CBS 5 – KPHO Joseph Wood, currently on death row here in Arizona, was convicted and sentenced to death by lethal injection for gunning down his ex-girlfriend and her father 25 years ago. He was scheduled to die this coming Wednesday but a federal appeals court put a halt to that planned execution, giving Wood a few extra days, perhaps even more. The judges who made the ruling late last week giving Wood a temporary stay said his lawyers presented “serious questions” that were reason enough to postpone the execution. But a Valley attorney CBS 5 News spoke to said make no mistake; This is only temporary, Joseph Wood will be eventually be put to death for his crime. Continued:
WATCH: Maricopa County ‘Year in Review,’ with Board of Supervisors Chairman and Rose Law Group partner, Thomas Galvin
December 12, 2025
From fiscal responsibility to public safety funding to more adopted animals, 2025 was a successful and productive year in Maricopa County government. This video captures
