A Tucson TV-news site reviewed its policies with staff members on Sunday after posting a Web article claiming falsely that Scottsdale family-killer Robert Fisher had been captured. The article was published briefly on Sunday on the website tucsonnewsnow.com, which is home to both CBS-affliliate KOLD-TV (Channel 13) and Fox-affiliate KMSB…
A Buckeye police officer threatened to shoot and kill a man during a traffic stop that was captured on video. The officer, who wasn’t identified by police, said during the stop that he’d shoot the driver, Teodulo Sanchez, if he did something, and later said he’d kill him if he…
Former Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, the runner-up in this year’s Republican primary for governor, announced his support of Democrat David Garcia for the state’s schools superintendent. “David Garcia isn’t only the most qualified candidate — he’s the only qualified candidate, and that’s why I’m supporting him,” Smith said at a…
Local law-enforcement agencies have had plenty of run-ins with Phoenix’s professional athletes over the years. Below, check out our picks for the 20 most memorable arrests of Arizona Cardinals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Arizona Coyotes, and Phoenix Suns athletes:…
Local marriage equality advocates are calling on Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne to step aside and stop defending the state’s ban on gay marriage. Why Marriage Matters Arizona delivered more than 5,100 signed petitions to the Attorney General’s office yesterday. “The petition calls on him to stop standing on the…
While tragic and horrifying, the swarming-bee attack that killed a 32-year-old landscaper in Douglas on Wednesday was not a freak occurrence in Arizona. Stories about bee attacks and bee deaths appear regularly in the state — perhaps once a year or more. While not as common as lightning deaths, most…
Despite three previous polls showing a virtual tie between gubernatorial candidates Fred DuVal and Doug Ducey, the latest poll puts Ducey up 10 percentage points on DuVal. This latest poll from the New York Times, CBS News, and YouGov shows 47 percent of the voters picking the Republican Ducey, and…
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, the 1990s called, and it…
See updates at bottom of this article Phoenix police have arrested two women in Wednesday’s shooting of an Arizona Department of Public Safety officer, but still seek three other people. Police put out a bulletin tonight with pictures of the three suspects who have “information pertinent to the investigation.” The…
Various Native American groups are banding together to protest games involving Washington’s NFL team, starting with this weekend’s game against the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale. The groups are imploring the team to adopt a new name “that does not disparage Native Americans.”…
Shayla Jeanne Brattin, nicknamed “Batgirl,” is the second person to be arrested in connection with the June 24 murder of a Glendale church janitor. Police listed the 23-year-old woman as homeless in court records, though most of her Facebook selfies appear to have been taken in a home. She’s accused…
Roughly simultaneous to his feud with the county, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio had been fighting one of the biggest scandals of his time in office – the so-called SCA campaign-finance debacle. The scandal involved a secret organization, sometimes known as the Sheriff’s Command Association, and corresponding slush fund. Retired…
The victim in last month’s Camelback Mountain fatality was 22-year-old Brazilian engineering student Emanuel Rodrigo Biana Costa Bezerra. Local news outlets reported the September 19 incident, but not his name; South American news sites had the full story. New Times obtained the victim’s identity on Wednesday from Phoenix police, who…
With the widespread Ebola outbreak in West Africa and yesterday’s death of the first patient diagnosed on U.S. soil, Arizona medical authorities are preparing in case an outbreak occurs here. There have been no diagnoses of Ebola virus infection in the state, and the few scares have not been serious…
Why don’t Mexicans tip decently? I labor as a waitress in an upscale steakhouse where, unfortunately, many Mexicans eat, and the lousy tips are starting to piss me off! Even blacks tip better! (Although, I gotta say Mexicans are much easier to wait on. No constant requests for “So’ mo’…
Four years ago, when actor Steven Seagal found himself in need of a publicity-hungry, big-city law enforcement agency to help him shoot a reality TV series, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio rolled out the welcome mat. The controversial six-term sheriff hooked up the wannabe cop with Executive Chief Brian Sands,…
Two Phoenix Fire Department captains accused of lying in an arson probe won’t be charged criminally, but their actions have spurred a reform of investigative procedures. In July, officials with the state Department of Public Safety recommended that Captains Sam Richardson and Fred Andes be charged with lying and perjury…
At a Valley Interfaith Project’s fall gathering in east Phoenix on Tuesday night, more than 300 voters had a chance to hear from David Garcia, who is running to become the state’s new school chief. As usual, his opponent, Diane Douglas, was a no-show despite organizers placing half a dozen…
Arizona congressional candidate Wendy Rogers has deleted an excerpt of ISIL’s James Foley beheading video from one of her campaign ads. The Republican and retired Air Force lieutenant colonel caught flak from the Democratic Party, media pundits and probably some of her own supporters after airing the video this week…
Joseph Hui, a.k.a. “Solar Man,” the principle of a Scottsdale solar-power firm, is running for the Arizona Corporation Commission to help businesses just like his. His products, which include “solar awnings” installed on homes and tied to the grid, may reduce the amount of electricity an Arizonan gets from nuclear…
Boasting political support from Arizona first — and only — Latino governor, David Garcia writes on Facebook that he is “humbled to receive the support of a man I have admired since I was a boy — former Governor Raúl Castro. Castro, who was elected governor in 1974 and served…
Phoenix Children’s Hospital has announced a groundbreaking new institute slated to analyze patients’ unique genetic makeup to create personalized treatment plans. The institute is to focus on precision medicine, essentially an analysis of seriously ill patients and their disease at the molecular level. Precision medicine is used to create precise…
