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July 5, 2017

Arizona man charged with plotting terror attack also eyed Jewish center, FBI says

A Tucson man charged with plotting a terrorist attack on a motor vehicle office in metro Phoenix also expressed to an undercover FBI employee that he wanted to target a Jewish community center in his hometown in a violent attack, a federal agent testified Tuesday at a court hearing.

July 5, 2017

High school dropout, alleged ISIS supporter indicted on terror charges in Arizona

An 18-year-old Tucson man arrested on suspicion of plotting terrorist attacks faces a new count after being indicted.

July 5, 2017

Phoenix officer killed on duty remembered as 'larger than life'

A Phoenix police officer fatally shot in the line of duty is being remembered as man whose imposing physical stature was only eclipsed by his heart.

July 5, 2017

Phoenix officials turn down petition to adopt sanctuary city status

Phoenix officials turned down a petition to adopt sanctuary status for immigrants on Wednesday following an emotional discussion that ended with chants against the decision.

July 5, 2017

Drug catapult found attached to Mexican side of US border fence

Two bundles of marijuana weighing more than 47 pounds combined were found nearby.

July 5, 2017

ISIS supporter sentenced to prison in Muhammad cartoon contest attack

An American-born Muslim convert convicted of supporting the Islamic State group and helping to plot a 2015 attack on a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years behind bars.

July 5, 2017

Snowflake Watch: Safe words for safe spaces

Citizens have 911. Employees have the EEOC. Consumers have the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and distressed sailors have the Coast Guard. But what do America’s college students have? Where can they turn when they find themselves outside campus “safe spaces” and suffer a “microaggression”?

July 5, 2017

Lockdown lifted at Arizona Air Force base after reports of shots fired

A lockdown at an Air Force base in Arizona was lifted Monday, more than an hour after "unconfirmed" reports of shots fired there, as a Pentagon official told Fox News it likely was a false alarm.

July 5, 2017

Driver who shot at Arizona officer was in US illegally, investigators say

A driver who shot and killed an illegal immigrant who was attacking an Arizona state trooper on the side of a highway last week believes God put him there to save the officer’s life, police revealed Monday.

July 5, 2017

Grandfather involved in custody fight accused of killing 2 outside Arizona courthouse

Authorities in Arizona said Tuesday evening that two women were shot and killed at the entrance of a courthouse following a hearing involving a custody dispute.