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Biden administration reverses course, resumes border …

10/7/2023
The Biden administration reversed course Thursday and said it would resume border wall construction, citing an “acute and immediate need to construct physical barriers” at the southern border to handle record-breaking numbers of immigrants.

Florence police receive $68K federal grant

10/3/2023
The Florence Town Council on Monday accepted a federal grant that will provide thousands of dollars to the Florence Police Department for equipment. The item was on the council’s consent …

Data breach at Department of Education traced back to …

8/1/2023
PHOENIX — A data breach that allowed a parent to see information about other parents getting vouchers can be traced back to the actions of a now-resigned employee of the state Department of Education, according to a new report.

Feds to pay for environmental repair, wildlife care, …

7/20/2023
The federal government has agreed to pay $1.2 billion to repair environmental damages and reinstate Pentagon projects sidelined by construction of the border wall, and will take steps to protect wildlife in the region.

Border wall openings for wildlife to be created under …

7/18/2023
PHOENIX — Openings intended for wildlife will be put into portions of the U.S.-Mexico border wall — including sections in Arizona — under terms of a settlement in a 4-year-old lawsuit over how the Trump administration paid for new construction.

Arizona to sell shipping containers used as border …

6/29/2023
PHOENIX — So did you ever want your very own shipping container? You will soon get the chance, courtesy of a now abandoned vision by former Gov. Doug Ducey to build a wall out of them along the state’s southern border.

Chandler Police makes 17 arrests in January online …

3/5/2023
The Chandler Police Department conducted a multi-agency operation targeting adult online predators  and  made 17 arrests for a combined 43 sex-related felony crimes. Conducted tfrom Jan. …

Scottsdale receives homeland security grants in …

10/19/2022
The city of Scottsdale has accepted three grants from the Arizona Department of Homeland Security for various safety uses as it prepares to welcome thousands of visitors in early 2023. On Oct. 18, …

Deadline for AZ residents to get Travel ID pushed to …

10/8/2021
Gearing up for a holiday trip? No, you don’t need to worry about getting a Real ID — where a yellow and white star appears at the top right of your Arizona driver’s …

Emergency Family Staging Center in Scottsdale brings …

6/4/2021
Views of protest at the intersection of Scottsdale and Mountain View roads marks the fervor of the national debate made local on how immigration laws, the nation’s borders and those found here …

Sex trafficker sentenced to 10 years in prison

1/22/2021
Attorney General Mark Brnovich on Jan. 22 announced 27-year-old Louis Broadway-Phillips pleaded guilty to sex trafficking three women, including one minor.A Superior Court judge sentenced Mr. …

Valleywide DEA pharmacy bust involves warrants in …

7/7/2017
  Richard Smith Independent Newsmedia Surprise was at the center of a multi-city pharmacy bust Thursday executed Valley-wide by The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Homeland …