Arizona News

Arizona Faces Highest Whooping Cough Cases Since 2015; Health Officials Urge Vigilance and Immunization

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Arizona Faces Highest Whooping Cough Cases Since 2015; Health Officials Urge Vigilance and Immunization

Arizona is experiencing the highest number of whooping cough (pertussis) cases since 2015, with 563 reported infections this year. This resurgence comes amid a national rise in pertussis cases, and health experts are closely monitoring the situation, especially as the bacterial infection poses a significant risk to infants and young children. The Arizona Department of … Read more

Special Counsel Jack Smith and His Team to Resign Before Trump Takes Office

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Special counsel Jack Smith and his team to resign before Trump takes office

Special Counsel Jack Smith and his team are planning to resign before President-elect Donald Trump assumes office, according to a source familiar with the matter. Smith’s office has been working on two federal criminal cases against Trump, but the Justice Department’s policy prohibits charging a sitting president with a crime. Smith has been overseeing investigations into … Read more

Queen Creek Teen Arrested for Threat Against High School

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Queen Creek teen arrested for threats against high school

A 17-year-old student from Queen Creek, Arizona, was arrested after making a threat against Queen Creek High School. The threat prompted the school administration to contact the Queen Creek Police Department. The student faces charges of threatening, intimidating, and disrupting an educational institution and was booked into the Maricopa County Juvenile Detention Center. Police have … Read more

15-Year-Old Victim Identified in South Tucson Homicide Investigation

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Fatal motorcycle crash reported near downtown Chandler early Saturday morning

The victim in the ongoing homicide investigation in South Tucson has been confirmed as a 15-year-old. Authorities from the South Tucson Police Department and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department are investigating the incident, which occurred near 6th Avenue and 30th Street. At this time, police have not released further details as the investigation remains in … Read more

Protesters Block Laredo Border Bridge for Second Day, Causing Delays in Cargo Traffic

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Protesters in Mexico resume blockade at Texas border bridge

Cross-border cargo traffic is being disrupted for the second time in a 24-hour period by protesters on the Mexico side of the World Trade Bridge. Around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, protesters in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, started to block the road that leads to Laredo, Texas, from the bridge. Authorities in Laredo are redirecting all northbound … Read more

$31 Million Worth of Meth Seized at Texas-Mexico Border Hidden in Shipment of Peppers

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$31 Million Worth of Meth Seized at Texas-Mexico Border Hidden in Shipment of Peppers

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted a massive drug shipment at the Pharr International Bridge in Texas port on Sunday, seizing 2,155 pounds of methamphetamine valued at $31.17 million. The meth was concealed within a tractor-trailer carrying a shipment of serrano peppers. Using non-intrusive inspection equipment, CBP officers discovered 1,859 packages of meth … Read more

Juan Ciscomani, an Arizona Republican, secures victory in reelection

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Juan Ciscomani, an Arizona Republican, secures victory in reelection

Rep. John Ciscomani, a Republican from Arizona, has emerged victorious in his reelection campaign for Arizona’s 6th Congressional District. In a closely contested race for the seat representing the suburban areas of Tucson, Arizona, Ciscomani emerged victorious by defeating Democratic challenger Kirsten Engel. This election marked a rematch between the two candidates, with the incumbent … Read more

Concerns remain as Arizona approves new abortion measure

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Concerns remain as Arizona approves new abortion measure

Last week, Proposition 139 received overwhelming support and approval from voters in Arizona, effectively enshrining abortion rights into the state’s constitution. The new measure grants the permission for abortions to be performed up until the point of fetal viability, typically occurring around 24 weeks. According to Fatima Goss Graves, the president and CEO of the … Read more

Man from Pinal County receives 10-year sentence for luring a minor

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Local Pastor and Family Allege Civil Rights Violation in Armed Confrontation with Pinal County Deputies

A man from Casa Grande, aged 32, has been given a ten-year sentence in federal prison for enticing a minor, as authorities revealed recently. Adam Tovar received his sentence on October 22nd from U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collins. The judge also mandated a lifetime of supervised release for Tovar upon his release from prison, … Read more