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a traffic surveillance camera inside a fake cactus
Opinion | Community Voice

Op-ed: We kicked government spy cameras out of Sedona. You can too

By Mikkel Jordahl, Sandy Boyce and Laura MastersJanuary 27, 2026

Flock license plate cameras track your movements. Our city got rid of them, and you can push yours to do the same.

a traffic surveillance camera inside a fake cactus
Crime & Police

GOP bill makes it harder to see how cops use AI license plate cameras

By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorJanuary 15, 2026

GOP state Sen. Kevin Payne says his bill stops “government overreach,” but experts on license-plate readers say the opposite.

A Phoenix gay bar announced a plan to use AI. Should they?
Valley Life

A Phoenix gay bar announced a plan to use AI. Should they?

By Monica Navarro | LOOKOUTJanuary 14, 2026

Not everyone thinks Stacy’s @ Melrose’s new chatbot is a good idea.

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A Goodyear police bulletin featuring an AI-generated sketch of a suspect.
Crime & Police

Goodyear police are using AI for suspect sketches. Experts have doubts

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 4, 2025

The Goodyear Police Department has “enhanced” police sketches with ChatGPT on two occasions. Neither has led to an arrest.

kyrsten sinema against a matrix-ish background with dollar signs on her eyes
Politics & Government

Kyrsten Sinema is getting paid to push for a Chandler data center

By Stephen LemonsDecember 3, 2025

When the ex-senator threatened Chandler over a data center, she was working as a paid lobbyist. She might suck at it.

a man in a dark hoodie with a phone and an older woman at an ATM with a bitcoin sign over it
Crime & Police

‘How can I let this happen?’: How a Mesa woman got scammed out of $40K

By Morgan FischerNovember 14, 2025

Arizonans lost more than $390 million to cyber-enabled crime last year. Here’s how one such scam played out.

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Valley Life

Micro Center in Phoenix: A look inside the new ‘tech-heaven’

By Benjamin LeathermanNovember 5, 2025

The 35,000-square-foot tech retailer is now open. Here’s what to expect.

The exterior of a tech store. Micro Center Phoenix opening is on Nov. 7.
Valley Life

Here’s when Micro Center in Phoenix is opening

By Benjamin LeathermanOctober 30, 2025

Everything to know about the grand opening of Arizona’s new tech retailer.

building with pink and blue lights reflecting
Sponsored

Has Phoenix become a major tech hub in the US?

March 3, 2025

Phoenix’s tech scene is on the up, and digital marketing agency Ocere shares why these numbers are increasing.

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