Maricopa County sheriff removes body scanners for employees
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says employees no longer have to pass through security scanners when entering a jail ...
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office stops scanning employees entering jail facilities
The decision reverses a policy imposed by former Sheriff Paul Penzone in response to rising overdose deaths and the arrest of ...
Arizona's Legislature is set to get back to work. Here's what to expect this year
State lawmakers open their new session Monday. Here's a preview of some of the more pressing issues facing Arizona and what ...
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What to expect from the State of the State and the 2025 Legislature
Gov. Katie Hobbs will deliver her third State of the State address Monday afternoon, and lawmakers have no shortage of issues ...
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Pair of Tucson men charged after seizure of over 70 pounds of fentanyl
PHOENIX — Two men were indicted on several charges for the possession and selling of 75 pounds of fentanyl pills in Tucson in 2024, according to a press release. On Jan. 2, a grand jury indicted ...
Hobbs designates $17 million toward fighting fentanyl crisis at border
On Wednesday Hobbs announced $17 million in funding for the Stopping Arizona’s Fentanyl Epidemic, or SAFE, initiative. The ...
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Arizona school-age kids are overdosing on opioids. New toolkit aims to help schools, parents
The Arizona Department of Education has rolled out a new school fentanyl and opioid response toolkit. It marks the ...
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Arizona man sentenced to 20 years for trafficking fentanyl to Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – An Arizona man learned his sentence Wednesday for his role in a drug scheme that brought thousands of fentanyl pills from Arizona to Indiana.
2 indicted in Pima County in connection to the sale of more than 75 pounds of fentanyl
Two people accused of operating a drug trafficking ring and distributing fentanyl out of the Tucson area last year were indicted, AG Kris Mayes said.