Google announced Wednesday that Phoenix is one of nine metro areas in the United States where the company would like to bring Google Fiber, its Internet service advertised as being “100 times faster than today’s basic broadband.”Google’s announcement explained that it needs a lot of cooperation from the cities in…
Good news: By one measure, you need to make only about $33,000 a year to buy an average home in Phoenix.Bad news: In reality, you’re probably going to need a lot more than that…
Phoenix is among nine U.S. cities that Google has selected as a potential location for Google Fiber.According to Google, the Internet service provided by Google Fiber is “100 times faster than today’s basic broadband.”…
A bill that had Arizona librarians warning of drastic budget cuts has been amended in the libraries’ favor.In its original form, House Bill 2379, proposed by Republican Representative Justin Olson, would put a cap on property-tax increases by “special districts” around the state, which includes county library districts…
Arizona’s Senate Judiciary Committee voted against a bill that would allow industrial hemp farming in the state.Hemp farming is illegal in most states, despite the fact that smoking the plant, which is related to marijuana plants, won’t get you stoned…
After a new state law in 2011 seriously limited the number of places in Arizona where abortions could be performed, Planned Parenthood once again is providing abortion services in Flagstaff.Planned Parenthood stopped providing abortion services at several of its Arizona locations (including Flagstaff) after those new regulations were made official…
Proposals for a border fence are nothing new in Arizona, but Republican state Senator Bob Worsley’s call for a “virtual border fence” is a bit different.Worsley explained the system in a committee hearing Monday, saying the public would be able to monitor the images collected by these devices with infrared…
Several national news-media outlets are claiming that gangs of stray Chihuahuas are “terrorizing” or “taking over” the West Phoenix neighborhood of Maryvale.With tales of packs of up to a dozen Chihuahuas attacking children as they walk to school, we decided to check it out firsthand…
Several people whose family members have been in immigrant detention centers for months, or even years, are on a hunger strike outside the Phoenix Immigration and Customs Enforcement office.The hunger strike started last night, and they plan to stay there without food for the next two weeks…
There’s been a lot of speculation from media types that Millennials can’t or won’t buy homes, and it seems to be turning out that way around here.According to the monthly real estate report from Arizona State University’s Center for Real Estate Theory and Practice, Millennials in the Phoenix area “are…
Get this: Arizona voters want to vote.After Arizona’s Republican-led Legislature passed a series of elections changes in one bill last year, it hardly took any time for non-Republican groups to band together and collect enough voter signatures to put the issue on the ballot.Republican lawmakers are now working to repeal…
A 36-year-old man was fatally shot inside a Walmart store in Chandler Sunday after getting into a fight with another customer.According to Chandler police, it appears that the men didn’t know each other before getting into a dispute at the service counter in the store, near Warner and Alma School…
There are a whole lot of myths and urban legends about Phoenix.Strap on your helmet just in case your mind gets blown by our picks for the 10 biggest myths about Arizona’s capital:…
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:…
It might not be surprising, but county health departments in Arizona ranked obesity the top public-health priority, according to a survey in the state’s first-ever comprehensive health assessment.In the past 20 years, Arizona’s had a 19 percent increase in the amount of people who are obese or overweight — the…
Darren Sharper, a former Pro Bowl safety in the NFL, has been accused of raping women in several states.The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced this morning that Sharper’s being charged in two rapes there and revealed that Sharper’s also being investigated in rapes in Nevada, Louisiana, and Arizona.Tempe…
If you’re driving from Phoenix to Las Vegas or Kingman this weekend, beware — the Arizona Department of Public Safety is bringing out the airplane to catch speeders.According to DPS, the plane will be cruising U.S. Route 93, and the Highway Patrol officers on the ground will be along the…
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 found some people you probably…
If you’ve ever wanted to have more participation in the “meth lab of democracy,” then you’re in luck.State officials launched a website today (azvoices.gov) that allows voters to make “respectful” comments on pending legislation and even float their own ideas…
Here’s some advice from John Huppenthal, Arizona’s Superintendent of Public Instruction: You should find out if you can send your kids to private school on the state’s dime.That’s what the state’s schools chief is saying in robocalls to people in certain areas around Phoenix and Tucson encouraging them to check…
Congressman Raul Grijalva, a southern Arizona Democrat, has joined 17 other congressmen in asking that President Obama to help reclassify marijuana in the federal drug “scheduling.”Marijuana is a Schedule I substance at the federal level, which the Justice Department describes as the “most dangerous” drugs that have “no currently accepted…
Arizona Senate President is pushing for an external audit of Child Protective Services.The proposed audit is just the latest attempt at reforming the agency, which simply shelved thousands of allegations of child abuse and neglect because of large caseloads…
