Farmers pay city official with goat for outside job
Arizona water resource manager received animal gift for consultancy work which violated city policy, investigation finds.
Southwest
More charges for man accused of preying on homeless women
Phoenix police say they have identified further victims of Robert Incorvaia, who allegedly sexually assaulted the women after luring them with promises of food and shelter.
Cops lasso escaped emu after neighborhood chase
Arizona police combine with residents to catch the swift runaway bird, are now looking for its owner.
Cop takes plunge to save drowning dog
Phoenix officer-cum-lifeguard rescues canine who got into trouble cooling off in canal.
Man who shot dead BLM protester Garrett Foster claims self-defense
Shooter identified as active duty soldier Daniel Perry who said he only shot Foster when the protester pointed a gun at him.
Grieving mother of armed BLM activist challenges police version of her son’s violent death
Authorities say Garrett Foster was shot dead in Austin, Texas after allegedly approaching a vehicle armed with a rifle, but his mother says he was simply pushing his fiancée’s wheelchair.
Woman burned home in attempt to destroy records
Texas couple under investigation for fraud when wife tried to burn documents at their house but left the blaze unattended.
Buried treasure that eluded hundreds of thousands of people is finally found
Unnamed treasure hunter finds a chest full of jewels and gold after a ten year hunt in which at least five people died.
“Stray” bullet pierces sleeping couple’s bed
Unexplained shot wakes Arizona man and his partner in the middle of the night, making hole in headboard inches from their pillows.
Man tries to set disabled wife on fire for not letting him buy more beer
New Mexico resident douses helpless wife with gasoline after she refuses to lend him car keys to get more alcohol. He doesn’t manage to set her alight.
High school wrestling champ foils kidnapping with body slam
Heroic teenager pins suspect to the ground to keep him there until police arrive.