Unless you live under a rock, you’ve certainly seen the hilariously nerdy highway signs throughout Arizona — “Aggressive Driving is the path to the dark side” and “Trust the force, but always buckle up.” State employees over at the Arizona Department of Transportation have been channeling their inner-child as hype…
A right-wing Sedona group is advertising what promises to be the throw-down of the year: A debate on the merits of marijuana legalization between staunch pot-prohibitionist Sheila Polk on one side and fellow anti-marijuana activist Seth Leibsohn on the other. Yes, you read that right: the group says Leibsohn will take…
Ever one to exploit an opportunity for attention, Sheriff Joe Arpaio is celebrating the arrest of a man he says has been stalking him for weeks. According to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, Ruben Pena, 43, was a frequent visitor to MCSO headquarters. He claimed to be “Jesus Christ” and…
Vaccines approved recently for a new strain of dog flu might take away some of the worry for some pet owners, but could do more harm than good, says a local veterinarian. “It’s not appropriate for every patient,” says Dr. Billy Griswold, who owns Priority Pet Hospital in Gilbert with…
One day after filing a response to Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s petition seeking her removal from office, Arizona Corporation Commission Chairwoman Susan Bitter Smith resigned from the powerful regulatory body, effective January 4. In a statement issued today, Bitter Smith, a Republican, defended herself against allegations of a conflict of…
Sometimes it’s hard to tell a master from his students – or a celebrity from his fan boys. While at the Donald Trump rally in Mesa yesterday, a lot of one-liners could be heard from his supporters that sounded as though they came straight from the Republican front-runner’s mouth. So…
LifeLock, the scandal-plagued, anti-identify-theft company based in Tempe, has been ordered to pay $100 million and agree for violating terms of a 2010 settlement agreement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. The company, which charges customers a monthly fee for services it claims can protect against the crime of identity…
The two biggest firefighting organizations in the state are alerting the public that a sketchy non-profit is targeting Arizonans with a telemarketing campaign that claims to raise money for burn victims. “Beware of scammer telephone solicitors who claim they’re affiliated with fire fighters groups,” warn the Professional Fire Fighters of…
The Phoenix City Council voted to approve a city Municipal ID card, which would allow undocumented immigrants and other disenfranchised individuals to obtain proof of identification. The ID card will permit citizens, who have trouble getting a state driver’s license or ID card, the ability to easily obtain city services…
Restrictive social-media policies have cut off one of the most important advertising routes for marijuana businesses and forced the creation of a new social space, MassRoots. Although social attitudes and laws surrounding marijuana have changed, social-media rules have yet to evolve. While a patchwork of states has approved forms of…
In many ways, Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump’s rally today in Mesa felt a lot like the one he did in Phoenix earlier this year – just on steroids. The message was the same: “We’re going to stop illegal immigration, we’re going to take back trade, take back jobs… We’re…
Uber is offering free rides to new customers in Arizona this holiday season to cut down on DUI crashes, it was announced today. The company joined with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office in announcing the program. County Attorney Bill Montgomery said he wants “to leverage Uber’s innovative ride-sharing model to…
When 7-year-old Nora Lopez didn’t return home from school late last month, her mom was terrified, desperate, and confused. “I didn’t know what had happened,” Nora’s mother Basilia Lopez says through a translator. “I thought she had been kidnapped.” After hours of frantically searching for her daughter, a police officer…
A federal appeals court dismissed a challenge to Arizona’s race and sex-based abortion law this week. The decision upholds a lower court’s ruling that the plaintiffs – the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, as represented by the American Civil…
Key evidence that could explain why the Granite Mountain Hotshots moved from a safe location into a treacherous box canyon where 19 men died on June 30, 2013, was in the Office of the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s possession but was not provided to a contracted state investigation into the…
Following the damning revelation that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security doesn’t check the social media history of visa applicants as a matter of policy, Arizona Senator John McCain is introducing legislation to change that – albeit with more than a few slights at the president. “Following the tragedy in…
Hide your kids, hide your wife — we’re all going to freeze. Maybe. Winter may not officially start until next week, but the National Weather Service is currently issuing a freezing weather advisory for much of Arizona, including the greater-Phoenix area. Today and tomorrow, daytime temperatures should hover around…
Michael Botticelli, President Barack Obama’s new Drug Czar, said on 60 Minutes that he doesn’t believe in cannabis legalization, deeming it “bad public health policy.” The hypocrisy meter is off the charts on this one: Botticelli works for Obama, who is destined to go down as the greatest marijuana president of…
Is Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery the only local politician in the state who spends the public’s money promoting himself — or he just the only one honest enough to admit it? According to a five-year-old state law, local governments are supposed to report what their elected officials spend on…
It’s official: Donald Trump will be in Mesa Wednesday for his second campaign even in metro Phoenix this year. And like his rally in Phoenix this past July, his presence looks set to draw hundreds of protesters. “Donald Trump is coming to Phoenix for a second time, and we don’t want…
Adherents of Islam have a long and varied history in the United States, despite their being a tiny minority of the total population. Here are some intriguing facts about the world’s fastest growing religion and those who practice it in this country. 10.Muslims were in America prior to the Declaration…
A wealthy Tempe attorney has been sentenced to five years’ probation, forced to give up hundreds of thousands of dollars, and stripped of the right to practice law — all because he stole money he didn’t need.
