Category: Arizona

Woman Accused of Assaulting TSA Officers at Phoenix Airport

PHOENIX—A woman has been arrested for allegedly assaulting three Transportation Security Administration officers at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, according to authorities. TSA officials said Makiah Coleman, 19, allegedly attacked the officers as she was going through airport security just before 6 a.m. Tuesday. TSA spokesperson Lorie Dankers called it an “unprovoked and brazen physical…


Probe Into Former Secretary of State Katie Hobbs’ Shutdown of Online Nomination System Ongoing: Attorney General

Arizona Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has confirmed that it is still investigating whether or not Katie Hobbs violated the law while serving as Arizona Secretary of State. The investigation stems from Hobbs’ decision in March last year to suspend an online portal called E-Qual for individuals running for legislative and congressional seats, allowing them to gather…


Driver in Fatal Uber Autonomous Crash Set for June Trial

PHOENIX—An Arizona Uber driver involved in the first death connected to a fully autonomous vehicle will be tried in June on a negligent homicide charge. Rafaela Vasquez, 49, previously had been scheduled for trial next month in the March 2018 crash that killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg as she walked a bicycle outside the lines of…


Arizona Revokes ‘Unconscionable’ Permits for Saudi Firm to Drill Deep-Water Wells

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has announced the revocation of drilling permits for new deep-water wells on land leased to a Saudi-owned company, saying that their approval eight months ago was “unconscionable” because the state is on the verge of a water crisis. Fondomonte, which is owned by a major dairy company in Saudi Arabia,…


Thefts Prompt 17 States to Urge Recall of Kia, Hyundai Cars

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Attorneys general in 17 states on Thursday urged the federal government to recall millions of Kia and Hyundai cars because they are too easy to steal, a response to a sharp increase in thefts fueled by a viral social media challenge. Some Kia and Hyundai cars sold in the United States over the last…


Arizona Boy Hospitalized Twice Before Death in State Care

A 9-year-old boy who died last year while in the care of Arizona’s child welfare agency was hospitalized twice for a life-threatening diabetes complication in the weeks leading up to his death, according to an autopsy report released this month. The state took Jakob Blodgett into its custody on Dec. 9 after his father, Richard…


Judge Rejects Arizona AG’s Attempt to Revoke Elections Agreement With County Recorder

An Arizona judge has rejected state Attorney General Kris Mayes’s attempt to terminate an agreement between Cochise County and the county recorder in a Thursday ruling. The agreement, which was drafted in February 2023, permits the Cochise County’s recorder to be granted control over “almost all of the powers and duties of the election conferred by…


Loyal Budweiser Light Drinkers Switch Brews Over Transgender Controversy

CORNVILLE, Ariz.—Whatever alcoholic beverage Scott Bradshaw was nursing in a tall glass while seated at the Old Corral Bar in Cornville, Arizona, it wasn’t Budweiser Light. “Bud Light” is not on Bradshaw’s list of favorite lower-calorie brews these days—not after Anheuser-Busch InBev Brewery mixed business and “woke” politics in promoting a transgender brand ambassador. The…


Loyal Bud Light Drinkers Switch Brews Over Transgender Controversy

CORNVILLE, Ariz.—Whatever alcoholic beverage Scott Bradshaw was nursing in a tall glass while seated at the Old Corral Bar in Cornville, Arizona, it wasn’t Bud Light. “Bud Light” is not on Bradshaw’s list of favorite lower-calorie brews these days—not after Anheuser-Busch InBev Brewery mixed business and “woke” politics in promoting a transgender brand ambassador. The…


Arizona Mother Warns About AI Voice Cloning After Kidnapping Scam

An Arizona mother received an unexpected phone call from her daughter, only it wasn’t actually her daughter calling. Jennifer DeStefano’s 15-year-old daughter called her while out of town on a ski trip, so DeStefano didn’t assume anything was out of the ordinary. “I pick up the phone, and I hear my daughter’s voice, ‘Mom!’ and…