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lupe conchas

Glendale official asked for cash while blasting council ‘slush fund’

By Stephen LemonsDecember 17, 2025

Lupe Conchas wants to end oversight-free city council stipends. At the same time, he asked people to send him money directly.

Mark Kelly speaks in a military jacket in front of the U.S. flag.

Sen. Kelly lawyers up, prepares to fight Department of Defense probe

By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorDecember 16, 2025

The Trump administration seems intent on making an example of Sen. Mark Kelly for telling troops to disobey unlawful orders.

elon musk

Arizona woman: Musk’s PAC owes me thousands for petition signatures

By Stephen LemonsDecember 16, 2025

The world’s richest man paid $47 a signature during the 2024 election. One Arizona woman says his PAC stiffed her as much as $12,000.

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Why is Central Arizona so unseasonably green this winter?

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 16, 2025

Our unusual fall rain has led to unusual winter greenery in rural Arizona. Enjoy it while it lasts.

A man's hands prepare to shoot-up a mix of heroin and fentanyl.

Phoenix may ban handing out drug-testing kits in city parks

By Joseph Darius Jaafari | LOOKOUTDecember 15, 2025

The Phoenix City Council will weigh a proposal to prohibit handing out drug-testing kits and providing HIV testing in parks.

Aerial view of Paradise Valley

The 10 wealthiest ZIP codes in the Valley

By Morgan FischerDecember 15, 2025

Can you guess which areas of Maricopa County are the richest? Probably. Can you afford a home there? Probably not!

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a parking meter

Phoenix adds more parking meters downtown, pisses everyone off

By T’Azia SpencerDecember 13, 2025

There are precious few free places to park downtown, and now many of those are going away.

andy biggs

Andy Biggs gets transphobic, claims ‘trans kids don’t exist’

By Zach BuchananDecember 12, 2025

Eager to curry MAGA’s favor as he runs for Arizona governor, Biggs punched down at vulnerable children.

a hispanic man in a diamondbacks hat

Mesa family says ICE detained visiting relative despite valid visa

By Morgan FischerDecember 12, 2025

Mexican national Edwar Gonzalez is being held by ICE, though is relatives say he was visiting them on a valid visa.

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a sign showing kyrsten sinema putting on a rubber glove as a man labeled "chandler residents" bends over

Thumbs down: Chandler kills Sinema-backed data center in 7-0 vote

By Stephen LemonsDecember 12, 2025

Sinema lobbied hard for the data center, but her involvement created exactly the opposition she tried to sweeping away.

a sun in an orange sky

How will 2025 rank among hottest Phoenix years on record?

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 11, 2025

If the year ended today, 2025 would be just shy of record-breaking.

Matt Evans

Phoenix City Council candidate says ‘homeless belong in jail’

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 11, 2025

Matt Evans is running for a north Phoenix city council district. Comments like the one he made Tuesday won’t help.

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kris mayes

‘Gas station heroin’: Mayes wants stronger kratom laws in Arizona

By Morgan FischerDecember 10, 2025

Kratom is easy to get in Arizona. Kris Mayes wants to change that by beefing up state law.

camelback mountain

Phoenix has a lower cost of living than these 3 suburbs

By Morgan FischerDecember 10, 2025

Escaping to the suburbs is how many people score bigger homes and lower prices. Not necessarily in these ones, though.

a faucet shaped to look like a question mark

Chandler data center project will use ‘unknown’ amount of water

By Stephen LemonsDecember 10, 2025

Backers of the project originally requested the ability to use more than 100 million gallons of water a year, emails show.

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Everyone who was killed by Phoenix cops in 2025

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 9, 2025

Phoenix police shot and killed 14 people in 2024. Eleven people have died after police encounters so far this year.

A handgun with bullets laid out around it.

Arizona got another ‘F’ on its gun safety report card. Why it failed

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 9, 2025

More than 1,400 Arizonans died after being shot in 2023, and there’s little appetite to make guns harder to obtain.

tom horne

Horne one step closer in crusade to eradicate diversity from schools

By Morgan FischerDecember 9, 2025

The Arizona Board of Education voted to explore removing anything that’s so-called “DEI” from state teaching standards.

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A "Welcome to Arizona" sign on the highway

People are fleeing Arizona for other states, new study says

By Morgan FischerDecember 8, 2025

A state of transplants? Maybe, but not as much as it used to be.

bumper to bumper traffic on a highway

Are Scottsdale drivers the worst in the Valley? Locals debate

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 8, 2025

On the Scottsdale subreddit, users shared horror stories of traveling the suburb’s roadways alongside snowbirds.

adelita grijalva

Rep. Grijalva says ICE pepper-sprayed her at Tucson taco shop

By Morgan FischerDecember 5, 2025

Tucson Rep. Adelita Grijalva says ICE pushed and pepper-sprayed her during a raid on the restaurant Taco Giro.

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a person on a bmx bike hangs in the air over a neighborhood street

Video: Gilbert teen swiftly arrested after epic bike stunt

By Morgan FischerDecember 5, 2025

A viral video shows Sam Campbell clearing a wide residential street — but not escaping the law.

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