Violence broke out again in a city in northwest Sonora early Thursday. A conflict between armed suspects and security officials left three people dead and several others wounded.

The Mexican government is demanding what it calls an “extensive and prompt” investigation into the suspected killings of two men and one boy from Mexico in Phoenix.

Pima County is establishing an interagency team to investigate serious use-of-force incidents among law enforcement county-wide.

The Mexican gray wolf is a protected species, but a pair of recent shooting attacks in the Southwest highlights just how frail the wolf’s numbers are. Federal officials are investigating the shootings of two high-profile Mexican gray wolves just weeks apart in northern Arizona and New Mexico.
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The Arizona House voted Wednesday to make it illegal to take photos or video recordings of police officers in some circumstances after the Republican sponsor changed his proposal to address concerns it would be unconstitutional.

Budget projections show Phoenix will have an estimated surplus of $76 million going into the next fiscal year, which starts July 1.

When facing trial by a jury of your peers, who can best decide if the jurors are fair or biased? That’s the question facing Arizona representatives.
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A city in northwest Sonora has been the site of growing violence in recent years. This week, residents lived what’s been called a night of terror after suspected members of organized crime groups unleashed gunfire in the city for more than six hours.

An Arizona man charged with smuggling weapons across the U.S.-Mexico border was sentenced to prison time this week.