STATE GLANCE
Woman, 7-year-old son killed after being struck by car in Tucson
TUCSON — Authorities say a woman and her 7-year-old son are dead after being struck by a car in midtown Tucson.
Officers responded about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday to a serious injury collision involving two pedestrians.
Tucson Fire Department paramedics began rendering first aid to both victims before pronouncing the woman dead at the scene. The boy was taken to a hospital, where he died.
The names of the two victims haven’t been released yet.
Police say the driver of the car was an adult female who stayed at the scene and cooperated with officers.
They say she showed no signs of impairment, but it’s unclear if speed was a factor in the crash.
Police are trying to determine if the woman and her son were in a crosswalk at the time.
Phoenix school district pulls plug on slavery computer game
PHOENIX — A Phoenix school district is blocking an online game that simulated slavery after parents complained about its use in the classroom.
Phoenix Elementary School District officials said they are unsure how the game got into the classroom, but they blocked access to it on Tuesday after meeting with parents.
The game “Mission US: Flight to Freedom” put users into the persona of a 14-year-old girl attempting to escape a Kentucky plantation.
Students had to navigate the plantation master’s demands while plotting an escape down a river. If the attempt was unsuccessful, the girl would be sold back into slavery.
De’Lon Brooks told The Arizona Republic that his son, an Emerson Elementary School student, told him about the game last week.
“As a parent and as someone who grew up under civil-rights (movement) members, I couldn’t allow my son to be subjected to that without my permission,” Brooks said.
District spokeswoman Sara Bresnahan said the district is only aware of one seventh-grade classroom that played the game, but they were checking with teachers across the district’s 13 elementary schools.
Man accused in shooting death of younger brother
WILHOIT — Authorities say a man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of his younger brother in the small Yavapai County town of Wilhoit.
County Sheriff’s officials say 68-year-old Warren Lewis is being held without bond in the Camp Verde Detention Center on suspicion of first-degree murder.
They say Lewis called the Sheriff’s Office and reported shooting his 58-year-old brother.
Deputies found Gregory Lewis lying on the ground outside a Wilhoit home with an apparent upper body gunshot wound. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.
Warren Lewis told deputies he and his brother argued over rent and other issues before the shooting.
He called 911 and a rifle believed used in the shooting was recovered by authorities after a search warrant was served at the home.
Fire will force Bisbee City Hall to be temporarily relocated
BISBEE — Bisbee Mayor David Smith says a fire at City Hall means city offices will have to be temporarily relocated.
Authorities say the fire early Wednesday caused substantial damage to City Hall.
A nearby church will be used as a command center while city offices will be relocated to a vacant school.
Smith is a former Tucson Police officer and fire investigator and says an investigation of the blaze will begin Friday.
Bisbee Police Chief Albert Echave told Tucson’s KOLD-TV that no one was in the building when the fire began around 1 a.m. Wednesday and there were no injuries.
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office says at least seven other fire departments helped Bisbee firefighters battle the blaze in southeastern Bisbee.
Bisbee is 80 miles (129 kilometers) southeast of Tucson.
Power restored to terminal at Phoenix airport
PHOENIX — Power has been restored at Terminal 4 at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, and a security checkpoint that had been closed because of an outage is back in operation.
The outage affecting part of the airport’s largest terminal lasted about an hour Wednesday morning. The terminal’s other three checkpoints remained open.
There’s no immediate word of cause of the outage or any flight delays, but an airport spokesman advised passengers and people picking up travelers to check flight status with airlines.
Airlines served by Terminal 4 include American and Southwest.
Man convicted of trafficking drugs in Arizona still at large
TUCSON — Authorities say a man who was convicted of drug trafficking in southern Arizona despite skipping his trial remains at large.
A jury convicted Mario Sergio Dorame of transporting over 70 pounds (32 kilograms) of cocaine, conducting a criminal enterprise and conspiracy.
Dorame was driving on Interstate 10 in Pima County when he was pulled over for a traffic violation in November 2016.
An Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper found the cocaine in a hidden compartment in Dorame’s truck.
Dorame was arrested and released from Pima County Jail without bond.
He showed up for pretrial hearings, but absconded before the jury trial started in September 2017.
Dorame served a prison sentence after being arrested in July 2012 for transporting nearly 280 pounds (127 kilograms) of marijuana in his vehicle.