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A new report from the Human Trafficking Institute unveils new data about how federal courts handle trafficking cases nationwide and in Arizona.
Nov. 9, 2022
Rocky Point
Sonoran officials say they are investigating a case of possible fraud in Rocky Point after an Arizona state representative highlighted the issue in a press conference this week.
Nov. 9, 2022
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The U.S. Supreme Court refused to void an Arizona law that allows certain criminal trials to be conducted with juries of just eight people. The vast majority of states in the U.S. require 12 people.
Nov. 8, 2022
DACA application
The federal government is now implementing updated guidance from the Biden administration on how to handle applications for DACA. The new rule was meant to fortify the program, but ongoing litigation still keeps first-time applicants out.
Nov. 7, 2022
Porch pirate package theft Ring
As the holiday season approaches, more online shoppers will begin to make purchases to be delivered to their homes. But items left on porches are vulnerable to being stolen. Phoenix police Sgt. Brian Bower suggests video monitoring devices to capture these porch pirates.
Nov. 5, 2022
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Officials in neighboring Sonora say they have recovered the body of a prison employee who was kidnapped earlier this week.
Nov. 3, 2022
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Organized retail theft is a growing problem, both here in Arizona and across the country and around the world. A recent panel hosted by Arizona State University and the Arizona Chamber Foundation looked into the issue and ways to try to combat it.
Nov. 2, 2022
Shipping containers on the Arizona-Mexico border
As Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey's shipping container wall continues to advance along a stretch of border on Coronado National Forest land in Cochise County, conservationists monitoring wildlife are expecting the worst.
Oct. 31, 2022
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U.S. lawmakers introduced the Afghan Adjustment Act to provide a pathway to permanent status for some 80,000 Afghans evacuated from their country last fall.
Oct. 31, 2022
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Detectives with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office serving a search warrant this week on a West Valley business found a large underground bunker that contained guns and drugs, authorities said Friday.
Oct. 28, 2022
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Mexico’s military can now remain on the country’s streets for an additional four years after a constitutional reform received the support of a majority of state legislatures — including neighboring Sonora.
Oct. 28, 2022
Mark Lamb
Experts are concerned about so-called constitutional sheriffs who they say are part of an extremist, anti-government movement that could threaten election security.
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Oct. 25, 2022
Raúl Grijalva
It’s been more than a week since the Biden administration announced Venezuelans arriving at the border would be sent back to Mexico under the pandemic-era border restriction Title 42. Now a group in Congress is asking the administration to reconsider.
Oct. 24, 2022
Arizona Department of Corrections Director Charles Ryan
The trial for Charles Ryan, the former Arizona prisons director who was involved in an armed standoff with police at his home, has been postponed. And it won’t happen before voters choose the next Maricopa County attorney.
Oct. 20, 2022
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The Department of Homeland Security is now accepting applications from Venezuelans hoping to come to the U.S. on humanitarian parole.
Oct. 19, 2022
Yuma border wall gaps filled with shipping containers
Representatives with the Cocopah Indian Tribe say they support a recent move by the federal government directing Arizona to dismantle a wall of shipping containers in Yuma.
Oct. 19, 2022
A red heart emoji can mean heroin in drug slang. Social media runs the world and it is an outlet for many things, one being the source of drugs. Teens are victims of social media and drug dealers are using emoticons on these platforms to sell counterfeit drugs.
Oct. 17, 2022
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The Biden administration has a new program that will allow some Venezuelan migrants with U.S. ties to enter on a temporary basis.
Oct. 12, 2022
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After 20 years as U.S. marshal for Arizona, David Gonzales has retired. The Show spoke with him, and he reflected on his career and the ongoing public conversation around law enforcement.
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Oct. 12, 2022
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Phoenix is unable to keep up with trash collection. The city’s solid waste division doesn’t have enough people to keep up with its scheduled bulk trash collection.
Oct. 7, 2022

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