Arizona

Stephanie says names and addresses tied to her order may have been copied; courts say ~170,000 protective-order holders and 1M+ FARE records could be affected.

Opponents of Axon’s Scottsdale HQ campus near Hayden and Loop 101 appealed Judge Michael Herrod’s ruling upholding the so-called Axon Law; attorney Jean-Jacques Cabou says the statute reaches only five cities, and the state’s answering brief is due Nov. 2.

After a Scottsdale double fatality Friday near Pima and McDowell — the third similar Valley investigation in about a month — forensic psychologist Dr. John DeLaTorre discussed contagion risk and older-adult vulnerability; help is available at 988.

A Yuma physician convicted on four felonies for billing AHCCCS for thousands of X-rays and other services that were never performed was sentenced Oct. 2 to 7½ years in prison plus probation and full restitution.

The water year began Oct. 1 with new federal Lake Powell–Mead operations, yet Arizona–California–Nevada are still finishing a Lower Basin side deal; ADWR’s Tom Buschatzke says he’s “very optimistic.”

The family-owned New York–style deli near Glendale Avenue and 7th Street will serve its final meals on Sunday, Oct. 25, ending a run that began in 1989.

The plea, which also covers a sexual-exploitation count, is expected to bring natural life in prison and avoid a death-penalty trial; sentencing is set for Dec. 4, 2026.

Both adults who were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Friday night died at the hospital; detectives say the shooting appears to have been a murder-suicide and are withholding names.

Maricopa County deputies say a pickup driver was pronounced dead Saturday after a two-vehicle crash; the other driver was conscious with non-life-threatening injuries at Banner Boswell.

Pinal County deputies found a 16-year-old seriously injured late Thursday on Murray Grey Drive; he later died, and three teens who knew him were questioned and released while investigators seek tips.