Tag: Arizona
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Phoenix man says hot asphalt caused third-degree burns during arrest
An Arizona man says police held him down on scorching asphalt while arresting him during the height of Phoenix’s summer heat wave, causing third-degree burns on his body. Video obtained by CBS News from the man’s attorney shows Michael Kenyon talking on his cell phone walking in a parking lot on July 6 when police…
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Inside a secure Arizona facility printing millions of election ballots
Phoenix — Inside a secure facility with armed guards in Phoenix, Arizona, the sound of democracy reverberates as ballots are printed, sorted, stuffed and shipped. The Runbeck Election Services facility near the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport will print about 35 million ballots for counties in eight states for the November election, including Arizona, Nevada,…
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Watch Live: Biden delivering apology in Arizona for Indian boarding school atrocities
President Biden is in Arizona on Friday to issue a formal presidential apology to Native American communities for the atrocities committed against Indigenous people during a 150-year era of forced federal Indian boarding schools. The president’s remarks are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. EDT. The president chose to speak at the Gila River Indian Community in…
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A dog tore off her upper lip. Five surgeries later, she’s a voice for others with facial injuries.
At 20 years old, Brooklinn Khoury knew she wanted to do something different with her life. She was teaching English as a second language courses, but she wanted to focus on her true passion: skateboarding. For a while, everything was going just as she planned. Khoury was building a career in the worlds of both…
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Charges dropped against Tyron McAlpin, deaf Black man with cerebral palsy whose Phoenix arrest video prompted outrage
The top prosecutor in Arizona’s Maricopa County announced Thursday that charges against Tyron McAlpin — a Black man who is deaf and has cerebral palsy, and who was seen on video being violently arrested — are being dropped. The announcement comes after police body camera video of McAlpin’s arrest, which showed two Phoenix police officers repeatedly…
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Arizona Supreme Court rules that 98,000 people without confirmed citizenship docs can still vote in state races
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn’t been confirmed can vote in state and local races. The court’s decision comes after officials uncovered a database error that for two decades mistakenly designated the voters as having access to the full ballot. Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, a Democrat,…
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Finding missing migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border, the world’s deadliest land migration route
Ajo, Arizona — The search began with a prayer in the early morning hours, as the sun emerged from the mountains that adorn this picturesque, yet often deadly, landscape near the U.S.-Mexico border. It was the third search that a grassroots group of volunteers known as the Armadillos had embarked on this summer with the…
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Remains found in Phoenix identified as teen last seen alive leaving job 5 months ago: “Heartbreaking end”
Rise in diagnosed autism cases in children CDC: Number of diagnosed autism cases rises among U.S. children 05:52 Human remains recently found in a remote part of a hilly Phoenix recreation area have been identified as a 16-year-old autistic boy from Peoria who was reported missing five months ago, authorities said Thursday. Peoria police said…
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Phoenix sees record heat wave as millions more face dangerous temperatures
Phoenix sees record heat wave as millions more face dangerous temperatures – CBS News Watch CBS News Phoenix saw its 100th straight day of triple-digit temperatures as millions more across the country are facing dangerous heat. CBS Bay Area meteorologist Paul Heggen takes a look at the forecast. Be the first to know Get browser…
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Wells Fargo employee found dead 4 days after scanning into work
8/29: CBS News 24/7 Episode 1 8/29: CBS News 24/7 Episode 1 43:54 A Wells Fargo employee was found dead at a Tempe, Arizona, office, four days after scanning into work, authorities say. According to the Tempe Police Department, 60-year-old Denise Prudhomme checked into work on Friday, Aug. 16 around 7 a.m., and never scanned…