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Kris Mayes to Big Pharma: It’s time to pay your $380 million opioids tab

By Serena O'SullivanOctober 27, 2023

Arizona’s attorney general finalizing settlements with CVS, Walgreens and two drug makers. Fry’s and Smith’s are next.

Arizona sues Instagram for harming youth mental health; TikTok may be next

By TJ L'HeureuxOctober 24, 2023

Kris Mayes joins attorneys general in dozens of other states in suing parent company of Facebook, Instagram.

Phoenix woman sues DoorDash alleging driver masturbated on her food

Phoenix woman sues DoorDash alleging driver masturbated on her food

By Matt HennieOctober 19, 2023

The woman consumed the food after the Dasher picked up her order, gave himself a happy ending and delivered it to her door.

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Judge refuses to return dogs to owner of Chandler ‘house of horrors’

By Serena O'SullivanOctober 16, 2023

April McLaughlin at first asked a judge to return 47 dogs police removed from her ‘horrific’ home. Then she dropped her request to 13.

Justice for murdered Navajo woman, Jamie Yazzie, finally served

By TJ L'HeureuxOctober 13, 2023

A federal jury in Phoenix convicted Tre James of murdering Jamie Yazzie, one of hundreds of Indigenous woman killed in Arizona since the 1970s.

Custody battle over dogs seized from Chandler ‘house of horrors’ rages on

By Serena O'SullivanOctober 10, 2023

‘The conditions of some of these dogs were the worst I have ever seen.’

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Judge orders Phoenix to clear the Zone as city struggles to find solutions

By TJ L'HeureuxSeptember 26, 2023

A judge called the downtown homeless encampment a ‘public nuisance.’ The city and activists are rushing to meet his 45-day deadline.

Unique Phoenix court offers creative solution to homelessness

Unique Phoenix court offers creative solution to homelessness

By TJ L'HeureuxSeptember 22, 2023

The Maricopa County Regional Homeless Court offers unsheltered Phoenicians an avenue to deal with overwhelming fines and criminal charges.

Father of teen killed by Phoenix police continues fight for justice

By O'Hara ShipeSeptember 19, 2023

“The thing that the City of Phoenix doesn’t realize is that even if the civil case doesn’t go through, I’m not going to stop.”

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Two swanky Scottsdale restaurants fined for fleecing diners

By Elias WeissMay 1, 2023

The restaurants were nailed for adding an undisclosed 3.5% charge to diners’ bills.

Failed Congressional Candidate Elijah Norton Is Butthurt Over Peach Emoji

By Elias WeissMarch 28, 2023

Emojis of lipstick, female lips, high heels, and peaches. They’re at the center of a new lawsuit against U.S. Representative David Schweikert.

Rachel Mitchell Wants Arizona to Execute Aaron Gunches

By Katya SchwenkMarch 22, 2023

Governor Katie Hobbs wants Arizona to pause executions. Maricopa County’s top prosecutor says not so fast.

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Alt-Right Troll Ethan Schmidt-Crockett Sentenced For Harassing Mesa Wig Store

By Elias WeissMarch 3, 2023

“Sometimes people think the First Amendment means you can say and do whatever you want. It doesn’t,” Mesa Judge Raymond Schumacher said Thursday.

Rachel Mitchell Used Fear to Win. What that Means for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office

Rachel Mitchell Used Fear to Win. What that Means for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office

By Katya SchwenkDecember 8, 2022

Rachel Mitchell won a full term in office, returning a law-and-order era prosecutor back to power in the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.

Who Botched the DUI Case Against This Phoenix Cop? No One Seems to Know

By Katya SchwenkNovember 17, 2022

An off-duty Phoenix police officer was arrested for DUI and then got in a fight with sheriff’s deputies. But he never faced criminal charges.

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Voters Could Kick Bill Montgomery Off the Arizona Supreme Court. But Will They?

By Katya SchwenkOctober 24, 2022

Governor Doug Ducey appointed Bill Montgomery to the state Supreme Court amid intense scrutiny in 2019. Now, voters will decide whether to keep him there.

Owners of D-backs, Cardinals Behind Racist Attack Ads in County Attorney Race

By Katya SchwenkOctober 20, 2022

A political action committee supporting Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell – and largely funded by owners of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Arizona Cardinals, as well as other local business tycoons – is facing criticism for a racially charged attack ad.

Activists Call County Attorney Rachel Mitchell ‘Dangerous’ for Reproductive Health

By Katya SchwenkOctober 14, 2022

New billboards above freeways in the Valley criticize County Attorney Rachel Mitchell for her position on abortion-related prosecutions.

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A Guide to Rachel Mitchell’s Wavering Position on Abortion Prosecutions

A Guide to Rachel Mitchell’s Wavering Position on Abortion Prosecutions

By Katya SchwenkOctober 12, 2022

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell’s recent promise not to prosecute women who get abortions comes after months of sometimes inscrutable, sometimes conflicting explanations about her position on the issue.

16 Years for Pot? County Attorney Candidates Debate Pot, Priors, and Prosecutions

16 Years for Pot? County Attorney Candidates Debate Pot, Priors, and Prosecutions

By Katya SchwenkSeptember 28, 2022

The case of a man who was sentenced to a lengthy prison term for selling marijuana has divided the two candidates for Maricopa County Attorney.

Arizona Women Get $700,000 to Settle Lowe’s Strap-On Sex Harassment Suit

By Elias WeissSeptember 21, 2022

Three Arizona women will receive a total of $700,000 to settle their sex discrimination lawsuit against Lowe’s that alleged more than a decade of “open, notorious, and frequent” abuse by a male co-worker.

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County Attorney Rachel Mitchell Wants Prison in Gun-Related Pleas

By Katya SchwenkSeptember 3, 2022

It’s the most recent move County Attorney Rachel Mitchell has touted as evidence that she is “cracking down on crime.”

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