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A Wickenburg, Arizona mom is in very hot water after allegedly beating her kids and stepchildren because they went maskless after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, officials said. Sarah Michelle Boone, 32, has a previous record for domestic abuse. She was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and three counts each of child abuse and assault, court charging documents obtained Thursday by The Associated Press show. Wickenburg police responded on Saturday, Dec. 26 around 7 p.m. to the woman’s house last weekend after a complaint was called in. She allegedly kicked a boy while he was on the floor,...

The Arizona Department of Transportation has released its first-stage environmental review of a proposed new interstate from the border to north of Phoenix. The agency wants the public to weigh in on the controversial proposal, and is holding public meetings in Tucson and Marana this week. Three years ago, the state transportation department began evaluating the possibility of a new interstate highway, called I-11, which would connect traffic from the Mexican border to the Nevada border. In 2015 a federal act identified the route as a high-priority corridor eligible for federal funding. State transportation spokesperson Laura Douglas says her agency...

Informant tips police to potential mass killer By Phillip Swift, Staff Writer A 16-year-old Wickenburg youth with a desire to exceed the numbers killed in the Columbine High School massacre four years ago is in custody after police learned of his intent through a phone call from a concerned citizen. Authorities identified the youth as Mylan Lee Skaggs of Wickenburg. He is currently in custody at the Durango Juvenile Facility in Phoenix. "We dodged a major bullet here," said Chief of Police Tony Melendez, speaking of the informant who called Wickenburg police headquarters this weekend. That person, whose identity is...