Authorities say the cause of death for a missing Arizona comedy
club owner who turned up dead in a hotel room has been labeled undetermined
after an autopsy.
The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday approved the execution of a
death-row inmate who was spared from the death penalty last year after winning a
last-minute delay from the nation's highest court.
The U.S. Senate has narrowly cleared the way for a final
confirmation vote Tuesday on President Barack Obama's nomination of Arizona
Supreme Court Justice Andrew Hurwitz to serve on a federal appeals court.
Defense lawyers for an Arizona legislator awaiting trial say
authorities have provided them with a flood of information from a three-year
undercover FBI investigation.
A court case involving vacation rentals in Sedona could affect
Arizona property owners and cities far from the north-central Arizona city known
for its picturesque red rocks.
Attorneys for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio have asked a
federal court to dismiss a lawsuit that claims his office carried out a pattern
of discrimination against Latinos in its immigration patrols.
The city of Glendale is currently discussing
the future of the Phoenix
Coyotes in the Valley and a proposed arena
management deal with
prospective owner Greg Jamison.
The effort to return the Mexican gray wolf to the
American Southwest has been fraught with legal disputes, illegal shootings,
livestock deaths and emotion. Now a watchdog group is questioning the integrity
of key scientific findings related to the endangered animal's recovery.
The family of a man who died late last year while in custody in
a Maricopa County jail filed a $20 million notice of claim Friday against
Phoenix and the Sheriff's Office, alleging police and detention officers used
excessive force against him.
Rio Salado Community College and Arizona State University were cited
Thursday as schools that are taking tentative steps toward
"competency-based education," which recognizes student mastery of
subjects rather than the number of hours spent in a classroom.
A Tombstone official says the city has Forest Service
permission to do limited additional work to protect a spring-fed water system in
the Huachuca Mountains near Sierra Vista in southeastern Arizona.
Overnight drivers on Interstate 17 should be prepared for an 18-mile detour while a pedestrian bridge is being constructed in early June, the Arizona Department of Transportation said in a press release.
A legal claim filed by a longtime criminal investigator said that Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne engaged in a cover-up when he was accused he participated in illegal campaign activities.
