Arizona is one of 14 states where the population of unauthorized immigrants decreased from 2009 to 2012, according to data released today by the Pew Research Center. According to the organization’s analysis, Arizona’s unauthorized immigrant population dropped from around 350,000 people to 300,000 people. Only New York and California had…
The suicide of Phoenix police officer Craig Tiger has city management taking a look at its policies and training regarding post-traumatic stress disorder issues. City Manager Ed Zuercher has announced the assembly of a panel to review the city’s policies, at the request of the police unions, which have blasted…
The unions that represent Phoenix police officers are ready to get rid of Phoenix Police Chief Daniel Garcia. The Phoenix Law Enforcement Association (PLEA) and the Phoenix Police Sergeants and Lieutenants Association (PPSLA) announced today that they’re going to hold votes of no confidence against Garcia. The unions have had…
There are stereotypes about every major American city, and in Phoenix, a whole lot of those stereotypes are actually true. Below, find 10 Phoenix stereotypes that are (mostly) based on facts:…
Maricopa County Bill Montgomery was dealt another loss yesterday in his bid to keep alive Arizona’s Proposition 100, the 2006 law that denies bail to undocumented immigrants accused of many crimes in the state. Last month, a panel of judges from the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found the…
The penultimate race in this year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season was held Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway, where Kevin Harvick took the checkered flag. New Times was there to get the fans’ reactions on the important issues, like how to have a proper tailgate party, and who was in…
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest. This week, we’re certain our inmates have…
Reports that President Obama soon will announce drastic changes to the country’s immigration policies won’t stop a protest against the administration’s current policies. Obama’s plan, as reported by the New York Times, potentially could shield several million people from deportation, but an organizer with the Puente Human Rights Movement tells…
In southern Arizona’s Second Congressional District, Republican Martha McSally has claimed victory over Democratic Congressman Ron Barber, as a count of all the ballots has put McSally up 161 votes on Barber. “All ballots are now counted and the voters have made their choice,” McSally said in a statement. “We…
The Arizona State University Police Department is investigating a strange, vaguely threatening note left on a student’s car. The university confirmed the investigation but didn’t release details about the note. However, a photo of a note said to have been left on an ASU sorority girl’s car has been circulating…
Phoenix, Tempe, and Tucson “lead the way in LGBT equality” in Arizona, according to the Human Rights Campaign. The HRC, an LGBT civil-rights organization, released its annual scorecards for American cities on LGBT equality issues, and the three aforementioned Arizona cities each received perfect scores of 100. “In Arizona, while…
Some Democrats thought the party was on its way to taking back control of the Arizona Legislature from the Republican majority. In 2012, Arizona Democrats won enough seats to break up the super-majority that Republicans had won in 2010. But in 2014, it’s possible that zero Republican seats flip to…
At midnight on Election Day, there were no surprise winners for Arizona’s major political offices. Republicans held on to most offices — Doug Ducey is the new governor-elect, Jeff DeWit was elected treasurer, Michele Reagan is projected to be the new secretary of state, Mark Brnovich is on pace to…
Republican Mark Brnovich led the race for attorney general by more than 70,000 votes about 11 p.m. tonight, but Democrat Felecia Rotellini didn’t throw in the towel. Rotellini acknowledged that she was not prepared to concede, wanting to wait for more votes to trickle in. At the time of this…
New Times reporters are all around the Phoenix area covering today’s election. Below, find a live Twitter feed of race results and reactions:…
Living anywhere comes with a set of annoyances that can drive people crazy, and life in Phoenix is no exception. Below, find the top 10 things in Phoenix that drive people nuts:…
Drunk driving is bad. That said, here’s where police will be setting up “saturation patrols” around the Valley, looking for impaired drivers this weekend:…
A police officer in Chandler who specialized in DUI enforcement was killed early this morning after being rear-ended by an alleged drunk driver. Officer David Payne, a seven-year veteran of the department, was stopped at a red light on his patrol motorcycle around 12:40 a.m. today when he was rear-ended…
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest. This week, we have costume suggestions for…
A coalition of Latino voter-outreach groups are projecting that Arizona’s Latino voters will clearly have more of an influence on this year’s election than they have in past years. People representing the dozen groups in One Arizona are estimating that Latino voters will account for 14 percent of the vote…
The chairman of the Maricopa County Republican Party is being sued for defamation after he essentially accused a Latino voter-outreach group of voter fraud. Maricopa County GOP chairman A.J. LaFaro accused the group Citizens for a Better Arizona (CBA) of “stuffing the ballot box” at the county election headquarters, and…
After it took two hours and 15 doses of lethal-injection drugs for the state to execute convicted murderer Joseph Wood in July, the state’s death penalty procedure is still in limbo. A lawsuit in federal court, filed by both current death-row prisoners and a legal group representing media organizations, challenges…
