Phoenix police disciplined chopper pilot who spelled name in the sky
Last summer, flight trackers caught a Phoenix police helicopter spelling out "ALEX" over a west Phoenix neighborhood.
Joe Arpaio’s 94th birthday party was rife with scuzzy has-beens
Ex-Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's party had mobster Sammy Gravano, disgraced ex-Rep. Trent Franks and alleged pedophile David Stringer.
Phoenix’s newest public information officer is a French bulldog
Oso, the pup owned by Councilmember Anna Hernandez, has taken on the mantle of explaining complex issues to Phoenix residents.
Video: Recorder’s Office employees snatch ballot scanner amid election
Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap says the scanner, taken during ballot counting for Tempe's election, is his. County supervisors disagree.
Map: These are the parts of Phoenix where police shootings happen
Phoenix New Times mapped every police shooting -- fatal and non-fatal -- involving a Phoenix officer since 2019.
Facing steep water cuts, Scottsdale defunds water recycling program
Amid MAGA-driven misinformation about the program, Scottsdale yanked money from a program that treats and recycles water.
Special prosecutor investigating Maricopa County Recorder employees
Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap says the board of supervisors sicced cops on his workers. The board says they took…
Phoenix cops used ‘honeypot’ to trap, trespass homeless people in park
Phoenix cops and park rangers left gates open after hours to coax unhoused people inside before locking them in and…
Top Recorder’s Office official loves to tweet heinous shit at work
Sam Stone, the chief of staff for Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap, uses work time to blast out drivel about…
Scottsdale-based MAGA influencer admits hair-pulling U.K. assault
Melissa Rein Lively, who infamously topped a Scottsdale Target display during the COVID-19 pandemic, paid £910 in restitution.