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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2012 Stories by Ray Stern

• Will the United States Fall Off the "Fiscal Cliffr"

  published Nov 30, 2012

  Watching the debates among Congress-folks about how to solve the "Fiscal Cliff" problem, we can't help but think of Thelma and Louise. It's hard to believe these characters are going to figure out w... More >>

• Bulldog Attacks Owner While on Walk in Mesa, Then Runs Away After Being Shot by Officer

  published Nov 29, 2012

  An American bulldog attacked its owner violently while the two were on a walk last night in Mesa, police say, then ran away after taking a bullet from a cop's gun. Just before 7:30 p.m., neighbors i... More >>

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  Erasmo Ledezma, Ex-Con Released Early From Prison, Murdered on Thanksgiving Day by Unknown Attacker

  published Nov 28, 2012

  Erasmo Ledezma, a 26-year-old Phoenix scofflaw, might have felt hope on the day he was released from prison last year after having served four years for theft. Though he'd been convicted of theft, D... More >>

• An Eccentric Ad Man Loses His Helicopter to the Feds

  published November 29, 2012

  Bill Stokely is explaining a few things about chopper envy. The 69-year-old Oklahoma ad man lives in the posh Forest Highlands Golf... More >>

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  Edgar Garcia of Mesa Admits to Sexually Molesting Stepdaughters Over 12 Years, Cops Say

  published Nov 23, 2012

  Two brave women, aged 16 and 20, showed up at the Mesa Police Station on October 30 with a shocking tale: They'd been sexually abused by their stepfather, Edgar Garcia, for the past 12 years. They t... More >>

• Thanksgiving Day Homicide in Phoenix Suspected After Police Find Body With "Trauma"

  published Nov 23, 2012

  Phoenix police report that a homicide investigation has begun after a body was found on Thanksgiving Day with obvious "trauma." The body was found "in the area of 4015 East Madison" in Phoenix, writ... More >>

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  Allan Sobol, Medical-Marijuana Marketer, and Three Former Compassion Club Employees Plead Guilty To Selling Pot

  published Nov 23, 2012

  Allan Sobol, the brash medical-marijuana marketer who got himself busted last year for opening a compassion club, has pleaded guilty to selling pot along with three former club employees. We profile... More >>

• ASU Vs. UofA Territorial Cup Match-Up at 8 PM -- Poll: Who Winsr

  published Nov 23, 2012

  Arizona sports fans will have their eyes glued to the Duel in the Desert tonight, the century-old rivalry football game between the University of Arizona and Arizona State University. CBS News is p... More >>

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  Black Friday 2012 Video Roundup -- Fights, Crowds, Dogpile at Local Walmart and More

  published Nov 23, 2012

  This Black Friday, (which began on Thursday), seemed tamer than last year, but a survey of YouTube vids this morning still turned up a few gems. We begin this compilation of seven videos with what l... More >>

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  Tucson Charity Chief Turns Down $2,000 "Blood Money" Donation From Walmart

  published Nov 23, 2012

  The head of the Casa Maria Free Kitchen in Tucson has turned down a $2,000 donation from Walmart, calling it "blood money" because of the way the mega-chain treats workers. Brian Flagg admitted to t... More >>

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  Morning Poll: Thanksgiving Day Shopping -- Did You Do Itr

  published Nov 23, 2012

  We sympathize with anyone who has to work on a major holiday like Thanksgiving Day. Instead of the traditional descent into T-Day nirvana, belly packed with turkey, stuffing and cerveza (or your li... More >>

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  Jerald Newman, Bloodied at Black-Friday Walmart Sale by Buckeye Cop, Files Lawsuit in Time for Holidays

  published Nov 20, 2012

  Jerald Newman, the California grandpa bloodied by a Buckeye cop during a Black-Friday sale at a Walmart last year, alleges false arrest and assault against the officer in a lawsuit filed today. Newm... More >>

• Medical-Marijuana Dispensary Won't Trigger 25-Mile Cultivation Ban Just Yet, DHS Decides; Arizona Organix is Approved, but Not Open

  published Nov 19, 2012

  No need to put away the fluorescent bulbs just yet: It turns out that Arizona first state-authorized medical-marijuana dispensary won't trigger a ban on patient and caregiver grow-rooms, at least in... More >>

• Arizona Organix Steps Out as the State's First Authorized Medical-Marijuana Dispensary

  published November 22, 2012

  A business in Glendale has become Arizona's first licensed medical-marijuana dispensary under a voter-approved 2010 law. It's called... More >>

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  ASU Student-Run State Press Newspaper to Dump Weekday Format, Become Weekly

  published Nov 16, 2012

  Arizona State University's student-run State Press newspaper announced plans yesterday to dump its weekday print edition and become a weekly. Starting in the 2013 spring semester, the State Press wi... More >>

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  Arizona Organix in Glendale Becomes First Medical-Marijuana Dispensary Approved by State; Owners Contemplate When to Open

  published Nov 15, 2012

  Arizona Organix at 5301 West Glendale Avenue has become the first medical-marijuana dispensary to be approve by the state. Inspectors with the Arizona Department of Health Services checked the place... More >>

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  Glendale Medical-Marijuana Dispensary Could be Open as Soon as Friday -- What Will Sheriff Arpaio Dor

  published Nov 14, 2012

  A Glendale medical-marijuana dispensary will be inspected by state officials on Thursday, and is poised to be the first such establishment to open in Arizona. If all goes well with the inspection p... More >>

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  Deputy Steven Carpenter Put Back on Street by Sheriff's Office Until Nov. 8 Despite Role in North Dakota Assault Case; Abrahamson Posts Bond

  published Nov 13, 2012

  Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Deputy Steven Carpenter was put back on the street despite his role in helping another deputy commit an assault in North Dakota. Carpenter drove with Detective Tim A... More >>

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  Gilbert Police Raid Medical-Marijuana Club -- in Gilbert, This Time

  published Nov 13, 2012

  Gilbert police, under Chief Tim Dorn, have taken an intolerant view of the cannabis clubs that have sprouted up since voters approved medical marijuana two years ago. Gilbert PD carried out the firs... More >>

• Andrew Thomas, Legal Reject, is Considering a Run for Governor, Says Maricopa County Republican Committee

  published Nov 13, 2012

  Andrew Thomas, the former Maricopa County Attorney whose abuse of power got him disbarred this year, is considering a run for governor, according to a county GOP site. "The Word Is Out That Former M... More >>

• Carl Carlson of Navajo Reservation had Sex With Toddler, Feds Say; ID'd by Pictures of Penis and "Stumpy" Thumbs

  published Nov 13, 2012

  Pictures taken last week of a Navajo man's penis and "stumpy" thumbs reportedly link him to the photographed sexual assault of a toddler. Carl Carlson of the Navajo Nation committed aggravated sexu... More >>

• FBI Agents Uncover Details of Love Affair!r General Petraeus and Arizona AG Tom Horne Share Same Doghouse

  published Nov 12, 2012

  Americans have been learning in the last few days of how FBI agents uncovered evidence of an extramarital affair of a top official. The official, of course, is former CIA Director and U.S. Army rock... More >>

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  Deputy Tim Abrahamson, Accused Attacker of Man Who Cuckolded Him, was Key Figure in Sheriff Arpaio's Disgraced Anti-Corruption Team

  published Nov 09, 2012

  Detective Tim Abrahamson, who played a lead role in some of the discredited MACE investigations that led to the disbarment of former County Attorney Andrew Thomas, drove to North Dakota in September ... More >>

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  David Hendershott, Lisa Aubuchon and Lawyer Ed Moriarity Ordered to Pay Six-Digit Fees for Filing Garbage Lawsuit Vs. County Foes

  published Nov 08, 2012

  David Hendershott, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's former trusted chief deputy, and Lisa Aubuchon, the stooge of disbarred former County Attorney Andy Thomas, probably will pay a steep price for... More >>

• Four Maricopa Judges With Hispanic-Sounding Last Names in Bottom Six for Vote Getters -- Looks Like Evidence of Racism

  published Nov 07, 2012

  Out of 43 Maricopa County Superior Court judges, four have last names that sound Hispanic. It doesn't seem like a coincidence that those four happen to have ended up among the six worst vote-getters... More >>