A Mesa police officer has been indicted on three felony sex-crime offenses, all of which allegedly occurred while he was on duty. Justin Cherry, 34, is charged with two counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual molestation of a child…
Attorney General Tom Horne wants to take a legal battle against Planned Parenthood of Arizona all the way to the United States Supreme Court. The two are fighting over a law passed by the Arizona Legislature in 2012 that would force physicians to follow the original FDA approval guidelines for…
The debate over Common Core has been central to the race for State Superintendent of Public Education, and one challenger of incumbent John Huppenthal’s claims that his opponent is sending mixed signals on exactly where he stands…
Local McDonald’s workers rallied for higher wages, better working conditions, and the right to unionize without retaliation at a press conference this morning. The workers are involved in the Fight for 15 campaign, a drive to push McDonald’s and other fast-food chains to pay workers 15 dollars per hour…
The nation’s largest humanist charity is raising funds to offer legal assistance to the unaccompanied immigrant children flooding over the border. The Humanist Crisis Response program will donate the funds to two organizations that provide attorneys for minors in immigration hearings — the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project in…
Teach for America, the non-profit organization that trains volunteers to teach in public schools, will launch 125 newly-trained teachers into Valley schools beginning as soon as this month. This new batch of teachers will bring the total number of local volunteers in the two-year program up to 250. For some,…
Beginning yesterday, Arizonans must be 18 or older in order to purchase cough medicine containing the ingredient dextromethorphan (DXM) without a prescription. Arizona becomes the fifth state to pass such legislation, joining California, New York, Virginia, and Washington. The legislation came about in response to a growing pattern of cough…
When some of us go out to eat, we’d rather see an animal on our plate than under the dinner table. But more and more, it’s common to see pets at restaurants. So just when is this acceptable in Phoenix, and when isn’t it? We dug to find out more…
An army veteran was shot and killed by a Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputy yesterday in Fountain Hills, the Sheriff’s Office says. David Brandstetter, 26, was walking naked in traffic at around 12:45 a.m. Sunday, prompting two calls to 911 as drivers swerved to avoid striking him, MCSO reports…
An elderly woman was attacked by five dogs at Phoenix’s Barrios Unidos Park park early yesterday morning, police say. The woman remains in extremely critical condition at a nearby hospital…
