The Justice Department has charged two employees of the Russian state-controlled media outlet RT in connection with a purported $10 million influence campaign aimed at bolstering right-wing media voices in the United States. The indictment alleges that Kostiantyn Kalashnikov, 31, and Elena Afanasyeva, 27, acted as unregistered foreign agents and laundered $9.7 million to a…
Glendale, AZ — A suspect was fatally wounded in a shootout with Glendale police officers on Wednesday afternoon, near the intersection of 56th Avenue and Thunderbird Road. The Glendale Police Department reported that the incident began as a domestic dispute and escalated into a standoff. According to Glendale Police spokesperson Jose Miguel Santiago, the unidentified…
Phoenix, AZ – Joe Kinney, the principal of Buckeye Union High School, has been arrested on charges of attempting to lure a child online. Authorities allege that Kinney used a social media app to communicate with an undercover officer posing as a 12-year-old girl. During these interactions, Kinney is said to have exchanged photos, engaged…
Phoenix, AZ — Saul Bal, 41, has been charged with attempted homicide following a shooting incident involving Phoenix police officers on September 3. According to a release from the Phoenix Police Department, Bal was apprehended after a confrontation with law enforcement near 16th and Brill streets. The incident began around 6:30 p.m. when a two-officer…
Winder, Georgia — A tragic shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, has resulted in at least four fatalities and approximately 30 injuries. Law enforcement officials have not yet clarified how many of the injuries were caused by gunfire. This information is preliminary and subject to change. A suspect, who appears to be of…
PHOENIX — A Phoenix police officer is in critical condition and another is stable following a shooting that occurred Tuesday evening. The incident unfolded around 6:25 p.m. when officers were dispatched to a report of a vehicle break-in near 16th Street and McDowell Road. Upon arriving at the scene, the suspect fled and jumped over…
A former top aide to New York Governor Kathy Hochul, Linda Sun, has been charged with acting as an undisclosed agent for the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), as well as laundering millions of dollars on their behalf. According to an indictment unsealed Tuesday, Sun, who served as deputy…
PHOENIX — A significant police presence has been reported around Banner University Medical Center in Downtown Phoenix following an officer-involved shooting. The incident occurred near the intersection of 16th Street and McDowell Road. According to Phoenix police, two officers have sustained injuries. Authorities are actively searching for suspects and have urged the public to avoid…
Chandler, AZ – A man has been detained following a bomb threat that resulted in the evacuation of a Chandler neighborhood late Sunday evening. Emergency responders evacuated residents from the 700 block of N. Tangerine Drive, located near Rural and Ray roads, at around 6:30 p.m. after receiving the bomb threat. The suspect was located…
Phoenix, AZ – A man has died following a shooting during a family altercation in north Phoenix early Sunday morning, police confirmed. At approximately 12:10 a.m., Phoenix police responded to reports of a shooting near 19th Avenue and Thunderbird Road, just east of I-17. Upon arrival, officers discovered 28-year-old Darius Anthony Rain with a gunshot…