Once again, Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar has harsh words for those who disagree with him; though unlike in the past, his latest comments aren’t directed at the Pope or Planned Parenthood, or what appears to be his favorite target, the Environmental Protection Agency. This time he’s going after a Congressional…
After many citizens across Arizona learned that Planned Parenthood Arizona was purposefully excluded from the State Employees Charitable Campaign, they channelled their fury into swift and proactive responses. One state employee, Aanya Rispoli, started an online petition demanding Governor Doug Ducey and the SECC put Planned Parenthood back on the…
Arizona Senator John McCain thinks this year’s Republican presidential candidates need to “man up” and be less picky about their demands for televised national debates. “I think their complaints are legitimate, but come on, man, up and move on. I think it’s OK if the temperature isn’t exactly 67 degrees,”…
It’s time to dust off your skis and bust out your mittens if you live in northern Arizona because a storm system over the area is expected to drop a few inches of snow between this afternoon and Wednesday evening. According to meteorologist Hector Vasquez of the National Weather Service,…
For the first time in more than 30 years, Arizona state employees cannot voluntarily make a charitable donation from their paychecks to Planned Parenthood Arizona through the State Employee Charitable Campaign. The SECC is the government entity that helps state employees contribute to local non-profits through payroll deductions or one-time…
A new survey of Arizona Republicans shows that Ben Carson is now more popular than Donald Trump. Conducted by MBQF Consulting, the poll found that 25.5 percent of registered Republicans would cast a ballot for Carson if the election were held today, while only 24.8 percent want Trump in the…
Three small earthquakes centered near Black Canyon City rattled central Arizona late Sunday night, shaking dishes, creating a cacophony of wind chimes and barking dogs, and giving many people pause as they suddenly felt their homes vibrating for a few seconds. So far, no major damage or injuries have been reported,…
Arizona is now one of five states suing the Environmental Protection Agency over an updated provision within the Clean Air Act. While Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich calls the change “unreasonable” and “nearly impossible for Arizona to attain,” environmental groups are applauding the effort, and say the new rule will…
Are local anarchists planning to attack police officers around the country —including the metro Phoenix area — on Halloween as many news outlets have reported? Or has the entire scandal been fabricated? The answer, it turns out, isn’t so clear. Melkorka Licea at the New York Post was the first…
In honor of National Cat Day, Uber brought kittens to dozens of offices throughout Phoenix to help employees with everyday office tasks: shredding paper, sorting strings, being pawsitive. Considering all the ways kittens can help around the office got us thinking about other little critters we wouldn’t mind dropping by…..
Looking for a new office assistant? Well, in honor of National Cat Day, Uber drivers in Phoenix are offering to bring adorable kittens to your office between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. for you and your coworkers to play with, fall in love with, or put to work — we hear…
After Arizona State University student Erika Escalante recently tweeted three photos of herself and a friend picking cotton under the caption: “Our inner n***** came out today,” social media erupted in outrage: “You are racist. Ignorant,” one woman posted on Twitter. ” Ur so ignorant its painful,” tweeted another. “That’s…
The Phoenix Police Department Disciplinary Review Board is suggesting Sergeant Percy Dupra — the officer who fatally shot Michelle Cusseaux during a routine court-mandated mental health pick up order last year — be demoted for his actions, and Cusseaux’s family and friends are furious. “[The] decision not to recommend termination…
Still scrambling for a last-minute Halloween costume? We’ve got your back. From politicians to musicians to criminals, Arizona is full of scary-as-hell people just begging to be your muse. Here are 14 DIY costume options that promise to horrify your friends: 14. Jan Brewer All you need is a blond wig,…
Get excited, Phoenix because it’s time for round three of the frenetic yelling fest otherwise known as the Republican Presidential Debate! The theme of the night is “your money, your vote,” which might normally sound like a snooze-fest, but with the combined business acumen of Donald Trump and Carly Fiorina…
A new op-ed in the Washington Post penned by President Barack Obama’s former chief of staff, William M. Daley, blames the Republican Party’s current dysfunction on Arizona Senator John McCain’s “reckless” choice of Sarah Palin for his presidential running mate in 2008. Daley calls McCain “one of the party’s more…
Arizona is now one of 24 states officially suing the Environmental Protection Agency over President Obama’s flagship carbon-emissions-reduction initiative, the Clean Power Plan. Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, who has been talking about suing the EPA for months, announced that his office and the Arizona Corporaton Commission jointly signed onto…
Hundreds of Phoenix residents living with what they deem insufferable airplane noise pollution are planning to join thousands of other furious people around the country in “No Fly Day,” a national day of protest against the Federal Aviation Administration this Saturday. Phoenix, like at least a dozen other cities, had it’s…
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has rejected a plea from the Navajo Nation for assistance in dealing with the fallout of August 5 Gold King Mine spill that sent more than three million gallons of toxic wastewater downstream into critical Navajo waterways. In a letter containing almost no details or…
The Northern Arizona University Police Department released video footage and documents this week that help illuminate what happened right before and right after Steven Jones, the freshman charged with the October 9 shooting at NAU that killed one student and injured three others, opened fire. Jones, who pleaded “not guilty”…
A new report from the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office says that all five members of the Baxter family drowned after their car plunged into the Tempe Town Lake earlier this week. The Tempe Police Department is investigating the situation as a murder-suicide because authorities say that video-surveillance footage shows…
Jessica Burlew, a Glendale teen accused of killing 43-year-old Jason Ash during a sex-act gone wrong, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison today. Burlew had accepted the state’s plea bargain last month — pleading guilty to second-degree murder in exchange for a 10-year sentence — and today, Judge Scott…
