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joe arpaio blows out candles on a birthday cake

We went to Joe Arpaio’s birthday. So did serial murderer Sammy Gravano

By Stephen LemonsJune 17, 2025

The notorious former county sheriff celebrated his 93rd birthday on Saturday. We went so you didn’t have to.

abe hamadeh

Rep. Hamadeh retweets man credibly accused of sex trafficking and rape

By TJ L'HeureuxJune 16, 2025

Rep. Abe Hamadeh follows both Andrew and Tristan Tate, infamous misogynists who face criminal charges in multiple countries.

a woman walks down the street holding a banner that says "united we stand"

Thousands protest Trump at the Capitol on ‘No Kings’ Day: 13 photos

By TJ L'HeureuxJune 14, 2025

Thousands rebuke Donald Trump on his birthday at the Arizona Capitol and around the state, the largest such protest yet.

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Phoenix’s ‘No Kings’ protests on Flag Day: What to know

By Morgan FischerJune 13, 2025

As Donald Trump throws himself a military parade for his birthday, thousands of Arizonans will protest around the Valley.

protesters hold signs

‘It’s giving Hitler’: Protesters demand ICE release arrested father

By Emily Holshouser | Arizona MirrorJune 12, 2025

Immigration agents pulled over and arrested 48-year-old Joel Gutierrez on his way to work on June 4.

a masked HSI agent with a rifel

ICE raids hit Valley businesses and neighborhoods: What we’ve seen

By TJ L'Heureux and Morgan FischerJune 10, 2025

Immigration agents hit West Valley businesses and also descended on a house, where some protesters scuffled with police.

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an ICE agent

Immigrant advocates warn of ICE workplace raids Tuesday: What to know

By Morgan FischerJune 10, 2025

Advocates say undocumented residents should play it safe and stay home on Tuesday.

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Trump going after funding to help vulnerable Arizonans afford lawyers

By Morgan FischerJune 10, 2025

Civil legal aid helps low-income Arizonans facing eviction, abuse and more. Trump aims to cut funding that makes it possible.

ruben gallego pointing at a rally

LGBTQ groups blast Gallego for comments on trans kids in sports

By Natalia Rodriguez | LOOKOUTJune 9, 2025

As he pivots to the middle, Sen. Ruben Gallego suggested in an interview that trans girls should be kept out of youth sports.

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Donald Trump speaking into a microphone

The reasons for Trump’s new travel ban are at odds with the facts

By Charles Kurzman | The ConversationJune 5, 2025

Donald Trump’s latest travel ban isn’t about national security. It’s about denying visas to nonwhite applicants.

A man in a rain poncho stands on a street.

The Valley’s homeless population went up again. It may get even worse

By TJ L'HeureuxJune 3, 2025

The annual Point in Time count found 9,734 unhoused people in the Valley, and a dramatic spike in those without any shelter.

yassamin ansari

Ansari makes surprise visit to ICE prison, returns with horror stories

By Morgan FischerJune 2, 2025

Female detainees at Eloy Detention Center told Rep. Yassamin Ansari “extremely alarming” stories about how they’re treated.

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Fountain Hills officials punished a paper for coverage they don’t like

By TJ L'HeureuxMay 30, 2025

Right-wing town officials decided to remove a table for the local paper in a Trumpian retaliation over negative coverage.

A woman holds up a large banner that reads: “ICE is here! Take precautions,” in Spanish at the Phoenix Immigration Court in Phoenix

Using new tactics, ICE is arresting people again at immigration court

By Gloria Rebecca Gomez | Arizona MirrorMay 29, 2025

ICE agents halted the practice after blowback last week, but are back on the hunt for immigrants leaving court hearings.

a woman in a t-shirt that has a picture of her dead son

3 years after cops let her son drown, Tempe woman demands city do more

By TJ L'HeureuxMay 29, 2025

Sean Bickings drowned in Tempe Town Lake in 2022 as two police officers watched. His mom wants more safety measures.

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downtown phoenix at dusk

Valley suburb ranked most affordable Arizona city to buy a home

By TJ L'HeureuxMay 29, 2025

Housing costs are high everywhere, but one new analysis found several Valley cities are among the most affordable in the U.S.

eli crane

LGBTQ+ Arizonans are fed up with MAGA Rep. Eli Crane

By Zach Bradshaw | LOOKOUTMay 28, 2025

“He doesn’t live here. He doesn’t talk to us. He won’t meet with us. Eli Crane has not been present.”

A woman wearing a hat that reads Mexicans Aren't Going Anywhere

‘We feel powerless’: Phoenix rocked by ICE immigration court arrests

By Morgan FischerMay 23, 2025

ICE arrested dozens of asylum-seekers at a Phoenix immigration courthouse. Protestors, lawmakers and lawyers are responding.

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missy pruitt

‘Cat ladies’ celebrate Phoenix proclamation about stray cat problem

By Morgan FischerMay 22, 2025

Missy Pruitt wants Phoenix to curb its booming cat population. The proclamation is a “very small step,” but an important one.

walt blackman

GOP state lawmaker rips the MAGA wing of his party in late night post

By TJ L'HeureuxMay 19, 2025

On social media, state Rep. Walt Blackman decried the GOP’s “hard-right faction” that has ditched the tenets of Ronald Reagan.

an illustration of trump at a game board shaped like the united states, moving cops and army pieces around

The Big Takeover: The secret plans to give Trump command of America’s police

By Beau HodaiMay 15, 2025

For months, a Project 2025 subgroup drafted plans to place domestic law enforcement under Trump’s thumb. We have their files.

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a logo of a scorpion with a fountain-pen stinger and the words "Arizona watchdog project"

We got a $123K investigative reporting grant. Here’s how we’ll use it

By Sam EiflingMay 15, 2025

We’re kicking off a year of news investigations, funded by the Trace Foundation. Introducing the Arizona Watchdog Project.

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