Arizona Attorney General’s Office official resigns, is arrested amid jewelry theft allegations
PHOENIX — An Arizona Attorney General’s Office division leader was arrested Wednesday, two days after she resigned amid an investigation into mail theft allegations. Vanessa Hickman, 49, was taken into custody while the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) served a search warrant at her Phoenix residence, according...
Apache Junction Releases Body Cam Footage from Fatal Shooting of Officer Gabriel Facio; Suspect...
The Apache Junction Police Department has recently publicized body camera footage involving the fatal shooting of Officer Gabriel Facio, providing a more detailed account of the distressing June incident. The footage, stemming from a situation that began as a routine traffic stop, reveals the intensity of the...
Mesa DRB Discusses Child Safety Office Building
The Mesa Design Review Board met Nov. 18 to discuss proposed elevations and landscape designs for a planned 24KSF office building at the NEC of University Drive and 80th Street. No action was taken. The building would be used as an office for the Arizona Department of Child Safety. According...
Casa Grande man indicted in synagogue fire
A Casa Grande man has been indicted by a Federal grand jury in Phoenix for his alleged role in setting a Jewish community center on fire. The 31-year-old suspect is accused of "Obstruction of the Free Exercise of Religious Beliefs by Fire."
The Best Pie In Arizona Can Be Found At This Appropriately Named Phoenix Hotspot
They say there's nothing more American than apple pie. Though the U.S. didn't invent pie — that distinction falls to the Egyptians and a series of evolutions that carried the pie across continental Europe over the succeeding four thousand years — it still forms a fundamental aspect of the American national character....
Tempe may adopt first Arizona law to stop drink spiking
Tempe could soon become the first Arizona city to pass a law to combat drink spiking. Why it matters: The crime is thought to be heavily underreported and is often associated with sexual assault. Danya Sherman, executive director of anti-drink-spiking advocacy group. , told Axios that about 90% of incidents...
Investigation finds Border Patrol tracking drivers with license plate readers
The Border Patrol has defined its own criteria for which drivers’ behavior should be deemed suspicious or tied to trafficking. David Caltabiano has the details.
New Times readers blame mosquitoes on rain and, uh, Bill Gates
Phoenix’s mosquito population has been thriving since late September, and Phoenix New Times readers had plenty to say about it. Last week, New Times reported that mosquito complaints made to the Maricopa County Vector Control Division, which monitors and manages mosquito populations, have skyrocketed. Division...
Phoenix woman facing trade-in dispute with dealership
A Phoenix woman says she traded in an old car, only to find out weeks later it was still in her name. Susan Campbell worked to track down the missing vehicle.
Health officials investigating possible Arizona State Fair connection to illness outbreak
PHOENIX – The 17-year-old patient, clad in a light blue, patterned hospital gown and her pink and purple bonnet, sat in a hospital chair attached to wires and tubes, a butterfly sticker affixed

















