Email Author Ray Stern

Awards

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published July 8, 2010

  "Gold Rush"

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published November 25, 2010

  "Chronic Future"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published October 15, 2009

  "Concrete Bungle"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  SCA Scandal

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  Valley Fever

• 2008 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published July 19, 2007

  "Money for Nothing"

• 2008 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published May 31, 2007

  "What Happened in Vegas..."

• 2008 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published May 31, 2007

  "What Happened in Vegas..."

• 2008 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published February 8, 2007

  "Gotcha!"

• 2007 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published November 16, 2006

  "ICE Meltdown"

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2011 Stories by Ray Stern

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  FEATURED STORY

  "Celebrity Fight Night" With Octomom, Amy Fisher and Others Violates Trademark of Muhammad Ali Event With Same Name, Suit Alleges

  published Nov 03, 2011

  An Arizona non-profit company that hosts a yearly event to benefit Phoenix's Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center is asking a federal judge to stop a pay-per-view boxing event from using its name.The Celebr... More >>

• Maricopa County Employee Faces Possible Punishment for Releasing Joel Fox Documents to Arizona Republic

  published Nov 03, 2011

  rAn unnamed Maricopa County employee is in hot water after releasing records relating to the firing of former Sheriff's Office Deputy Joel Fox.The Arizona Republic's JJ Hensley reported this mor... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Right-Wing Bloggers Jump Into County Fray -- and Facts Be Damned

  published Nov 03, 2011

  rThe public can be forgiven for not fully understanding the ongoing mess of Maricopa County politics, and why a former county attorney stands to lose his law license. But, dang it, people who p... More >>

• Marijuana Legalization Opponent Richard Valdemar Tells Cartel Vs. Hippies Tale That Seems to Support Need for Legalization

  published Nov 03, 2011

  Richard Valdemar believes the central character of his medical-marijuana story would be executed by a Mexican drug cartel if he was named, so he refers to him as "Winnie."As Valdemar relates in newly... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  State Bar Disciplinary Hearing Officially Concludes for Andrew Thomas and Underlings; Decision Expected by March

  published Nov 02, 2011

  The Arizona State Bar's disciplinary proceeding against former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and two of his former employees wrapped up today. The three-man panel that oversaw the case ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Former Arizona U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton Says He Trusted ATF Official in "Fast and Furious" Predecessor Operation; Got Memo on Gunwalking

  published Nov 01, 2011

  Former Arizona U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton says he trusted the word of a federal firearms officials who told him in 2006 that a gunwalking operation wouldn't result in missing weapons.The President B... More >>

• Immigrants Compared to West Nile Virus in a Politically Incorrect Article Lede That Sheriff Arpaio Would Appreciate

  published Nov 01, 2011

  Immigrants are just like viruses -- they get here, adapt, and infect the rest of us.At least, that's according to a politically incorrect lede in a San Jose Mercury News article from last Wednesday a... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Men's Health Publisher Drops Push to Stop Nov. 5 AZ Urban Race; Parties Settle

  published Nov 01, 2011

  The race will go on!After playing the heavy in a legal fight against a local promoter of an upcoming obstacle-course race, the publisher of Men's Health magazine, has relented and dropped a demand to... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  James Patock Files $20 Million Defamation Lawsuit Over National Mall Arrest for Guns in Trailer; Demands Return of Dog

  published Oct 28, 2011

  Cops trashed James Patock's trailer, which served as his home.They threw him in jail for 45 days, where he was pelted with excrement.They even seized his 10-year-old German Shepherd, Lobo, and gave i... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Christopher Quaratino, A.K.A. Amityville Kid, Will Tell Spooky Story for Halloween

  published Oct 28, 2011

  rChristopher Quaratino, who was 7 when he lived in the home made famous by his parents' stories of a demonic haunting, has a spooky story to share.We profiled the 43-year-old Phoenix man in th... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Jack Hegarty Out as Highway Patrol Chief for Arizona Department of Public Safety; Employee Morale a Factor in Decision

  published Oct 28, 2011

  Lieutenant Colonel Jack Hegarty has been replaced as Highway Patrol chief for the Arizona Department of Public Safety, in part due to concerns about his perceived effect on employee morale.The new bos... More >>

• Decision in State Bar Disciplinary Case Not Expected 'Til Spring; Andrew Thomas, Lisa Aubuchon and Rachel Alexander Face Punishment

  published Oct 27, 2011

  rThe Arizona State Bar's independent counsel team rested its case today in the disciplinary proceeding against former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and two of his former employees. T... More >>

• More Nonsense From Thomas: Claims TV Reporter Revealed News of Lawyer's County Clients, but Judge had Ruled on Issue Months Prior

  published Oct 27, 2011

  New setting, same old story.Under oath while on the stand this morning in the his disciplinary "trial," former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas claimed that a TV reporter gave his office a grea... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Watch Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas Spin; Disciplinary Proceedings Continue

  published Oct 27, 2011

  Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is back on the stand this morning in the State Bar's disciplinary proceeding against him.Here's the link to the state Supreme Court's Web page on the hear... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  AZ Urban Race, Formerly AZ Urbanathlon, Faces Possible Restraining Order in Trademark Case; Race Scheduled for November 5

  published Oct 26, 2011

  AZ Urban Race, formerly AZ Urbanathlon, has yet to clear all the hurdles in a lawsuit filed by the publisher of Men's Health magazine.As we reported on October 18, the obstacle-course race hosted by M... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Andrew Thomas' Theories on County Conspiracy (Still) Have Holes

  published Oct 26, 2011

  We're biased on this one.Gotta admit it.We watched hours and hours of testimony by former Maricopa County Andrew Thomas today, and the guy definitely seemed to have an answer for everything -- but on... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Andrew Thomas: County Supervisors and Judges Were "Openly Thumbing Their Nose at the Law"

  published Oct 26, 2011

  Andrew Thomas certainly seems to believe his own theories as he defends himself today against a State Bar complaint that could cost him his law license.In the former Maricopa County Attorney's world, ... More >>

• More Hypocrisy From Thomas: "Very Unusual" for a Judge to Attach Newspaper Article to Complaint -- Yet Two of Thomas' "Anti-Corruption" Cases Began That Way

  published Oct 26, 2011

  Part Two of the morning testimony by former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas brought out even more of Thomas' apparently hypocritical thought processes.We say hypocritical because it's difficult... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Thomas Defends Shoddy Conspiracy Case; Struggles to Explain Why "Biased" Judge Ruled in His Favor

  published Oct 26, 2011

  Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas said in a disciplinary hearing against him today that he doesn't know why a judge he thought was "biased" made a major ruling in Thomas' favor.Thomas has ... More >>

• Haboob Wedding Video Goes Viral

  published Oct 26, 2011

  Proving that the world really has gone crazy over Arizona's annual haboobs (that's what we used to call dust storms until a big one this year), a video of a Florence wedding marred by dust is going vi... More >>

• Andrew Thomas, Former Maricopa County Attorney, Scheduled to Testify This Morning in State Bar Disciplinary Proceeding; Faces Disbarment

  published Oct 26, 2011

  Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is taking stand this morning in a disciplinary proceeding that could result in his disbarment.Click here to access the state Supreme Court's Web site, the... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Lisa Aubuchon Displays Bizarre Thinking in State Bar Discipline Hearing

  published Oct 26, 2011

  Lisa Aubuchon lives in an alternative universe.True, we may have watched too many Star Trek episodes as a kid, but after watching the former deputy county attorney's performance on the stand in the St... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  A Phoenix Man Wants to Get the "Truth" Out -- And Cash In -- on What Happened in America's Most Famous Haunted House

  published October 27, 2011

  The 28 days Christopher Quaratino spent in a spooky-looking house in Amityville, New York, defined his life. Quaratino was just 7 when... More >>

• In a Strange About-Face, the President Tries to Hack Medical Marijuana Off at the Knees

  published October 20, 2011

  The new federal crackdown on medical marijuana announced on October 7 by California's four U.S. Attorneys sent chills through the industry. It... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  AZ Urbanathlon Changes Name Before November 5 Race Due to Lawsuit by Men's Health Publisher; Now AZ Urban Race

  published Oct 18, 2011

  rAZ Urbanathlon, an obstacle-course race scheduled to take place on November 5 near Scottsdale, has changed its name to AZ Urban Race following a federal trademark complaint.Rodale, the publisher of M... More >>