Phoenix Arizona Republic: Politics
- Judge releases 8 of 9 people arrested at abortion rights protests at Arizona Capitol
Tuesday - 06/28/2022 - 12:09 AMOf the nine people arrested over the weekend in abortion rights protests, eight were released after no probable cause for charges were found.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Arizona teens accused of 4-month violent crime spree accept plea deal, dropping dozens of charges
Tuesday - 06/28/2022 - 11:24 AMAuthorities across metro Phoenix accused Corbin McNeil and James Quintero of committing dozens of violent crimes in 2020, including three murders.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - From undocumented immigrant to registered voter: Documentary narrates journey of Arizona activist
Tuesday - 06/28/2022 - 09:15 AMMasavi Perea-Montes de Oca, organizing director for Chispa Arizona, became a naturalized citizen in April 2022. The same day, he registered to vote.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Brittney Griner's preliminary hearing in Russia
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 05:16 PMPhoenix Mercury star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing in Russia on June 27, 2022.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bigger in Texas: Dallas district recruits Arizona teachers, citing higher paychecks
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 08:57 PMTexas recruiters, sensing economic opportunity, are targeting Arizona teachers for jobs in the Lone Star State.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 2 children die after drowning incident in backyard pool in Glendale
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 06:41 PMTwo children ages 3 and 4 die after drowning in backyard pool in Glendale
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Abortion rights groups ask court to block Arizona's 'fetal personhood' law after Roe ruling
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 12:10 AMArizona abortion rights groups filed an emergency motion in federal court to block a state law granting citizenship rights to fetuses.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Police: Man, woman stabbed by neighbor during argument near Hatcher Road, 7th Avenue
Sunday - 06/26/2022 - 05:44 PMThe victims, whose identities were not released, remained in the hospital in serious condition as of Sunday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Valley 101 says 'let her play': 50 years of Title IX through an Arizona lens
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 09:00 AMStories of Title IX through an Arizona lens.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mesa police: Man shot by officers after he fired gun during traffic stop
Sunday - 06/26/2022 - 06:33 PMA man is in the hospital with what police say are non-life-threatening injuries and two officers are unharmed after a police shooting in Mesa.
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- Why these Arizona towns are questioning their census counts and the revenue they direct
Tuesday - 06/28/2022 - 09:45 AMMillions of dollars in Arizona are allocated based on the census. Some cities and towns are worried that their populations weren't counted right.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'We are not naïve enough to think that won't happen here': Chandler first responders host meeting on active shooter event
Tuesday - 06/28/2022 - 09:00 AMThe event, held on June 25, drew a crowd of at least 100 people wanting to learn safety tips and how emergency services respond to active shooters.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Photos: Sinkhole swallows cars in Phoenix
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 03:36 PMA sinkhole opened near 22nd Street and Missouri Avenue in Phoenix after a water main break on June 26, 2022.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Native American students can go to UA tuition-free starting in fall
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 07:41 PMUA's Arizona Native Scholars Grant program will start in the fall for new and current full-time students. Officials say it's the first such program in the state.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Car falls into sinkhole formed by Phoenix water main break
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 03:39 PMA sinkhole formed early Monday morning near 22nd Street and Missouri Avenue due to a water main break.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Young women in Phoenix woke up Friday to a world they've never known, one without Roe
Sunday - 06/26/2022 - 09:00 AMMany younger women had never lived in a world without the right to an abortion. At a rally Friday, they grappled with what had gone wrong.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 2 men suspected of forcing entry into home near McDowell Road shot, killed
Sunday - 06/26/2022 - 04:57 PMThe men were identified as Jairo Perez, 20, and Jose Gutierrez, 24. The home occupants said they were defending themselves, Phoenix police said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Protesters pull down fence at Arizona Capitol; 4 arrested, several others detained by state police
Sunday - 06/26/2022 - 11:19 PMFour people were arrested after protesters attending an abortion-rights rally pulled down a temporary fence at the Arizona Capitol.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Man dies after being found shot in parking lot near McDowell Road and 83rd Avenue
Sunday - 06/26/2022 - 07:10 PMWitnesses told Phoenix police they heard multiple gunshots, although it is unclear what led to the shooting.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Arizona scientists dig into soil under wildfire burn scars for clues about ecosystem recovery
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 09:00 AMScientists who study physical characteristics of the land after wildfires, like the Rodeo-Chediski Fire, want to examine a new era of Arizona megafires.
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- Federal appeals court denies Apache Stronghold's bid to stop a copper mine at Oak Flat
Tuesday - 06/28/2022 - 09:00 AMIn a 2-1 decision, the court struck down grassroots group Apache Stronghold's bid to halt a copper mine that would obliterate Oak Flat.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Unenforced rule is driving Phoenix's problem with Tempe's Coyotes deal
Tuesday - 06/28/2022 - 09:00 AMPhoenix wants to stop the deal if it includes apartments, citing rule that's been ignored for multiple other projects over the past 20 years.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 1 killed, 4 seriously injured in wrong-way crash on U.S. 60 near Surprise
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 01:46 PMThe wrong-way driver was a man in his mid-70s, according to Department of Public Safety officials. He died at the scene. Four others were injured.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'We have to do something': Arizona businesses collect signatures to get abortion rights on ballot
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 08:21 PMThe effort was coordinated by Arizonans for Reproductive Freedom and the goal is to collect 356,467 voter signatures before the July 7 deadline.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 1-year-old boy dies a week after he was found underwater in bathtub by El Mirage babysitter
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 01:23 PMThe near-drowning happened on June 16 at the home of a babysitter, Cynthia Gaddy, 49, who was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Inspired by her own loss, PCDS tennis player starts nonprofit to help kids deal with grief
Sunday - 06/26/2022 - 09:15 AMMilan Coraggio-Sewell started the Boxed Up Project, a nonprofit aimed at helping children who have lost people close to them.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - White Mountain Apache Tribe lost a lot in Rodeo-Chediski Fire, but has fought to recover
Sunday - 06/26/2022 - 10:00 AMThe 2002 fire dealt a near-fatal blow to the eastern Arizona tribe's timber industry, but it has recovered in recent years.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Showers, lightning and thunderstorms likely until late Sunday night in Phoenix
Sunday - 06/26/2022 - 10:05 PMMonsoon conditions are expected until 11 p.m. Sunday night, according to the NWS.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pipelines? Desalination? Turf removal? Arizona commits $1B to augment, conserve water supplies
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 10:00 AMLegislators approved the governor's water augmentation plan, but not before adding money for conservation.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Arizona is expanding private school vouchers. Here's what we know so far
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 09:00 AMSoon, all Arizona students will be able to use public funding to finance private school. Here's what we know, and what we don't.
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