Mastercard doesn’t want its debit cards buying Arizona’s legal weed
Mastercard’s decision to halt the use of its debit cards to buy cannabis is causing some dispensaries in metro Phoenix to scramble.
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Phoenix police: We (mostly) did nothing wrong detaining Black reporter
The Wall Street Journal called the treatment of its reporter by a Phoenix officer “outrageous.”
Questions linger about AC failure at Phoenix’s largest homeless shelter
Central Arizona Shelter Services lost functioning AC for several days during a record heat wave. Its landlord had little to say about why.
Family of 26-year-old man killed by Phoenix police calls for justice
A neighbor called Phoenix police to complain about Juan Reynoso. Their investigation ended in his fatal shooting.
Dog days of summer: Pets, shelters struggle with Arizona’s extreme heat
Shelters across metro Phoenix are at capacity and seeing fewer adoptions as the heat makes it tough to keep pets – and staff – cool.
Trial of Backpage executives delayed after co-founder’s death
Jim Larkin died by suicide on July 31, just days before his second criminal trial was scheduled to begin.
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Hellish heat: August in Phoenix could be even hotter than July
Despite a few days of reprieve when temperatures fell below 110 degrees, the summer heat is returning for an encore.
Drug overdose deaths, understaffing plague Maricopa County jails
At least eight people have died of an overdose in Maricopa County jails in 2023 – and that’s likely an undercount.
Photos: Mint Cannabis partners with ATL Wings for an infused fundraiser
The takeover of Mint Cafe’s kitchen inside a Tempe dispensary delivered tasty goodness to raise money for a father who needs a kidney transplant.
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Jim Larkin, pioneering co-founder of Phoenix New Times, dead at 74
The award-winning publisher died by suicide days before the start of his retrial in federal court.
Lost your teeth at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport? There’s an office for that
From false teeth to sex toys and prosthetic legs, lost-and-found employees at the Phoenix airport have seen it all.
5 marijuana plants might get this Phoenix refugee deported
Dennis Mejic has lived in the U.S. since he was 4. Now 53, the Peoria resident faces deportation for growing 17 pot plants when he legally could have 12.
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Right-wing troll Ethan Schmidt-Crockett finally facing jail time
The 25-year-old bigot could land in jail for months over anti-Semitic harassment at a Scottsdale synagogue in May 2023.
Photos: ClipDart provides free hair care as health care to Phoenicians in need
The organization gives haircuts in a Mesa laundromat and 13 senior centers across Maricopa County.
Phoenix police release video footage of officers killing two men
The footage sheds new light on the two deaths, which are the eighth and ninth fatal shootings by Phoenix police this year.
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Joe Arpaio says he’s running for mayor of Fountain Hills – again
“I’m just continuing my campaign. Nothing changes. I never conceded.”
Phoenix police kill man after traffic accident in 10th fatal shooting this year
Just seven months into 2023, officers have killed as many people as they did in all of 2022.
Photos: How Phoenicians are handling the record-breaking heat wave
Despite excessive heat warnings, some Phoenicians are still braving the blistering summer sun.
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Trulieve gets 6 months to fix smelly stash odors at Phoenix pot facility
Pot isn’t always pleasurable. Just ask neighbors of this massive grow facility.
Phoenix summer heat keeps breaking records
Here are all the records that the blistering heat this summer has broken so far.
Expungement denied for Phoenix man serving 16-year weed sentence
Trent Bouhdida’s request was denied despite a recent appeals court ruling expanding expungements.
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Nearly 40% of detention officer positions vacant in Maricopa County jails
Detention officers say understaffing is a “serious threat” – both for jail guards and those imprisoned inside.