A former insurance agent has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison and four years’ probation for committing fraudulent schemes and forgery while operating insurance agencies in Surprise and Peoria, according to a press release. An Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions Fraud Unit investigation found 47-year-old Rosita Johns between 2015 and 2017...
Read MoreA federal judge ordered the Trump administration to fully restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Friday and accept new applicants for the first time since 2017, according to reports. A judge with the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn told the Department of Homeland Security to post a public notice by Monday that...
Read MoreAuthorities with the state of Arizona announced on Thursday that the state will seek the death penalty for an Arizona mother accused of killing her three young children in January. Rachel Henry, 22, was arrested January 20 after she allegedly smothered her 7-month-old girl, 1-year-old girl and 3-year-old boy. Henry has pleaded not guilty...
Read MoreCanada’s prime minister announced Tuesday his country will keep up its nonessential travel ban with the U.S. to stop the coronavirus, which could have effects in Arizona. The snowbirds and business travelers don’t have their wings clipped. They are still flying into the Valley from the Great White North. Canada’s honorary consul in Arizona...
Read MoreOn Tuesday, the Tucson City Council voted to implement an overnight curfew. The curfew is set to start Friday and run until at least December and will be from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. every night. “After consulting with public health experts and local hospitals, we have determined that additional steps are necessary to...
Read MoreSome members of Arizona’s COVID-19 Modeling Team are urging state leaders to impose a three-week shelter-in-place order to avoid a health “catastrophe,” according to a letter sent to the Arizona Department of Health Services. The modeling team is composed of university researchers who have been monitoring the trends related to the coronavirus since the...
Read MoreTwo men and a woman believed to have been shooting at vehicles in northwestern Arizona and Nevada on Thursday, and linked to a shooting and homicide investigation in Nevada, have been arrested in Arizona, authorities said Friday. The Arizona Department of Public Safety and La Paz County Sheriff’s Office said it received reports early...
Read MoreThe Phoenix FBI office warns that attempts from the Chinese government to steal sensitive information happen all across the country and even right here in Arizona. The targets are usually people whose jobs give them access to sensitive U.S. government or business information. “We have seen cases where individuals are being recruited, being incentivized...
Read MoreAttorney General Mark Brnovich announced a $113 million multistate settlement with Apple, Inc. regarding Apple’s 2016 decision to throttle consumers’ iPhone speeds to address unexpected shutdowns in some iPhones. General Brnovich, along with Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge and Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill, led the investigation of Apple by more than 30 states....
Read MoreLow-cost carrier Frontier Airlines has added three nonstop routes from Phoenix to California cities starting in February. The flights out of Sky Harbor Airport to Oakland, Ontario and Sacramento are scheduled to take off twice a week initially, then expand to four times beginning March 11. “We’re excited to offer Phoenix flyers three new...
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