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Arizona executive order establishes Death Penalty Independent Review Commissioner

Governor Katie Hobbs said "it's time" for a review after history of botched executions.

The Buzz: Looking back on 2022

Newsworthy interviews and topics that we addressed this year.

Arizona driver cited for carpooling with inflatable Grinch

While the gag may have caused the officer's heart to grow, it did not stop the driver from getting cited for being in the HOV lane during a restricted time.

Arizona resumed executions in 2022, outgoing Brnovich seeks one more

After an eight-year hiatus, Arizona executed three death row inmates in 2022, the most death sentences carried out in the state in a decade.

Execution warrant sought for an Arizona death row inmate

The inmate asked for the death warrant.

FBI says fugitive has been extradited from Mexico to Tucson

Gortari-Redondo and seven other co-conspirators were arrested in August 2011.

Case against former Tucson officer remanded to grand jury

The judge agreed with Remington's attorney that state prosecutors presented misleading statements to an initial panel but did not do so intentionally.

Ex-Border agent indicted in sex assault of an Arizona teen

He’s also been charged with kidnapping a minor victim and misleading state investigators.

The Buzz: Working to Lower Homelessness in Southern Arizona

Latest efforts have gained traction while also talking about crime reduction

Tucson Police Department chosen for National Public Safety Partnership

The U.S. Department of Justice program will last for three years.

Arizona executes man for 1980 killings of 2 people

Murray Hooper, 76, died by lethal injection at the state prison in Florence.

Federal inmate tried to shoot visitor at Tucson prison camp

The weapon misfired and the female visitor was uninjured in Sunday’s incident

Man convicted of killing Tucson teenager gets life in prison

Christopher Clements was convicted Sept. 30 in the death of 13-year-old Maribel Gonzalez.

New trial denied for man convicted of killing a Tucson girl

He’s scheduled to be sentenced Monday and is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The Buzz: UA students talk about the events leading to their professor's death

Three students detail months of harassment and threats that were reported, but they feel received inadequate response.

Reward for info leading to arrest of Arizona jail escapee

The inmate escaped from the Pima County Jail on Thursday.

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