Is the Phoenix City Council attempting to limit citizens’ free speech because activists have lined up to call for more police training in a city notorious for citizens getting shot by cops? A group of residents sure thinks so. They’re furious about a last-minute amendment proposal tacked onto today’s council…
Across Arizona, hundreds of Planned Parenthood supporters gathered in front of health clinics, politicians’ offices, and on college campuses in defiance of those threatening to shut down the federal government and defund Planned Parenthood. Their rallies Tuesday were part of a nationwide movement called Pink Out Day, in which more than a…
Presidential candidate and Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who has ridden a wave of pubic support after the most recent Republican primary debate, announced this week that he’s tapping state Attorney General Mark Brnovich to head his ground campaign in Arizona. Brnovich feels that ”Marco’s positive vision for the 21st Century will…
With the possibility of a government shutdown looming in the very near future, supporters of Planned Parenthood in Arizona will gather in at least a dozen locations throughout the state Tuesday afternoon as part of a national movement called Pink Out Day. “We’re going to demonstrate just how many people…
Crystal Jane McElroy is a 30-year-old Arizona woman who is apparently unqualified for a criminal career, iif her recent antics outside the restaurant where she worked are any indication. Apparently unaware of a police vehicle that coincidentally was parked a few yards away, McElroy called 911 from the parking lot…
Arizona Republicans were quick to celebrate after U.S. Speaker of the House, Ohio Republican John Boehner, announced this morning that he would resign at the end of October. Whether through tweets or formal statements, the general gist of their statements was: “Thanks for your service, but step aside and make…
Jon Ritzheimer, the face of Arizona’s anti-Islam movement, wrote an open letter to the American people earlier this week in which he declared his intention to drive around the county with other militiamen and systematically arrest and detain U.S. Senators who support President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran. The group…
On last night’s episode of the Late Show, host Stephen Colbert ripped into Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar for boycotting Pope Francis’ address to a joint session of Congress. “As a Catholic, I’m a total Francis fan-boy, but not everyone likes what he’s doing,” Colbert told the audience. “Anger at the…
The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced today that it is formally charging Leslie Allen Merritt jr. with 16 counts of criminal activity in association with a series of shootings primarily on Interstate 10 in Phoenix during the last few weeks. His charges include four counts of drive-by shooting, five counts…
The Phoenix Police Department received more than $600,000 in federal grant money this week to double the number body cameras on officers — there are currently about 150 cops wearing cameras in the Maryvale precinct, and with the new money, 150 more cameras will be distributed throughout the city, bringing…
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office has decided not to investigate a complaint it received from the group trying to recall state Superintendent of Education Diane Douglas. Leaders of the Coalition to Recall Diane Douglas filed their complaint on September 8 after learning about an e-mail Douglas’ chief of staff, Michael Bradley,…
Citing climate change as a “socialist talk point,” Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar announced that he will be boycott Pope Francis’ speech to a joint session of Congress later this week. His office claimed he won’t be the only one. “Several House colleagues spoke to Congressman Gosar last Friday in support…
The National Weather Service has issued a flash-flood watch for much of Arizona — including Maricopa County — because of a northward-moving storm system that’s predicted to unleash heavy rains today and Tuesday. The tropical cyclone is making its way across northern Mexico and is expected to hit the Valley…
Amid an outcry on social media that Arizona Governor Doug Ducey jumped the gun by announcing law enforcement had caught the I-10 shooter, the suspect, 21-year-old Leslie Allen Merritt Jr., claimed innocence during a court hearing earlier today. “All I have to say is that I’m the wrong guy,” he…
The Phoenix Police Department’s Use of Force Board has decided that the officer who fatally shot Michelle Cusseaux outside of her apartment last summer, Sergeant Percy Dupra, was in violation of department policy. The findings of the board, which is comprised of three citizens and three officers, runs contrary to…
After threatening to shut down Planned Parenthood for months, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two bills Friday morning freezing its federal funding for one year. The 241-187 vote split almost perfectly down party lines, with only two Democrats voting in favor of the measures and three Republicans voting against them…
Twitter users this week were quick to call out Arizona Senator John McCain for his statements about the Environmental Protection Agency’s handling of the Animas River spill during a meeting of the bi-partisan Indian Affair sub-committee. “Don’t even try to say you care…you hypocrite,” one user wrote. “If you really…
A lively crowd attended the Arizona Republican Party’s presidential debate viewing party last night in Scottsdale and concluded, as one man said towards the end of the night put it: “The biggest loser tonight is Hilary Clinton because she can’t win against any of these candidates.” And, in fact, even…
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee will take its turn diving into the politically messy and highly controversial Planned Parenthood debate. In a hearing Thursday afternoon titled “Protecting Infants: Ending Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Providers Who Violate the Law,” the committee will discuss bolstering two…
Ahead of tonight’s second GOP primary presidential debate, a new poll conducted by the local consulting group, MBQF, confirms that Republican voters in Arizona overwhelmingly favor Donald Trump and Ben Carson. (29.9 percent and 21.3 percent respectively). Hundreds of Arizona Republican voters were asked over the weekend: “If the election…
An active search and rescue mission continues along the Arizona-Utah border after a flash flood Monday afternoon killed at least eight people. Authorities from the Washington County Emergency Management Office say they are aware of five missing people in the Hildale, UT area — local news station KSL is reporting…
Whether or not you’re on team Trump, Wednesday night’s second Republican presidential debate should be very entertaining. Perhaps even more so than the first one August 6. The debate will feature the top 11 candidates — Donald Trump, Carly Fiorina, Ben Carson, Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Marco Rubio,…
