Palm trees line the streets in many of our Valley neighborhoods, but keeping them trimmed can be dangerous. If you need a palm tree trimmed, you could be liable as a homeowner if anything happens.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed House Bill 2611 into law, targeting group attacks after the death of East Valley teen Preston Lord.
Better known as Preston’s Law, the new legislation establishes harsher penalties for aggressors in lopsided assaults, also known as swarming.

In a 12-page motion filed last month, attorneys for 41-year-old Saul Aaron Bal say “substantial procedural rights” were violated when the grand jury was not allowed to consider self-defense. They claim that prosecutors kept “overwhelming evidence” of self-defense from the grand jury and ask that the case be sent back for reconsideration of probable cause.

A judge heard closing arguments in the case of a Gilbert teen accused of burning down a barn on Monday. Alexis Dominguez reports.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signs more than 20 bills, including one targeting teen gang violence (dubbed Preston’s Law.) Dennis Welch breaks it down.