One child was killed and another injured when a bounce house was swept up by wind in Casa Grande, Arizona, in what local authorities called “a tragic accident.” Saturday’s fatality occurred after a strong gust sent the inflatable toy house “airborne into the neighboring lot” with several children playing inside, according to a statement from the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office. …
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Democratic lawmakers in Arizona’s state legislature hosted a “Drag Story Hour” in partnership with Planned Parenthood on Tuesday, sparking backlash from their Republican colleagues who said the event was “deceptively” planned. “Democrat Rep. Lorena Austin deliberately misled House leadership to reserve a conference room to host a drag story hour with Planned Parenthood,” House Speaker Ben Toma, a Republican, said …
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Before prosecutors decide on Monday afternoon whether they’ll pursue a second trial against Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly, a criminologist consulting for the defense told Fox News Digital that the state has already spent upwards of $1 million in pursuit of this “political prosecution,” drawing from taxpayer dollars in the state’s poorest county in an area situated along the U.S.-Mexico …
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Authorities were searching for a person of interest in connection with a shooting Monday in northern Arizona in a small community on the vast Navajo Nation. The Navajo Police Department said the shooting occurred in Cameron, about 50 miles north of Flagstaff. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA SOPHOMORE FATALLY SHOT AT OFF-CAMPUS PARTY Police didn’t immediately release details about the shooting but …
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George Alan Kelly, the Arizona rancher charged with murder in the shooting of a Mexican national on his border property, will not be retried, prosecutors with the Santa Cruz County Attorney’s office said. The state charged Kelly, 75, with second degree murder after he allegedly shot and killed a migrant, Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea, on his land in January 2023. The decision …
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A University of Arizona student was fatally shot at an off-campus house party over the weekend, authorities said. Three other people — a teenage girl, a man and a woman — were treated at a hospital early Sunday for injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening, Tucson police said in a news release. JUDGE DECLARES MISTRIAL IN CASE OF …
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A former Arizona state lawmaker was sentenced to a year in prison on Friday after being found guilty in February of sexual misconduct with a minor, according to reports. KTVK in Phoenix reported that Otoniel “Tony” Navarrete was sentenced by a Maricopa County Superior Court judge to one year in prison and 10 years of supervised release for his crime. …
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A freight train derailed on Friday near the Arizona-New Mexico border, halting traffic along Interstate 40 as the area recovers from severe weather in the region. The New Mexico State Police said that they responded, alongside multiple other agencies, to the freight train splayed out along the interstate on Friday evening. “NMSP is on the scene of a train derailment …
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Arizona House lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill to repeal a near-total abortion ban from 1864 on the books in the state. The bill will now go to the state Senate after all 29 House Democrats and three Republicans voted in favor of the repeal. The ban was held up by the Arizona Supreme Court earlier this month. The law, …
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Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbshas vetoeda bill aimed at strengthening the rights of homeowners looking to evict squatters from their property, despite the bill being passed in bipartisan fashion and as a wave of squatting cases continue to terrify homeowners across the country. The bill, SB 1129, would have permitted a homeowner to request law enforcement to immediately remove a …
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