On Friday the Arizona Attorney General’s Office filed a motion with the Arizona Supreme Court for a warrant of execution for 76-year-old Murray Hooper, who was sentenced to death in 1983. The court is scheduled to consider the motion on October 12. If granted, this would be the third execution warrant issued in Arizona this year....
Read MoreCoconino National Forest is excited to announce the implementation of a long-awaited designated camping system on the Red Rock Ranger District west of Sedona which provides visitors with designated camping areas and protects natural resources at the same time. The West Sedona Designated Dispersed Camping & Day-Use area now allows campers and recreationists visiting the Red...
Read MoreGovernor Doug Ducey announced Wednesday that 3,820 feet of previously open border near Yuma, Arizona is now closed with a barrier of double-stacked and secured shipping containers. “Following a historic investment in this year’s state budget, forged in partnership with legislative leaders, we’ve taken a major step forward to secure our border,” said Governor...
Read MoreOn Wednesday, the Arizona Supreme Court said there is a possibility that a warrant of execution for death could be issued for death row inmate Murray Hooper. The state’s high court must file the state’s motion for an execution by the end of the week. At that point Hooper’s lawyers will be able to...
Read MoreThe clock is officially counting down the days until the valley once again hosts the Super Bowl. Super Bowl LVII is set to be hosted at State Farm Stadium in Glendale in 2023. The Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport are predicting to see record-setting passengers pass through their airport in February when an expected...
Read MoreTo celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Office for Astronomy Outreach (OAO), the International Astronomical Union (IAU) is launching a contest to name 20 exoplanetary systems to be observed by James Webb telescope. The competition, NameExoWorlds 2022, was announced at a press conference at the XXXI IAU General Assembly, currently being held in Busan,...
Read MoreThe Arizona Department of Transportation has been working overnight on State Route 89A through Oak Creek Canyon this week to continue improvements to the highway. These overnight full closures will continue next week. Beginning Monday, Aug. 22, crews will continue to close SR 89A from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. so they can safely...
Read MoreThe war on drugs rages on at our Arizona border. For the second day consecutive day, border patrol officers discover someone with “rainbow fentanyl” at the Nogales Port of Entry. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Arizona border seized more than 15,000 fentanyl pills that were strapped to a person’s legs on Wednesday. Officials are...
Read MoreLast week, Onovughe Ighorhiohwunu, 47, a resident of Kennesaw, Georgia, was sentenced by United States District Judge Scott H. Rash to 130 months in prison for Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering. Ighorhiohwunu was previously found guilty by a federal jury of conspiring to launder more than $1.3 million in proceeds obtained from victims of...
Read MoreOn Sunday, August 21, the Drug Enforcement Administration will recognize National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day by joining the many voices dedicated to educating the public on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs. DEA supports the efforts of several organizations – including the Alexander Neville Foundation, Blue...
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