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 read some facial expressions…
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed the first lawsuit over an arrest stemming from Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070. The ACLU’s description of Maria Cortes’ arrest by Pinal County sheriff’s deputies in 2012 sounds just like what 1070 opponents feared would take place under Arizona’s immigrant-hunting law: A “cracked windshield”…
PetSmart laid off 176 employees at its Phoenix headquarters yesterday. Company spokeswoman Erin Gray confirmed to New Times that the layoffs came as part of PetSmart’s “broad cost reduction program.”…
Note: This post has multiple updates below, including a response from APS. On the heels of Reverend Jesse Jackson demanding workforce diversity statistics from Silcon Valley tech companies, there’s a push to get the same stats out of Arizona’s biggest power company. In Phoenix, activist Revered Jarrett Maupin is organizing…
Recalled ex-Senate President Russell Pearce still has his taxpayer-funded $85,000-a-year job with the Maricopa County Treasurer’s Office, and the protesters have not gone away. Activists with Citizens for a Better Arizona, plus elected officials and representatives of other groups showed up to Treasurer “Hos” Hoskins’ office yesterday to continue demanding…
Arizona’s so-called “revenge porn” law criminalizes much more than sharing an ex-lover’s nude photos, states a lawsuit filed by several publishing and media organizations. The law, passed earlier this year, essentially makes it a felony to share a nude photo of someone without the person’s consent. According to the plaintiffs,…
Convicted killer Jodi Arias won’t be the center of attention again in the sentencing phase of her trial. Arias was convicted of the 2008 killing of ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander in last year’s nationally televised trial, but the jury couldn’t come to a conclusion on whether to sentence Arias to death…
The Arizona Democratic Party is comparing the way Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Ducey ran Cold Stone Creamery to a Ponzi scheme. To push the point, the party held a bit of an ice cream party at its Phoenix headquarters today, showing off gallons of ice cream labeled: “Doug Ducey’s Pistachio…
Immigrant-rights protesters held a demonstration outside the Arizona Democratic Party headquarters in Phoenix last week, blasting the Dems for being the “deportation party.” Videographer Dennis Gilman was there to capture the action, as protesters were particularly upset with recent news that President Obama would delay taking executive action on the…
Here it is: The definitive ranking of every single city and town in Maricopa County. We factored in things like livability, location, attractions for visitors, and any number of X-factors in ranking all 24 cities in towns in the county from worst to first…
In case you missed any news action this week, we’ve got you covered. Here’s our recap of the most-read news stories of the week:…
A marijuana deal gone bad at a Tempe gas station eventually led to a three-hour lock-down of a terminal and 25 flight cancellations at Sky Harbor airport yesterday. A group of three people showed up to a Shell gas station near Broadway Road and Price Road in Tempe around 2:45…
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 take our best guesses…
Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer was arrested yesterday on felony and misdemeanor assault charges for a pair of domestic-violence incidents. Court documents released this morning detail the altercations between Dwyer and his wife at their Phoenix apartment in July. According to the documents, Dwyer, 25, head-butted his wife during…
Republican Representative Steve Montenegro plans to introduce legislation that would require Arizona high school students to pass a civics test before graduating. The test would be based on the 100-question exam that immigrants seeking to become U.S. citizens must pass, which includes general knowledge questions about the country, like who…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is downplaying the federal government’s decision to drop the Sheriff’s Office from a program that allows local law enforcement agencies to obtain military surplus gear. Arpaio’s office issued a press release stating MCSO would be fine without the weapons and equipment obtained through what’s known…
Recalled ex-Senate President Russell Pearce doesn’t seem to be putting in long days at the office in his new job with the Maricopa County Treasurer. For the second day in a row, protesters showed up to the office demanding that county Treasurer Charles “Hos” Hoskins fire Pearce for comments Pearce…
More rain is expected to hit Arizona this week, bringing with it the possibility of more flooding in the Phoenix area. National Weather Service meteorologist Gary Woodall tells New Times a flash-flood watch will be in effect from tomorrow morning through Thursday afternoon, although there are indications that Phoenix won’t…
Protesters filled the office of Maricopa County Treasurer Charles “Hos” Hoskins yesterday, demanding the firing of Russell Pearce. Pearce, the recalled ex-state Senate President, recently landed an $85,000-a-year gig with the treasurer’s office — a job that calls for Pearce to promote a program that provides assistance to low-income seniors…
Phoenix’s Public Transit Department scored a federal grant that city leaders see as a big step toward expanding light rail into South Phoenix. The South Phoenix expansion is still in the planning stages, but the $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation allows the city to get started…
In case you missed any news action this week, we’ve got you covered. Here’s our recap of the most-read news stories of the week:…
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office can no longer obtain military surplus gear through a federal government program after losing nine firearms. The Sheriff’s Office obtained the equipment through what’s known as the 1033 program, which has come to national attention recently amid concerns of police militarization, especially during protests in…
