Charges have been reinstated against the owners of a Gilbert dog-boarding facility where more than 20 dogs died last year. However, the son and daughter-in-law of U.S. Senator Jeff Flake — the caretakers of the facility at the time the air conditioning went out and led to the dogs’ deaths…
The first poll in Arizona for 2016 presidential candidates shows Hillary Clinton as the choice of Democrats, and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker as the leading choice of Republicans. Clinton’s lead at this point is fairly clear, as the choice of 58 percent of Arizonans, according to Public Policy Polling. Vermont…
I work with mostly young, progressive, educated white folks at an institution of higher education in Southern California. The other day, I mentioned buying a shirt that reads “Illegal immigration started in 1492.” We had a good laugh and my co-worker, whom I like a lot, said that it actually…
Roger Garfield, who shot a homeless man to death in his antiques store in 2006, has completed his prison sentence following two convictions and a labyrinthine legal case. Garfield called us Tuesday to let us know our article last year about his plea deal erroneously stated he’d be in prison…
On a cool winter evening in 2013, dozens of cheerleaders gathered in an old recreation hall near downtown Mesa for the East Valley’s regional Special Olympics competition. With some time to spare before the official event, Tempe’s team hustles into a side room with fluorescent lights and worn blue carpet…
Civil rights leader Jarrett Maupin and 13 “female abuse victims” will hold a press conference today alleging racism and misogyny at the Maricopa County Community College District. In a breathless news release issued this morning, Maupin writes of college teachers prohibited from taking bathroom breaks, rampant sexual harassment and victims…
Many Arizona residents who were brought to the country illegally when they were children will be allowed to pay in-state tuition at Maricopa County’s community colleges. Former Attorney General Tom Horne had filed a lawsuit several years ago to prevent the Maricopa Community College system from offering in-state tuition rates…
Senator John McCain is in “big trouble” for the Republican primary next year, according to one pollster. Despite this primary election not taking place for well over a year, only 37 percent of Republican voters told Public Policy Polling that they generally support McCain for reelection, while 51 percent say…
The Arizona Chapter of the Sierra Club released its 21st annual Environmental Report Card for the state Legislature and governor, concluding that the two are “moving Arizona backwards, one bill at a time.” The club gave all but one Republican legislator an F, and Governor Doug Ducey a D. At…
Arizona Department of Public Safety officers clocked a speeder going 131 mph on State Route 51 on Sunday afternoon. According to DPS, when a motorcycle officer attempted to pull over the 2014 Ford Mustang, the driver, 22-year-old Alejandro Barraza, veered right over several lanes and crashed into another car…
New resident undergraduate students at Arizona universities will pay about 3 to 4 percent more in tuition and fees this fall, the State Board of Regents decided Monday…
Drunk driving is bad. That said, here’s where police will be setting up “saturation patrols” around the Valley, looking for impaired drivers this Cinco de Mayo:…
A 24-year-old Phoenix man was shot and killed by his girlfriend early Sunday morning in an apparent domestic-violence incident, police say. According to court documents obtained by New Times, Erasmo Gonzales and his family were hosting a party at their house Saturday night for the Mayweather-Pacquiao boxing match, and his…
If two unnamed Tempe police officers are to be believed, John Wheelihan pointed a scoped rifle at them just before they shot him three times at his home in 2013. No matter that Wheelihan’s weapon turned out to be a pellet gun: It might have looked deadly enough in the…
Microsoft recently rolled out a website that tries to guess the age of someone just based on a photograph. So, we took pictures of some of Arizona’s most famous residents, to see what the computers came up with:…
A 2-year-old boy in Peoria shot himself in the face last night after finding a gun in his parents’ bedroom. Peoria Police Sergeant Shari Howard says the boy is alive, and in stable but critical condition at Phoenix Children’s Hospital…
A coalition of environmental groups is joining the Havasupai Tribe in appealing a U.S. District Court decision last month that Energy Fuels Inc. can resume uranium mining at Canyon Mine in Northern Arizona. The groups had filed a preliminary injunction in March 2013 to stop the company from completing construction…
As thousands protested racially motivated police brutality in Baltimore this week, about 420 people gathered at Arizona State University to talk about the hyper-surveillance of black males. “We have to talk about things that make us uncomfortable in order to grow and change,” said Walter R. Allen, a professor of…
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest. This week, it’s starting to warm up…
Lawsuits brought by people who lost their homes in the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire have been dismissed. The suits alleged that negligent firefighting led to the destruction of dozens of homes, blaming the Arizona State Forestry Division for “unthinkingly and incompetently react[ing] to events.” Of course, 19 firefighters died while…
After months of Phoenix and Maricopa County officials promising that the East Lot will remain open indefinitely, the asphalt parking lot that’s served as a de facto overflow shelter for up to 400 men and women in downtown Phoenix is officially closing. “The East Lot’s last night of providing low…
Democratic Congressman Ruben Gallego is pushing for the government to allow young people who were brought to the country illegally as children to serve in the military. Gallego plans to do this by offering an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act encouraging the Department of Defense to allow people…
