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Jan 22, 2025 | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Amy Cutler
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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — With the stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump pardoned about 1,500 criminal defendants. All were charged in the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol after the FBI spent years building cases for many . Arizona’s Family Investigates has been tracking nearly two dozen of them in Arizona alone. Because of the sweeping FBI investigation, the names of those behind the riot have been released.
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Aug 3, 2024 | 
kold.com | Amy Cutler |Cody Lillich
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Cool pavement is one of Phoenix’s signature initiatives to combat the heat. Yet four years and $15 million later, Arizona’s Family Investigates found the program is on hold. No new cool pavement has been installed this year. The program dates back to 2020 when the city partnered with ASU to test the coating. The idea is that while blacktop absorbs the heat, a gray coating could reflect it away.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Amy Cutler
Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Amy Cutler
Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
kold.com | Amy Cutler
PHOENIX (AZFamily)—A top official with the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, also known as AHCCCS, said they continue to implement changes to the American Indian Health Program to ensure fraud like the sober living scandal doesn’t happen again. The scandal at AHCCCS, the state’s Medicaid system, cost taxpayers more than $2 billion and many Native Americans their lives. Following that mess, the state promised changes.
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Jul 20, 2024 | 
kold.com | Amy Cutler |Cody Lillich
PHOENIX (AZFamily) —With the start of the new school year upon us, the safety of our students is at the top of our minds. The state is pushing to add more school resource officers or SROs, but as Arizona’s Family Investigates has reported, the police officer shortage has made that challenging. The Arizona Department of Education said it has more school resource officers this year and is using off-duty police officers to fill some of those positions through a new initiative.
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
kold.com | Cody Lillich |Amy Cutler
APACHE COUNTY, AZ (AZFamily) —A letter from the Arizona Attorney General’s Office details what their office is investigating regarding the allegations of misuse of public money and threatening and intimidation of a political opponent. The letter was sent Monday by the Attorney General’s Criminal Division chief to attorneys representing Apache County Attorney Michael Whiting.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
kold.com | David Baker |Amy Cutler |Dennis Welch
PHOENIX (AZFamily)—The Justice Department is expected to release its completed report on Thursday regarding the nearly three-year investigation into civil rights allegations against the Phoenix Police Department, sources tell Arizona’s Family. A source with first-hand knowledge tells us they expect the findings to show Phoenix police violated constitutional protections.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
kold.com | Amy Cutler |Cody Lillich
APACHE COUNTY, AZ (AZFamily)—One day after drafting a letter asking their boss to resign, three top prosecutors from Apache County have taken out an injunction against harassment against the Apache County Attorney, Michael Whiting. The three prosecutors wrote a letter to Whiting on Thursday, June 6, asking him to resign after the Arizona Attorney General’s Office searched the county attorney’s office and Whiting’s residence in St. Johns.
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May 24, 2024 | 
wkyt.com | Amy Cutler |Cody Lillich
MESA, Ariz. (AZFamily/Gray News) — He had all the right identification and documents to get a loan to buy a car. It was only after the man left in the Lexus that they learned he wasn’t who he said he was. Surveillance photos from AZ Auto Gallery show the man browsing the dealership in Mesa, Arizona. He seemed serious about buying and checking out several cars before deciding on a 2013 Lexus sedan. “He provided his social, his ID, his proof of insurance and his pay stub.
