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SAFE Alert issued for woman, 78, last seen in Phoenix
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (262+ words) Mar 27, 2026, 11:57 AM PHOENIX " Authorities issued a SAFE Alert on Friday for a 78-year-old woman who was last seen four days earlier in Phoenix. Anna Louise Mendoza has a medical condition that can cause her to become lost or easily confused,…...
Suspect in Mesa stabbing after collision captured in Las Vegas
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (296+ words) PHOENIX " A man who allegedly stabbed a woman repeatedly after a minor collision in Mesa last month was arrested in Nevada, authorities announced Friday. Joseph Sellers, 30, is accused of fleeing the Feb. 20 crash scene near Broadway Road and 40th Street, between…...
Tucson teacher arrested for child sexual exploitation
15+ hour, 19+ min ago (354+ words) Mar 26, 2026, 10:14 PM PHOENIX " A Tucson middle school teacher was arrested Thursday for allegedly uploading child sexual abuse material, authorities said. The Tucson Police Department identified 48-year-old Timothy James Sonier as the man taken into custody. Sonier was booked into the…...
Woman whose son died from drugs bought on social media celebrates verdicts against Meta, YouTube
17+ hour, 40+ min ago (514+ words) Mar 26, 2026, 7:53 PM "The truth is out, and it's time that they are held accountable for the design of the platforms," said Kimberly Osterman, whose son Max died in 2021 at age 18. "They put profits over safety." Osterman said Max arranged to…...
AZ cocaine trafficker sentenced to 5 years in prison
19+ hour, 24+ min ago (292+ words) Mar 26, 2026, 6:09 PM PHOENIX " An Arizona cocaine trafficker was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday, officials announced. Ismael Alejandro Ortiz pleaded guilty to attempting to transport a narcotic drug for sale, the Attorney General's Office said. In addition to…...
Federal judge temporarily blocks the Pentagon from branding AI firm Anthropic a supply chain risk
20+ hour, 42+ min ago (318+ words) U.S. District Judge Rita Lin on Thursday said she was also blocking President Donald Trump's directive ordering all federal agencies to stop using Anthropic. Lin's ruling followed a 90-minute hearing in San Francisco federal court on Tuesday at which Lin questioned…...
Paradise Valley man dies by suicide during sex abuse investigation
21+ hour, 23+ min ago (347+ words) Mar 26, 2026, 4:10 PM PHOENIX " A Valley man died by suicide Wednesday afternoon during an investigation into allegations that he had sexually abused a minor while working with the Paradise Valley Unified School District, authorities said. Steven Charles Mitten, 65, took his own…...
Execution date set for Arizona man convicted of murder
23+ hour, 4+ min ago (342+ words) Mar 26, 2026, 2:29 PM PHOENIX " Twenty-four years after murdering a man in an "especially cruel" way, a convict will face execution in May, according to the Arizona Supreme Court. In 2004, a jury found Leroy Dean McGill guilty of murdering Charles Perez, trying…...
Border is closed, says Arizona's top federal prosecutor
1+ day, 14+ min ago (380+ words) ARIZONA BORDER AND IMMIGRATION NEWS Mar 26, 2026, 1:19 PM PHOENIX " Arizona's top federal prosecutor said Thursday that while "the border is closed," the battle to disrupt Mexican cartels continues on other fronts. "We have absolute operational control of that border. There's a…...
Elderly man shoved onto subway tracks dies, prompting murder charge for alleged assailant
1+ day, 45+ min ago (256+ words) Mar 26, 2026, 12:48 PM Richard Williams, 83, of Manhattan, died days after the Sunday incident, according to police. They said Richard had been standing on the Lexington Avenue-63 Street subway platform when a man he didn't know shoved him from behind onto the…...