The 10 Best Moments from the Arizona Cardinals’ Season

It’s been an amazing season for the Arizona Cardinals. Not only did the team achieve its best regular-season record in its 118-year history at 13-3 (including a nine-game winning streak) and led the league in total offense, its players amassed hefty accomplishments in the process. Quarterback Carson Palmer had the…

The 16 State Bills Arizona Conservatives Will Totally Hate In 2016

Given all the right-wing bills introduced every year at the Arizona Legislature, it’s hard to imagine that there are any left-leaning elected officials in the state capital at all. But guess what? They do exist, and they introduce legislation, too. Here are 16 bills that probably won’t make it to…

Plan to Hunt Hundreds of Burros in Mohave County Suspended

After causing an outcry among animal lovers with a motion to hunt hundreds of wild burros in the Black Mountain Herd Management Area, the Mohave County Board of Supervisors voted 4 to 1 to table the proposal temporarily. The vote came at the end of a long and passion-filled public…

Normal Marijuana Users Treated Like Junkies in Arizona

The dream was vivid, like several she’d experienced after she was forced to quit cannabis cold turkey by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office: Her sister bursts into her room holding a burning spliff and yelling urgently, “Here, hit this!” And she reaches out . . . But this was what…

Revenge Porn Ban Pushed by Arizona Legislators

The First Amendment crusaders who got an Arizona law banning revenge porn shut down in 2014 aren’t endorsing the Legislature’s latest attempt to address the issue. But, Will Gona, policy director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona, which sued the state over the law along with a coalition…

ASU Professor Resigns Amid Plagiarism Accusations

An Arizona State University professor well-known for his work on African-American history and race relations has agreed to resign following accusations that he plagiarized parts of his latest book. Matthew Whitaker will step down as co-director of ASU’s Center for Race and Democracy immediately, but he will stay on the…

Thousands Turn Out for Martin Luther King Day Celebration in Phoenix

From girl scouts and college students to local elected officials and community leaders, thousands celebrated the life and legacy of Martin Luther King jr. today in downtown Phoenix. The festivities began with a march from Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church to Margaret T. Hance Park, during which men, women, and children…

ASU Professor’s Tweet Ignites Wildfire of Attention for Potential Discovery of Einstein’s Gravitational Waves

Arizona State University will celebrate the centennial of Albert Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity on Friday. Meanwhile across the country, scientists are analyzing data attempting to prove the existence of gravitational waves, the last, most elusive prediction of Albert Einstein’s theories. Last week, ASU Professor Lawrence M.  Krauss caused a…

Arizona Lottery Director Tony Bouie Resigns After Allegations in New Times

Arizona Lottery Director Tony Bouie resigned two days after a New Times article covered accusations against him that were raised in a whistle-blower’s letter. The article about his illegal use of a state vehicle and other alleged improprieties apparently spurred Ducey to act. But as it turns out, the director’s…

Phoenix Bus Strike to End, Mayor Greg Stanton Says

A tentative agreement has been reached to end the Phoenix bus strike, Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton says. The mayor announced the news early Friday morning in a tweet, adding that the striking union workers will vote on the agreement today so that regular bus service can resume by Saturday. No…

Sugar Daddies Pay Tuition for Hundreds of ASU Students

Turns out some rumors are true. New data shows that more than a thousand young women at Arizona State University will spend their college years living in luxury, receiving pretty little monthly allowances, and getting wined and dinned or taken on extravagant vacations by wealthy businessmen. Oh, and did we…

Arizona Lottery Winner Details How He Lost His Millions

With two weeks until payday, Shefik Tallmadge, then 29, used his last $5 in his pocket to purchase a lottery ticket at a Circle K in Yuma. When he checked his ticket the following day, he learned he’d won Arizona’s largest jackpot in the Pick lottery at the time —…

ASU Junior Jumps to His Death Off Tempe Campus Building Roof

An Arizona State University junior attending college on scholarship committed suicide on the first day of the spring semester by jumping off the roof of a building on campus. Thomas Wagoner, a 20-year-old economics student, jumped from an unknown building on the Tempe campus at about 2 a.m. His body…