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Has been updated: May 21, 2023 at 5:24 PM
Wind turbines generate electricity and wildflowers spread across the hills near Cameron, California on April 16, 2023. (Photo credit: David McNew/Getty Images)
PHOENIX — The US approved a southwestern renewable energy project involving the state of Arizona, and in Guadalupe, a wrong-way car crashed into a responding MCSO agent, and officials shot and killed a man.
Here are some of the biggest news headlines in the Arizona news cycle over the weekend.
US Approves Major Renewable Energy Projects in Southwest Including Arizona
The U.S. Department of the Interior on Thursday announced a decision to green light the construction of a 520-mile, multi-billion dollar transmission line to transport renewable energy from New Mexico to Arizona and California.
The proposed SunZia Southwest Transmission Project includes two 500-kilovolt transmission lines across federal, state and private land.
The plant will serve Graham, Greenlee, Cochise, Pinal, and Pima counties in Arizona and Lincoln, Socorro, Sierra, Luna, Grant, Hidalgo, Valencia, and New Mexico counties. It provides 4,500 megawatts of electricity across Torrance County, primarily from wind power.
Collision with the MCSO agent who responded to the wrong-way driver
A cave creek wrong-way driver is in danger of life after he collided with a deputy from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office who was responding early Sunday morning.
The sheriff’s office said the lieutenant was “okay.”
A deputy was dispatched to the Cave Creek and Autoplane Road area of Cave Creek at approximately 2:15 a.m., according to a press release. On the way to the scene, the wrong-way driver collided with the car of the lawmaker who was responding.
Police shoot man dead after attack in Guadalupe
In Guadalupe on Saturday, a man was shot dead by Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office officials after the incident and was confirmed dead, officials said.
Lawmakers were dispatched to Hardy Drive and Guadalupe Road around 9:40 on Friday night after receiving a call from a man with a gun.
Police said they attempted to contact Thomas Ramirez Martínez, 42, which ultimately led to the shooting.
Police searching for suspect in shooting of 50-year-old man in West Valley
Police are searching for a suspect who shot and killed a man outside a West Valley store early Saturday morning.
According to a press release, police responded to a call about a shooting near 27th Street and Augusta Avenue around 3:45 a.m.
When police arrived at the scene, they found a man who had been shot multiple times. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Casa Grande woman arrested for allegedly killing her girlfriend after an argument
A woman has been arrested on suspicion that her girlfriend was hit by a car and died after a domestic dispute, according to Arizona police.
Casa Grande Police announced on Saturday that Sherry Sears, 51, was incarcerated at the Pinal County Jail on second-degree murder charges.
It wasn’t immediately clear on Sunday whether a lawyer would still be available to plead on Sears’ behalf.
Billy Stephen, 59, lies near the road in critical condition after a car-pedestrian collision occurred around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, police were called out, and suffered “significant trauma.” Police said they found Mr.
