Phoenix could have its hottest Christmas Day on record
We’ve been breaking December temperature records left and right the last few years. Could another one fall?
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Heap wasn’t at work the day mailer screw-up hit Recorder’s Office
Records show Justin Heap didn’t come in after his office wrongly told 83,000 voters their registrations would be canceled.
Video: Phoenix councilmember goes on rant about the homeless
Wednesday, the Phoenix City Council voted to curb harm reduction activities. But before that, Jim Waring delivered a screed.
ICE locked up man visiting Mesa for 70 hours despite valid visa
ICE said Edwar Gonzalez was “briefly detained,” but he spent nearly three days locked up despite legal permission to be here.
Phoenix Suns gorilla mascot makes more than the governor of Arizona
This primate gets paid a prime rate.
Glendale official asked for cash while blasting council ‘slush fund’
Lupe Conchas wants to end oversight-free city council stipends. At the same time, he asked people to send him money directly.
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Sen. Kelly lawyers up, prepares to fight Department of Defense probe
The Trump administration seems intent on making an example of Sen. Mark Kelly for telling troops to disobey unlawful orders.
Arizona woman: Musk’s PAC owes me thousands for petition signatures
The world’s richest man paid $47 a signature during the 2024 election. One Arizona woman says his PAC stiffed her as much as $12,000.
Why is Central Arizona so unseasonably green this winter?
Our unusual fall rain has led to unusual winter greenery in rural Arizona. Enjoy it while it lasts.
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Phoenix may ban handing out drug-testing kits in city parks
The Phoenix City Council will weigh a proposal to prohibit handing out drug-testing kits and providing HIV testing in parks.
The 10 wealthiest ZIP codes in the Valley
Can you guess which areas of Maricopa County are the richest? Probably. Can you afford a home there? Probably not!
Phoenix adds more parking meters downtown, pisses everyone off
There are precious few free places to park downtown, and now many of those are going away.
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Andy Biggs gets transphobic, claims ‘trans kids don’t exist’
Eager to curry MAGA’s favor as he runs for Arizona governor, Biggs punched down at vulnerable children.
Mesa family says ICE detained visiting relative despite valid visa
Mexican national Edwar Gonzalez is being held by ICE, though is relatives say he was visiting them on a valid visa.
Thumbs down: Chandler kills Sinema-backed data center in 7-0 vote
Sinema lobbied hard for the data center, but her involvement created exactly the opposition she tried to sweeping away.
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How will 2025 rank among hottest Phoenix years on record?
If the year ended today, 2025 would be just shy of record-breaking.
Phoenix City Council candidate says ‘homeless belong in jail’
Matt Evans is running for a north Phoenix city council district. Comments like the one he made Tuesday won’t help.
‘Gas station heroin’: Mayes wants stronger kratom laws in Arizona
Kratom is easy to get in Arizona. Kris Mayes wants to change that by beefing up state law.
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Phoenix has a lower cost of living than these 3 suburbs
Escaping to the suburbs is how many people score bigger homes and lower prices. Not necessarily in these ones, though.
Chandler data center project will use ‘unknown’ amount of water
Backers of the project originally requested the ability to use more than 100 million gallons of water a year, emails show.
Everyone who was killed by Phoenix cops in 2025
Phoenix police shot and killed 14 people in 2024. Eleven people have died after police encounters so far this year.
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Arizona got another ‘F’ on its gun safety report card. Why it failed
More than 1,400 Arizonans died after being shot in 2023, and there’s little appetite to make guns harder to obtain.