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KYMA
April 28, 2018
I had an opportunity to meet with our dedicated Custom Border Protection officials, while observing the fence yesterday. After spending 35 years as the Top Federal Drug official and Maricopa County Sheriff fighting the drug and other criminal activity, there is no doubt that we need a high wall and not fencesÃâà...
AZCentral.com
April 28, 2018
“When we started the Home in Five Advantage Program in 2012, the housing market was in the early stages of recovery, and there were good deals to be had,” said Shelby Scharbach, executive director of the Maricopa County IDA. That's when the Phoenix and Maricopa industrial development authoritiesÃâà...
AZCentral.com
April 20, 2018
Roughly 140,000 Maricopa County voters have not received ID cards, potentially leaving eligible voters in Tuesday's special congressional election unaware that they can cast a ballot. County election officials said they haven't sent cards out since December, blaming a printing delay. The 8thÃâà...
AZCentral.com
April 17, 2018
The new form requires elected officials and candidates for the first time to report official travel costing more than $1,000, even if it was paid for by an outside group. The form also requires information about the financial interests of politicians' household members, including spouses and children. FinancialÃâà...
AZCentral.com
April 12, 2018
The state's largest community college district is floating a plan to reduce tuition next year at its 10 colleges. Maricopa County Community College District officials are recommending the governing board approve a modest tuition reduction for the 2018-19 school year, after freezing rates at $86 per credit hourÃâà...
Arizona Capitol Times
April 3, 2018
A Superior Court judge dismissed Christine Jones' lawsuit stemming from Maricopa County election officials' policy toward provisional voters during her 2016 campaign for CD5, but Jones is declaring victory, saying the ruling affirmed her assertion that the practice was unconstitutional. To read more on thisÃâà...
Queen Creek Independent
April 3, 2018
The Maricopa County Air Quality Department has kicked off its annual campaign encouraging residents to help reduce ozone during the spring and summer. ... industrial and chemical processes and other everyday activities react to sunlight and higher temperatures, department officials stated in a release.
ABC15 Arizona
April 3, 2018
GLENDALE, AZ - You can now text 911 for emergencies in Maricopa County and Lake Havasu, according to a release put out Monday by the Glendale Fire Department. Authorities say the service will allow anyone who is in immediate danger to text, as well as anyone who is hearing impaired or has aÃâà...
Phoenix Business Journal
March 31, 2018
While their salaries grace the top pay for county officials, by industry standards, they're actually lower than those standards. Maricopa County officials say the high pay on their end is necessary to attract talented medical professionals to help the community. The county is paying above mean wages forÃâà...
The Daily Courier
March 26, 2018
PHOENIX — Maricopa County Sheriff's officials say a group of hikers have been rescued from Mount Ord. They say a church group went for an afternoon hike Saturday at the mountain summit located in the Tonto National Forest about 70 miles (112 kilometers) northeast of Phoenix. The group called forÃâà...
nwitimes.com
March 24, 2018
A Surprise, Arizona, police report shows Karagias, then known as Alexis Dye, was arrested for drunken driving in Maricopa County in 2007. The reporting officer ... In March 2010, Karagias was charged with driving under the influence in Champaign County, Illinois, officials confirmed. Six months later, sheÃâà...
AZCentral.com
March 24, 2018
She was certified in 2016 to teach elementary education K-8 in Arizona, according to the Arizona Department of Education's database. She also is certified to teach Structured English Immersion, which is a method of rapidly teaching the language to non-English speakers in school. Officials with the LibertyÃâà...
AZCentral.com
March 24, 2018
Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, listened to public comment on Friday on a pair of bills that some critics feared could let the Central Arizona Project draw water away from rural Yuma and Cochise counties and transfer it to more populous Maricopa County. Griffin and Bowers both chair natural resource committees.
ABC15 Arizona
March 23, 2018
PHOENIX - Maricopa County continues to grow at a fast rate, according to new information released from the U.S. Census Bureau today. ... SRP officials said despite the need for more water, technology and water conservation efforts have decreased the amount of water they are now supplying to theirÃâà...
AZ Big Media
March 23, 2018
Most of new growth was in Maricopa County, which again saw the biggest increases of any county in the nation. (Photo by ... The state population now tops 7 million after adding 264,253 since the last official census in 2010, a growth rate of 9.77 percent over the seven-year period. While most of the state'sÃâà...
AZCentral.com
March 23, 2018
Several residents in the Phoenix area have reported phone calls from people impersonating Maricopa County Sheriff's Office employees and demanding payments over the phone, agency officials said. In each case, the caller demanded "immediate action" by telling people a warrant is being issued forÃâà...
Cronkite News
March 22, 2018
WASHINGTON – Maricopa County once again saw the largest population gains among the nation's nearly 3,200 counties, according to 2017 ... The state population now tops 7 million after adding 264,253 since the last official census in 2010, a growth rate of 9.77 percent over the seven-year period.
KTAR.com
March 21, 2018
Officials investigate the scene where a suspect in a series of bombing attacks in Austin blew himself up as authorities closed in, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 ... PHOENIX — Each violent serial event that shocks the United States and elsewhere has taught authorities something, Maricopa County Sheriff PaulÃâà...
AZFamily
March 16, 2018
A former cheerleading coach in Scottsdale who was accused of sexually abusing two girls and pleaded guilty to reduced charges has been sentenced to five years in prison. Maricopa County Superior Court officials say Yohel Gattaz also was sentenced Thursday to lifetime probation. He pleaded guilty lastÃâà...
KTAR.com
March 16, 2018
PHOENIX — Arizona Department of Corrections officials were still searching for an inmate who walked away from a work crew last month. Officials said Skyler Martin — who was an inmate at a minimum-security prison — walked away from the crew while working at the Maricopa County Animal Care andÃâà...
Queen Creek Independent
March 16, 2018
The National Commission on Correctional Health Care has found no deficiencies at any of the five Maricopa County jails, county officials stated this week in a release. The NCCHC team toured county jails in December and reviewed dozens of medical records, policies and reports to reach its conclusion,Ãâà...
AZCentral.com
March 15, 2018
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has arrested a suspect in a boating hit-and-run that left a 15-year-old with life-threatening injuries. ... Investigators went to a home in Cave Creek to contact the girl and were met by her grandmother, who told authorities the girl was aware of the accident and let her speakÃâà...
ABC15 Arizona
March 14, 2018
PHOENIX - Maricopa County Animal Care and Control Officials say an emaciated mastiff has been brought in to their shelter. A spokesman for MCACC said Layla, a stray dog, was brought to the shelter on March 10, barely weighing 40 pounds. A dog her size should weigh 85 pounds or more, theÃâà...
ABC15 Arizona
March 9, 2018
Take a look inside the Forensic Science Center where a small team of experts tries to identify hundreds of unclaimed bodies in Maricopa County. ... Some of their cases are from the 1960s and 1970s, so some of the witnesses have passed away and so have some of the law enforcement officials whoÃâà...
Tucson News Now
March 8, 2018
Maricopa County, AZ (Tucson News Now) -. Authorities said a Cave Creek woman tried to kill her husband by spiking his drinks with antifreeze. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said Connie Eskelson was arrested Thursday, March 8, one day after she was indicted on an attempted murder charge.
AZCentral.com
March 8, 2018
Cases of sexually-transmitted diseases in metro Phoenix continued to spike in 2017, mirroring a nationwide trend that has prompted public health officials to encourage prevention and more frequent testing. The total number of Maricopa County cases soared 14 percent in 2017, continuing a years-longÃâà...
AZFamily
February 14, 2018
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery said Wednesday that no school officials will be charged in Hamilton High hazing investigation. (Source: 3TV/CBS 5)Ãâà...
ThinkProgress
December 31, 1999
According to the Arizona Republic, Maricopa County officials have not sent all voters the cards they can use to cast a ballot under Arizona's voter ID law because of an issue with the company used to print the materials. The paper reports that just 60,000 ID cards have been mailed to people who recentlyÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
December 31, 1999
PHOENIX (AP) — About 140,000 voters in Maricopa County have not received voter registration ID cards. The Arizona Republic reports county officials say they have not mailed out cards since December, citing a printing delay. The lack of cards could leave eligible voters unaware they can cast a ballot inÃâà...
KERO 23ABC News
December 31, 1999
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has charged Virgil E. Mitchell with one count of physical abuse. On March 22, the Kern County Sheriff's Office said Mitchell, 37, was a person of interest in the investigation of a man seen holding a toddler over a bathtub in a video posted on social media. KCSO said aÃâà...
AZCentral.com
December 31, 1999
The reason for the death: A seat belt installed by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. Her daughters, Aimee Ayers ... The first caller to 911, transcribed in MCSO's official incident report, reported Ayers-McClintock had become "trapped" in the golf cart and was unable to get out. A sheriff detective reportedÃâà...
FOX 10 News Phoenix
December 31, 1999
PHOENIX (AP) - A high pollution advisory has been issued for Maricopa County. Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials say ozone levels are expected to exceed the federal health standard on Monday. Not the best way to start off the week. #azwx pic.twitter.com/QwSfNtYDuW. — NWSÃâà...
