Sometimes, it can be easy to lose sight of why living in Phoenix is better than living in so many other cities.With that, check out our picks for the 10 most underrated aspects of living in Phoenix:…

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:…

Surprise of the day: More than half of Arizonans actually trust the state government.According to a Gallup poll, 57 percent of Arizona residents trust the state government, which seems extraordinarily high, given the circumstances…

The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona claims to have documented a sixth instance of constitutional violations thanks to the “papers please” provision of SB 1070.The ACLU is taking legal action in the latest incident, marking the second time the organization has taken legal action on these grounds since the…

After 31 officer-involved shootings in Phoenix in 2013, and another eight so far in 2014, an Arizona House committee held a hearing yesterday to try to find the reasons why there have been so many shootings.Two Phoenix councilmen plus a sergeant from the Phoenix Police Department gave various explanations for…

A Paradise Valley couple is getting $5,000 from the American Civil Liberties Union to get married in another state.The ACLU says the idea behind the “My Big Gay (Il)legal Wedding” contest was “to raise awareness regarding inequality in states where same-sex marriage is not yet legal.”…

Just like that, Arizona’s new abortion regulations are not in effect.Earlier this week, a federal judge decided not to grant a temporary injunction against Arizona’s new regulations that cut down on the use of medicated abortions. The law went into effect on Tuesday, but the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals…

The home-buying market in the Phoenix area is still “quiet,” but the same can’t be said about rentals.According to the monthly real estate report from Arizona State University’s Center for Real Estate Theory and Practice, the rental supply in the Phoenix area is at “unusually low levels” due to a…

Charles Keating, one of the most infamous figures in Arizona history, has died at 90 years old.The real-estate developer served prison time for fraud because of his actions in the savings-and-loan crisis of the ’80s and ’90s. His scheme also sparked a political scandal called the “Keating Five,” whose members…

The Center for Reproductive Rights announced that it’s appealing a federal judge’s decision earlier this week that allowed new abortion regulations in Arizona to take effect.As of yesterday, doctors in Arizona who prescribe the pills for medicated abortions must do so within FDA guidelines, rather than following the most commonly…

A former Mesa police officer who now operates an antiques shop in Scottsdale is accused of sexually assaulting a Texas woman.Walter Knox, 42, was arrested by Scottsdale police on Thursday. Police served a search warrant at his antiques shop, Knox Artifacts in Old Town Scottsdale, where cocaine and guns were…

A report from a child-welfare foundation says Latino kids in Arizona face more obstacles to opportunity than Latino kids in almost every other state.The “Race for Results” report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation compares various measures of obstacles for children of different races. Nationwide, white and Asian children generally…

There’s no better day than today, April Fools’ Day, to explain the latest goings-on with Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s “birther” gang.Yes, the phony “investigation” of President Obama’s birth certificate still exists, and no, there’s no actual evidence yet…

A federal judge denied Planned Parenthood’s request for a temporary injunction against new abortion regulations that limit the use of abortions by medication in the state.The new regulations take effect today…

Tucson Police Chief Roberto Villaseñor says an internal-affairs investigation is under way after a video surfaced of a police officer apparently blindsiding a woman after the University of Arizona basketball game on Saturday.”Any time you see a video like that, it’s concerning, and it’s disturbing,” Villaseñor tells New Times…

Police in Tucson donned riot gear Saturday night to deal with crowds of people who watched a live feed of UA basketball lose to Wisconsin in the NCAA tournament.The result: Fifteen people were arrested — nine of whom are UA students — while police used several crowd-control devices, and a…

For being one of the biggest cities in the United States, Phoenix certainly has an unremarkable skyline.Part of it may be due to height — Phoenix’s tallest building, Chase Tower, is still about 250 feet shorter than the 100th-tallest building in the country; cities like Mobile, Alabama, and Jersey City,…