Arizona Congressman Trent Franks got a little frustrated with Attorney General Loretta Lynch during this week’s House Judiciary Committee meeting. During their exchange, Franks asked her about Planned Parenthood, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and, of course, “born-alive abortion survivors.” Franks has made a name for himself as a tireless…
Jon Ritzheimer, the de facto leader of Arizona’s anti-Islam movement, says he has a new plan to stop Syrian refugees and Islamic terrorists from attacking Americans: he’s asking people to sling a rifle over their shoulder and carry it with them at all times. “Terrorists are cowards; they are weak,”…
Acting on an anonymous tip, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says it busted a puppy mill near 348th Avenue and Van Buren Street in Tonopah, Arizona and rescued 130 dogs. Officials say there was dog feces everywhere, and that the animals appeared to have little food or water. The dogs…
Following attacks in Paris that left at least 129 people dead, Arizona U.S. Senator John McCain is calling for an international coalition — which includes at least 10,000 American troops — to fight the Islamic State on the ground in the Middle East. “We can win, we should win, and…
As new information continues to surface about the six coordinated terrorist attacks that killed at least 129 people in Paris last Friday, Governor Doug Ducey joined a growing group of state leaders in announcing that he was calling for a temporary stop to all refugee placements in Arizona. In a…
Congressman Ruben Gallego is Arizona’s latest elected official to throw his weight behind a presidential candidate — he announced this morning that he officially endorses former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for president. Citing “a sea change in how Americans view progressive issues,” and a desire to continue the…
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona has launched a new cell phone app aimed at helping average civilians record inappropriate law enforcement activity and then safely and properly disseminate it to experts at the ACLU. The Mobile Justice AZ app has three major features: record, witness, and report. The…
Grand Canyon University announced today that it is reversing a long-standing policy and will now extend equal health and employment benefits to its same-sex married employees. The decision comes after months of public and media scrutiny, and a promise by GCU president Brian Mueller to revisit the official policy. In…
When Tempe City Councilman Kolby Granville posted a note on his Facebook wall lamenting the fact that Bikini Beans Espresso —the coffeeshop staffed with attractive bikini-clad women — was opening a location in Tempe, he had no idea his comment was controversial, let alone that would inspire an overwhelming backlash…
Republican Presidential candidate Ben Carson told Arizonans that if elected president, he would seal the entire U.S.-Mexico border with a double-fenced wall within a year of taking office. His statement came in response to a question asked during a live half-hour telephone town hall meeting: “How practically and quickly can…
Law enforcement agents with the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office are on the lookout for an adult male accused of stalking two young teenage girls and exposing himself to a third in San Tan Valley. A statement from the PCSO describes the man as about 5-feet-8-inches tall, weighing 200 pounds, white…
Former Arizona Wildcats basketball star Michael Wright was murdered this week in Brooklyn, New York, police say. The New York City Police Department says officers found his lifeless body Tuesday morning sprawled out under trash bags in the backseat of his white SUV. His skull was severely fractured, and the…
If you were worried that the Democrats’ second presidential debate will infringe on your fun weekend plans, we’re here to help, because as everyone knows, politics and drinking games are a great combination. Here are the details: the two-hour debate starts at 7 and will be co-hosted by CBS News,…
Hours after Phoenix police Officer Richard Tucker was released from jail for a domestic-violence charge against his wife, he was arrested again and booked into jail on eight counts of alleged sexual exploitation of a minor over whom he had partial custody, police say. The timeline of events is a…
In what is increasingly looking like a tit-for-tat game of politics, mere days after Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva formally introduced federal legislation declaring 1.7 million acres around the Grand Canyon a national monument, his colleague, Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar, introduced another piece of legislation intended to undermine it. In a…
Do terminally ill individuals have the right to end their own lives? Should it be legal for doctors to help facilitate the process? According to a new poll from the Phoenix-based Behavior Research Center, 56 percent of Arizonans think so. Researchers asked Arizonans if they would “favor or oppose a…
Mesa Police now say that when medical staff at Banner Health Cardon Children’s Medical Center discovered 5-year-old patient Helious Griffith and his mother Lola “Tami” Griffith dead in a hospital room this weekend, the little boy had a piece of medical tubing wrapped around his neck. As has been widely…
The Campaign to Legalize Marijuana Like Alcohol in Arizona announced today that it’s collected 100,000 signatures, or 2/3 of what it needs to get The Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act on the November 2016 ballot. CRMLA still needs to get at least 50,000 more valid signatures by July, though…
In a move designed to increase transparency, accountability, and civilian-officer relations, officers with the Arizona State University Police Department now wear body cameras as part of their uniform. ASU purchased 80 cameras that weigh only 3.5 ounces and can record up to 9.5 hours of audio and visual footage. The…
Crisis averted: the baby goat stolen from the Great American Petting Zoo has been found and is en route to be returned to his mother, officials from the Arizona State Fair say. GusGus, a three-and-a-half week old baby goat, was missing for twenty hours when someone discovered him swimming in…
Terry Rambler — San Carlos Apache Tribe chairman and frequent critic of the Washington Redskins football team’s name and mascot— issued a public apology this morning for his Bob Marley Halloween costume after many called it racist. Rambler painted his face black, donned a dreadlocked wig, and wore a Bob…
The clock is ticking for GusGus, the baby goat stolen Wednesday evening from the Great American Petting Zoo exhibit at the Arizona State Fair. He could die if not returned immediately, zoo officials say. GusGus is five weeks old, weighs less than five pounds, and is too young to be…
