Phoenix Detective Who Survived Shooting Released From the Hospital

One of the two Phoenix police detectives who was shot earlier this week has been released from the hospital.Detective John Hobbs, 43, died on Monday after being shot by 28-year-old William Thornton. Police Chief Daniel Garcia announced today that the other detective who was shot, 37-year-old Albert Casados, has been…

Arizona’s New Regulations on Medicated Abortion Draw a Lawsuit

Yet another new Arizona abortion law has resulted in a lawsuit.The latest lawsuit, filed by Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Center for Reproductive Rights, alleges a new regulation that restricts how medicated abortions are administered is unconstitutional.David Brown, a staff attorney for the Center for Reproductive Rights, says…

Video: Fatal Shooting Inside Walmart Store in Chandler

The Chandler Police Department has released the surveillance video from a fatal shooting that took place inside a Walmart two weeks ago.Kriston Belinte-Chee, 36, was shot and killed by 25-year-old Cyle Quadlin on February 16 after the two got into an argument at the service counter that escalated into a…

No One Leading Race for Arizona Governor

For the second month in a row, pollsters have found that Arizonans don’t really know who they’d like to see as their next governor.In results released today, Public Policy Polling found the leader in the GOP primary to be “undecided,” at 34 percent. The leading GOP candidate is Secretary of…

A Tornado Landed in Mesa and Took a Hot Tub

The National Weather Service has confirmed that a “small tornado” touched down in Mesa over the weekend.According to the NWS, the tornado took a hot tub about a mile west of downtown Mesa, and several people reported watching the hot tub spinning over an apartment complex before it landed upside…

Arizona House Moves More Bills Pushed by the Force Behind SB 1062

On Wednesday evening, Governor Jan Brewer vetoed Senate Bill 1062, pointing out that it had nothing to do with her legislative priorities, like passing a budget and fixing Child Protective Services.By Thursday afternoon, members of the Arizona House of Representatives were back to discussing and advancing bills pushed by the…

Jan Brewer Signs Repeal of Last Year’s Changes to Voting Laws

Governor Jan Brewer signed the repeal of last year’s House Bill 2305, a bill that made several controversial changes to the elections process in Arizona.After a coalition of non-Republican groups quickly gathered enough signatures to put the issue to voters after the bill’s passage last year, the Republican majority decided…

Ed Pastor to Retire After 23 Years in Congress

Democratic Congressman Ed Pastor announced today that this will be his last term in Congress.Pastor will have spent 23 full years in Congress when this term expires. He was first elected via special election in 1991, to replace Mo Udall, who retired for health reasons…

Behind the Scenes at Phoenix’s UFO Congress

There’s more to the UFO community than tales of lights in the sky and little green men.In this week’s New Times cover story, Jason P. Woodbury examines the parts that make up the International UFO Congress, which is held outside Phoenix…

Veto Aside, Jon Stewart Rips Arizona a New One

The Arizona Legislature has proved incapable of sneaking craziness past the Daily Show.Although Governor Jan Brewer announced Wednesday evening that she had vetoed SB 1062, the so-called “religious freedom” bill, the Daily Show and host Jon Stewart already had their smackdown of Arizona ready to go…