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Phoenix’s program offering free naloxone kits is so popular, the city’s public health director wants to double its supply. She said her office will ask the City Council to approve 6,000 more kits, estimated to cost $300,000.
Nov. 14, 2023
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Ryan Schlesinger faces life in prison for the second-degree murder conviction. He was also convicted on three counts of attempted murder, four counts of assault on a federal officer and an additional five counts of discharging a firearm while committing a violent crime.
Nov. 14, 2023
Border wall east of Douglas, Arizona
A new report from the advocacy group Human Rights Watch says policies in the U.S. and other countries have led to a sharp rise in activity along a dangerous border crossing between South and Central America.
Nov. 14, 2023
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The Show spoke with Sam Kmack of the Arizona Republic about a report from two years ago detailing insufficiencies in the Tempe Police Department.
Nov. 14, 2023
Martha McSally in 2020
Former U.S. Sen. Martha McSally says she was assaulted while jogging along the Missouri River in Iowa on Wednesday morning.
Nov. 10, 2023
prison cells at Arizona State Prison Complex
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry took a step on Thursday towards increasing inmate health care rates to comply with a court order.
Nov. 9, 2023
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The Arizona Supreme Court has refused to fast track a case seeking to change the way Arizonans vote to retain judges on the Arizona Court of Appeals. The Goldwater Institute was seeking to put all appeals court judges up for retention on a statewide ballot.
More Arizona politics news
Nov. 9, 2023
A blue rubber bracelet with a metal plate on it is shown here. Engraved in the metal are letters and numbers that read 'PCSD12345.' It is an example of the bracelets the program uses.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department has launched a “Lost Assistance” program. Here's how it provides information to help reunite lost people with their caregivers.
Nov. 9, 2023
Phoenix leaders will soon be asked to budget more money to lock down more alleys. If the council approves the $750,000 request, the money would come from Neighborhood Block Watch grants and cover 145 more alley segments for the fiscal year that ends July 2024.
More Arizona business news
Nov. 9, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel process and screen migrants using facial comparison software for possible entry into the U.S.
Officials from the Tohono O’odham Nation say federal resources are needed to help respond to an increase in asylum seekers on tribal land along the border with Mexico.
Nov. 8, 2023
President Joe Biden waves on stage
The Biden administration was back in court this week to defend an asylum rule that makes it harder for migrants to get protection in the U.S. without trying to do so in another country first.
Nov. 8, 2023
The online chat feature was made permanent in July, and now Chandler city court has been recognized by state court leadership for advancing the use of technology.
Nov. 8, 2023
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Through our Q&AZ reporting project, a listener asked: What should I do if I'm moving to Arizona and have a restricted driver's license in my home state?
Nov. 8, 2023
CAIR-AZ says the Sheraton Mesa Hotel at Wrigleyville West, where the event was originally scheduled to take place, has cancelled plans to host it.
Nov. 7, 2023
Ballot for city of Phoenix
Initial results from Tuesday’s election show support for Phoenix issuing half a billion dollars in bonds, with approval ranging from 60% to 70%.
Nov. 7, 2023
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A Yavapai County Superior Court judge is surrendering her gavel after she was caught drunk-driving earlier this year. And an independent state agency is dropping an effort to formally discipline the now outgoing judge.
Nov. 3, 2023
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The Department of Justice is partnering with the Colorado River Indian Tribes, known as CRIT, aims to help prosecute domestic violence and sexual assaults that take place on tribal land.
Nov. 3, 2023
Some Phoenix leaders are pushing for more security along the city’s light rail line. Valley Metro is responsible for light rail operations and uses private security to enforce code of conduct and inspect fares.
Nov. 2, 2023
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A new indictment charges the operator of four so-called sober living homes in Phoenix with crimes related to patient brokering. It alleges he offered to provide patients to an AHCCCS funded facility and instead housed them in four unlicensed sober living homes throughout the Valley.
Nov. 2, 2023
Grand Canyon University
Amid the announcement of a roughly $38 million fine this week by the Education Department, GCU revealed in October that its education services provider is under review by the Federal Trade Commission.
Nov. 2, 2023

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