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Authorities: Fires That Damaged Arizona Homes Amid Hot Temperatures Spread From Palm Tree

Jul 3 2023 // A fire that appeared to have started in a backyard palm tree spread through a Phoenix, Arizona neighborhood, destroying two homes and damaging four others as hot embers blew onto roofs and into other vegetation,...

Arizona Woman Alleges Sexual Assault by Bauer; He Denies Allegation and Countersues

Jun 16 2023 // An Arizona woman has accused former major league pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault, alleging in a lawsuit updated this week that he held a knife at her throat and choked her until she passed out during a rape that...

Family of Man Who Drowned in Arizona Lake Files Wrongful Death Suit

Jun 5 2023 // The family of a man who drowned in Tempe Town Lake in Arizona a year ago filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, noting that its police department doesn’t have a policy requiring officers to go into the...

Former Arizona County Official Who Said Election Deniers Made Work ‘Toxic’ Gets $130K

Jun 2 2023 // A former elections official for a rural Arizona county where leaders have embraced election conspiracy theories has received a $130,000 settlement over toxic work environment claims.Lisa Marra, who was Cochise County...

Do Not Call: States Sue Telecom Company Over Billions of Robocalls

May 25 2023 // Attorneys general across the U.S. joined in a lawsuit against a telecommunications company accused of making more than 7.5 billion robocalls to people on the national Do Not Call Registry.The 141-page lawsuit was filed...

Former Hawaii High School Players Settle Sex Assault Suit

May 10 2023 // Arizona quarterback Jayden de Laura and Wisconsin safety Kamo’i Latu have settled a lawsuit filed by a woman who said the two sexually assaulted her in 2018 after a football game at their Hawaii high school.A Hawaii...

People Moves: CREST Insurance Group in Arizona Names Cannatella Vice President

May 9 2023 // Crest Insurance Group, headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, named Steve Cannatella as a vice president of employee benefits. Cannatella spent the last ten years at Paychex Insurance Agency as a large group health and...

People Moves: Crest in Arizona Names Henderson Director of Risk Services

Apr 28 2023 // Crest Insurance Group named Chester Henderson director of risk services. Henderson served in the U.S. Navy and was a Navy Seal. While in the Navy, he held numerous leadership positions, including leading the execution of...

$50M Claim Filed Over Fatal Eviction Shooting in Arizona

Apr 26 2023 // The family of an Arizona property manager who was fatally shot during an attempted eviction in Tucson last year has filed a $50 million claim against Pima County and others.An attorney representing Angela Fox’s...

Evacuations Ordered After Flooding in Small Arizona Town

Apr 24 2023 // Navajo Nation officials ordered evacuations for some residents of Chinle after floodwaters filled washes and overflowed berms and dirt dams.They said many residents are refusing to leave, however, because they want to...

People Moves: Crest in Arizona Adds Howard to Leadership Team

Apr 20 2023 // Crest Insurance Group, headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, hired Bob Howard as vice president, director of sales. Howard has a history with large insurance brokers and consulting firms involving complex construction and real...

Hackers Stole Arizona School Data; Teachers Left in the Dark

Apr 19 2023 // Classrooms across Tucson, Arizona, were ravaged by ransomware in January that locked up computer systems and forced teachers to revamp lesson plans. Officials in southern Arizona’s largest school district tried...

Arizona City Settles With Wrongfully Arrested Woman for $200K

Apr 11 2023 // A woman who was wrongfully arrested in 2020 for a Scottsdale hit-and-run has settled her lawsuit with the city for $200,000.Benjamin Taylor, an attorney for Yessenia Garcia, announced the settlement Thursday. Garcia had...

New Mexico and Arizona Officials Warn of Wildfire Risk as Southwest Dries out

Apr 3 2023 // Snowcapped mountains in the Southwestern U.S. signal a possible delayed start to the wildfire season for some higher elevations, but officials in New Mexico and Arizona warned that dry, windy conditions in other areas are...

A-Rod-Backed Insurtech Ranger Insurance Launches in Arizona

Mar 23 2023 // Ranger, an “agent-first insurance technology company,” has launched in Arizona in what is planned as the first state in a multi-state national rollout.Ranger touts itself as an insurtech to elevate the role of...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Viking Bond Service in Arizona

Mar 21 2023 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Phoenix, Arizona-based Viking Bond Service Inc. Tom Buckner, Bill Belpedio and the Viking Bond team will operate under the direction of Kevin Garvin, head of Affinity North America...

Train Hauling Corn Syrup Derails in Arizona

Mar 17 2023 // A freight train carrying corn syrup – not hazardous materials – derailed in western Arizona, near the state’s border with California and Nevada, BNSF Railway said.“BNSF Railway can confirm that a...

Aspire General Insurance Expanding into Arizona

Mar 7 2023 // Rancho Cucamonga, California-based Aspire General Insurance Co. is expanding into the Arizona marketplace. According to Tyler Nicholson, vice president of marketing at Aspire General, the move into Arizona is the first...

Arizona Interstate Reopens After Deadly Crash, Leak

Feb 17 2023 // The main freeway in southern Arizona reopened in both directions evening and officials said people living southeast of downtown Tucson could return home a day after a deadly crash sent acrid plumes into the desert sky and...

Department of Labor Withdrawing Proposal to Revoke Approval of Arizona’s OSHA Plan

Feb 14 2023 // The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration plans to withdraw a proposal to reconsider and revoke final approval of Arizona’s for occupational safety and...