Best Scottsdale ‘terrorism’ spots? Reddit roasts a cringeworthy typo
A Scottsdale resident meant to ask about “tourism” spots. Reddit had a field day.
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Indigenous Arizonans still targeted by Medicaid fraud schemes
Though the state’s Medicaid system has cracked down on fraudulent sober living homes, they’re still victimizing people.
You’re not crazy: Winters in Phoenix are indeed getting shorter
“Winter” isn’t really a thing here. But the season that passes for it is going by more quickly, one study shows.
Two Phoenix suburbs are among the richest retirement towns in the U.S.
If you’re calling it quits with lots of money in the bank, you might wind up in these Arizona destinations.
Ex-tribal officer loses license after copping to masturbating at work
Steven Hooper’s explanation to Arizona’s law enforcement certification board was … less than convincing.
GateWay Community College offering two new cannabis certificates
The Phoenix-area college is expanding its selection of cannabis certificate programs from four to six this year.
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These Arizona Democrats are skipping Trump’s State of the Union
Most of the Democrats in Arizona’s congressional delegation feel they have somewhere better to be.
Ex-mobster Sammy the Bull accused of sexually assaulting employee
A woman who worked for Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano says he forcibly kissed her, talked about his penis and threatened her.
Watch out for new speed cameras along these Phoenix roadways
The cameras go live today. A month after that, they’ll start generating tickets.
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Embattled Pinal County prosecutor’s top investigator is disgraced cop
Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller hired Richard Mueller to lead his investigators — despite Mueller’s long rap sheet.
Kyrsten Sinema accused of illegally spending $700K in campaign cash
A watchdog group says ex-Sen. Kyrsten Sinema used campaign dough as a slush fund, including for her alleged paramour.
ICE wants to send detained Tempe man to his death in Iran, lawyer says
The lawyer for Tempe resident Mehrzad Eidivand says he faces an execution order in Iran. ICE wants to send him there anyway.
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Arizona has a $12.8 million lottery controversy on its hands
A Circle K printed but didn’t sell a winning The Pick ticket. An employee clocked out to “buy” it a day later. Who won?
GOP state senator ditched committee hearing to go on talk radio show
A senate committee was ready to hear Sen. John Kavanagh’s controversial bill against ICE alerts. No one knew where he was.
Mark Kelly for President? Trump may have boosted his chances
Sen. Mark Kelly wasn’t particularly well-known outside of Arizona a year ago. Then Donald Trump called for his execution.
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Phoenix homes lingering on market for longest time in recent history
The median home for sale in Phoenix is sitting on the market for more than two months. Is the market softening?
MAGA county recorder leaves supervisors exasperated at board meeting
County supervisors didn’t vote to remove Justin Heap, as far-right types suggested. But they do seem to be fed up with him.
Salt River horse herd to be drastically cut, per new state contract
For the first time since the horses were protected by law, some will be removed from the herd to cull it to 120 animals.
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‘Racist’ GOP bill would put ICE agents at every voting location
The GOP-backed bill is “clearly voter suppression” aimed at deterring non-white people from voting, opponents say.
Most of Phoenix’s top-paid city employees are cops
Of the 424 Phoenix employees who made more than $200,000 last year, nearly 60% worked for the police department.
Map: Which areas of the Valley got the most rain last night?
This winter has been pretty dry, though some parts of Maricopa County got a proper rainstorm last night.
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Chat GPT has hidden biases. Here’s what it thinks about Phoenix and its suburbs
A recent study exposed the AI chatbot’s biases against U.S. cities — including several in the valley.