Former Gilbert councilman alleges police ‘falsified’ crime stats for years
GILBERT, AZ (AZFamily) — A former Gilbert town councilman delivered bombshell allegations, saying that for more than a decade, police intentionally falsified crime stats and town leaders knowingly misled the public to save face. For years, Gilbert ranked as one of America’s safest cities based on the FBI’s Uniform...
Chandler data center project will use ‘unknown’ amount of water
The real impact of a proposed Chandler data center on water supplies is a bit fuzzy. Those pushing for a controversial new AI data center in Chandler — a cohort that includes paid not-technically-a-lobbyist Kyrsten Sinema — have made big promises about how it would save the city water.
In the shadows of Phoenix, tribe is letting crumbling internment camp fade into history
More than 120,000 Japanese Americans were held captive inside 10 internment camps nationwide during World War II – including two in Arizona, built on Indian reservations by the U.S. War Relocation Authority without tribal consent. On Arizona’s western border, the Colorado River Indian Tribes has made a point to...
SAFE Alert issued for missing 77-year-old woman last seen in Phoenix
PHOENIX — A SAFE Alert was issued Thursday afternoon for a missing 77-year-old woman last seen in Phoenix, authorities said. Teresa Estrada was last seen near 67th Avenue and Thomas Road around 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS). She is 5 feet, 1...
Valley’s outer suburbs fueling Arizona’s population growth
PHOENIX -- It probably comes as no surprise, but once again the fastest-growing communities in Arizona are on the far outskirts of the two major metropolitan areas. It is true that of the
Maricopa County is the latest Arizona government to set up data center zoning rules
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors overhauled its zoning ordinance at a meeting Wednesday. One major update is a change in how the county defines a data center. Board Chair Thomas Galvin says the modernized ordinance was about six months in the making. Multiple municipalities — such as Phoenix —...
Arizona AG reaches deal with insurance company over unpaid first responder claims
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Arizona Attorney General’s Office has reached an agreement with an insurance company that left hundreds of first responders with unpaid medical bills, officials announced. Attorney General Kris Mayes said the Thin Blue Line Benefits Association has to pay all existing claims under the...
Crashes force closure of southbound I-17 in central Phoenix
Southbound lanes of Interstate 17 are shut down just north of the Interstate 10 Stack. Details of injuries are unknown at this time.
Arizona Man Convicted in Daughter’s Death Found Dead of Suicide on Sentencing Day
The cause of death for Christopher Scholtes, the Arizona man convicted of the tragic death of his young daughter, has been released by the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office. Scholtes, who was 38 at the time of death, succumbed to carbon monoxide toxicity in a ruling determined to be suicide, as reported by...
Two Men Get Decades in Prison for Trafficking 35,000 Fentanyl Pills in Sioux Falls
Two men — one from Sioux Falls and one from Arizona — have been sentenced to long prison terms for trafficking tens of thousands of fentanyl pills into the Sioux Falls area and laundering the drug money. Fame Cobbs, 40, received a 24-year sentence, plus an additional 18...
