County Attorney Montgomery Hints Maryvale Shooter Suspect May Face Even More Charges
Suspect says he’s innocent at court hearing; Maricopa County Attorney told reporters that he would not rule out seeking the death penalty.
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Human Rights Watch: Suffering, Deaths Likely to Increase in Trump’s Immigration Jails
The well-known group Human Rights Watch claims that the unsolved problem of “subpar” medical care in federal immigrant detention centers is about to get a whole lot worse under President Trump.
Hundreds of Tips Led to Arrest of Suspected Maryvale Shooter; $75K Reward Will Be Paid
23-year-old man was already in custody on another homicide charge. He is facing 26 additional felony counts.
Cinco de Mayo by the Numbers: DUIs, Speeding, BAC, Designated Drivers All Increase
You were drinking up, but also buckling up, because cops found fewer seat-belt violations this year compared to 2016.
Will Arizona Voucher Law Face Referendum? Grassroots Group Rallying at Capitol
Arizona’s new voucher expansion program, which subsidizes private school tuition by taking money from public schools, faces a possible referendum threat by a grassroots group critical of the law.
Black Lives Matter Tucson Raising Money to Get Moms Out of Jail for Mother’s Day
Black Lives Matter Tucson hopes the fundraiser will lead to a larger conversation about criminal justice reform.
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We Read the State’s $9.8B Budget So You Don’t Have To: What It Means for Arizona
The Arizona Legislature passed a $9.8 billion budget Friday, with much of the attention going toward education. What else was in it?
The 15 Worst Moments From This Year’s Legislative Session
Bad bills, bizarre insults, and more!
DUI Checkpoints Could Ruin Your ‘Drinco’ de Mayo Weekend
Last year there were more driving arrests in the Valley on Cinco de Mayo than on St. Patrick’s Day
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Initiative Begun to Save Citizens’ Initiatives from Arizona GOP’s New Laws
A group headed by two former Arizona politicians will soon begin collecting signatures for ballot measures that would overturn changes made by the Arizona Legislature this year that make it tougher to put citizens initiatives on the ballot.
Jeff Flake Featured on I-10 Billboard: ‘He Voted to Let Them Sell Your Web History’
Arizona’s junior senator is feeling the heat for his vote against broadband privacy.
They Didn’t Treat Sheriff Joe Like This: MCSO’s Penzone Calls State Cuts Partisan
Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone reacted to state lawmakers’ plans to axe state funding for his drug investigations partisan and bad for public safety, saying Republicans cut his funds because he is a Democrat
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10 Things About Arizona Schools to Make Even Alice Cooper Cringe
Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute found high turnover and low pay plague Arizona’s teachers.
When Will We Know Why Tim Jeffries Kept Guns, 80,000 Rounds of Ammo at DES?
A probe is still ongoing as to whether dozens of guns and 80,000 rounds of ammunition found at the Arizona Department of Economic Security in November were improperly obtained or stored, despite an official statement previously that the investigation was complete.
What’s in Your Medical Marijuana? Arizona Doesn’t Care
Arizona is one of the few states with medical-marijuana programs that requires no testing of dispensary products for pesticides or active ingredients. Experts are divided on whether a testing mandate is needed.
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Arizona Republicans Just Launched a Last-Minute Attack on Planned Parenthood
Two bills introduced Tuesday could result in clinics around the state losing their funding.
Mesa Police Won’t Cancel ‘Islamophobic’ Training; Is County Attorney Bill Montgomery Involved?
And apparently, the Mesa Police Department isn’t worried about the implications of appearing to endorse John Guandolo’s paranoid ramblings about Muslims.
Funeral Business was ‘Slow,’ Driver of Pot-Filled Hearse Told Agents in Arizona
The driver of a hearse filled with 68 pounds of marijuana told federal agents in Arizona on Saturday that he had taken up smuggling because his Tucson funeral-services business “had been slow.”
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Arizona Still Hasn’t Ratified the Equal Rights Amendment, Because Republicans Took a Lunch Break Instead
It’s been more than fifty years, and the state legislature is no closer to ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment.
Arizona Rep on Teachers Forced To Work Multiple Jobs: “That’s America!”
Teachers in Arizona are the lowest paid in the country, but the response from the state’s Republican leadership couldn’t be more tone deaf.
Shooting Champion Matt Burkett Arrested, Accused of Fraud Related to Scottsdale Firearms Firm
Matt Burkett, a noted firearms instructor and shooting-competition champion, was detained this week by federal authorities following a fraud allegation against him and his Scottsdale company, Predator Tactical, LLC.
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Dozens of Metro Phoenix Schools Have High Levels of Lead in Water: Don’t Worry, ADEQ Says
ADEQ is more than halfway through testing lead levels in schools across the state. It found 69 in the Valley with elevated levels, but health officials say there is no risk to children. Creighton Elementary School in Phoenix had five cases above the threshold in drinking water, the most in Maricopa County.