Top Five Most-Read Phoenix News Stories of the Week
In case you missed any news action this week, we’ve got you covered.Here’s our recap of the most-read news stories of the week:…
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Border Officers Find Five Pounds of Heroin in Woman’s Underwear
Today in Found at the Border: A Mexican woman tried to cross the border in Nogales with five pounds of heroin in her underwear, according to authorities.Cristina Luna-Ramos, 38, tried to drive through the port of entry about 11 a.m. on Wednesday. Officers reported seeing something that’s never good news…
Arizona’s “Empowerment Scholarship Accounts” Survive Court Challenge
The Arizona Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal of a ruling that upholds the state’s “empowerment scholarship accounts.”The state Supremes have struck down voucher-program laws in the past, and although these accounts are similar to vouchers, they’re not quite the same…
Survey: 21 Percent of Arizonans Struggle to Afford Food
More than one-in-five Arizonans reported not having enough money to buy food for themselves or for their family on at least one occasion in 2013.That finding comes from Gallup, which polled more than 178,000 people nationwide last year on a variety of subjects. A little more than 21 percent of…
Maricopa County Mugshots of the Week: Get Mad
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest.This week, all of our alleged offenders get…
Arizona’s Pro-Tesla Bill Suddenly Back in Play
Though the bill proposed at the Arizona Legislature to legalize the sale of Tesla vehicles in the state essentially died, it’s suddenly been brought back to life.The move happens to come just as Arizona and Texas became considered two of four finalists for a large battery factory planned by the…
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Driver Everyone Hates Admits to Purposely Clogging Phoenix’s Passing Lanes
If you’d like to make your blood boil, crack open the opinion pages of the Arizona Republic.You know the people who like to camp out in the left-hand lane of the highway, impeding people who’d like to drive faster than them? This guy writing to the Republic admits that he…
Carjacker Shot and Killed by Police in Downtown Phoenix
A Phoenix police officer shot and killed a man Tuesday outside CityScape.According to court documents obtained by New Times, detectives near 21st Avenue and Dunlap ran a records check Tuesday on the license plate of a truck listed as stolen. The detectives started following the truck, occupied by Craig Uran,…
Arizona’s Nine Congressmen Ask Tesla to Open Arizona Plant, Though Its Cars Can’t Be Sold Here
All nine U.S. Representatives from Arizona signed on to a letter to Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, asking that the company open its new factory in Arizona.Telsa plans on opening its “Gigafactory” to mass-produce batteries for its electric vehicles, and Arizona’s one of four states the company’s considering. Arizona’s nine…
St. Patrick’s Day DUI Task Force in Arizona Makes Grand Total of 413 DUI Arrests
From Friday through St. Patrick’s Day on Monday, DUI task forces around the state made 413 DUI arrests.Although you might expect most of the arrests to have come Monday, the majority of the arrests (233) were made on Friday and Saturday…
Arizona Ranked 13th-Best State to Be a Taxpayer
Next time you complain about taxes, remember that people in most other states have it worse.According to one analysis of various state and local taxes, Arizona’s the 13th-best state to be a taxpayer…
Arizona Senate Budget Proposal Cuts Down on Jan Brewer’s Recommended CPS Funding
Budget bills were introduced in the Arizona Senate yesterday, with a spending plan that’s roughly $150 million less than Governor Jan Brewer’s proposal.One of Brewer’s priorities in her budget proposal, more than $73 million in new spending for Child Protective Services, is cut down in Senate President Andy Biggs’ proposal…
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UA Study on Pot and PTSD Could Impact Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Program
Since the beginning of Arizona’s medical-marijuana program, people have petitioned the state health department to add post-traumatic stress disorder as a qualifying condition for medical pot.However, PTSD and other conditions aren’t added to the list, due to a lack of scientific research on the risks and benefits of using marijuana…
Independents Now Outnumber Republicans in Arizona
Independent voters now outnumber Republicans in Arizona.According to voter registration statistics released today, more than 10,000 people have registered as independents since January. The total number of Arizona independents is 1,134,243, surpassing the 1,130,170 Republicans…
Map: Where Phoenix’s Uninsured Residents Live
Maps made by a Georgia Tech grad student show where the highest concentrations of people without health insurance live in America’s biggest cities, including Phoenix.The maps are based on data collected from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, and the map of Phoenix isn’t entirely surprising…
Arizona DUI Task Forces Rack Up 233 DUI Arrests Over the Weekend
The DUI task forces around the state made a total of 233 arrests for driving under the influence this weekend.The task forces were out for the St. Patrick’s Day weekend, and since St. Patrick’s Day is today, the total number of DUI arrests obviously will go up…
Top Five Most-Read Phoenix News Stories of the Week
In case you missed any news action this week, we’ve got you covered.Here’s our recap of the most-read news stories of the week:…
St. Patrick’s Day Weekend DUI Patrols: Phoenix, East Valley, and More
Drunk driving is bad.With that out of the way, here’s where police will be setting up “saturation patrols” around the Valley, looking for impaired drivers this weekend, including St. Patrick’s Day:…
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The 1997 “Phoenix Lights” are no mystery
In 1997, a “vee pattern” of lights flew across Arizona north-to-south. While conspiracy theories abound, the explanation is far less sexy.
Child-Welfare Analyst: Arizona’s High Foster-Care Rates Not Getting Any Better
The thousands of ignored allegations of neglect and abuse that went uninvestigated isn’t the only crisis Arizona’s Child Protective Services is dealing with.This morning, the CPS oversight committee at the Legislature brought in a child-welfare expert to explain some statistics surrounding the number of Arizona kids that are placed in…
Maricopa County Mugshots of the Week: What It Looks Like
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest.This week, we can only say what it…
As Lawmakers Debate Warrantless Searches of Abortion Clinics, a Search Warrant Is Served
While Republican lawmakers are arguing that it’s necessary to allow warrantless searches of abortion clinics in Arizona, the first warranted search of an abortion clinic in several years just recently took place.The Associated Press, which reported this fact, noted the coincidence that this warrant just happened to get served when…