Legal same-sex marriages could take place in Arizona by the end of 2014, says an attorney representing a lawsuit by same-sex partners. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to consider appeals of lower-court decisions supporting the challengers of same-sex marriage bans in Wisconsin, Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah and Virginia…
Republican Congressional candidate Wendy Rogers released her first TV campaign ad, which features video footage from the beheading of journalist James Foley. The ad attempts to paint her opponent, Democratic Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema, as weak on terrorism. It’s likely only to cause controversy for showing footage of Foley’s execution at…
The remnants of two hurricanes caused extremely rainy days and flooding around Phoenix last month, and the remnants of a third storm are headed this way. However, at this point, the National Weather Service’s forecasts indicate that Simon, the current tropical storm in the Pacific, won’t bring the intense rain…
Phoenix and Tucson have announced a plan to collaboratively store and make use of their shares of Colorado River water. Both cities have contracts with the Central Arizona Project, the canal that diverts Colorado River water from a pumping station near Lake Havasu throughout the rest of the state. Through…
No matter when you went to Arizona State University, there are some things nearly all students have experienced. Check out our 10 tell-tale signs that you went to ASU:…
Does Sheriff Joe Arpaio want people to see Phoenix filmmaker Randy Murray’s critically-acclaimed film The Joe Show, which begins a week-long run today at Harkins Valley Art in Tempe and Harkins Arrowhead in Peoria? Certainly, Arpaio helped pimp the flick in Hollywood when it played there earlier this year, clowning…
Two Pinal County Sheriff’s deputies were recently sued over the arrest and detention of an immigrant woman, and Sheriff Paul Babeu is using the lawsuit in a bid to raise money for his re-election. “Get this! I’m being sued by the ACLU in federal court for enforcing the law,” an…
Does Gila Bend have a dead body problem? An examination of Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s data indicates yes. The medical examiner’s Unidentified Persons Bureau offers a public database listing every unidentifiable body found in the county since 1970. Since that time, the database records 260 unidentified male bodies and 40…
Anything to do with the billionaire Koch bothers gets the liberals riled, just as anything to do with Benghazi, gun control or lefty billionaire George Soros sets Teabaggers aflame. Don’t get me wrong. Charles and David Koch’s influence over the electoral process is a legit issue, but there’s only so…
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest. This week, it’s amateur hour. To quote…
This is probably hard to believe, but it appears that texting is not actually one of the most common causes of distracted driving on Arizona highways. The Arizona Department of Public Safety this week released statistics on distracted driving that the agency has been compiling all year, as part of…
The mother of a man who died last year in Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Towers Jail has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit. Felix Martinez-Torres, was 47 years old when he was found unconscious in a cell on October 6, 2013, and he was pronounced dead shortly after being taken to a hospital…
Why don’t Mexicans get green cards and come into the United States legally? After talking to people who have, the process is not hard and only takes a maximum of three years. By coming in illegally, they are taking the jobs from legal Mexican citizens and taking advantage of the…
A lot of Latinos are ticked by President Barack Obama’s decision to delay any further executive orders on immigration until after the election. But let’s be honest, with the U.S. Senate up for grabs in a handful of close races around the country, to have done otherwise would’ve been foolhardy…
Like any bloodless coup, this one takes place within the palace, beyond the purview of prying eyes. It’s an inside job spearheaded by the ultimate of inside players, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler. He’s a former Obama fundraiser, cable lobbyist, and head of the cable trade association, chosen by the president…
A pair of pro-choice groups say states with the most restrictive laws on abortion, like Arizona, have generally poorer health conditions and less supportive policies for women and children. Abortion restrictions in Arizona and in state legislatures across the country are often billed as measures to protect the health and…
Maricopa County’s jails continue to provide inadequate medical and mental-health care to pretrial detainees, a federal judge found yesterday. Judge Neil Wake, who placed the jails under supervision years ago after determining that they neglected detainees, ruled that Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s jails must remain under court supervision. “Those in charge…
A debate last night between the two candidates for Arizona attorney general got heated quickly. Democratic candidate Felecia Rotellini hammered away at Republican Mark Brnovich from the get-go, repeatedly labeling him an “ideologue.” “I want to take politics out of the attorney general’s office,” Rotellini said of the office currently…
Maricopa County will appeal a jury award in the case of a lawyer fired for speaking to the press, ignoring a judge’s harsh criticism of the county’s actions. Maria Brandon, who worked for the county as a lawyer for more than 30 years, was fired in June 2011 after she…
Now four debates deep in the race for Arizona governor between Republican Doug Ducey and Democrat Fred DuVal, the candidates have stuck to their bread-and-butter subjects. For Ducey, everything is centered on promoting business growth in the state, and for DuVal, everything circles back to education. In last night’s debate…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Ducey recently has downplayed his relationship with Cathi Herrod, the Christian Right lobbyist who serves as one of Ducey’s top policy advisers on his campaign. Ducey’s been questioned about her role in the campaign in the aftermath of Arizona’s SB 1062, a product of Herrod and…
Yet another storm in the Phoenix area this weekend caused more damage, including flooding, downed power lines, fires, and more. “We were extremely busy [on Saturday],” Phoenix Fire Captain Ruben Saavedra tells New Times…
