Ugly legacy of the ‘lynching era’ continues to resonate in America
The lynching era’s legacy can still be seen today. Senators introduced legislation in June to make lynchings a federal crime, saying it is long past due.
Transgender sex workers vulnerable to violence, but when is it a hate crime?
Society shuns transgender people from corporate jobs because of their gender identity, forcing them into sex work and other means of underground economy.
Free speech or hate speech? Americans struggle to decide when that line is crossed
Many people struggle with the boundary between offensive protest speech and hate speech.
Gallego: Latino and immigrant hate are ‘one and the same’
U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, said Latinos have become entangled in rising anti-immigrant hate over the past couple decades.
Vehicle crashes and fatalities continued to rise in 2017, ADOT report shows
From 2010 to 2017, motor-vehicle crashes have increased 16 percent, the Arizona Department of Transportation says. Fatalities increased in 2017, to 1,000, from the previous year.
Court affirms Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office racial profiling ruling
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court upheld orders imposed by a lower court on the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office for its practice of racial profiling under former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, citing the office's "repeated bad-faith violations" of injunctions.
Court rejects ICE probe sparked by Maricopa deputies’ illegal search
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court overturned immigration violations against a Valley business, saying that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigation of the firm was tainted by an illegal 2013 raid by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
Court: Former Arizona broadcaster owes millions in taxes on sale
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court ruled that the former owners of an Arizona broadcasting company owe $15 million in taxes on the 2001 sale of their business, saying part of the sale had "no legitimate economic purpose ... other than to avoid paying the taxes."
Court: USGS not liable in fatal 2012 Verde River helicopter crash
A federal appeals court said the government cannot be held liable after a helicopter struck an unmarked U.S. Geological Survey cable and crashed, killing the pilot and three passengers, even though the cable over the Verde River was "virtually invisible to aircraft pilots."
Court reduces death sentence in killing where defense ‘utterly failed’
A federal appeals court reversed the death sentence handed down to a Prescott man for the 1987 murder of his lover's husband, saying attorneys "utterly failed" to investigate claims that would have argued against capital punishment.
Mesa police add their first therapy dog to special victims unit
Mesa police have adopted their first therapy dog. Macy, a 16-week-old English Labrador puppy, will be trained to work in the special victims unit.
Kyl to help shepherd Supreme Court nomination through Senate
The White House has tapped former Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl as "sherpa" to help guide the Supreme Court nomination of U.S. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh through the Senate, where he is expected to face a contentious confirmation process.
