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Aaron Saucedo
Man accused of killing 9 people during serial street shootings
- Aaron Saucedo, 28, was arrested in April 2017 in connection with serial street shootings that began in August 2015 and ended in July 2016. His next hearing is scheduled for July 15, 2024.
Alex Anthony Madrid
Mesa man charged with rape, murder of teen girl found in a dumpster in 2013
- Alex Anthony Madrid is facing first degree murder, kidnapping, sex conduct with a minor, molestation of a child, child abuse, sexual abuse, abandonment/concealment of a body and tampering with physical evidence. His trial is set for August 5, 2024.
Angel Mullooly
Three people, including one with Neo-Nazi ties, charged in beating death of Jake Kelly
- 34-year-old Angel Mullooly is facing murder charges. Cory Young, 44, and Shannon Young, 37, are accused of hindering prosecution.
Anthony Milan Ross
Vegan chef, motivational speaker accused of killing ex-wife and 2 children on Christmas Day 2017
April McLaughlin
Woman accused of keeping dozens of dogs in horrifying conditions at a home in Chandler
- April McLaughlin pleaded not guilty to the charges in January, 2024. A pre-trial conference is scheduled for June 27, 2024.
Blaze Thibaudeau
Leader of doomsday family back in Arizona to face charges in Gilbert teen’s disappearance
- Blaze Thibaudeau was reportedly taken by his uncle, Brook Hale, his non-custodial mother, Spring Thibaudeau. Hale, 47, is charged with one count of custodial interference and one count of conspiracy to commit custodial interference. Spring Thibaudeau is still awaiting extradition back to Arizona.
Christopher Rand Hoopes
Man allegedly shoots, kills wife at Tempe home after claiming she ‘startled’ him
- 36-year-old Christopher Rand Hoopes will be in court July 15, 2024. His trial is scheduled for July 22, 2024.
Cleophus Cooksey
Phoenix man charged in serial killing spree that left 9 dead in 3 weeks
- Cleophus Cooksey is accused of killing nine people, including his mother and stepfather, in the Phoenix area in 2017.
David Schnirch
Scottsdale luxury car dealer arrested on multiple counts of sexual exploitation, luring girls under 15
- David Schnirch was arrested in the Summer of 2021 on child sex crime charges. His next hearing is scheduled for July 19, 2024.
DaVonte’ Neal
Former U of A football player charged with murder
- DaVonte’ Neal is charged with first-degree murder, drive-by-shooting, and discharging a firearm at a structure in the 2017 death of Bryan T. Burns. Neal is expected back in court July 22, 2024.
Essa Williams
Phoenix man accused of shooting officer 8 times in 2021
- Essa Williams is facing attempted murder charges, accused of gunning down Phoenix police officer Tyler Moldovan in 2021.
Germayne Cunningham
Former Phoenix PD detective and wife accused of killing 7-year-old daughter
- Pre-trial conference starts August 23, 2024. Trial is scheduled for September 3, 2024.
Ian Mitcham
Man arrested in gruesome murder 2015 of Scottdale woman after DNA evidence was found years later
- Ian Mitcham was arrested for the murder of Allison Feldman, who was sexually assaulted, strangled, and beaten to death at her Scottsdale home in February 2015. Mitcham will be back in court September 26, 2024.
Isaac King
Avondale man accused of shooting, killing DPS Trooper on Interstate 10
- Isaac Damon King plead not guilty in the 2018 shooting death of DPS Trooper Tyler Edenhofer.
James Estep
Mesa man accused of sexually assaulting 5 women, teen girl
- James Estep is being held without bond. His next hearing is scheduled for July 2, 2024.
Jonathon Altland
Man accused of killing Chandler police officer, injuring Gilbert officer after leading them on a car chase
Joshua Ben Anderson
Former White Mountain Apache police officers indicted after hitting and killing woman with squad car
- Joshua Ben Anderson pled guilty to attempting a cover up after a hit and run in his squad car. His sentencing is August 5, 2024.
Larry Edward Brown Jr
IRS agent indicted in deadly shooting of fellow agent following Phoenix training exercise
- On August 17, 2023, Special Agent Patrick Bauer was shot during training at a federal gun range located on prison grounds in north Phoenix.
Lori Vallow
Former valley mom convicted in Idaho of killing her kids, now facing charges in Maricopa County
- Lori Vallow’s next pre-trial conference is set for July 25, 2024.
Octavia Rogers
Phoenix mother accused of killing her 3 kids in 2016
- Octavia Rogers is facing 3 counts of first degree murder after her three young sons were found stabbed to death.
Raad Almansoori
Man accused in a violent multi-state crime spree, including two stabbings in the Valley and the death of a woman at a New York City hotel room
- Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell has refused to extradite him to New York until he stands trial for his alleged crimes in Arizona.
Rachel Henry
Phoenix mother accused of suffocating her 3 children to death
- Rachel Henry is set to appear in court in August 2024. She pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder in February 2020.
Samuel Bateman
FLDS polygamist leader arraigned in court on child sex abuse charges
- Samuel Bateman faces 51 felonies. The FBI says he had 20 wives, many of them underage. Ten of his followers, including some of his adult wives, were also charged with aiding him. Sentencing is set for July 15, 2024.
Sophia Simmons
Mom arrested after young daughter found dead in dumpster behind Phoenix business
- 38-year-old Sophia Simmons is facing a murder charge after her young daughter was found dead in a dumpster behind a business in Phoenix on Christmas Eve 2023. Simmons’ trial is set for September 5, 2024.
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Terrance Santistevan
Man accused of gunning down two teens in Casa Grande in 2022
- Terrance Santistevan is in Pinal County jail on charges of first-degree murder. His next court appearance is set for July 22, 2024.
Zion Teasley
Man accused of stabbing, killing Lauren Heike while hiking in North Scottsdale
- Zion Teasley’s next court hearing is set for September 22, 2024.
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PHOENIX — A newly introduced bill, SB 1608, would establish statewide temperature requirements for rental properties in Arizona, requiring landlords to keep units below 82 degrees.
The legislation, introduced by state Sen. Lauren Kuby alongside Attorney General Kris Mayes, comes after several documented air conditioning outages in apartment complexes across the Valley during extreme heat last summer.
The Attorney General’s office stepped in after a person died and another was hospitalized while living in a Phoenix complex that had a broken AC system.
While Phoenix and Tucson already have local laws requiring temperatures to stay under 82 degrees in rental units, it’s not statewide.
“It’s leading to illness and death and we need to take action,” Kuby said. “There’s a lot of good actors in the area landlords who do the right thing, but there are bad actors too, who are not cooling their rental units appropriately.”
The bill not only contains the temperature requirement, but also shortens the time allotted to get AC fixed or provide a temporary solution from five days down to two days before a tenant could break their contract. It would also prevent evictions in the hottest parts of the summer.
“Landlords can provide accommodations, so that can be putting somebody up in a different unit of the multifamily complex, or they could put somebody in a hotel or they could bring in a window air conditioner,” Kuby said.
The Arizona Multihousing Association said in a statement that Arizona property owners take safety seriously and already have clear legal guidelines and remedies if they aren’t followed.
“We remain committed to working with lawmakers and stakeholders to ensure policies that balance the needs of renters and property owners without creating unintended consequences for the Arizona housing market.”
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Deregulation and budget cuts threaten clean air; lawmaker wants to amend Arizona Constitution
The perpetual brown cloud engulfed downtown Phoenix for nearly four months out of the year. It blurred the skyline, polluting the view out of Dennis Hoffman’s office window just a few miles away in Tempe. The economics expert said that while Phoenix a couple of decades ago was never as bad as Los Angeles, recent steps to address pollution have improved the city’s air quality.
One of the agencies that made that change possible, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, is facing cuts as the state scrambles to comply with federal legislation commonly called the Big Beautiful Bill. The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency will on Thursday begin to rescind the 2009 “endangerment finding,” which allows for the regulation of greenhouse gases.
Amid the rollback of federal environmental regulations and state funding cuts, Sen. Lauren Kuby (D-Tempe) introduced a green amendment to the Arizona Constitution. Announced at Environmental Day at the Capitol on Wednesday, the amendment would enshrine access to clean air, clean water and a healthy environment as a constitutional right for all Arizonans.
“In this moment in this country, Arizona’s environmental protections are not just weak, they’re moving backwards,” Kuby said. “By passing this amendment, Arizona voters will lead on environmental protection to show that a healthy environment is a fundamental right, just like free speech or religious expression.”
Metro Phoenix struggles with air quality because it is situated in a valley, according to Sandy Bahr, a member of the Grand Canyon chapter of the Sierra Club. Air pollution gets trapped by the mountains and settles over Phoenix and its suburbs. Bahr said people want to live where air is healthy to breathe.
“Here in the greater Phoenix area, we have very poor air quality,” Bahr said. “If they make those kinds of cuts, then we are going to be out of compliance with the Clean Air Act, and there may actually be implications from an economic perspective as well.”
Poor air quality can cause a number of diseases, including asthma and heart problems, according to health experts. Arizona is subject to cross-pollution from other states that compound the issue.
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D. J. Portugal is the director of operations at Chispa Arizona, an organization that focuses on empowering members of the Latino community to advocate for cleaner air and water in the communities worst impacted by climate change.
“Corporations, for the longest time, were able to just do whatever they want and pollute the air and create products that polluted the air, and it wasn’t an issue because the policymakers lived on a side of town that wasn’t zoned for that type of production and air pollution, so they were cool in their communities,” Portugal said. “We want our communities to also be safe to breathe in, because it’s literally our lives on the line.”
The repeal of the endangerment finding would deregulate greenhouse gases, allowing corporations to decide the amount of greenhouse gases are acceptable to release into the atmosphere.
“It’s really the corporate polluters that are responsible for the bulk of, in this case, air pollution,” Portugal said. “If there’s no regulatory standard that they have to adhere to. They have no incentive, right? Their incentive as a corporation is just to make money.”
The specific area most likely to see cuts in ADEQ in the is the local agency on air quality monitoring, according to Hoffman, who is the director of the Center for Competitiveness and Prosperity Research at the L. William Seidman Research Institute at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.
Jennifer Allen, chair of the Pima County Board of Supervisors, said that introducing new protections for clean air and water has been an “uphill battle” at the state Legislature.
“We need the facts, we need data, which is what air quality monitoring provides, and it ensures then that regulators know when to step in and put some limits on polluting industries,” Allen said. “It helps set better policies to protect our air.”
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TEMPE — The Arizona State Sun Devils (20-6, 7-6 Big 12) took down the Utah Utes (16-9, 7-6) to complete the season sweep by a score of 71-61 on Wednesday night at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe.
The Sun Devils are coming off of a narrow 67-64 loss to Baylor on Saturday, while Utah lost to Iowa State in a tightly contested game as well.
Arizona State went into the night in need of a victory to stay on the right side of the NCAA tournament bubble, as they are largely considered a “last four in team” – defeating Utah for a second time would serve as an impeccable profile-booster as far as a tournament case goes.
Follow key aspects of the game below with Arizona State on SI.
First Half
Arizona State took a 15-11 lead into the second quarter behind impressive efforts from forwards Heloisa Carrera and McKinna Brackens.
Arizona state was outscored in the second quarter 19-18, but still took a 33-30 advantage into halftime behind a balanced scoring effort from the starting unit.
Utah’s Lani White was a standout in the first half of action – scoring 12 points in the first 20 minutes, serving as a catalyst for a Utah offense that took time to get into a groove.
Second Half
The Sun Devils started out the third quarter with a 16-13 advantage when guard Marley Washenitz knocked down a three-point look to gift the team a 52-43 lead which resulted in a Utah timeout with 1:23 remaining in the half.
The 52-43 lead stuck around for the remaining minute of the quarter, although Utah managed to cut into the deficit in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter.
In the end, Arizona State’s defense, a late scoring surge by guard Gabby Elliot, and a strong team-wide effort from behind the three point line ensured a win.
Key Performances
- Gabby Elliott – 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL
- McKinna Brackens – 14 PTS, 6 AST, 3 BLK
- Heloisa Carrera – 12 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
What’s Next
Arizona State is set to hit the road for two games – this begins with a trip to face the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday, and concludes with taking on Iowa State on February 18. The Sun Devils likely need to win three or more games to ensure that they are in the tournament field come mid-March – it seems as if they are ready to take on that challenge.
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