A Sacaton woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a federal judge for stabbing another woman to death on the Gila River Indian Community in 2020 during a heated argument outside a neighbor’s home.
There’s also this interesting story out of Eloy: Police arrested a man at the CoreCivic detention center wanted for first-degree attempted murder out of New Jersey.
Plus, the Casa Grande Elementary School District may make the switch to a four-day school week. The district board will hold a special study session tomorrow to explore the potential change, which the district says is driven by ongoing teacher and staff shortages.
And, in case you missed this story last week, a Maricopa woman faces charges for allegedly shooting at a man multiple times while he drove away with his dog, injuring the dog in the process.
Just as desert-friendly vegetation was being planted at Fire Station 501 on Florence Boulevard, the sprinklers went off on newly installed turf within the planned Tuscany subdivision along Peart Road.
The Central Arizona College softball team hosted Team Italy in an exhibition game last Thursday, made possible by former CAC softball head coach and current Team Italy adviser Mike Candrea, who was in attendance. Maria Vasquez sat down with Candrea to discuss how the game came about. She shares the details (and her excitement) about this rare experience on the CAC softball field.
A Phoenix man was arrested on suspicion of human smuggling after Eloy Police officers stopped him Wednesday while he was driving six people to Phoenix who had allegedly entered the country illegally.