The people of Scottsdale are the hardest working in Arizona and the sixth-hardest working in the United States, according to a new report. To calculate the ranking, the data crunchers at Wallethub analyzed the average number of hours worked per week, the labor force participation rate, and average leisure time per…
Phoenix City Councilman Michael Nowakowski was caught on camera making what clearly sounds like anti-gay marriage and anti-transgender remarks while giving a speech about why he believes it was wrong for the city to get rid of public prayer during council meetings. “I never thought that this would happen at…
So you’re “feeling the Bern”? Now, thanks to a new dating website that connects fans of presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, you can also find love. Arizona State University political science major Colten Caudle created the website, called Berniesingles.com, to make sure, he writes, “the 1% aren’t the only ones getting…
The four men stood at the mouth of the downtown drainage tunnel in Nogales, on the wrong side of the U.S.-Mexico border. It was just before dawn on January 30, 2015, and a recent storm had unleashed a torrent of choking flood water that roared in the darkness. On these…
Faith leaders from a range of religious backgrounds banded together to condemn several bills moving through the Arizona Legislature that they say promote discrimination against immigrants and refugees. One proposed law is House Bill 2370, which would allow the state to refuse to help refugees if it can’t ensure they…
A New Times reporter must have been bribed to do extensive reporting on a marijuana-legalization initiative expected to be on the Arizona ballot in November, a pot advocate claims falsely in a trash-talking YouTube video. It’s another example of the nasty fight between legalization supporters over two competing initiatives that may grow…
The Arizona Senate Federalism and States’ Rights Committee voted unanimously today to move forward a proposal to make it illegal to take, harass, kill, or otherwise interfere with a herd of horses that runs free along the Salt River. House Bill 2340, which has already passed in the House of…
In Latino neighborhoods, eloteros are about as popular as the ice cream man. They ride around in bikes selling corn on the cob covered in mayonnaise, cotija cheese, lime, salt, and chili powder. The blast of their bugle bicycle horns are the eloteros’ iconic call to customers. “They’ve definitely become…
With the recent debate over the possible expansion of “religious freedom” laws in Arizona, it’s worth noting that the state has a great deal of religious . . . creativity.Check out 10 religions (or spiritual organizations, or sects, or in some cases, cults) that were born in Arizona:…
Denver Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler, heir apparent to retiring Peyton Manning as the Super Bowl champions’ starting QB, doesn’t retaliate against a man shown in a video attacking him from behind. The altercation in Scottsdale began about 2 a.m. Saturday, a few hours after Osweiler watched singer Kelley James perform at the…
After four days of deliberation in a landmark federal trial, a jury has sided with the U.S. Department of Justice in its historic case against the leadership of two polygamist towns on the Arizona-Utah border by finding them guilty of religious discrimination against non-adherents of the prevailing fundamentalist faith.. The…
In a bizarre turn of events, U.S. Senator John McCain’s field director for his 2016 re-election campaign, Blaze Baggs, was arrested by Yavapai-Prescott tribal police on February 23 and booked into county jail on a charge of disorderly conduct for allegedly tearing a sign off a casino wall in Prescott…
New details have emerged in a case against Phoenix resident Alejandrina Angel Flores, 27, who was arrested last week and charged with six counts of child abuse. According to court documents, the Phoenix Police Department received a call from Flores’ sister last Thursday about a domestic violence situation at Flores’…
Environmental victories can be few and far between in Arizona, which is why a decision by the U.S. Forest Service to reject a proposal to widen roads and build infrastructure on a parcel of USFS land near the Grand Canyon has conservation groups, Native American tribes, and environmentalists across the…
The future of the long-tortured enclave of Colorado City, Arizona and Hildale, Utah, hinges on a Phoenix federal court verdict in the U.S. Department of Justice’s historic lawsuit alleging that a fundamentalist polygamous sect controls local governments and the community’s police force. A seven-week trial before U.S. District Court Judge…
There are many personalized license plates in Arizona – tens of thousands of ‘em, in fact – each of which sports a particular message that the owner wants to show off to the world. Some are politically oriented (“BUYAGUN,” “1AZGOP”) while other make reference to sports (“LOLASU”), religion (“ATHEIST”), food…
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery moved forward with second-degree murder charges today against a Mesa police officer for killing a suspect without justification. Philip Mitchell Brailsford, 25, shot and killed Daniel Shaver, 26, of Nashville on January 18 after police were called to a Mesa motel following a report of…
Whether lawyers should be required to join and pay dues to the State Bar of Arizona is a fair subject for debate, certainly. But if anyone’s confused about whether a bill now before the State Senate that guts the State Bar would be a good idea, just look at who…
Despite admitting to sexual intercourse with three victims of crimes he investigated for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s favorite detective, Brian Mackiewicz avoided dismissal during recent disciplinary proceedings, and was hit with an 80 hour suspension instead. A voluminous internal investigation file recently released to New Times…
A longtime computer engineer for Arizona’s court system was arrested on Tuesday after he was caught in a police sting trying to meet a 14-year-old girl at a Gilbert park for sex. Merrill Barton Nelson III, 57, of Gilbert, an 11-year employee of the Arizona Supreme Court, was booked into…
Like symptoms of the varicella-zoster virus, former state Senate President Russell Pearce, proud papa of the Grand Canyon State’s anti-immigrant-gestapo legislation, Senate Bill 1070, is back in the political game, seeking a prestigious seat on the Republican National Committee, the governing body of the national GOP. Arizona has three seats on…
A last-ditch effort by ex-prosecutors Lisa Aubuchon and Rachel Alexander to avoid a $101,294 legal sanction for abusing their power has failed. The ruling against the pair by Arizona U.S. District Court Judge Steven Logan means that disbarred ex-Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas — who would have benefited if the…
