Darlin Adonay Peña has a headache. On a Wednesday afternoon in May, he takes a break from his job flipping burgers at a McDonald’s on Central Avenue in Phoenix to sit down and talk, sipping a frozen caramel coffee drink and rubbing his almond eyes. A brown rosary peeks from…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is a desperate man. And a bully, says Illinois Congressman Luis Gutiérrez. “I am proud to stand with Mary Rose Wilcox and the people of Arizona who can see through the Sheriff’s publicity stunts and are not intimidated by his bullying,” Gutiérrez says in response…
Someone has planted foot-long pieces of rebar fashioned into spikes in the Coconino National Forest.Forest Service officials say five of these spikes have been discovered near the Happy Jack area…
More than a year has passed since former Minuteman leader Chris Simcox was arrested on charges that he molested three minors, including one of his own daughters. Simcox has refused a generous plea deal from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, and so he bides his time in Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s…
A poll shows a majority of Americans want deportation proceedings sped up for the wave of Central American children showing up at the nation’s border, including the deportation of kids who are eligible for asylum.That poll was released today by the Pew Research Center, which showed that 53 percent of…
In a room brimming with union trades workers wearing bright-orange shirts, the Glendale City Council reversed its long-held opposition to the Tohono O’odham Nation establishing a reservation and opening an resort-style casino just outside of the city limits. Members of the TON sat in the front row, relishing yet another…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio offered Mary Rose Wilcox “extra security” at her upcoming immigration rally, in the form of armed posse members.Seeing as Arpaio and Wilcox have been feuding about as long as the Hatfields and McCoys, Wilcox was quick to reject the offer, saying it “reeks of an…
Tucson’s Arizona Daily Star has become the latest newspaper to charge readers for access to stories on its website.The paper unveiled its “metered access” plan this week, along with a $13-a-month price-tag for online news only…
Ed Moriarity, the Montana lawyer who worked for Lisa Aubuchon, David Hendershott and Joel Fox, has been disbarred in Arizona. A complaint by the State Bar of Arizona, followed by the July 15 disbarment order, explains that Moriarity knew claims by former Maricopa County officials Aubuchon and Hendershott were false,…
Congressional hopeful Ruben Gallego, a former state lawmaker, is boasting a campaign war chest of nearly $435,000 from almost 1,500 political supporters — more than $272,000 of that money has been collected April through June. Gallego’s camp, in a press statement, say he has more than $300,000 cash on hand…
Wiretapping rates in Arizona are among the highest in the nation.The Pew Research Center ranked the states where the most wiretap authorizations were made last year, finding that Arizona’s had the fifth-highest rate in the country…
The Arizona Department of Revenue prevented about $74 million in fraudulent tax refunds from being sent out, according to agency officials.Five years ago, the agency reported stopping less than $2 million in payouts of phony tax refunds…
A year and a half after a 2-year-old girl was killed at an unlicensed Phoenix babysitting business, two people have been charged in the girl’s death.Allison Clement and Ryan Reed, the couple who ran the babysitting service, had previously been charged in Savannah Cross’ death, but those charges were dropped…
Tesla Motors has installed its eighth Supercharger battery-charging system in Arizona.These Supercharger stations can provide Tesla vehicles with a half-capacity charge in about 20 minutes, which is roughly 16 times faster than typical public charging stations for electric vehicles…
An army veteran was shot and killed by a Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputy yesterday in Fountain Hills, the Sheriff’s Office says. David Brandstetter, 26, was walking naked in traffic at around 12:45 a.m. Sunday, prompting two calls to 911 as drivers swerved to avoid striking him, MCSO reports…
Update 5:13 p.m.: Director of Sycamore Canyon Academy tells me that he has “no date and time” associated with arrival of children. Says he is not aware of children coming on Tuesday. See full update below. A longtime supporter of Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu says the sheriff tipped him…
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee identified Arizona as a state where Democrats could either make significant gains or seize control of a state legislature.Recall that just four years ago, Republicans won a super-majority, occupying two-thirds of the seats in both the Arizona House and Senate…
The primary election is only about six weeks away, but the latest poll in the governor’s race shows about half the Republicans surveyed don’t have a pick.The poll released today by local political consulting firm Highground shows Treasurer Doug Ducey in first, at just 17 percent…
The University of Arizona will be joining hundreds of other universities across the country with a campus ban on smoking.UA’s “Smoking and Tobacco Policy” also includes a ban on using electronic cigarettes on campus…
There’s a saying that everything’s bigger in Texas, and that’s a lie.Here are 10 things that are either the nation’s or world’s largest, and can be found right here in Arizona:…
A second high-ranking Arizona State University police department official is stepping down unexpectedly following a backlash over the arrest of assistant professor Ersula Ore. Another email that surfaced on a blog by people disgruntled with ASU police confirms that Assistant Chief James Hardina is leaving this week. ASU Police Chief…
An elderly woman was attacked by five dogs at Phoenix’s Barrios Unidos Park park early yesterday morning, police say. The woman remains in extremely critical condition at a nearby hospital…
