A proposed settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of 33,000 Arizona prisoners would bring about major healthcare reforms to the state prison system. The lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Prison Law Office over the conditions at Arizona’s prisons was set to go to…
A Buckeye police officer threatened to shoot and kill a man during a traffic stop that was captured on video. The officer, who wasn’t identified by police, said during the stop that he’d shoot the driver, Teodulo Sanchez, if he did something, and later said he’d kill him if he…
Former Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, the runner-up in this year’s Republican primary for governor, announced his support of Democrat David Garcia for the state’s schools superintendent. “David Garcia isn’t only the most qualified candidate — he’s the only qualified candidate, and that’s why I’m supporting him,” Smith said at a…
Local law-enforcement agencies have had plenty of run-ins with Phoenix’s professional athletes over the years. Below, check out our picks for the 20 most memorable arrests of Arizona Cardinals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Arizona Coyotes, and Phoenix Suns athletes:…
Despite three previous polls showing a virtual tie between gubernatorial candidates Fred DuVal and Doug Ducey, the latest poll puts Ducey up 10 percentage points on DuVal. This latest poll from the New York Times, CBS News, and YouGov shows 47 percent of the voters picking the Republican Ducey, and…
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, the 1990s called, and it…
Various Native American groups are banding together to protest games involving Washington’s NFL team, starting with this weekend’s game against the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale. The groups are imploring the team to adopt a new name “that does not disparage Native Americans.”…
Republican Congressional candidate Wendy Rogers released her first TV campaign ad, which features video footage from the beheading of journalist James Foley. The ad attempts to paint her opponent, Democratic Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema, as weak on terrorism. It’s likely only to cause controversy for showing footage of Foley’s execution at…
The remnants of two hurricanes caused extremely rainy days and flooding around Phoenix last month, and the remnants of a third storm are headed this way. However, at this point, the National Weather Service’s forecasts indicate that Simon, the current tropical storm in the Pacific, won’t bring the intense rain…
No matter when you went to Arizona State University, there are some things nearly all students have experienced. Check out our 10 tell-tale signs that you went to ASU:…
Two Pinal County Sheriff’s deputies were recently sued over the arrest and detention of an immigrant woman, and Sheriff Paul Babeu is using the lawsuit in a bid to raise money for his re-election. “Get this! I’m being sued by the ACLU in federal court for enforcing the law,” an…
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, it’s amateur hour. To quote…
This is probably hard to believe, but it appears that texting is not actually one of the most common causes of distracted driving on Arizona highways. The Arizona Department of Public Safety this week released statistics on distracted driving that the agency has been compiling all year, as part of…
The mother of a man who died last year in Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Towers Jail has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit. Felix Martinez-Torres, was 47 years old when he was found unconscious in a cell on October 6, 2013, and he was pronounced dead shortly after being taken to a hospital…
A pair of pro-choice groups say states with the most restrictive laws on abortion, like Arizona, have generally poorer health conditions and less supportive policies for women and children. Abortion restrictions in Arizona and in state legislatures across the country are often billed as measures to protect the health and…
A debate last night between the two candidates for Arizona attorney general got heated quickly. Democratic candidate Felecia Rotellini hammered away at Republican Mark Brnovich from the get-go, repeatedly labeling him an “ideologue.” “I want to take politics out of the attorney general’s office,” Rotellini said of the office currently…
Now four debates deep in the race for Arizona governor between Republican Doug Ducey and Democrat Fred DuVal, the candidates have stuck to their bread-and-butter subjects. For Ducey, everything is centered on promoting business growth in the state, and for DuVal, everything circles back to education. In last night’s debate…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Ducey recently has downplayed his relationship with Cathi Herrod, the Christian Right lobbyist who serves as one of Ducey’s top policy advisers on his campaign. Ducey’s been questioned about her role in the campaign in the aftermath of Arizona’s SB 1062, a product of Herrod and…
Yet another storm in the Phoenix area this weekend caused more damage, including flooding, downed power lines, fires, and more. “We were extremely busy [on Saturday],” Phoenix Fire Captain Ruben Saavedra tells New Times…
Since Phoenix is in a desert, it’s a little difficult to tell that Fall arrived last week. Given this difficulty, we have compiled the 10 tell-tale signs that it’s Fall in Phoenix:…
The Arizona Diamondbacks have fired Manager Kirk Gibson and Bench Coach Alan Trammell. “Kirk has done an admirable job under difficult circumstances and we are grateful for his professionalism and his dedicated service to the organization over the past eight years,” D-backs Chief Baseball Officer Tony La Russa says in…
APS and local activist Reverend Jarrett Maupin are at something of an impasse over diversity statistics the reverend is demanding out of Arizona’s biggest power company. Maupin is following in the footsteps of Jesse Jackson, who successfully demanded workforce diversity statistics from Silcon Valley tech companies in a bid to…
