Phoenix Arizona Republic: Politics
- 'Still going strong': Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter become longest-married presidential couple
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 05:34 PMAt 26,765 days — that's more than 73 years — the Carters surpassed the previous record held by former President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 2 men arrested as police link separate Tempe shootings occurring on same night
Saturday - 10/19/2019 - 12:08 AMQuinshawn Hopkins, 20, and Zareek Batchelor, 19, were arrested in shootings near Arizona Mills mall and apartments on Broadway Road, police say.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - County supervisors may suspend Paul Petersen after adoption scheme arrest
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 10:06 PMMaricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen has not resigned from his elected post, but the County Board of Supervisors may find a way to suspend him.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Federal judge ends 42-year-old lawsuit over Maricopa County inmate care
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 07:23 PMAfter four decades, a federal judge ruled to end a class-action lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office over inmate care.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Text was an accident, but Phoenix man stepped up to help child anyway
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 08:55 PMWhen Abby Fink sent a text message to the wrong person, she didn't expect the stranger to help raise $1,500 for her friend's ill son — but he did.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Long-extinct Tasmanian tigers spotted at least eight times, officials say
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 01:20 PMBetween 2016 to 2019, the report notes seven sightings of the Tasmanian tiger. It "had black stripes on the back side of the body."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sweet and loving tabby and more up for adoption in Valley shelters
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 11:00 AMEach week, The Republic highlights some of the adoptable pets in the Valley. This week includes a chill puppy and kitty on the move.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Buckeye construction worker, 26, suffers burns from electric shock
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 11:32 AMThe 26-year-old man suffered second- and third-degree burns over 50% of his body, according to Buckeye fire officials.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Weekend traffic: Closure planned on portion of westbound I-10 in the West Valley
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 01:21 PMThe closure is needed so crews can work on the Loop 202 interchange.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Audit: Arizona Department of Child Safety doesn't give foster parents information needed to keep kids safe
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 12:00 PMThe audit also found DCS isn't monitoring contractors who are paid millions of dollars to aid foster parents.
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- Shots fired near Phoenix high school football game
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 11:58 PMPlayers duck down at Betty Fairfax High School in Phoenix as multiple gunshots could be heard nearby on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Doctor accused of pointing gun at anti-abortion protester outside Phoenix clinic
Saturday - 10/19/2019 - 02:04 AMRonald Yunis, 52, was booked into the Maricopa County jail on suspicion of aggravated assault, the Phoenix Police Department said Friday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Phoenix man indicted for sex trafficking now accused of witness tampering
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 07:11 PMLouis Broadway-Phillips is accused of contacting three victims that he is accused of trafficking while he was out on bond for the initial crimes.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mesa transient threatens violence at U.S. Embassy in Bangkok after his Thai wife's visa is refused
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 07:57 PMDavid Steven Roberson's complaint was that his wife could not obtain a visa to travel to the United States, court documents state.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Violent crime is down statewide, but some Arizona cities are seeing a spike
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 04:45 PMArizona's violent crime rate remains lower than the national average, at a rate of 2.97 incidents per 1,000 people. The national rate is 3.47.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Governor's Office of Highway Safety 2018 Enforcement Statistics
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 09:13 AMThese images depict the Governor's Office of Highway Safety 2018 Enforcement Statistics for DUI, speeding and seatbelt citations.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Goodyear must pay legal fees after losing public records fight over police body-cam video
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 10:00 AMGoodyear must pay attorneys fees to Arizona media outlets after losing a court battle over access to public records from a 2018 police shooting.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Montelucia developer sentenced to 1 month in prison in college admissions scandal
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 12:53 PMRobert Flaxman was sentenced to one month in prison, community service and a fine participation in a massive college admissions scandal.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Man claims he has a bomb in the car after driving onto Tucson Airport airfield, police say
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 03:15 PMA man was arrested Friday morning after claiming to have a bomb in his car and driving onto the Tucson International Airport's airfield.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Report: Mesa police issued more DUI citations last year than Phoenix
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 01:48 PMAn Arizona highway safety report shows Phoenix trailing smaller cities when it comes to the total number of DUI and speed citations issued in 2018.
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- Stadium evacuated at Phoenix high school football game after shots fired nearby
Saturday - 10/19/2019 - 01:43 AMThere are reports of shots fired during a high school football game at Betty Fairfax High School, according to an Arizona Republic stringer at the scene.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Records: Man accused of being a voyeur used Snapchat to find Scottsdale homes of teen girls he watched
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 09:58 PMSteven Anthony Spoon, 34, described his activity as "Parkour with a motive,'' to climb residential walls then watch teen girls through windows.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Two female astronauts made history in NASA’s first all-female spacewalk
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 05:00 PMThis is NASA astronauts Christina Koch's fourth spacewalk and Jessica Meir's first. The duo is replacing a failed power controller.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Phoenix police investigate shooting in north Phoenix
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 08:31 PMTwo men were involved in a physical fight about 4 p.m. Friday near 19th and Peoria avenues, and one shot the other, police say.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Phoenix fire personnel, council members travel to Hermosillo to help rescue man who fell into sinkhole
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 08:07 PMPhoenix technical advisers will help locate man who fell into a large sinkhole and was washed away in a storm drain, fire officials said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gilbert's first arson-detection dog ready to sniff retirement
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 09:30 AMSpring, an 8-year-old black lab, retired after a seven-year career as Arizona's only Alcohol Tobacco Firearms-trained dog, said the Gilbert Fire Department.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gilbert arson detection dog retires
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 09:30 AMSpring, an 8-year-old black lab, retired Thursday after a seven-year career as the Gilbert Fire Department's arson detection dog.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Driver facing possible charges after fighting DPS trooper on Mesa freeway off-ramp
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 01:14 PMThe trooper responded to a report that someone was passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle on the westbound U.S. 60 and Power Road off-ramp.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Arizona federal jury finds former Hopi law enforcement officer guilty of sexual assault
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 02:13 PMMackenzie Davis, 25, faces up to 23 years in prison at his sentencing on Feb. 24, according to federal officials.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Top prosecutor Juan Martinez hit with new complaint on heels of sex harassment investigation
Friday - 10/18/2019 - 11:56 AMJodi Arias prosecutor Juan Martinez, busted in a county sexual harassment investigation 2 years ago, faces a new complaint.
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