Steve Nash Leaves Suns November 15th!!!

11-08-2010 • New Times Weekly via Yahoo! News

Superstar point guard Steve Nash has informed Suns management he's leaving the team permanently November 15 to pursue a political career in his native Canada.

Federal court ruling may thwart online child porn investigations

11-07-2010 • Capitol Media Services

A new federal appellate court ruling involving a Tucson man could throw roadblocks in the path of police and prosecutors trying to catch and convict people of sending child pornography over the Internet. In a unanimous decision, the 9th Circuit Court

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to no longer hear appeals in code cases

11-05-2010 • Arizona Republic

The Maricopa Co. Board of Supervisors no longer wants to get between owners of blighted properties and their neighbors. The board took an unusual step when it voted to delegate responsibility for judging code-violation appeals to a panel of appointee

Fountain Hills moves to 1 trash-hauling service despite protest

11-05-2010 • Arizona Republic

Fountain Hills will become a one trash-hauler town next year, after the Town Council narrowly endorsed the change despite protests from numerous residents. A divided Fountain Hills Town Council voted Thursday to switch to a single hauler for resid

'Trash' talk stalls Fountain Hills Town Council meeting

11-05-2010 • ABC TV15

Some residents are upset about a proposal to consolidate the town's waste services with a single company and cut down on garbage collection days from two to one.

Mayor Gordon's police logs to remain secret, judge rules

11-04-2010 • Arizona Republic

Phoenix police worksheets detailing the daily activities of Mayor Phil Gordon and his plainclothes security unit will remain unavailable to the public after a Maricopa County Superior Court judge denied release of the records, the court announced Thu

'Times' not part of bogus recycling notices

11-03-2010 • FHTimes.com

Residents throughout town late Wednesday afternoon reported receiving bogus orange-colored "notices" hanging partially outside their emptied recycling bins that are clearly designed to send a political message.

State races: It's a Republican sweep

11-03-2010 • AP

Republicans look like they made it a clean sweep in the state's top offices, winning the races for governor, secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer and superintendent of public instruction.

Supreme Court to look at Arizona's school tuition tax credits

11-03-2010 • Capitol Media Services

The US Supreme Court will hear arguments over the legality of an Arizona law that lets individuals and corporations divert income taxes they owe to instead help students attend private and parochial schools. Follows a 2009 ruling by the 9th Circuit C

Judge rules 'tea party' shirts can be worn to polling sites

11-02-2010 • East Valley Tribune

U.S. District Judge James Teilborg ruled Monday that Maricopa County voters may wear a "tea party" T-shirt when they vote on Tuesday. The temporary restraining order prohibits Maricopa County polling workers from telling voters they must cover or

Maricopa County probes Sheriff Joe Arpaio's employee database

11-01-2010 • AZcentral.com

Maricopa County officials believe the discovery of a duplicate payroll log and database hidden in a secure computer system at the Sheriff's Office could reveal the extent of alleged misspending in Sheriff Joe Arpaio's agency.

Drought Has Lake Mead at Lowest Level in 73 Years

11-01-2010 • AZcentral.com

Water levels have dropped 133 feet. Islands have emerged and grown. Rocky outcroppings push through the surface, creating watery obstacle courses whose paths shift almost daily.

Jordan Decker World Champion

10-31-2010 • http://jordankickboxing.com

WKA World Championship 2010 - Scotland October 2010 - VIDEO - Thanks to all of those FreedomsPhoenix Readers that helped make his trip possible with your donations. Jordan will be back in Arizona by tomorrow.

Alleged Killer Cop's termination blocked by judge

10-27-2010 • East Valley Tribune

Phoenix police will have to wait to fire Richard Chrisman, the patrol officer charged with murder and aggravated assault in the death of an unarmed domestic violence suspect. A Maricopa County Superior Court judge issued a temporary restraining order

Wife of Maricopa County supervisor accused of sex with minor

10-27-2010 • Arizona Republic

Susan Brock, wife of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock, has been arrested on charges of sexual relations with a minor. Susan Brock, 48, was arrested and booked into Maricopa County Jail on allegations of child molestation.

Rebellious Spirit: Arizona Census Participation Way Below Average

10-23-2010 • AZcentral.com

The percentage of Arizona households that mailed in 2010 census forms declined slightly compared with a decade ago and remained significantly below the national average, the Census Bureau reported Thursday.

Phoenix Censors “Gun Safety for Kids”(AZ)

10-22-2010 • www.freerepublic.com

The city of Phoenix, in an apparently arbitrary move and without formal legal process, has forced CBS Outdoors to tear down 50 illuminated bus-shelter billboards under contract to promote gun safety training for children and their parents.

State lawmakers preparing citizenship legislation

10-19-2010 • AP

The state senator in Arizona who wrote the nation's toughest law against illegal immigrants said Tuesday he's collecting support across the country from legislators to challenge automatic U.S. citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants.

Lake Mead sinks to a new historic low

10-19-2010 • AZcentral.com

Not since it was first filling in 1937 has Lake Mead held so little water. The reservoir's level fell to the historic low shortly before noon on Sunday, eclipsing a previous record from the drought-stricken 1950s.

DHS memo: Assassins headed to Arizona with orders to kill

10/15/10 • AZ Family

PHOENIX – A recently leaked memo from the Department of Homeland Security alerts law enforcement agencies that assassins are being hired by drug cartels in an effort to improve drug trafficking through Arizona. Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu says

Map Of The Day: Where The Labor Market Will Be Ugly For A Long Time

10-15-2010 • Businessinsider.com/

And here's how it looks on a state-by-state basis. Note that the dark green states are in the worst shape. (Arizona appears to be in serious trouble because of it's over dependence on home building, and real estate sales.)

Phoenix Police Officer Indicted on Murder Charge

10-14-2010 • KSAZ FOX 10 PHX

A Phoenix police officer has been indicted on a 2nd-degree murder charge for the on-duty shooting of an unarmed suspect during a violent encounter in which he also shocked the victim with a stun gun and killed his dog. Served a summons and not taken

Think Twice Before Calling the Police – The Chrisman Shooting

10-14-2010 • www.copblock.org

Immediately after initiating contact with the victim drawing his gun, holding it to Rodriguez’s head and shouting “I don’t need no warrant, motherf*****.”

Court quashes Arpaio's appeal over jail food order

10-13-2010 • Capitol Media Services

Citing evidence of "inedible'' food, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected efforts by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to escape an order that he serve meals that meet federal dietary guidelines. In an unsigned ruling Wednesday, the judges s