023 9:24 AM Dillon Fuhrman

Almost weeks since the World Health Organization (WHO) downgraded the COVID-19 pandemic, Arizona and California continue to release their weekly…

Suspect’s dislike for drugs, homelessness may have led to shootings that killed 4 in metro Phoenix

May 31, 2023 5:51 AM AP News

Iren Byers, 20, was taken into custody Sunday on suspicion of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder,…

UPDATE: 35-year-old woman found dead east of Somerton

May 29, 2023 8:02 PM Dillon Fuhrman, Scott Gross

In a press release, YCSO responded to a report at around 11:40am on Monday, in the area of Avenue 1E and County 18th…

Police: Suspect arrested in 5 separate shootings in Arizona’s Phoenix metro area; 4 dead

May 29, 2023 5:30 AM AP News

A suspect has been arrested in connection with five separate shootings in the Phoenix metro area that left four people dead and a woman wounded,…

Dennis Donnelly 16″ Softball Tournament celebrates 51 years

May 28, 2023 3:34 PM Dillon Fuhrman, Vanessa Gongora

The tournament, created in 1972, is in honor of former Parks and Recreation Supervisor Dennis Donnelly. The three-day tournament started Friday, May…

Men’s City Championship taking place Memorial Day weekend

May 28, 2023 3:24 PM Dillon Fuhrman, Vanessa Gongora

This Memorial Day weekend, Yuma residents teed off at Desert Hills Golf Course for the Men’s City…

YPD responds to aggrivated assault and attempted homicide

May 27, 2023 6:00 PM Dillon Fuhrman, Vanessa Gongora

The Yuma Police Department (YPD) is investigating two incidents that occurred on the same day: Saturday, May…

Yuma’s Veteran Standdown took place at Main Library

May 27, 2023 1:52 PM Dillon Fuhrman, Vanessa Gongora

Arizona@Work hosted the Yuma’s Veteran Standdown event. The goal is to improve the lives of veterans and their…

Beast Factory Crossfit hosts 2023 Murph Challenge

May 27, 2023 1:49 PM Dillon Fuhrman, Vanessa Gongora

The Beast Factory Crossfit hosted the 2023 Murph Challenge. The nationwide challenge is an annual event to honor Lieutenant Michael Murphy and other…

Phoenix faces dueling lawsuits over homeless crisis as advocates scramble for more shelter

May 27, 2023 8:42 AM AP News

Phoenix is facing dueling lawsuits as it tries to manage a crisis of homelessness that has converted its downtown into a tent city housing hundreds…

Phoenix area counts 4 heat-related deaths so far this year, 425 last year

May 27, 2023 8:37 AM AP News

Maricopa County Department of Public Health issued a heat report this week, which the agency will compile every week between now and October while…

Mother pleads guilty after Arizona boy starves to death

May 27, 2023 8:31 AM AP News

An Arizona mother has pleaded guilty to murder and child abuse charges stemming from the death of her 6-year-old son who had been locked in a closet…

Republican Karrin Taylor Robson says she won’t run for Sinema’s Senate seat in Arizona

May 25, 2023 10:36 AM The Associated Press

Karrin Taylor Robson, a wealthy Republican businessperson who was seen as the likeliest establishment candidate for a crucial Arizona Senate contest,…

Polygamous sect leader in Arizona accused of taking more than 20 wives including 10 minors

May 25, 2023 9:34 AM The Associated Press

A polygamous sect leader and some of his followers have been indicted for allegedly conspiring to travel across Arizona state lines and get…

Arizona Superintendent Tom Horne speaks on transgender sports lawsuit

May 24, 2023 1:02 PM CBS News, Dillon Fuhrman

Arizona State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne held a press conference to express his reasons for supporting a legal defense of Arizona…