
Sasha Hupka
County Watchdog and Higher Education Reporter at The Arizona Republic
Utilities & tech reporter @azcentral. I like hikes, the desert and holding power to account. Tips: 480-271-6387.
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4 days ago |
azcentral.com | Sasha Hupka
Tucson Electric Power is responding to allegations that immigration officials impersonated their employees while attempting to detain a man in south Tucson. While TEP confirms employees were in the area, they deny involvement with an incident captured on video in which a resident confronted two men and accused them of being immigration authorities.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Sasha Hupka
A 21-year-old fatally shot in south Phoenix on May 27 was Omega McDaniels Jr., a former high school football player. McDaniels Jr. was the older brother of Christopher Hampton, a teenager who died at a sports training camp in 2023. Hampton had followed in McDaniels Jr.'s footsteps by playing football at Cesar Chavez High School. He drowned in Show Low Lake while on a trip with his coaches and teammates.
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1 week ago |
azcentral.com | Sasha Hupka
A Buckeye man recently shot and killed a mountain lion after it attacked him and his dog on an evening walk in a residential area, according to officials with the Arizona Game and Fish Department. The incident occurred in Verrado, a community near Skyline Regional Park. Officials said the man, whom they declined to identify, was walking his dog around 10 p.m. on May 25 when a mountain lion approached him and began attacking.
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1 week ago |
usatoday.com | Sasha Hupka
A Buckeye man recently shot and killed a mountain lion after it attacked him and his dog on an evening walk in a residential area, according to officials with the Arizona Game and Fish Department. The incident occurred in Verrado, a community near Skyline Regional Park. Officials said the man, whom they declined to identify, was walking his dog around 10 p.m. on May 25 when a mountain lion approached him and began attacking.
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1 week ago |
usatoday.com | Sasha Hupka
• Omega McDaniels Jr., 21, was fatally shot in Phoenix on May 27. • McDaniels Jr. was the older brother of Christopher Hampton, who drown in 2023 while on a trip with the Cesar Chavez High School football team. • Two men were detained in connection with the shooting, but later released pending further investigation, citing self-defense. A 21-year-old fatally shot in south Phoenix on May 27 was Omega McDaniels Jr., a former high school football player.
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