Even though throughout the years since I came to the United States 20 years ago I have seen it happening with less frequency, the use by Mexicans of the expression ¿Mande? (Command me) has always struck me. I personally see it as a symbolic legacy of submission probably originating from…
Two years is apparently enough to revive the fortunes of disgraced, former congressional candidate and wannabe underwear model Sheriff Paul Babeu. Back in 2012, my colleague Monica Alonzo revealed that the strident, anti-immigrants, Pinal County border hawk had been sleeping with his reputed enemy in the form of Mexican national…
They’re called the Dream 9 — young men and women who were brought into the country when they were children but who returned to Mexico, their birthplace, and then attempted to re-enter the United States last summer. They didn’t cross under the cover of darkness. They didn’t hike for days…
Some bus drivers and curbside “ambassadors” at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport have gone on strike.The workers are employed by a transportation company called Veolia, which is under contract with the city for the airport service. Amalgamated Transit Union officials say the contract dispute revolves around about 10 issues, including health…
The National Football League announced today that the 2015 Pro Bowl will be held at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.Super Bowl XLIX will be held in Glendale a week later…
Arizona’s newest abortion regulations won’t go into effect while adversaries of the new rules challenge a ruling from a lower court.The regulations, which impose new restrictions on medicated abortions in the state, have been the subject of a court battle just as the rules were set to take effect on…
Pima County has one of the largest collection of missing-persons reports in the nation.Of the Mexican border crossers that die in Arizona each year, mostly due to heat exhaustion and dehydration, most are unidentified. But because heat causes their bodies to dry out and mummify, it makes identifying them by…
Yesterday was “Equal Pay Day,” the day that symbolizes how far into 2014 women have to work to earn the same amount as men did in 2013, as far as the gender pay gap is concerned.To mark the occasion, Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton and Councilwoman Kate Gallego announced an effort…
A University of Arizona student who’s well-known on that campus for street preaching with a “You Deserve Rape” sign took his act to Tempe.Dean Saxton, who calls himself “Brother Dean,” enjoys telling women that they deserve rape, as you can see in the video below, taken at Arizona State University…
Seven parents were arrested this weekend on felony child-abuse charges in the Phoenix area, which is an unusually high number of arrests.Based on county booking records, there were 13 child-abuse arrests in the entire month of February, and 18 in March, an average of roughly one child-abuse arrest every other…
Arizona lawmakers approved a $9.2 billion budget yesterday.The budget, which still needs Governor Jan Brewer’s approval, shaved off roughly $25 million from Brewer’s proposal for Child Protective Services spending for next year. Between the scandal of thousands of cases getting ignored at CPS, and the growing foster-care system, Brewer’s made…
No surprise here: Phoenix isn’t exactly one of the safest cities in Arizona.Read on to find the 10 safest cities in Arizona, where you might die of boredom but probably not as a result of a violent crime:…
Yihyun Jeong and Laura Sposato are students in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. Here, they tell the story of how they learned about the hidden community of homeless living beneath Las Vegas and their journey underground. Beneath the sparkling lights of the…
Depending on where you are in your career, this might be good news or bad news: Phoenix is one of the top cities for entry-level jobs.This is according to Indeed, the job-hunting website, which scanned its own listings for this result…
People from the Phoenix chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) are going to try to force a recall of Republican Senator Kimberly Yee.Yee, who’s been one of the biggest opponents of Arizona’s voter-approved medical-marijuana law, is being targeted after blocking funding of a study…
The parents of a 1-year-old Phoenix girl have been arrested after police discovered the girl’s father allegedly had bitten her and ripped out her hair.According to court documents obtained by New Times, the girl’s father, 18-year-old Abiezer Zuniga, “began to laugh” while describing to police how he bit the girl…
Was last week’s posse crisis triggered by a former Cold Case Posse’s whistle-blowing article on March 9? Brian Reilly, the former posseman and an ex-Surprise Tea Party member, believes so. A new policy affecting posse cars and other vehicles put into effect on Thursday suggests he could be right…
Sometimes, it can be easy to lose sight of why living in Phoenix is better than living in so many other cities.With that, check out our picks for the 10 most underrated aspects of living in Phoenix:…
In case you missed any news action this week, we’ve got you covered.Here’s our recap of the most-read news stories of the week:…
Ruben Gallego isn’t wasting any time amassing a campaign war chest, announcing earlier this week that he already has $160,000 in campaign contributions from more than 800 donors. Gallego is facing competition from Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox and state Senator Steve Gallardo for the open seat in Arizona’s…
Surprise of the day: More than half of Arizonans actually trust the state government.According to a Gallup poll, 57 percent of Arizona residents trust the state government, which seems extraordinarily high, given the circumstances…
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona claims to have documented a sixth instance of constitutional violations thanks to the “papers please” provision of SB 1070.The ACLU is taking legal action in the latest incident, marking the second time the organization has taken legal action on these grounds since the…
