Arizona law enforcement arrests dozens during child predator operation
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — State leaders are coming together on Wednesday to provide an update on a month-long law enforcement operation to catch online child predators. Operation Safe Online Summer, or SOS, was led by the Phoenix Police Department and the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and...
Police ID anti-ICE protester arrested in Peoria
Police have released the mugshot of a woman who was arrested during an anti-ICE protest in a Peoria neighborhood on June 10.
Phoenix activists compare Arpaio’s workplace round-ups to ICE raids in LA
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — In Los Angeles, protestors are taking to the streets after dozens of people were detained by federal agents last week. The Valley saw similar protests 15 years ago, as then-Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio ordered immigration raids and roundups at businesses like car washes and restaurants.
Phoenix one of nation’s top draws for corporate headquarters moves
Phoenix is one of the nation’s top draws for corporate headquarters, according to a new report from CBRE
Stopped on a bike, killed by a Phoenix cop: Inside a family’s grief
Maria Alvarez’s home was abuzz with activity. Generations of family members milled around the front yard of her Guadalupe house one breezy February day, drinking sodas and picking at a Little Caesars pizza on a folding table. In the driveway, toddlers rollicked, driving miniature electric cars and intermittently...
More than 70 people arrested in internet crimes investigation against children across AZ
PHOENIX — More than 70 people have been arrested after a month-long investigation into internet crimes targeting children, according to the Phoenix Police Department. The multi-agency effort, named Operation Safe Online Summer (SOS), ran throughout April. The operation resulted in 132 investigations, 243 search...
Arizona law enforcement arrests dozens during child predator operation
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — State leaders are coming together on Wednesday to provide an update on a month-long law enforcement operation to catch online child predators. Operation Safe Online Summer, or SOS, was led by the Phoenix Police Department and the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and...
Phoenix should put up a lot more traffic cameras, and fast | Opinion
Three drivers die every day in Arizona. In 2022, Arizona had 17.7 motor vehicle deaths per 100,000 people. The national average is 12.8. Our fatality rate is 1.71 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles. The national average is 1.33. We have the nation’s highest rate of red-light fatalities . Want to save these lives?...
‘Don’t wait for permission,’ Gov. Hobbs tells middle schoolers learning about state government at...
PHOENIX – Gov. Katie Hobbs advised students visiting Arizona from around the country to seek out mentors and grasp opportunities as they come along. “Don’t wait until somebody tells you that it’s your turn, because I think a lot of young people hear that all the time,” she said Tuesday to a group of more than a...
In symbolic blow, Dutch Bros will formally move headquarters from Grants Pass to Arizona
With market capitalization of $11.8 billion, Grants Pass-founded company trails only Nike among Oregon’s most valuable businesses. Drive-thru chain Dutch Bros is formally moving its headquarters from its hometown in Grants Pass to its rapidly growing office near Phoenix. The move isn’t a surprise. Dutch Bros CEO...
