Maricopa County attorney to hold news conference; topics could include teen violence

Phoenix (3TV/CBS 5) — Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell is scheduled to host her biweekly news conference Wednesday afternoon. Specific details about what will be discussed have not been announced, but recent high-profile cases include the murder of 18-year-old Steven Benito Jacobo, who was killed during a house party in November 2022. is included. The […]

Next steps in Preston Lord case submitted to county attorney

Queen Creek, Arizona (3TV/CBS 5) – The high-profile case of a teenage boy bludgeoned to death in Queen Creek is now under the jurisdiction of the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. It's been two months since 16-year-old Preston Lord was attacked after a Halloween house party. Now, Queen Creek police are finally ready to press criminal […]

Arizona attorney general investigates Cochise County over meetings

The Arizona Attorney General continues to receive complaints alleging Cochise County officials violated the state’s public meeting laws, but an investigation into previous allegations of these violations is ongoing. The Arizona Attorney General’s office has sent two letters to the Cochise County Oversight Board notifying them of possible violations this year, but the complaints continue. […]

Lifetime Achievement Award Granted to Retired County Attorney

Article audio is made possible by the CAST11 Prescott Podcast Network. Talking Glass Media work. Penny Kramer, a longtime veteran of the Yavapai County Attorney’s Office (YCAO) in Prescott, Arizona, presents the Arizona Attorneys Advisory Board’s annual statewide administrative expert in Phoenix on Friday, July 28, 2023. At the conference, he was awarded the Administrative […]

Hamadeh asks AZ Supreme Court to grant new trial in Attorney General race

PHOENIX — Alleging legal error and illegitimate government intervention, Abe Hamade is asking the Arizona Supreme Court to order a new trial to overturn the race to elect attorney general. Hamade’s attorneys and the Republican National Committee, in a new filing, said Mojave County Superior Court Judge Lee Jansen’s inadequacy to limit the amount of […]