Dylan Wickman

Apr 16, 2024 | azcentral.com | Dylan Wickman

As the Israel-Hamas war has raged on since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, pressure has been mounting on the United States government for its continued funding toward the country and its military. Similar pressure is starting to befall American companies that are involved with Israel. Israel is the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. aid since 1946, receiving more than $300 billion, with much of it going toward Israel's military, according to the Council on Foreign Relations.

Apr 10, 2024 | azcentral.com | Dylan Wickman

Phoenix police are investigating a shooting on Monday that stemmed from an argument, leaving one man dead and another man in custody. Pedro Vazquez, 29, was arrested several hours after the shooting, police said on Wednesday. A 43-year-old woman was also at the scene and had not been located by police, according to Vazquez's arrest records.

Apr 9, 2024 | azcentral.com | Dylan Wickman

Nightmares about the children who have perished in the Israel-Hamas war haunted Valley resident Rumsey Salman for weeks. With a Palestinian father and the mental image of innocent bloodshed, Salman felt moved to take to the streets with his Palestinian flag in tow—for more than 100 days straight. As long as children continue to die as a result of the conflict, Salman has no plans to stop. reported on March 26 that more than 13,000 children have died in the Gaza Strip since start of the war.

Apr 4, 2024 | azcentral.com | Dylan Wickman

An autopsy revealed that the pilot of a January hot air balloon crash that killed four in Eloy had elevated levels of ketamine in his system. But what exactly is the drug and what effects does it have? On Jan. 14, pilot Cornelius van der Walt, 37, was operating the balloon that held 12 other people when it crashed into "desert terrain following an unspecified problem with its envelope," according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

Mar 28, 2024 | azcentral.com | Dylan Wickman

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday in Baltimore already ranks among the biggest bridge breakdowns the country has ever seen. Due to Arizona's infamous lack of bodies of water, one might think the state hasn't dealt with similar disasters, but they would be wrong. Arizona has actually seen its fair share of bridge collapses in its more than century-long history.