Sean Pearce had his two-week suspension slashed to one week in a 2013 crash that killed a citizen while the Maricopa County deputy was speeding in an unmarked vehicle without lights or sirens. Pearce, son of recalled state Senator Russell Pearce, already has avoided criminal charges in the crash. He…
The 2016 Arizona legislative session hasn’t even officially started, but already state politicians are scheming to undermine the U.S. Constitution and at least two branches of the federal government. Behold: House Bill 2024. It’s a bill that says Arizona doesn’t have to follow or fund presidential executive orders, Supreme Court…
A count of the homeless people living in Maricopa County will take place later this month in an effort to learn who’s experiencing homelessness and the resources they need. The Maricopa Association of Governments coordinates the Point-in-Time homeless count in Maricopa County each year to secure homeless-assistance funding from the…
A Colorado resident was arrested on Saturday in the Petrified Forest National Park on suspicion of stealing 139 pounds of petrified wood. Authorities in the park were tipped off by a visitor who saw a man putting pieces of petrified wood in a blue pickup truck. Jeremy Wayne Bayes of…
From the moment Jon Ritzheimer and his pal Blaine Cooper — the two men from Arizona holed up in a federal building on the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Burns, Oregon, with Ammon Bundy and company – put out a request via Facebook for “snacks,” and other supplies, it appears many…
Thousands of Arizonans who paid off their child-support debt continued to be marked as subject to property liens because of a state Department of Economic Security screw-up that officials say is almost fixed. Ticked-off customers — including some with lawyers — finally drove the agency to do something about the…
As he lay in an irrigation ditch in excruciating pain, the shot clock seemed to be running out for the final time for Bobby Hurley. A legendary college basketball player, Hurley had just finished playing his 19th NBA game for the Sacramento Kings. He had been broadsided by the driver…
President Barack Obama announced a series of executive actions to fight gun violence today by, among other things, attempting to clamp down on unlicensed firearms dealers who exploit an exception for hobbyists and collectors in order to avoid having to run criminal background checks on customers. Legally, anyone who is…
It was only a matter of time until Jon Ritzheimer — the ex-Marine, anti-Islamist Arizonan holed up in a federal building in Oregon — inspired his own hashtag. Yesterday the world watched #VanillaISIS, #YallQaeda, and #YeeHawd take off on Twitter, and today we have a new one: #DaddySworeAnOath. This hashtag,…
The hundred thousand people who rely on Phoenix buses to get to and from work or around town every day can rest assured because the bus strike has been called off – at least for now. With about 90 minutes left before 650 bus drivers were set to go on…
As President Barak Obama is poised to issue an executive order tightening firearm regulations this week, critics are berating him for attempting to bypass Congress, which has repeatedly rebuffed reform efforts But some Arizona gun supporters suspect the president’s scheme is even sneakier. Alan Korwin, a Scottsdale author who has…
In Colorado, the past 16 weeks have seen 15 recalls of cannabis products because of pesticides, including the largest such recall last week. The state’s one of several that now mandate or encourage testing of recreational marijuana for contaminants. But in Arizona, the products of medical-marijuana sellers and cultivators never have…
About 650 bus drivers in Phoenix will go on strike at tonight at midnight, according to local transportation union leaders. Bob Bean, president of the local Amalgamated Transit Union chapter says the strike, which will affect 75 percent of bus routes in Phoenix, comes after weeks of failed negotiations between…
Arizona’s infamous anti-Islam leader, Jon Ritzheimer, is hunkered down with a about a dozen other armed “patriots” in buildings on a federal wildlife refuge as part of an armed protest against the federal government. He’s been in Harney County, a rural ranching area in eastern Oregon, for at least a…
The leader of an armed anti-government group that has occupied a federal wildlife building in Oregon once lived in Phoenix and can boast connections to local Republican politicians, such as Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Following a rally in support of two Oregon ranchers on Saturday, Ammon Bundy, son of rebellious Nevada…
With mere days left for the public to comment on whether Arizona should renew air-quality permits for three uranium mines near the Grand Canyon, multiple tests found that the amount of uranium dust in soil near one of the mines is four times higher than background levels. Energy Fuels Incorporated,…
It’s probably safe to say that 2015 was the year of the listicle — for those not in the know, list + article = listicle. From the top 10 times John McCain was mocked on late night TV to the 10 biggest revelations in Joe Arpaio’s contempt trial, we’ve covered it…
Metro Phoenix tops the list for urban areas infested with creepy critters, a services-finding website says. Thumbtack.com is like an Angie’s List competitor and one of the top websites in the country, hooking up Internet users with services like music lessons, home repair, and, of course, pest-control services. Unlike a…
The photographed figures in the snow appear to be loping, apelike creatures with an eerie resemblance to America’s favorite mythical monsters. The picture, taken by an Arizona Department of Transportation highway camera recently, has caused a buzz in the pseudo-scientific world of Bigfoot hunting. “We might have spotted a family…
Kathy Inman’s organization has a unique mission: Convincing Arizona’s senior-citizen voters that marijuana legalization is a good idea. “It’s about breaking the stereotype,” says Inman, executive director of the pot-advocacy group MomForce AZ. “For a lot of years, it was promoted as a part of the hippie society, and older folks don’t…
More fools in Phoenix have pointed lasers at aircraft than in any other city in the United States so far this year, the Federal Aviation Administration statistics show. There have been 170 reported events here in 2015 — nearly double the 93 incidents from last year — making Phoenix first in…
As immigration enforcement officials prepare to round up and deport about 15,000 undocumented immigrants, a network of Arizona faith leaders are mobilizing to shield families. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is finalizing plans, but, according to an article published just before Christmas by the Washington Post’s Jerry Markon and David…
