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Ray Stern

Ray Stern is the former news editor of Phoenix New Times. He worked as a newspaper reporter in Arizona for more than two decades. He’s won numerous awards for his reporting, including the Arizona Press Club’s Don Bolles Award for Investigative Journalism.

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Arizona Outlaw Bitcoin Trader ‘Morpheus Titiania’ Sentenced to Prison

By Ray SternAugust 3, 2018

A bitcoin trading case concludes with prison time for a Mesa man, and forfeiture for a Tempe brain scientist.

Why Valley Metro’s Paying $200K to Partner With Waymo on Self-Driving Car Experiment

By Ray SternAugust 2, 2018

Transit officials defend cost of working with a company that stands to make billions in profits.

Waymo Cars Have Driven 8 Million Miles, but How Many Are Self-Driving?

By Ray SternJuly 25, 2018

When will Waymo be ready to deploy a robo-taxi service with no backup driver at all?

The Best Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week

The Best Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week

By Lindsay Roberts and OthersJuly 11, 2018

So. Much. To. Do.

Tempe Police Chief Regrets Premature Blabbing About Self-Driving Uber Crash

Tempe Police Chief Regrets Premature Blabbing About Self-Driving Uber Crash

By Ray SternJuly 9, 2018

Sylvia Moir also has been criticized for comments she made about her predecessor in an unrelated interview.

Banning Cannabis Extracts: ‘Do They Realize the Lives They’re Messing With?’

Banning Cannabis Extracts: ‘Do They Realize the Lives They’re Messing With?’

By Ray SternJuly 7, 2018

THC oil, vape pen cartridges, shatter, and edibles, are often used by the state’s sickest and most needy patients.

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Divisive Cannabis Group Safer Arizona Fails to Get Legalization Measure on Ballot

Divisive Cannabis Group Safer Arizona Fails to Get Legalization Measure on Ballot

By Ray SternJuly 6, 2018

The group claimed it had collected 75,000 signatures of registered voters, well short of the 150,000 it needed to make the ballot.

The Best Things to Do in Phoenix This Weekend

The Best Things to Do in Phoenix This Weekend

By Lindsay Roberts and OthersJuly 6, 2018

Get plans.

The Best Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week

The Best Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week

By Lindsay Roberts and OthersJuly 4, 2018

Diamond Crystal Awards and Mexican Embroidery Class and Operation Indie: Indie Music Trivia Night.

Arizona Dispensaries Sell Cannabis Extracts in Defiance of Court Ruling

Arizona Dispensaries Sell Cannabis Extracts in Defiance of Court Ruling

By Ray SternJuly 2, 2018

“It is our understanding that nothing dramatic or draconian will occur,” lobbyist Kevin DeMenna said.

6 Free Things to Do This Week in Metro Phoenix

6 Free Things to Do This Week in Metro Phoenix

By Lindsay Roberts and OthersJuly 2, 2018

ATTN broke art lovers.

Medical-Cannabis Extracts Like Vape Pen Oil Are Illegal, Arizona Appeals Court Rules

Medical-Cannabis Extracts Like Vape Pen Oil Are Illegal, Arizona Appeals Court Rules

By Ray SternJune 26, 2018

Extracts, which go by many different names, are used to fill vape cartridges and create most cannabis-infused food and drinks at Arizona dispensaries.

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Self-Driving Uber Crash ‘Avoidable,’ Driver’s Phone Playing Video Before Woman Struck

Self-Driving Uber Crash ‘Avoidable,’ Driver’s Phone Playing Video Before Woman Struck

By Ray SternJune 21, 2018

Rafaela Vasquez, backup driver in the autonomous Uber car, was not paying attention before striking Herzberg, police concluded.

Maricopa County Drivers Half as Likely to Be Arrested During Stop – if Deputy Is Hispanic

Maricopa County Drivers Half as Likely to Be Arrested During Stop – if Deputy Is Hispanic

By Ray SternJune 20, 2018

Black, Latino, or Native American drivers still are more likely to be delayed longer, cited, searched, or arrested than white drivers,

Arizona Anti-Marijuana Warrior Seth Leibsohn Blows Race for Congress

Arizona Anti-Marijuana Warrior Seth Leibsohn Blows Race for Congress

By Ray SternJune 18, 2018

Some conservatives had high hopes that the anti-marijuana activist would effectively challenge Greg Stanton in CD9.

The Best Things to Do in Phoenix This Weekend

The Best Things to Do in Phoenix This Weekend

By Lindsay Roberts and OthersJune 15, 2018

Need plans?

Take a Hit of ‘Cannabis News’ With Nick Meyers Each Week in Phoenix New Times

By Ray SternJune 14, 2018

Phoenix New Times now puts more milligrams of journalistic cannabinoids in your Thursday mornings with its new weekly feature, “Cannabis News.”

Arizona Lawmaker Catherine Miranda Defends Posting Staged Photo of Detained Kid

Arizona Lawmaker Catherine Miranda Defends Posting Staged Photo of Detained Kid

By Ray SternJune 13, 2018

“You’re part of the problem of division,” Miranda told a woman who noted that the photo Miranda posted of a kid in a cage was staged.

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The Best Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week

The Best Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week

By Lindsay Roberts and OthersJune 13, 2018

Get plans, PHX.

Ex-Wife of Scottsdale Mass Killer ‘Knew One Day’ He Would Try to ‘Kill Me’

Ex-Wife of Scottsdale Mass Killer ‘Knew One Day’ He Would Try to ‘Kill Me’

By Ray SternJune 12, 2018

After the bitter divorce and fight over custody of their son, Dr. Connie Jones said that Dwight Jones became her “personal terrorist.”

Mesa Police in Crisis After Another Video Showing Cops Abusing Suspects Surfaces

By Ray SternJune 8, 2018

Chief Ramon Batista announced that several reviews were underway regarding the incidents. He also hired ex-county attorney Rick Romley to help review the latest two incidents.

Mesa Police Release Report, Body-Cam Videos of Violent Arrest

Mesa Police Release Report, Body-Cam Videos of Violent Arrest

By Ray SternJune 6, 2018

Protesters with anti-police signs gathered at police headquarters; “this in no way represents the whole work that is done every day,” chief says.

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