A Phoenix man went into his neighbor’s yard and shot at his dog at least five times, killing the animal, police say. According to court documents obtained by New Times, 27-year-old Rickey Sierra encountered both of his neighbors on his way to kill the dog. First, he pointed the gun…
Now more than a week into Spring, we’ve developed a conspiracy theory — Spring doesn’t actually exist in Phoenix. Here are 10 pieces of evidence that we don’t have a Spring season:…
UPDATE April 2: Governor Ducey has signed this bill into law. Arizona lawmakers have again attempted to crack down on panhandling in the state. The state’s anti-panhandling law passed in 2013 was struck down in the courts, while former Governor Jan Brewer vetoed a toned-down version of the law last…
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 bring you only the…
Republican Arizona Senator Sylvia Allen suggested this week that lawmakers should debate forcing people to attend church services once a week. Allen acknowledged such a law would never be allowed, but floated as an idea to create what she described as a much-needed “moral rebirth of this country.” “How we…
Animal-welfare advocates are calling on Governor Doug Ducey to veto a bill that the advocates say weakens the state’s animal-cruelty laws. House Bill 2150, passed by the Arizona Legislature this week, creates a new classification of cruelty toward livestock and poultry, separate from other animals. “HB 2150 simply creates new…
A 3-year-old Phoenix boy fired a gun on Sunday while playing with his siblings in their parents’ bedroom, police say. The kids, ages 3, 4, and 9, were playing in the bedroom when a handgun fell off the bed and onto the floor. Phoenix Police Officer James Holmes says the…
Debra Milke spoke publicly for the first time yesterday after more than two decades on Arizona’s death row for her son’s murder. A federal court overturned Milke’s conviction after finding that the state unconstitutionally withheld information about the key witness in the case, a former Phoenix cop who claimed Milke…
Governor Doug Ducey signed a bill that gives a new tax break for certain religious groups. House Bill 2128, being pushed by the Center for Arizona Policy, was vetoed by Governor Jan Brewer after it was passed by lawmakers last year, but it got a better reception from Ducey…
An organization is working on a proposal to cap in-state tuition rates at Arizona’s universities. The group, Save Our Students, is hoping to gather enough signatures to get the proposal on 2016 ballots. “A large number of students get priced out for every increase there is,” Save Our Students president…
Former NFL safety Darren Sharper was sentenced today in Maricopa County to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to two sex crimes. Sharper was accused of drugging drinks and sexually assaulting two women in a Tempe apartment in late 2013, and this morning pleaded guilty to sexual assault and…
There are some common types of people you’ll see in Downtown Phoenix. Below, check out the 10 types of downtowners you’l’l see most often:…
Arizona lawmakers yesterday rejected another attempt to ban the practice of people collecting others’ election ballots to turn in. Such a practice was utilized by the group Citizens for a Better Arizona during the successful 2012 recall of then-Senate President Russell Pearce. CBA workers collected early-voting ballots from voters who…
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, our alleged offenders all have…
Court records show that violence and meth use are constants throughout the life of Ryan Giroux, the man accused of shooting six people in Mesa, killing one, on Wednesday. After an arrest last year, Giroux’s probation officer wrote to the court that Giroux “took it upon himself” to get mental-health…
The Arizona Senate yesterday passed a bill that creates a new tax break for certain religious groups. A version of the bill, which is being pushed by the notorious Center for Arizona Policy, was vetoed by Governor Jan Brewer after it was passed by lawmakers last year. Now it’s up…
A man with white-supremacist tattoos on his face is the man police believe shot six people in Mesa today, killing one person. Ryan Giroux, age 41, has been identified as the suspect, and was arrested by Mesa police this afternoon after an hours-long manhunt…
UPDATE: The suspect has been caught. Click here to read the latest about the suspect, a white supremacist. Six people were shot in Mesa this morning, killing one person, and police are still searching for the shooter. Mesa Police Detective Esteban Flores says there were four shooting scenes, starting with…
Arizona’s highest court won’t be overturning a decision to prevent putting Debra Milke on trial again for the murder of her 4-year-old son. Milke spent 23 years on Arizona’s death row for the murder of her son Christopher, before finally being released in 2013 after a federal appeals court ruled…
Debra Milke has filed a lawsuit for being “robbed” of 23 years of her life, which she’d spent on death row for her son’s murder. Milke was released from prison in 2013 after a federal appeals court ruled that the state unconstitutionally withheld information about the key witness in the…
Arizonans, here’s a video of your lawmakers at work, debating whether God is responsible for letting you have guns. This debate took place late last week as the Arizona House of Representatives voted on a pair of gun-related bills, and Democratic Representative Sally Ann Gonzales took exception to Republican Representative…
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is in no way backing down from the state’s lawsuit that seeks to end in-state tuition for young people who have been granted relief from deportation. Although many Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients in Arizona have been educated their entire lives in Arizona…
