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Sky Harbor passengers could see ICE at security lines
4+ hour, 36+ min ago (527+ words) PHOENIX " Passengers at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport could see U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents working at security checkpoints starting Monday. President Donald Trump ordered ICE personnel to assist with security at multiple airports due to Transportation Security Administration staffing…...
Arizona seeing increase in airline laser strikes
3+ week, 2+ day ago (396+ words) PHOENIX " Pilots flying over Arizona are increasingly being hit with lasers, according to new data released by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Nationally, the rate of laser strikes is down. In Arizona, however, the number is actually increasing. In 2025, Arizona…...
Rep. Yassamin Ansari calls for changes to 'sickening' conditions in ICE facilities
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (917+ words) ARIZONA BORDER AND IMMIGRATION NEWS Mar 21, 2026, 9:57 AM PHOENIX " After conducting oversight visits to the Florence Correctional Center and the Eloy Detention Center, U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari is calling for changes to the "sickening" conditions that are "torturing" people in the process....
3 Phoenix police officers violated policy in fake gang case
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (499+ words) PHOENIX " Years after the Phoenix Police Department and county prosecutors pursued false gang-related charges against protesters in 2020, an internal investigation has found that three officers violated department policy. However, the officers found to have violated policy have already retired and…...
Bomb threats at Buckeye schools appear to be hoax
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (309+ words) PHOENIX " Police determined that bomb threats directed toward several West Valley schools on Thursday were a hoax. The first threat report came from Canyon View High School around 7 a.m., according to the Buckeye Police Department. A staff member received a voicemail…...
Bomb threats disrupt day at multiple West Valley schools
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (302+ words) PHOENIX " Bomb threats disrupted classes at multiple West Valley schools on Thursday, but there is no indication students were ever in danger, authorities said. "At this time, it appears these threats are a hoax. The investigating is ongoing," Buckeye Police…...
Bomb threats cancel classes at 2 Buckeye schools
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (260+ words) PHOENIX " Classes were canceled for the day due to bomb threats Thursday morning at two West Valley high schools, authorities said. While officers were responding to a bomb threat at Canyon View High School, they learned of a similar situation…...
Authorities investigating after shots fired at Phoenix police helicopter
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (258+ words) Mar 17, 2026, 8:26 PM PHOENIX " Multiple men were detained after shooting at a Phoenix police helicopter early Monday morning, authorities said. Police, including two officers in a helicopter, responded to a report of gunshots fired near 36th Street and Van Buren Street just…...
Sky Harbor speeds up customs processing with facial recognition
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (273+ words) Mar 16, 2026, 4:02 PM PHOENIX " Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and U.S. Customs and Border Protection are rolling out a new facial recognition system designed to reduce wait times for passengers returning from international destinations. Sky Harbor is the 23rd U.S. airport to offer the…...
Driver arrested months after fatal hit-and-run
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (346+ words) Mar 16, 2026, 2:51 PM PHOENIX " A 52-year-old Arizona man has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run incident that killed a passenger who fell from his pickup truck last fall, authorities said Monday. Jack Crawford was taken into custody March 9 on…...