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

• Arizona has Third-Highest Rate of Uninsured Children in Nation, Study Shows

  published Oct 26, 2012

  Almost 13 percent of Arizona children are uninsured -- the third-highest rate in the nation, according to a new study by Georgetown University.Coming in at No. 1 was Nevada, with 16.2 percent of its ... More >>

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  Tempe Cannabis Club Under Investigation has Shooting; Employee Wounded, Three or More Suspects on Loose

  published Oct 26, 2012

  A Tempe cannabis club that was raided last year and has been under an ongoing investigation by police was the site of a shooting last night. At least three suspects, and possibly as many as six, are... More >>

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  Saul Goodman, the Real Lawyer, Is Nothing Like His Namesake Character on "Breaking Bad"

  published Oct 24, 2012

  S'all good, man -- unless you're calling real-life Washington D.C. lawyer Saul Goodman on a busy Tuesday afternoon to ask dumb questions like, "Any funny stories because you share the name of a shyste... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  DPS Honchos' Ethics Are Questioned After Sports-Ticket Probe

  published October 25, 2012

  The cops sat in clubhouse seats at Chase Field, not too far behind home plate, as guests of the Arizona Trucking Association. It was... More >>

• Arizona Medical-Marijuana Law Debated in Court; Judge Criticizes Wording of 2010 Law

  published Oct 19, 2012

  Medical marijuana in Arizona faces an important court decision in a case that local prohibitionists see as a weak link in the voter-approved 2010 pot law. Arizona Republic reporter and rapid-fire Tw... More >>

• Don Kenney, Former Lawmaker and AzScam Figure, Gets Community Time for Stealing Son's Info to Obtain Real Estate License

  published Oct 16, 2012

  Don Kenney, the former "quarter" back of one of Arizona's worst corruption scandals, AzScam, was sentenced on Monday to 240 hours of community service for stealing his son's identity. Kenney was co... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Medical-Marijuana Tincture Makers Sue State Over Definition of "Cannabis"

  published Oct 15, 2012

  The makers of marijuana-infused "Soccer Mom's Tinctures & Candy" are suing the state in hopes of clarifying what "cannabis" means under the law. Back in March, cops raided the Phoenix home of Doug A... More >>

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  Sheriff Larry Dever's Half-Empty Bottle of Schnapps -- and Lifeless Body -- in Pictures Published by Web Site

  published Oct 15, 2012

  Pictures from Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever's fatal September 18 crash and published by a southern Arizona news site show open containers of liquor -- and Dever's lifeless body. Click he... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Naz Derboghossian Gets 12 Months in Jail for Fraud in "Fast Cars and Rap Stars" Case; New Defendant Arrested

  published Oct 12, 2012

  Naz Derboghossian, a key player in an alleged "crime ring" that owned Valley nightclubs and exotic car dealerships, has been sentenced to probation and a year in jail. We covered this complex and f... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Karl "Jack" Frost Pleads No Contest in Case of His "Citizen's Arrest" of Jogger in Bicycle Lane; Gets Probation

  published Oct 11, 2012

  Karl "Jack" Frost pleaded no contest to a charge of disorderly conduct today stemming from his May 17 "citizen's arrest" of a man jogging in a bicycle lane. The 47-year-old former British cop had be... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Was Larry Dever a Drinkerr Deceased Sheriff's .29 BAC Suggests High Tolerance, Experts Say

  published Oct 09, 2012

  The high blood-alcohol content found in Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever's body after his fatal crash last month suggests the sheriff had a strong tolerance for booze, experts say. In other w... More >>

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  Anti-Arpaio Ad Stretches Facts: "432 Sex Crimes Ignored" Not Accurate, (Though Truth Isn't Much Better)

  published Oct 05, 2012

  After skewering Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's fabrications in a recent political ad, we'd be remiss not to mention how a new anti-Arpaio ad bends the truth. The powerful ad by Valley musician... More >>

• Video: Camelback Mountain Hiker Angered After Being Reminded of Leash Law

  published Oct 04, 2012

  Pete Kosednar, a Scottsdale window-cleaner and blogger, pulled out his video camera this morning when he saw a hiker walk by on Camelback Mountain with her dog unleashed. Then, he says -- and as the ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Mark Bosworth, Former Real Estate "Guru," Claims He Was Conned Into Trying to Cash a Fraudulent Check

  published Oct 04, 2012

  Mark Bosworth, a former Valley real-estate maverick who once boasted he owned $50 million in property, claims he was conned into trying to cash a bogus, $4,500 check. The felony forgery charge he's ... More >>

• LifeLock Goes Public, Sees Stock Price Fall; Tempe Company has Sketchy History

  published Oct 03, 2012

  LifeLock launched its new persona as a publicly traded company on Wednesday -- then watched as its initial stock price fell by several percent. LifeLock, the Tempe-based anti-identity-theft company ... More >>

• Alexander Fishenko's Houston Spy Network Shipped High-Tech Goods to Russian Defense Agencies, Feds Say; U.S. Commerce Department Fooled

  published Oct 03, 2012

  The FBI has broken up a spy network based in Houston that "enhanced" the capabilities of the Russian military by exporting sensitive, U.S.-made electronics. Alexander Fishenko and 11 others have bee... More >>

• Authorities Subvert Voters, Continue Medical Pot War

  published October 4, 2012

  Chris Martin had an idea for a business in Arizona, where voters passed a law that More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Sheriff Arpaio Distorts Truth in Ad About Sex-Crimes Investigations

  published Oct 02, 2012

  Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, facing what may be the closest election of his long career, tries to rewrite history in a new ad about his office's poorly done sex-crimes investigations. Arpaio'... More >>

• Sheriff Larry Dever Speeding at 62 MPH on Dirt Road Without Seat Belt Buckled Before Fatal Crash

  published Oct 01, 2012

  Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever had been traveling at 62 mph on a dirt road without his seat belt on when his pickup left the road and rolled, killing him. The new info comes from a report releas... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Bill Montgomery Takes Action Against a Campaign Scandal -- While His Campaign Uses a Consultant From Another Scandal

  published Oct 01, 2012

  When it comes to state Attorney General Tom Horne's campaign-finance scandal, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is taking enforcement action. Meanwhile, Montgomery's got his 2012 campaign to ... More >>

• Richard Maloney of Peoria Sues Woman for Telling Cops He Threatened Her and was Member of Hells Angels

  published Sep 28, 2012

  Peoria resident Richard Maloney is upset that a California woman told police he'd threatened her and was in the Hells Angels, so he's suing her for $100,000. Maloney filed a lawsuit in federal court... More >>

• Who is Sheriff Arpaio for $2,000r

  published Sep 27, 2012

  Did anyone else get the question to this answer right on Jeopardy on Tuesday eveningr... More >>

• Victim Robbed of Pills He Wanted to Trade for Meth, Shoplifts Cologne While Waiting for Cops

  published Sep 27, 2012

  A guy in Kearny couldn't fill his prescription for Oxycontin and Xanax at the local pharmacy, cops say, so he called a couple of buddies to work out a deal: They drive him to a Mesa drugstore, he giv... More >>

• TSA "Freeze" Drill Video'd at Sky Harbor; Passengers Exiting Checkpoint Told to Stay Put

  published Sep 27, 2012

  A traveler at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport shot video last week of TSA employees subjecting passengers to a "freeze drill." The passengers already had cleared a security... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Top Eight Reasons Conservatives Should Love Medical Marijuana

  published Sep 27, 2012

  Not all conservatives want to lock up sick grannies and other medical-marijuana patients, a fact proven by the thousands of right-wingers who in 2010 voted "yes" on Arizona's Prop 203. Yet in polls,... More >>