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Man charged in 2017 O.C. killing extradited after 8 years on the run - Los Angeles Times
7+ hour, 53+ min ago (732+ words) A man accused of ambushing and fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend has been extradited to Orange County to face a murder charge after eight years on the run in Mexico, authorities said. Humberto Rodriguez Martinez, 39, is accused of working…...
Trump administration weighs how to face Colorado River water shortages - Los Angeles Times
19+ hour, 52+ min ago (515+ words) The Trump administration has released an outline of four options for dealing with ongoing water shortages along the Colorado River, as officials from seven Western states remain at odds in negotiations over how to address the water crisis. Current rules…...
Amid growing scarcity, a giant Arizona dairy farm agrees to use less - Los Angeles Times
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (393+ words) One of the largest farming businesses in Arizona has agreed to use less water and pay $11 million in a deal that state officials say will help preserve disappearing groundwater and provide financial help for residents whose wells have run dry....
Hegseth censures Sen. Kelly after warning about following illegal orders
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (624+ words) WASHINGTON'Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced that he is issuing a letter of censure to Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over the lawmaker's participation in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders. Hegseth said that…...
Marjorie Taylor Greene made waves. Her constituents don't agree on whether it was worth it
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (989+ words) DALTON, Ga.President Trump says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is a traitor. But for Jackie Harling, who chairs the local Republican Party in Greene's northwestern corner of Georgia, she's still "mama bear." "Every thought that we had in our minds,…...
Michael Abatti, charged with killing wife, held on $5.5-million bail - Los Angeles Times
1+ week, 2+ day ago (406+ words) A prominent Imperial Valley farmer charged with killing his estranged wife was extradited to Arizona on Tuesday, where bail has been set at $5.5 million. Michael Abatti, 63, was arrested on Dec. 23 for allegedly killing Kerri Ann Abatti, 59. He pleaded not guilty…...
Republican former Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona says he has dementia
1+ week, 3+ day ago (223+ words) PHOENIX'Republican former U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona on Tuesday announced his withdrawal from public life after a dementia diagnosis. Kyl, 83, represented Arizona in both chambers of Congress for nearly three decades. Most of those years were in the Senate, including…...
Detectives look at divorce fight as possible motive in Imperial Valley farmer wife's killing
1+ week, 4+ day ago (456+ words) Authorities on Monday released more details in their homicide investigation involving a powerful Imperial Valley farmer accused of killing his estranged wife in Arizona last month. Since Kerri Ann Abatti was discovered by her nephew fatally shot inside her home…...
Detectives look at divorce fight as possible motive in Imperial Valley farmer wife's killing - Los Angeles Times
1+ week, 5+ day ago (456+ words) Authorities on Monday released more details in their homicide investigation involving a powerful Imperial Valley farmer accused of killing his estranged wife in Arizona last month. Since Kerri Ann Abatti was discovered by her nephew fatally shot inside her home…...
Arizona could limit groundwater pumping where Saudi company farms hay - Los Angeles Times
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (1496+ words) VICKSBURG, Ariz.Lush green fields of alfalfa spread across thousands of acres in a desert valley in western Arizona, where a dairy company from Saudi Arabia grows the thirsty crop by pulling up groundwater from dozens of wells. The company,…...