March 18, 2014
Officials say more than 200 people were arrested in Arizona for DUI-related offenses over St. Patrick’s Day weekend. The Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety released a statewide report of arrests made by several DUI task forces last Friday and …
October 11, 2013
A man has been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in state prison in connection with an insurance fraud case in Arizona. Prosecutors with the state Attorney General’s Office say Frederick Farris pleaded guilty to attempted fraud schemes and artifices on …
August 7, 2013
A customer has filed a lawsuit against a Mexican restaurant in Litchfield Park, Ariz., over an outbreak of bloody diarrhea. The suit filed Monday says Federico’s Mexican Food restaurant was negligent in serving tainted food. Eleven of the 15 people …
July 29, 2013
Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc. says a severe thunderstorm caused part of the roof at a manufacturing facility in Prescott, Ariz., to collapse. The firearms maker said Friday that no one was injured. Sturm Ruger said it is making repairs …
April 19, 2013
The state Department of Public Safety says its investigation indicates that thefts of copper plates from a southern Arizona plant may date as far back as 2006. It had been believed the thefts began in April 2012, but the DPS …
April 12, 2013
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill requiring state transportation officials to confirm there’s a legitimate safety need before they allow cities to put photo enforcement cameras on state highways. A Senate amendment to House Bill 2477 passed by …
March 13, 2013
State transportation officials will have to be shown there’s a safety problem before allowing cities to put photo enforcement on state highways under a bill approved Monday by the Arizona House. Cities will also have to show photo enforcement has …
March 11, 2013
A House committee has approved a bill already passed by the Senate that would bar pro athletes in Arizona from filing for workers’ compensation in other states. Republican Sen. John McComish says professional teams came to him with concerns that …
February 15, 2013
Arizona lawmakers are coming after teen drivers’ cellphones. A bill approved by the Senate Committee on Public Safety on Wednesday seeks to prohibit teenagers from using wireless devices while they have their learner’s permit and during the first six months …
February 1, 2013
A Scottsdale, Ariz., man has been sentenced to pay restitution of $32,000 and spend eight months of weekends in jail plus five years of probation for stealing cactus from federal land in 2010. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Arizona says …