Chelsea Curtis

1 day ago | myheraldreview.com | Chelsea Curtis

A bill establishing a new missing person alert system in Arizona was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Katie Hobbs. House Bill 2281 proposed the creation of a new Turquoise Alert System that, once activated at the request of a law enforcement agency in Arizona, would trigger notifications statewide to help locate missing people under 65. The measure also stipulates that the missing person is considered to have gone missing under suspicious circumstances and be in danger.

2 days ago | azluminaria.org | Chelsea Curtis

A bill establishing a new missing person alert system in Arizona was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Katie Hobbs. House Bill 2281 proposed the creation of a new Turquoise Alert System that, once activated at the request of a law enforcement agency in Arizona, would trigger notifications statewide to help locate missing people under 65. The measure also stipulates that the missing person is considered to have gone missing under suspicious circumstances and be in danger.

1 week ago | azluminaria.org | Chelsea Curtis

A measure that would establish a new missing person alert system in Arizona was unanimously passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday, advancing to Gov. Katie Hobbs for final approval. House Bill 2281 proposes the creation of a new Turquoise Alert System under the Department of Public Safety. Once activated at the request of any law enforcement agency operating in Arizona, the system would trigger notifications statewide to help locate missing people under age 65.

1 week ago | nhonews.com | Chelsea Curtis

This story was originally published by Arizona Luminaria. A Hopi family’s search for Keisha Kootswatewa — missing since 2022 — has been unwavering. Leading the charge was her cousin, Yolanda Bydonie. She created missing person flyers. Organized ground searches. Traveled hundreds of miles along tribal lands, chasing potential leads. Every road still left to scour, every unanswered question weighed on her.

1 week ago | wmicentral.com | Chelsea Curtis

A measure that would establish a new missing person alert system in Arizona was amended April 30 to include minors — addressing a previous gap in the bill's language that excluded Emily Pike, an Indigenous teen lawmakers say inspired their call to action. The change comes after Arizona Luminaria reported on the proposed bill’s age restrictions, which would not have applied to Emily’s case despite legislators recently renaming the measure in the 14-year-old’s honor. kAmt>:=J[ 2 >6>36C @7 E96 $2?