Two Arizona immigrant-advocacy groups are urging the immediate dismantling of militaristic border-enforcement infrastructure and personnel in order to stop the running tragedy of migrant deaths in the desert. No More Deaths and La Coalición de Derechos Humanos reach that controversial conclusion in a report released this past week, “Disappeared: How the…
On December 9, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael Bowman issued his final ruling on the Backpage prosecution of New Times founders Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin, and Carl Ferrer, CEO of Backpage, on pimping charges.
The Sierra Club’s Sandy Bahr talks with New Times about what impact Scott Pruitt, Trump’s pick to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, could have on the environment in Arizona.
A bill requiring that the FAA re-evaluate flight path changes at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport passed the U.S. Senate today and will now go to the president.
Phoenix attorney Kerrie Droban is author of five true-crime books, most of which concern the world of outlaw motorcycle gangs. One of her books, Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws is the subject of the A&E series Gangland Undercover.
Debbie Moak, director of the Arizona Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith and Family, worked closely with the group that helped defeat Proposition 205 in November. That much is not in dispute. But did Moak use the resources of her office — including her work time — improperly to campaign against…
What’s going on in the back of your mind while shopping this holiday season? Maybe more than you think. A marketing study conducted by Arizona State University assistant professor Christopher Lee shows that shoppers are more likely to buy gifts for themselves that are labeled “limited edition,” but when it…
With RNC Chairman Reince Priebus tapped by Donald Trump to be the president-elect’s chief of staff, the top slot at RNC is open and Arizona GOP chair Robert Graham wants to fill the void.
David Farca has resigned his volunteer role as president of the Arizona-Mexico Commission as he remains embroiled in a lawsuit over his personal business dealings. Governor Doug Ducey had appointed Farca to the unpaid position last year. The commission, a quasi-governmental, nonprofit state agency, works to bolster business relationships between Arizona…
If a player gets legal medical marijuana and then fails an NFL drug test, who wins?
In an interview with New Times, Phoenix mayor Greg Stanton talked about his recent visit to Mexico, emphasizing that a Trump presidency will not change Phoenix’s commitment to strengthen ties with the United States’ southern neighbor.
A new scientific study from the Center for American Progress finds that creating the Grand Canyon monument would help preserve some of the most ecologically significant land in the western U.S.
On July 11, a 911 operator turned down a woman’s request for police to come to her home after she reported hearing multiple gunshots that police believe were fired by the Serial Street Shooter. Police say the suspect is responsible for seven homicides, two woundings, and the near miss on…
In an interview with New Times, Joe Arpaio said one of his “failures” as Maricopa County sheriff was not being able to have a better relationship with the Latino community. His critics are not quick to forget or forgive.
Environmentalists in the West are shaking their heads after learning that one of Arizona’s most prominent anti-public-lands and climate-change-denying politicians, U.S. Representative Paul Gosar, was just elected chairman of the U.S. Congressional Western Caucus. “Congressman Paul Gosar has built a career carrying water for industrial interests while working against America’s…
Christmas spirit beat out wilderness-area ethics in the fight to keep a Christmas tree at the summit of Phoenix’s iconic Camelback Mountain. City officials reversed course on Wednesday afternoon, deciding to allow a undecorated tree after saying previously that all trees would be removed. Rangers removed a large tree from…
At ground level, signs of Christmas are everywhere — from stores and homes to the wreath-adorned automobiles on freeways. You might think hiking in one of Phoenix’s mountain parks, where the goal has long been to keep things in as natural a state is possible, would be one way to…
Lucid Motors, a would-be electric-car company based in Silicon Valley, announced plans on Tuesday to build a $700 million car plant in Casa Grande that would have parts supplied by firms in Sonora, Mexico. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey led a gathering of dignitaries from Arizona and Mexico on the State…
Congressman Ruben Gallego believes it’s time for a new House Democratic leader and is backing Tim Ryan’s bid to unseat Nancy Pelosi.
A Phoenix woman’s story of teen girls making “swastika cupcakes” at a birthday party has gone viral, making headlines in Jewish news outlets and other news sites on Monday. The Phoenix mom, a Jewish public-relations specialist who asked that her name not be published in this story (even though she…
Public-safety officials from around the state will kick off an annual DUI campaign at the State Capitol on Tuesday in hopes of reducing carnage on the roads this holiday season. Led by Alberto Gutier, director of the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, officials scheduled to appear on the Capitol Mall…
It hasn’t even been three weeks since Proposition 205 went down to defeat on election day, but advocates for cannabis-law reform in Arizona already have three new proposals to consider. Here is a roundup of the three proposals: 1. Last week, the Arizona Marijuana Patient Society — a creation of the operators…
