Lyons purchased the gun legally in April 2024 from a widow whose husband had previously owned it legally. Then, police say Lyons sold it to Jesse Kitagawa Jr., 45, on April 8, 2024, not knowing Kitagawa was a convicted felon.
The detectives determined that Kitagawa then sold the ghost gun to Litton on April 10 at a motel in Chandler, Arizona, which is a violation of Arizona law because it’s illegal for Kitagawa to possess a firearm as a convicted felon.
The gun used to critically injure two elementary school students in Butte County was a modified weapon — also known as a ghost gun — the shooter bought from a felon in Arizona, officials said Tuesday.
A man suspected of illegally selling the gun used in the Dec. 4 Feather River Seventh-day Adventist School shooting was arrested in Arizona, according to a press release from Butte County
Many Arizona K12 schools will be off school for a week or two in March for spring break. Here's when all metro Phoenix districts are off school.
Unionized Costco stores in the U.S. voted to authorize a strike. Here's everything to know about possible Costco strike locations and Arizona impact.
Here's a breakdown of The Arizona Republic's Top 10 boys basketball players from Jan. 13-20, including MLK Day. Vote in our poll for top overall.
The calendar has officially flipped from 2024 to 2025, and with that, we officially turn our attention toward our Dynasty leagues. Sure, there are still some post-season tournaments and a Super Bowl Champion still to be crowned,
Glendale posted the biggest decline in median rent with a nearly 4.7% drop during 2024, according to rental listing and research firm Zumper.
The high temperature in Phoenix on Jan. 21 only reached 60°. A Freeze Warning is in effect for the Valley beginning Tuesday night through Wednesday morning. 70-degree temps are back in the forecast for Phoenix by the weekend.
The Arizona Department of Transportation announced major weekend traffic closures for the Broadway Curve Improvement Project.
Motorists heading from the East Valley to Phoenix and points west will have to get creative this weekend due to disruptive freeway closures.