ICE wants prison beds. Gov. Katie Hobbs may have just provided 500
Arizona sold an empty prison to a private company for $15 million just as ICE is looking for more places to house immigrants.
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In Phoenix, a routine traffic stop can still get you deported
Phoenix police say they do little about immigration enforcement. But contacting them can also mean landing on ICE’s radar.
Bueller? Bueller? These state lawmakers missed the most work in 2025
State legislator is a part-time gig in Arizona. In 2025, some legislators were more part-time than others.
FDA recommends ban of potent 7-OH kratom variant
The synthetic variant is legal and has opioid-like effects. One official called it “a recipe for a public safety disaster.”
Disgraced sex offender’s site runs racist cartoon about Asian lawmaker
A news site run by disgraced former lawmaker David Stringer used AI to make a cartoon of Rep. Quang Nguyen eating dogs.
Texts show MAGA county recorder whining about election negotiations
Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap has warred with fellow Republicans on the board of supervisors over election duties.
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Kris Mayes wants you to be finally able to buy weed with a credit card
Because weed is federally illegal, dispensaries are cash-only. Arizona Attorney Kris Mayes wants Congress to change that.
He called 911 after a fender bender. A state trooper called ICE
A green card applicant got uncomfortably close to deportation after he got clipped on the highway earlier this month.
Phoenix suburb among the most expensive cities for retirement
That 401(k) better be fat if you’re thinking of calling it a career and moving to this Valley city.
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Someone kept calling the cops on protesters at Abe Hamdeh’s office
A staffer at Rep. Abe Hamadeh’s office even had one protester’s car towed while claiming to have “no idea” who did it.
Phoenix may get Tesla robotaxis an expert calls ‘completely defective’
Self-driving Teslas may soon compete with Waymos on Valley roads. One engineer says they’re prone to “catastrophic failure.”
Tom Homan once spared Phoenix migrants. Now he’s Trump’s Darth Vader
Pre-Trump, colleagues of border czar Tom Homan described him as reasonable. Now, they see a cruel man they don’t recognize.
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Stanton, Ansari rip ICE for illegally barring them from detention center
Reps. Greg Stanton and Yassamin Ansari say ICE illegally interfered with their right to make spot inspections of facilities.
Brady Kiser to face no charges in son’s drowning
Chandler police recommended a felony child abuse charge. The county prosecutor said there was no likelihood of conviction.
Pregnant woman says Mesa shelter kicked out her family on short notice
The La Mesita shelter has shifting explanations for why it asked Jacquelyne Rubio’s family to leave.
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Arizona has nearly 4 times more vape shops than McDonald’s
You probably shouldn’t put anything from either place in your body.
QAnon Shaman calls Trump ‘a piece of shit,’ demands $555 to talk to us
Jacob Chansley was pardoned by Trump for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6. How quickly people forget a favor.
Andy ‘Where’s the client list?’ Biggs votes no on Epstein files release
As the saying goes, you either die a crusader against child sex crimes or live long enough to vote to keep them under wraps.
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Arizona inmate still not charged for killing 3 prisoners in April
Ricky Wassenaar confessed to killing three inmates at a state prison months ago.
Curaleaf ordered to rehire Phoenix worker it fired for union activity
A National Labor Relations Board judge ruled that Curaleaf wrongfully dismissed union leader Nick Fredrickson last year.
Arizona’s top shitposter, The Real Thelma Johnson, is back. Here’s why
When Thelma stopped tweeting last fall, rumors spread that she was dead. She told New Times why she left, and why she’s back.
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Hottest Phoenix July months on record: How 2025 stacks up so far
This July may feel like a breeze compared to its 2024 and 2023 predecessors, but it’ll still rank among the hottest ever.