The total includes about 29 tons of buds and another couple of tons of edibles and concentrates like wax, shatter and hash oil. That’s a 53-percent increase over last year’s 19 tons of cannabis products sold.
Most government officials in state aren’t complying with a law that requires them to reporting how much they spending putting their names on everything from buildings to coffee mugs
Employees and supervisors at 5th & Wine bar in Scottsdale taunted two coworkers who were perceived to be gay with repeated homophobic slurs and assaults, a federal complaint states.
About his critics, supporters say, “People just need to chill. The world is not going to end because Trump is president.”
Yes, Mesa has a rich history with the Chicago Cubs, but between 1967 and 1978, the Cubs moved to sunny Scottsdale, at the old Scottsdale Stadium. A renovated version of the same stadium now hosts the San Francisco Giants.
Friday’s and Saturday’s events in Arizona related to Donald Trump’s inauguration will be largely marked by protests and demonstrations involving thousands of people who remain outraged and upset after November’s election results.
One Arizona driver resisted the urge to strike back in road-rage incident
University of California says doctors diagnosed her latest bout with the disease at the end of August.
Dead suspect Leonard Penuelas-Escobar was a 37-year-old Mexican national and former Mexican police officer who was in the United States without authorization.
You just have to affirm that you lived in the state between 2003 and now, and while here you bought milk or dairy products
Carrying a gun in a vehicle without a permit is usually illegal in most states. But not in Arizona, where a citizen on Thursday used a gun he retrieved from his car to kill an assailant who’d shot a state trooper. In a story that’s making headlines nationwide, the courageous…
The autonomous Lexus RX450h by Waymo cruised around the mostly-residential area in Chandler like a soccer mom would, stopping at all the stop signs, never exceeding the speed limit, and taking turns gently. Then the perfect driver met its match: a street sweeper. What to do? The city truck was…
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey’s pro-education State of the State Address must be followed with specific funding plans, public-school advocates said on Wednesday. Members of AZ Schools Now, a coalition of interest groups that includes the Arizona Education Association, met with reporters at the state capitol to explain why Ducey and the…
More Arizona children are drowning, a government safety commission reported late last week, prompting a new call for parents and caretakers to be extra-cautious. “Watch your children around water” is a message Arizonans — who have higher-than-average swimming-pool ownership — have heard repeatedly over the years. But according to new…
Scottsdale officials plan to keep up the pressure on photo-enforcement scofflaws, despite a new Arizona law that limits the city’s power to punish people who ignore mailed violation notices. Signed by Governor Doug Ducey last year, the law — one of several that took effect January 1 — effectively rewards violators…
A viral photo of a “demon” from Arizona has people around the world wondering about the mysteries of our universe. Are you freaking kidding? Reportedly, Phoenix resident Richard Christianson snapped the picture while in Tucson, then loaded it to his Facebook account on New Year’s Day. “What the hell do…
Ignorance of the laws — and election news — wasn’t a valid excuse for an aging Arizona toker arrested this week in Golden Valley. After allegedly resisting arrest, Victor Post, 54, told deputies early Wednesday morning that he thought the state had legalized marijuana, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office…
Arizona highway workers will continue installing signs this month designating 63 miles of roads as high-profile “Safety Corridors” in which state troopers will practice so-called zero tolerance enforcement. Officials say that with the help of an airplane and two new unmarked patrol cars, state troopers will pull over motorists in these zones…
The Arizona Republic has said goodbye to two of its best-known sportswriters, leaving a hole in the paper’s sports desk that won’t easily be filled. Paul Coro left his longtime gig covering the Phoenix Suns late last month, leaving co-workers and Suns fans wondering what happened.
Boaters and wake surfers on Arizona lakes would face tougher restrictions this coming fall under proposed Game and Fish Department safety rules. The state Game and Fish Department proposed the rule changes last month following a five-year study. The proposals, which require approval by the State Legislature, include: * Requiring…
East Valley lawmaker Kelly Townsend has sparked outrage on social media this week with a Facebook post declaring that celebrities have been “dropping like flies” because “they were druggies.” A Republican state representative for District 16, which includes east Mesa and Apache Junction, Townsend deleted the post soon after the…
Chandler police are trying to determine who turned a family’s homemade menorah display into a swastika. Naomi and Seth Ellis, along with their three young sons, used PVC pipe to build the seven-foot-tall menorah in their front yard. They crafted the menorah in celebration of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah,…
