Attention people in Phoenix under the age of 30: We have a list of things you pretty much need to do before you turn 30. Here are 30 things to do before you turn 30 (and if you’re over 30, you can still knock out some of these):…
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, as well as St. Patrick’s Day:…
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 point out some things…
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is dropping the hammer on convicted killer Jodi Arias. For the foreseeable future, she’s been cut off from visitation, phone calls, and buying snacks from the jail commissary. Sheriff Joe Arpaio issued a statement saying Arias “seems to be escalating her bad behavior now that…
A Phoenix police officer was stabbed yesterday morning while trying to break up an attack on a woman in the middle of rush-hour traffic. Phoenix Police Sergeant Trent Crump says both the woman and the officer were stabbed by the man, who turned out to be a suspect in a…
President Obama is making a trip this Friday to the Phoenix Veterans Affairs hospital that was the center of a national scandal over lengthy wait-times at VA facilities. Obama was bashed by critics in January when he came to visit Phoenix but did not stop at the hospital, despite his…
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is clamping down on visitation for convicted killer Jodi Arias. Even though MCSO now exclusively offers visitation only by video, Arias has still managed to cause a ruckus…
An employee for the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is accused of embezzling $34,000 from the state. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office announced the arrests of the employee, 48-year-old Susan Marie Rall, as well as her husband, 60-year-old David Jerome Rall. According to the AG’s office, Susan Rall made payments…
A bill that would have used $10 million in state funding to build a virtual border fence in Arizona was passed by the state Senate yesterday, but not before the $10 million was stripped from the bill. Republican Senators Bob Worsley and Steve Smith have been trying for a couple…
Arizona lawmakers passed a budget over the weekend, which includes spending cuts that the president of the state’s largest university calls a “setback for Arizonans.” The state is making a $99 million cut to higher education as part of the $9.1 billion budget, which Governor Doug Ducey’s office says “solves…
Democratic Congressman Ruben Gallego and others are calling on Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich to end a 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…
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. Kids, don’t grow up to be these…
Arizona lawmakers may form a committee to study hemp as a new major crop in the state. Hemp growing long has been illegal under federal law due to its relation to marijuana plants, even though you can’t get high from hemp. As Congress eases up on hemp restrictions, and could…
Arizona lawmakers are again attempting to clamp down on panhandling. 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 year. Republican Senator John Kavanagh, the sponsor of both of the previous anti-panhandling bill,…
The Phoenix City Council yesterday approved a major plan for expanding public transportation — including huge Light Rail extensions — and upgrading city streets. The transportation plan is estimated to cost $33 billion over the next 35 years, and would be partially funded through a sales tax increase of 0.3…
The Arizona House of Representatives yesterday passed a proposal to significantly cut the price of some speeding tickets. On a 40-20 vote, the House voted to pass House Bill 2662, which would expand one of Arizona’s lesser known laws — a ban on the “waste of finite resources.” Currently, the…
A new poll suggests marijuana legalization has “strong support” in Arizona. The poll from Arizona State University Morrison Institute for Public Policy asked Arizonans what they’d like to see done regarding marijuana in Arizona, and found that 45 percent supported full legalization, while 42 percent support a medical-only program, and…
The family of a murdered 16-year-old Phoenix girl wants to know why people who had a role in the girl’s shooting are still on the streets. Niani Allen was in a car that was stopped at a red light the night of February 23, when an SUV pulled up alongside…
Despite the rain, demonstrators took to the state capitol today to protest a proposed tax break for certain religious groups. The bill, pushed by the notorious Center for Arizona Policy, was vetoed by Governor Jan Brewer after it was passed by lawmakers last year. The House of Representatives already passed…
If Phoenix has an arch-nemesis, it’s obviously Los Angeles. To that, we can tell you the top 10 reasons why Phoenix is much better than Los Angeles:…
Arizona State University president Michael Crow released a public statement slamming Governor Doug Ducey’s proposed cuts to higher-education funding. Ducey was elected on a promise to get the state in better financial shape, and more than half of the money in budget cuts Ducey is proposing comes from higher education,…
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’ve got folks from all…
