Massive environmental destruction promised by the Resolution Copper Mining project at Oak Flat campground near Superior in theory could be halted by findings from an upcoming study. The federal process of producing an environmental impact statement on the project can’t stop the planned mine directly, anti-mining activists admit. But depending…
Ex-Minuteman leader and alleged child molester Chris Simcox has dropped his controversial bid to personally cross-examine two alleged child victims during an upcoming trial, according to attorneys involved with the case. Simcox, who is representing himself, told Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Jose Padilla that he was waiving his attempt…
The city of Surprise will pay $40,000 to a battered woman who was pushed out of her home for calling 911 too many times, according to a settlement agreemen. City officials also agreed to repeal the ordinance that nearly got Nancy Markham, a single mother of two, evicted in August…
Hillary Clinton may claim she’s not a natural politician, but her rally this afternoon in a Phoenix high school suggests otherwise. From the moment she walked onstage — “This is my fight song” by Rachel Platten booming in the background — the Democratic front-runner brought a genuine, palpable energy into…
Arizona State University president Michael Crow has proposed a $200 increase in undergraduate tuition for resident students and a $1,000 hike for non-resident students. Under Crow’s tuition plan, which must be approved by the state Board of Regents, students also would be required to pay a $270 surcharge to compensate…
Bill Clinton’s voice was characteristically raspy and the acoustics in Phoenix Central High School’s gymnasium were less than ideal, but the former president had little difficultly bringing a thousand cheering Hillary Clinton supporters to their feet. His message was simple: The political gridlock of the status quo is problematic, but…
Each time Bernie Sanders steps in front of a crowd in Arizona, the line between political rally and rock concert gets a bit fuzzier. We didn’t think things could any more electric after the crowd, freaking out like Justin Bieber fan girls, nearly brought down the risers where the Bernie…
Every time Donald Trump comes through Arizona, his political rallies get larger, his protesters get braver, and the interaction between the two groups gets more intense. Today’s rally in Fountain Hills certainly was no exception. Hours before Trump even arrived, hundreds of protesters stormed the only two roads leading to…
It’s unlikely that anyone even remotely following the presidential campaign learned anything new about Republican candidate Ted Cruz at the rally hosted by his Super Pac, Keep the Promise, in Phoenix, but that didn’t stop the group from trying to ban certain media outlets it thought might write “a hit…
Tempe police are on alert for possible trouble on Saturday at a theater where Hells Angels’ members are scheduled to screen a movie about the club. The 1983 film “Hells Angels Forever” will be shown at noon at Pollack Tempe Cinemas, theater representatives confirm. Police have taken notice and will…
A new climatology report shows that the much-heralded El Niño weather pattern this year already is winding down, having failed to soak Arizona with snow and rain. In January, the Pacific Ocean-driven weather phenomenon spurred the state’s mini-snowpocalypse in January with flurries north and south and lots of rain in metro…
When the Bernie Sanders campaign says Arizona is a must-win state, it’s no joke. The beloved U.S. Senator from Vermont just announced another yoooooge campaign rally in Phoenix this Saturday afternoon — his fourth event in Arizona this week. The event will be in the Veterans Memorial Coliseum, and doors open at…
The list of famous politicians campaigning their way through Arizona ahead of Tuesday’s primary vote just keeps growing and growing. The Hillary Clinton campaign announced this morning that former President Bill Clinton will be holding rallies on behalf of his wife in Phoenix and Tucson this Sunday. (The location and…
As cannabis advocates debate whether a proposed Arizona legalization law allows counties or towns to ban home growing, attempts to regulate home cultivation of medical marijuana have failed. The inability of counties to control home cultivation by qualified medical-marijuana patients gives insight into how the planned legalization measure may work…
A Taiwanese national has been indicted in Arizona for buying and possessing more than 17,000 rounds of 9-millimeter ammunition last month at a Phoenix gun show. Jian Kia Chen was stopped on Interstate 10 on February 20 after buying the rounds at the Crossroads of the West Gun Show at…
The Bernie Sanders campaign just announced that in addition to his rally in Flagstaff tonight, he’ll be holding an event tomorrow evening in Tucson. The event will be in the Tucson Convention Center, and doors open at 4:30 p.m. (RSVP for free tickets here.) Arizona is a must-win state for…
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will be in Phoenix Monday afternoon to rally support for her campaign ahead of Arizona’s presidential preference vote on Tuesday. The campaign just announced her visit, but has yet to release time and location details — we’ll update this story when those details become available. …
Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have each released their first Spanish-language television ad in Arizona as they try to appeal to Latino voters ahead of the state’s primary on Tuesday. Clinton’s ad casts the former secretary of state as a friend of the Latino community. It touts her record…
The rate of unintended pregnancy in the United States has declined substantially for the first time in decades, a new study finds. The study by the Guttmacher Institute finds that the rate of unintended pregnancies among women and girls between the ages of 15 and 44 dropped from 54 percent…
If you missed Bernie Sanders’ rally in Phoenix Tuesday night, just know one thing: the crowd could not stop applauding and cheering for their candidate. Sanders talked for more than an hour, touching on all of his favorite topics like income inequality, reforming the criminal justice and immigration systems, and…
One day after Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton won primary elections in five states, she’s turning some attention to Arizona, which holds its presidential preference vote Tuesday. New Times got an exclusive look at a new ad set to air later today that draws attention to the abysmal state of…
Republican Arizona legislators want to send voters a strong message this year: You don’t know what you’re doing! You need to leave it to us. Which is why an anti-voter resolution cleared a key Arizona Senate committee this week, bringing the state a step closer to destroying democracy here as…
