Death row inmate Lezmond Mitchell executed in Indiana

Lezmond Mitchell, a Native American, became the fourth person to die on death row from a lethal injection this year, for the killings of a woman and her 9-year-old granddaughter in 2001.

Fraud suspect wanted in 3 states arrested outside Phoenix

Yavapai County Sheriff’s officials said 71-year-old Benito Yanez of Phoenix also had a warrant out of Mohave County in a probation violation on charges of fraud schemes and forgery.

Nurse helps to give residents of Navajo Nation 'equal opportunities to fight this virus'

An ICU nurse is working to make sure residents of the Navajo Nation have an equal chance to fight COVID-19 as it's been one of the hardest hit spots during the pandemic.

2 counties in Arizona cleared to partially reopen schools

Conditions related to COVID-19 in Arizona have improved to the point where four counties can partially reopen their schools for in-person learning, according to officials.

Navajo death row inmate seeks Supreme Court review of case

Lezmond Mitchell is scheduled to be put to death Aug. 26 at a federal prison in Indiana where he’s being held. He lost a bid in the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to interview jurors.

Popular tourist sites on the Navajo Nation can reopen soon

Popular tourist destinations on the Navajo Nation, including Canyon de Chelly, can welcome back tourists under the tribe's reopening plan.

Navajo man loses latest bid to delay federal execution

His attorneys sought a delay from the U.S. District Court in Arizona where he was sentenced in the 2001 slayings of a 63-year-old fellow Navajo tribal member and her 9-year-old granddaughter. They argued the execution must be performed under Arizona law.

Navajo Nation reports 22 more COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths

Navajo Department of Health officials said 86,759 people have been tested for the coronavirus and 6,920 have recovered as of Aug. 12.

Native American man seeks further delay of federal execution

Lezmond Mitchell, who is Navajo, is set to be put to death on Aug. 26. He’s among the first inmates whose executions were scheduled after the U.S. Justice Department said that it would resume carrying out capital punishment for the first time since 2003.

Man wanted in Washington on felony warrant found in Arizona

Asael Paul Coronado, 36, was arrested in Prescott Valley on August 11 after being wanted in the state of Washington.

Man accused in Prescott bomb threat case arrested in Colorado

Jake Ruether is facing charges of making terrorist threats after calling in a bomb threat to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center in July.

Inmate at Arizona prison in Winslow dies; suicide suspected

Winslow corrections officials say Patrick Pruitt, 23, had apparently committed suicide in the prison's shower area.