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Arizona’s price-fixing case against major egg producers is now producing a tangible benefit for food banks, with the first shipment of donated eggs arriving in Yuma. Cal-Maine Foods delivered 17 pallets containing 183,600 eggs to the Yuma Community Food Bank last Friday, according to Attorney General Kris Mayes’ office. The food bank will distribute the […]
A road confrontation that started with a near-collision ended with a teenager facing more than a decade in prison after a Phoenix man was killed. Henry Gonzales, now 17, was sentenced to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the August 2025 shooting death of 45-year-old Porfirio Medina, according to the Maricopa […]
A Texas truck driver has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison after a migrant smuggling trip ended in a deadly crash on Interstate 10 in Tucson. Moises Gabriel Castillo Jr., 40, was sentenced to 57 months in prison last week after pleading guilty to transporting people who were illegally in the […]
Phoenix’s aviation network has become a major part of the state’s economy, and Sky Harbor is preparing for even more passengers as the Valley continues to grow. Phoenix Sky Harbor, Deer Valley and Goodyear airports together generate more than $44.3 billion in annual economic impact, according to the city. Sky Harbor alone supports more than […]
A Mesa man convicted of sexually exploiting a minor will spend the next 26 years in prison under a sentence handed down Wednesday. Jason Robert Henry, 43, pleaded guilty July 10, according to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. He was convicted of one count of sexual exploitation of a minor, along with two counts of […]
A 13-year-old boy died after being struck by a car while riding an e-bike in the West Valley Monday night, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded just before 8 p.m. to the area of Perryville and Bethany Home roads for a collision involving the teen and a vehicle. The boy suffered life-threatening […]
Finding the right Arizona government program may soon involve less digging through agency websites and more simply asking a question. Gov. Katie Hobbs launched FindServices.az.gov Monday, an artificial intelligence-powered search tool designed to help residents find state services using everyday language. The site pulls together information from more than 60 state departments, agencies, boards and…
A 31-year-old Arizona woman is facing felony charges after police investigated allegations that she developed an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old coworker at a Gold Canyon restaurant. Quinn Brinkley was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of luring a minor for sexual exploitation and furnishing obscene material to a minor, according to Mesa police and court documents. […]
The West Valley NAACP plans to file a formal complaint against Peoria Unified School District after three books featuring people of color were removed from the district’s K-8 curriculum for the 2026-27 school year. The books are Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, A Raisin in the Sun and Summer of the Mariposas. District […]
A Phoenix man involved in a drug trafficking operation will spend the next decade in prison after investigators found a large stash of fentanyl and methamphetamine at his home. Anthony Mead was sentenced Aug. 4 to 10 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry after pleading guilty to selling methamphetamine and a […]