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An East Valley attorney was arrested and now faces four felony counts after police say he secretly recorded women inside their homes. The case adds to a string of hidden-camera probes in Mesa.
A man and a woman were found shot to death Tuesday afternoon near North Valley Parkway and Sonoran Desert Drive in north Phoenix; detectives are investigating.
A 34-year-old Phoenix man, identified as Devin Alford, died after being detained near 44th and Thomas. State investigators have opened a probe.
A Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office K‑9 was found in distress at Estrella Jail on June 18 and died; advocates say the public deserves answers as the agency withholds details.
Scottsdale Fire says construction crews sparked two brush fires this week; both were quickly extinguished. Officials urged contractors to follow hot‑work safety steps to prevent wildfires.
A Ghanaian national extradited from Accra pleaded guilty in Tucson to a romance-and-inheritance scheme that targeted elderly Americans; restitution is set at about $4.4M.
A Phoenix caregiver says deputies seized legally registered medical marijuana during a July 2025 raid and is suing the county for millions in damages.
A Snowflake midwife and her birth center were indicted on charges including negligent homicide after prosecutors say an unborn baby died in 2025.
A judge set an early‑November trial in the hit‑and‑run that killed three UA students; defense lawyers say the timetable will be hard to meet as forensics and reconstructions continue.
A 30-year-old Kearns man drowned while swimming near Castle Rock at Lake Powell; National Park Service crews recovered his body after a sonar search and officials urged life-jacket use.
Three inmates at Maricopa County’s Lower Buckeye Jail died over the weekend; investigators and the medical examiner are reviewing the deaths. Autopsies are pending.
Federal marshals say a juvenile reported missing from Mesa was found June 25 in Olympia’s "Jungle" encampment and is now with state child‑welfare providers as investigators probe possible trafficking.
A 33-year-old man was found bound to a wheelchair near 24th Street and Fawn Drive; Phoenix police arrested a 41-year-old on suspicion of kidnapping and first-degree murder.
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