MESA, Ariz.—”You can never go home again” rings true for combat veterans, especially the part of them that can never forget. People have called war many things—cruel and tragic, the final court of appeals, a racket, and the most noble thing people can do for their country. It depends on how you look at it. […]

A police officer from Stoughton, Massachusetts, could face the death penalty or life in prison for allegedly killing a young pregnant woman to conceal a longstanding sexual relationship that began when she was a minor. Matthew Farwell, 38, was charged by a federal grand jury in Boston with the murder of Sandra Birchmore on Aug. […]

GLENDALE, Ariz.—Former president Donald Trump introduced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the “special guest” at a rally in Glendale, Arizona, just hours after Kennedy suspended his presidential campaign. Kennedy 70, a former Democrat, withdrew his candidacy as an Independent candidate on Aug. 23 amid sagging polls and backed Trump as the Republican nominee in the […]

An Arizona judge on July 9 dismissed with prejudice the murder case against an elderly ranch owner charged in the shooting death of an illegal immigrant on Jan. 30, 2023. In a 12-page decision, Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Thomas Fink said the prosecution failed to present evidence to convict Nogales resident George Alan […]

NOGALES, Ariz.—Despite a hopelessly deadlocked jury and a judge declaring a mistrial in April, the high-profile murder case of Arizona border rancher George Alan Kelly, 75, isn’t over yet. On June 3, Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Thomas Fink heard opposing motions to dismiss the case—with or without prejudice—and took the matter under advisement […]

Voters in Oregon’s Crook County voted to explore moving the border with Idaho, making it the 13th county in the Beaver State to adopt the ballot measure. “This is another big win for our movement and, more importantly, for the people of eastern Oregon and Crook County,” said Matt McCaw, executive director of the Greater […]

NOGALES, Ariz.—Observers say it took 75-year-old Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly just 15 months to lose nearly everything he worked for: his life savings, the home that was his paradise, and his good name. Despite a deadlocked jury resulting in Mr. Kelly’s acquittal on charges of second-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, […]

NOGALES, Ariz.—Prosecutors in the high-profile murder trial of George Alan Kelly rested their case in an Arizona courtroom as defense lawyers called their first witnesses on April 16. Court officials said they anticipate final arguments as early as April 17, after which the jury would begin deliberating three weeks of physical evidence and oral testimony. […]

NOGALES, Ariz.—On the night of his arrest, George Alan Kelly told investigators that he had “no reason to believe” that he shot and killed an illegal immigrant who was later found dead on his ranch property on Jan. 30, 2023. “I’ve never been confronted with a situation such as this. I’m still somewhat agitated. I’m […]

NOGALES, Ariz.—A detective in the George Alan Kelly murder case testified at the trial that an interview with the sole eyewitness to the fatal shooting of an illegal immigrant in Arizona was partially recorded in an empty hotel lounge in Mexico. On April 11, the 12th day of the trial, defense co-counsel Brenna Larkin asked […]

NOGALES, Ariz.—An expert firearms witness in the murder trial of George Alan Kelly told a jury on April 9 that forensic tests showed no gunshot residue was present on the clothing of an illegal immigrant found fatally shot on his property. Aaron Brudnell, a forensic firearms specialist with the Arizona Department of Public Safety, said […]

NOGALES, Ariz.—The wife of an Arizona rancher accused of shooting an illegal Mexican immigrant to death testified in court that she was “terrified” to see two men armed with rifles walking across the couple’s property the day the victim was found dead hours later. The men were also dressed in camouflage clothing and carrying “big […]

NOGALES, Ariz.—An illegal immigrant suffered massive internal injuries from a single gunshot wound the night he was found dead on the property of an Arizona rancher accused of his murder, according to a forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy. However, the exact time of death remains a mystery, Dr. Krista Timm, a forensic pathologist at […]

NOGALES, Ariz.—Lawyers for George Alan Kelly, the Arizona rancher accused of gunning down an illegal immigrant, pressed a ballistics expert on what the government “can’t prove” with available physical evidence. On cross-examination, forensic scientist Richard Wyant conceded the evidence does not directly connect Mr. Kelly to the firearm that caused the fatal shot. The state’s […]

NOGALES, Ariz.—Prosecutors in the second-degree murder trial of Arizona ranch owner George Alan Kelly called, as their first witness, an illegal immigrant nearly a dozen times deported from the United States, once for illegally smuggling drugs into the country. Honduran national Daniel Alberto Ramirez, 43, testified in Santa Cruz County Superior Court on March 27 […]

FARGO, N.D.— Former President Donald Trump on March 4 coasted to an easy victory in the North Dakota Republican caucus on the eve of Super Tuesday, when he is poised to continue his dominance and come within reach of the nomination. The Associated Press projected President Trump as the winner at 9:22 p.m. ET. The […]

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it intercepted 6,737 firearms at airport security checkpoints in 2023, exceeding all previous yearly records. “Why more guns? More passengers combined with more people who own firearms,” said TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein in an email to The Epoch Times. “It has increased every year except during the 2020 COVID […]

PHOENIX, Ariz.—A Republican-sponsored bill in Arizona seeks to combat forced organ harvesting in communist China, where prisoners of conscience have been killed for their organs on a large scale for more than two decades. At a press conference in Phoenix on Feb. 5, House Majority Leader Leo Biasiucci (R), the bill’s sponsor, said HB2504 would […]

LUKEVILLE, Ariz.—An unmarked white minivan hazy with dust rumbled along the dirt road to a federal processing station less than two miles north of the international border in Lukeville, Arizona. The minivan pulled into a large parking area, also dirt, where dozens of illegal aliens milled around outside large military-style tents with their worldly belongings […]

The largest county on the Hawaiian island of Maui is suing the state’s public utility for alleged “gross negligence,” resulting in wildfires that killed at least 115 people and destroyed or damaged thousands of buildings and homes. On Aug. 24, Maui County filed a civil action in the Second Circuit Court against Hawaiian Electric Industries […]