David Baker

1 week ago | azfamily.com | David Baker

TONTO BASIN, AZ (AZFamily) — A woman is in jail after investigators said she opened fire on Gila County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Thursday afternoon, hitting three deputies. Deputies were called out to a home around 1:30 p.m. in Tonto Basin, which is nearly 30 miles south of Payson, for a 34-year-old woman who was reportedly suicidal and had taken pills. She was also armed with a gun. When GCSO negotiators tried to talk her out of the home, she went out and had a pellet gun.

1 week ago | azfamily.com | David Baker

WASHINGTON, DC (AZFamily) — The murder case of San Carlos Apache teen Emily Pike is reaching some of the highest officials in the Trump administration. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Thursday that he, FBI Director Kash Patel, and other members of the Interior Department met with Pike’s family. “This meeting was a heartbreaking reminder of the urgency to end violence against Indigenous women and girls.

1 week ago | azfamily.com | David Baker

TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — The city of Tempe’s crackdown on red-light runners and speeders entered its first phase on Wednesday. Photo-enforcement cameras at more than a dozen intersections were turned on alongside four mobile units. The cameras started taking pictures of drivers running red lights and speeding but they will only be given warnings. On June 5, any driver caught speeding or running a red light will receive a traffic ticket with a $250 fine.

1 week ago | kold.com | David Baker

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Arizona’s top prosecutor is calling for an investigation into the heat-related death of a Sun City woman last year, which made headlines recently due to the family’s demand for change. State Attorney General Kris Mayes sent a letter to the Arizona Corporation Commission, which regulates certain power companies, on Tuesday, asking them to look into what Arizona Public Service (APS) did leading up to the death of Kate Korman.

1 week ago | azfamily.com | David Baker

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Arizona’s top prosecutor is calling for an investigation into the heat-related death of a Sun City woman last year, which made headlines recently due to the family’s demand for change. State Attorney General Kris Mayes sent a letter to the Arizona Corporation Commission, which regulates certain power companies, on Tuesday, asking them to look into what Arizona Public Service (APS) did leading up to the death of Kate Korman.