March 3, 2020 Arizona begins in-house coronavirus testing in bid to speed diagnoses A state laboratory in Arizona is now using in-house testing for the novel coronavirus in a bid to speed potential diagnoses in the state and avoid relying on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to process patient samples.
February 29, 2020 Grandfather of Lori Vallow's missing kids pleads with stepfather to 'do a lot of soul searching' The grandfather of Lori Vallow's missing son J.J. is pleading with the seven-year-old autistic boy's new stepfather to do some soul searching as the hunt for his grandson and 17-year-old sister Tylee Ryan continues.
February 28, 2020 Arizona bill would ban transgender athletes from competing on female teams A new Republican bill is being pushed in Arizona that would ban transgender girls from competing on school sports teams, a measure other states are also debating that has drawn fierce opposition from LGBTQ advocates.
February 28, 2020 Hand-dug smuggling cross-border tunnel discovered near Arizona An incomplete, hand-dug tunnel was discovered going from Mexico and 30 feet across the border into Arizona.
February 27, 2020 Lori Vallow, mother of missing Idaho kids, denied bail reduction, held on $5M bond before extradition A judge in Hawaii Wednesday refused to reduce the $5 million bail bond for Lori Vallow, the mother of two children missing from Idaho since September, according to reports.
February 27, 2020 Arizona county becomes 'Second Amendment Preservation County' in support of gun rights Arizona's most populous county on Wednesday joined a growing national movement in the support of gun ownership rights, declaring itself a “Second Amendment Preservation County.”
February 26, 2020 Missing New Mexico woman from ‘secluded’ Mennonite community found dead in Arizona The body of a missing New Mexico woman has been discovered in the Arizona desert, more than 270 miles away from the “secluded” Mennonite community she mysteriously vanished from over a month ago, and investigators are calling it murder.
February 26, 2020 Lori Vallow's missing Idaho kids: Everything to know about Doomsday cult case Lori Vallow – the mother of the missing children Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 17 – was arrested in Hawaii last week and is being held on a $5 million bond.
February 26, 2020 Lori Vallow, mother of missing Idaho kids, to appear in Hawaii court seeking to get her $5M bail reduced Lori Vallow, the mother of two children missing from Idaho since September, is expected back in court in Hawaii Wednesday to seek to have her $5 million bail reduced.
February 26, 2020 Drugs seized in 6 of the largest fentanyl busts were enough to kill 229 million Americans A drug bust last year was hailed as the largest fentanyl bust in U.S. history—254 pounds seized at an Arizona border crossing. The seizure came as fentanyl continues to be a big problem, fueling an opioid epidemic that has killed thousands of people.