Email Author Ray Stern
Awards
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2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published July 8, 2010
"Gold Rush"
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2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published November 25, 2010
"Chronic Future"
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2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published October 15, 2009
"Concrete Bungle"
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2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards
SCA Scandal
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2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards
Valley Fever
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2008 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published July 19, 2007
"Money for Nothing"
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2008 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published May 31, 2007
"What Happened in Vegas..."
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2008 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published May 31, 2007
"What Happened in Vegas..."
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2008 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published February 8, 2007
"Gotcha!"
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2007 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published November 16, 2006
"ICE Meltdown"
2012 Stories by Ray Stern
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FEATURED STORY
Prescott Valley Police Chief Bill Fessler Denies Bar-Fight Allegations, But Resigns From Motorcycle Club
published Dec 31, 2012
Prescott Valley Police Chief Bill Fessler released a statement over the weekend to quell rumors that he was involved in a December 22 Prescott bar fight in which a Glendale man was injured. The inc... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Joseph Godinez of Phoenix Used 6-Year-Old's Arm as Ashtray, Cops Say; Kids Removed From Home
published Dec 28, 2012
Authorities have taken at least two children from a west Phoenix home after arresting 40-year-old Joseph Godinez for burning his 6-year-old stepson's arm with a cigarette. Godinez burned the kid bac... More >>
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Dead Man in Drug Shooting Started Fight, Records Show, But All Involved May be Charged With Murder
published Dec 28, 2012
The man shot dead in a Phoenix apartment gunfight on December 20 apparently started the trouble when he tried to rob the men selling him 150 pounds of marijuana, records show. Phoenix police are see... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Maricopa Mugshots of the Week: Hair
published Dec 28, 2012
"A home for fleas A hive for bees A nest for birds There ain't no words For the beauty, the splendor, the wonder Of my..." Hair! That's the theme of today's check on Maricopa mugshots, which seems... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Sheriff Joe Arpaio Accepted Award From Confederate Group With "History of White Supremacy," Salon Says
published Dec 28, 2012
Besides the announcement of plans to deploy armed posse members at schools, another Sheriff Joe Arpaio story that broke yesterday concerns his acceptance last year of an award by a confederate group.... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Morning Poll: Sheriff Arpaio Plans to Put Armed Posse Members in Schools
published Dec 28, 2012
Totally upstaged by Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio went ahead late Thursday with an announcement for his own anti-Newtown idea: armed posse members at schools.... More >>
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Todd Borowsky, Scottsdale Strip-Club Owner, Busted on Suspicion of Hit-and-Run; Left Scene of Minor Crash, Cops Say
published Dec 27, 2012
Todd Borowksy, owner of the Skin Cabaret in Scottsdale, was cited last week in connection with leaving the scene of an accident. Borowsky, driving a red 1971 Chevy Chevelle, rear-ended an SUV at the... More >>
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Mesa Cops Seek Panhandler Who Attacked Officer
published Dec 27, 2012
Mesa police are looking for the public's help in apprehending a panhandler who attacked an officer. Cops say the man and woman in the picture at right are known to hang out in the vicinity of Alma S... More >>
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Arizona had More "Gun Deaths" Than Vehicle Deaths in 2009, Says Anti-Gun Group; Omits Fact That 71 % Were Suicides
published Dec 27, 2012
Slate, an online magazine, and the Tucson Weekly recently published articles that claim Arizona's "gun death" rate now exceeds the rate of vehicle deaths. The articles, spurred by the Newtown shooti... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Joel Fox, Arpaio's 2008 Election Patsy, Loses Lawsuit Against Cox Communications Over Release of Mushy "Zorro" Emails
published Dec 27, 2012
Joel Fox, a former captain under Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, has lost his lawsuit against Cox Communications over the release of embarrassing emails related to a defunct criminal investigatio... More >>
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Tashawn Cheatham Pleads Not Guilty in Death of 13-Year-Old Briana Naylor; Told Cops He Killed Her
published Dec 27, 2012
Tashawn Cheatham, the 19-year-old charged with strangling a 13-year-old girl in Phoenix, pleaded not guilty today to charges of murder, arson and theft. This looks like more of a procedural "not gu... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Off-Duty Cops at Prescott Bar Mistaken for Motorcycle Gang by Glendale Assault Victim
published Dec 27, 2012
A group of off-duty cops at a Prescott bar were mistaken for violent motorcycle gang members by a Glendale man who says he was assaulted by them. Prescott police talked to the 23-year-old victim at ... More >>
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Nathan Dewitt, 23, Dies in Crash After Being Shot; Police Seek Info; Dewitt was Yo-Yo Champion
published Dec 26, 2012
Police are seeking the public's help in finding out who shot and killed 23-year-old Nathan Dewitt just before midnight on Christmas Day. The 1997 Ford Explorer driven by Dewitt, a national yo-yo ch... More >>
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Lawrence Lanier Jr. of Glendale Accused by Feds of Buying Hawk Feathers in '08
published Dec 26, 2012
Lawrence Lanier Jr. of Glendale admitted to an agent in 2009 that he had purchased hawk feathers the year before, and the feds are finally getting around to prosecuting him. A complaint was filed ag... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Tom Horne, Arizona AG, Wants Gun Access for One Trained Official at Each School; Says Could Avert "Another Newtown"
published Dec 26, 2012
Tom Horne, Arizona's Attorney General, is pushing for a new law that would allow one trained official at each Arizona school to have access to a gun. See also: - Valley Fever's 12 Most Popular Arizo... More >>
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Sofi Collis, Missing Girl from Scottsdale, Returns Home Safely; Named Mars Rovers at age 9
published Dec 26, 2012
Sofi Collis, the 19-year-old girl from Scottsdale reported missing on Christmas Eve, returned home safely late Tuesday night, Scottsdale police say. See also: - Valley Fever's 12 Most Popular Arizon... More >>
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COVER STORY
Solar Eclipsed: Why the Sun Won't Power Phoenix Despite an Industry Boom
published December 27, 2012
Robert A. Heinlein, author of Starship Troopers and other classics of science fiction, predicted high-efficiency solar panels in a short... More >>
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Bill Montgomery Fights Arizona Voters on Medical Marijuana Law While President Obama Gives Nod to Legal Pot Use in Two States
published Dec 14, 2012
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is worried he's being forced to violate federal law by implementing Arizona's voter-approved medical-pot law. Meanwhile, President Obama said today that fede... More >>
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COVER STORY
Barely Noticed by Cops, Non-Tribal Poker Rooms Thrive in Phoenix
published December 13, 2012
It's Friday night at 10 p.m., and about a dozen people sit at two green-felt-topped tables at the Camelback Card Club when John Schnaubelt... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Arizona Medical Marijuana Law Is Constitutional, County Judge Finds; Dispensaries On Way
published Dec 04, 2012
Maricopa County can't block a medical-marijuana dispensary from opening just because of a federal prohibition on marijuana, a county judge has ruled. This is a big court ruling for the 2010 Arizona M... More >>
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Richard Wintory, Picked as Chief Deputy by Pinal County Attorney Elect Lando Voyles, Won't Talk About Driving Record
published Nov 30, 2012
Pinal County Attorney Elect Lando Voyles says his highly experienced pick for chief criminal deputy, Richard Wintory, will "lead from the front." That's going to be especially true when Wintory's be... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Nolan Daniels and Paul Horner Didn't Win the Powerball
published Nov 30, 2012
Who won the Arizona half of the $588 million Powerball jackpot on Wednesday is still a mystery. But we can tell you who didn't win: Nolan Daniels and Paul Horner. See also: Arizona Powerball Winne... More >>
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Marion Patterson III Sentenced to 17 Years for Role in Slaying of ASU Senior Zachary Marco
published Nov 30, 2012
Marion Patterson III, the accomplice of the man who shot and killed Arizona State University senior Zachary Marco, was sentenced today to 17 years in prison. Marco, 21, was robbed of his laptop in ... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Mesa High-School Boys Forced to Hold Hands as Other Students Jeered; Poll: Was Punishment Appropriater
published Nov 30, 2012
Politically incorrect, yes. But there's nothing worse for some teenage boys than to be called "gay" by their peers. Tim Richards, the principal of Westwood High School must have known that when he ... More >>
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Police Seek Girl With Leukemia Who Was Taken From Hospital by Mom
published Nov 30, 2012
An 11-year-old girl taken from Phoenix Children's Hospital on Wednesday night with a catheter still implanted in her heart may die without prompt care, authorities say. Police aren't sure why Norma,... More >>
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