Commissioner seeks independent probe after woman’s death

PHOENIX (AP) — One of the five officials overseeing most Arizona utilities wants an independent investigation into how the Corporation Commission handled phone calls from a woman whose 72-year-old mother died after her power was shut off in triple-digit heat.
Commissioner Lea Marquez Peterson says she’ll ask the rest of the commission to support the investigation during a meeting next week.
Utilities Division Director Elijah Abinah reported preliminary findings of an internal investi