1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (141+ words) A 23-year-old Phoenix man, Adonijah Josiah Ortega, has been sentenced to 171 months in prison for a 2022 carjacking during which Ortega shot and assaulted a man with a firearm. Ortega previously pleaded guilty to Carjacking and Discharge of a Firearm During…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (149+ words) PHOENIX – A 32-year-old man, Trey Waters, has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for a string of violent armed robberies in Phoenix in which two people were shot. Both victims survived. According to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, on April…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (126+ words) On Tuesday, attorneys for Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee, who is currently a candidate for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, filed a formal complaint with Attorney General Kris Mayes, requesting an investigation into Teresa Leyba Ruiz for allegedly using public…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (174+ words) The Phoenix Police Department is asking for the public’s help in an investigation of two early‑morning burglaries that occurred on August 12 and August 26, 2026. According to the Phoenix Police Department, on August 12th, unknown suspects entered a cemetery near 2000 North 48th Street…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (593+ words) On the day of Congressman Raul Grijalva’s passing last March, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes sent $8,704 to a now-terminated political action committee run by one of Arizona’s biggest dark-money handlers. Fontes sent the funds through Strong Democracy Foundation, his nonprofit,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (289+ words) A fugitive, Antonio Rios, 26, who fled to Mexico after a 2022 murder in Phoenix has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. According to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, the 26-year-old Rios was sentenced for killing Jose Juan Lopez after pleading guilty…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (329+ words) Tempe – Tempe Union High School District employee, Antony Nikai Cruz, was arrested and booked into the Tempe city jail today, following an investigation into the inappropriate usage and downloading of district security video footage for personal use. The Tempe Police…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (136+ words) Arizona Daily Independent Hundreds of Scottsdale-area students headed back to the classroom this month with the supplies, resources and support they need to succeed through the city’s annual Back to School Program. This year, the program served 429 families and 920 students,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (733+ words) Arizona’s Pima County is taking steps toward a temporary ban on new data centers. Last week, in a 3-2 vote, the Pima County Board of Supervisors instructed county staff to draft a resolution that would implement a four-month moratorium on new centers....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (185+ words) On August 19, Surprise Police arrested 28-year-old Sameer Mardanzai following an extensive investigation into alleged sexual offenses involving a minor. According to the Surprise Police Department, through search warrants and an extensive analysis of physical and digital evidence, detectives identified Mardanzai…...