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Retired Phoenix police officer in landmark Miranda rights case dies at 87
PHOENIX (AP) — Retired Phoenix Police Capt. Carroll Cooley, the arresting officer in the landmark case partially responsible for the Supreme Court's Miranda rights ruling that requires suspects be read their rights, has died, the department confirmed Friday. He was 87. Phoenix...
Drought, water overuse prompt Arizona to limit construction in some fast-growing parts of Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona will not approve new housing construction on the fast-growing edges of metro Phoenix that rely on groundwater thanks to years of overuse and a multi-decade drought that is sapping its water supply. In a news conference Thursday, Gov. Katie Hobbs announced...
Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates says he's not running for re-election
PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates, who worked to bat down election misinformation and a hostile political landscape in 2020 and 2022, announced Thursday that he’s not running for re-election. In a statement, Gates said he intends to “pursue other interests...
History says the NBA Finals will end in 6 games, the most common of all outcomes
DENVER (AP) — The NBA Finals will end in six games. At least, that’s what history says. Out of the first 76 editions of the NBA Finals — the 77th title series starts Thursday night in Denver when the Nuggets play host to the Miami Heat — the series has ended in six games 30...
Suspect's dislike for drugs, homelessness may have led to shootings that killed 4 in metro Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) — A man's anger over drug abuse drove him to fatally shoot four men and wound a woman in a 12-hour crime spree in metro Phoenix, authorities said. Iren Byers, 20, was taken into custody Sunday on suspicion of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of...
Phoenix becomes largest US city to successfully challenge 2020 census numbers
Phoenix has become the largest U.S. city to successfully challenge its population count from the 2020 census after claiming that dozens of group homes, jails and drug and alcohol treatment centers were overlooked during the nation’s head count. The U.S. Census Bureau told Phoenix...
Phoenix area counts 4 heat-related deaths so far this year, 425 last year
PHOENIX (AP) — As summer starts, Maricopa County officials say there have already been four heat-related deaths this year. Maricopa County Department of Public Health issued a heat report this week, which the agency will compile every week between now and October while...
Members of polygamous group arraigned in court on child sex abuse charges
PHOENIX (AP) — Members of a small polygamous group accused of child sex abuse of underage girls whom the group’s leader claimed as brides were arraigned in federal court on Friday. Sam Bateman and the three women followers, who are each represented by different attorneys, entered...
Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper shot, wounded
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper was shot Thursday in north Phoenix and has been hospitalized, authorities said. The trooper was struck by gunfire north of the Loop 101 freeway around 12:45 p.m. Thursday, according to the Department of Public Safety. He...
Former Arizona television journalist announces bid for Schweikert’s US House seat
PHOENIX (AP) — A former Phoenix television journalist announced her candidacy Wednesday for the congressional seat currently held by seven-term Republican Rep. David Schweikert. Marlene Galen Woods joins at least four other candidates in the Democratic primary race in Arizona’s...
