Severe violations: What the DOJ found in its Phoenix police probe
A Justice Department probe found police discriminate by race, use excessive force and trample the rights of homeless people.
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Arizona GOP sends more ‘deeply undemocratic’ laws to November ballot
One proposal is engineered to protect two Republican justices on the Arizona Supreme Court from being voted out of a job.
Arizona man indicted for plotting to shoot up Bad Bunny concert
The FBI says Mark Adams Prieto of Prescott wanted to start a race war with a mass shooting at a May show in Atlanta.
How an Arizona anti-grooming law could be used to target teachers
Educators and LGBTQ+ advocates say HB 2310’s vague language will have a chilling effect on teachers handing out materials.
New Times shares spring drive results, names new director of membership
Our members support local, independent journalism in Phoenix (and get cool perks), and now Jennifer Robinson is at the helm.
Phoenix cop shoots, kills man stopped for bicycle light infraction
Police said Sergio Francisco Alvarez shot an officer struggling to subdue him, though body-cam footage captured little of it.
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Cash in: Arizona sports bettors wagered record $760 million in March
The state’s nascent gaming industry shows no sign of slowing down. Is a sports gambling crisis around the corner?
Joe Arpaio’s goons busted her jaw. Now U.S. Army mom faces deportation
Celia Alvarez helped the Justice Department investigate Joe Arpaio. Now she’s been ordered to leave the country for good.
Funding for Arizona’s first magic mushrooms study in danger
A Scottsdale Research Institute may lose its grant to test psilocybin mushrooms on people with life-threatening illnesses.
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Wonk vs. Fighter: The progressive clash for Ruben Gallego’s House seat
Yassamin Ansari and Raquel Terán are rising political stars. But only one can win one of Phoenix’s safest Democratic seats.
Blake Masters and Abe Hamadeh waging MAGA’s dumbest bro fight
Vying for the same GOP nomination, the two Donald Trump fanboys have spent the primary blasting each other with attack ads.
Story Cannabis to open Sunnyslope dispensary near Little Miss BBQ
The new dispensary, located right next door to Little Miss BBQ, will be the company’s 11th in the Valley.
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5 weirdest moments from Donald Trump’s Arizona town hall
At a Phoenix event, newly convicted felon Donald Trump kissed Joe Arpaio, used Tic Tacs as a prop and made up a word.
Rachel Mitchell: I’ll execute death row prisoner if Kris Mayes won’t
The county prosecutor said she’ll go around the attorney general to kill Aaron Gunches, but experts say she lacks authority.
Former ASU football player sues school over golf cart accident
Mattheos Katergaris, an offensive lineman, claims he was injured when a coach negligently operated a golf cart in 2023
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Legal pot voters wanted social equity. They got the ‘exact opposite’
Arizona’s social equity cannabis licenses were meant to aid people hurt by old drug laws. They enriched corporations instead.
GOP sends possibly unconstitutional border bill to November ballot
After barring citizens from the gallery, state House Republicans voted to put HCR 2060 in front of voters.
Extreme heat hits the Valley early. It’s already killed 4 people
The National Weather Service issued its first excessive heat warning for Phoenix, nearly a month earlier than it did in 2023.
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Migrants bring a few prized possessions. Border agencies lose them
A government report said border officials often misplace – and sometimes destroy – items like cash and birth certificates.
Phoenix cop kills homicide suspect during 30-second shootout, chase
The May 16 killing was captured in body-cam footage – almost all of it silent – released by Phoenix police last week.
‘Sort of prophesized’: Weed use overtakes booze use in U.S.
Roughly 17.7 million Americans reported near-daily use of marijuana, outpacing alcohol drinkers by 3 million.
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Oops, teacher’s a neo-Nazi: Army musician and school instructor outed
An Army saxophonist and school band teacher in Glendale, Ashley Drago allegedly is involved in a local neo-Nazi club.