Maricopa County

Latino activists prepare for the Supreme Court's ruling on Arizona's SB 1070

Yukari Miyamae: Felony charge dropped against woman accused of grabbing TSA agent's breast

Miyamae.​Update: Judd Golden, attorney for Yukari Miyamae, accused of grabbing and twisting a TSA agent's breast at Phoenix's Sky Harbor Airport, reveals that felony sex abuse charges against her have been dropped. But that doesn't mean Miyamae is entirely off the hook.

Norma Vera-Nolasko so drunk she didn't know she'd hit Jose Medina 'til she got home: Affidavit

Big pics below.​The hit and run that killed Rockstar Lounge valet Jose Medina last month was committed by Norma Vera-Nolasko, according to her arrest affidavit, which is on view below. Accompanying it, and also accessible in their entirety, are probable cause statements pertaining to Eliu Mont ... More >>

Jose Medina: All four people arrested in Rockstar Lounge hit and run in country illegally

Big pics below.​Update: Opponents of Senator Kent Lambert's immigration bills have dismissed them as Arizona-imitating, Latino-alienating and budget-busting. As for proponents of the measures, they've now got a rallying cry in the hit-and-run accident that killed Jose Medina near the Rockstar ... More >>

Police arrest four individuals in valet hit-and-run death outside Rockstar Lounge

​ Denver Police have reportedly arrested four people in connection with the hit-and-run incident that took place over the weekend at Rockstar Lounge (940 Lincoln), in which valet Jose Medina was struck by vehicle and later died from his injuries. It was the 21-year-old's first night on the jo ... More >>

Road to nowhere: The men who are caught transporting illegal immigrants rarely pay the price

Tom Tancredo camp wants Dan Maes to take part in debates even though he's below 20%

Tom Tancredo.​Yesterday, Tom Tancredo's campaign sent out a release noting that Dan Maes had earlier said only candidates polling above 20 percent should be invited to participate in gubernatorial debates and wondering if he'd pull out now that a new Fox News poll puts him below that threshold ... More >>

Tom Tancredo, Dog the Bounty Hunter & Sheriff Joe Arpaio draw a bead on John Hickenlooper

Tom Tancredo.​Against all odds, Tom Tancredo seems to be gaining momentum in his third-party gubernatorial run. With pundits essentially writing off Republican nominee Dan Maes, whose recent attempt to raise $500,000 in a day fell over $400,000 short, Tancredo operations manager Cliff Dodge is ... More >>

Pinalcchio

Renowned forensics experts say a Pinal County, Arizona deputy's high-profile tale about getting shot after encountering drug smugglers doesn't add up

ILLEGAL, from Terry Greene Sterling

ACLU puts out travel alert for people traveling to Arizona due to new "racial-profiling" law

Joe Arpaio.​Planning on traveling to Arizona over the upcoming holiday weekend? A fan of dry heat? The American Civil Liberties Union, joined by the Colorado branch, has issued a travel advisory due to the recent passage of SB 1070, which the organization describes as "Arizona's racial-profili ... More >>

Badlands: From Ground Zero of the Immigration Crisis Along the Mexican Border

Jesse Capen went searching for the Lost Dutchman gold. Now they're searching for him.

Letters: Gustavo Arellano, go home (or at least to Arizona)

Arizona immigration bill: Removing one word won't stop Colorado protests, advocate says

An image from ColoradoImmigrant.org.​Last Friday, we previewed a student walkout decrying the controversial new Arizona immigration law. On Saturday, the events continued here and in several other locations across the state. These get-togethers were well attended everywhere, says Chandra Russ ... More >>

Pink underwear in the pen

Janet Napolitano’s sorry service in Arizona makes her a terrible choice for Homeland Security secretary

VVM Executives Arrested in Phoenix for Grand Jury Story

Alt-Weeklies Provide Web Links to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Home Address

Action Taken in Solidarity with Phoenix New Times

Consumption Junction

Marked for Death

Trapped in a prison race war, Tony Francis had three choices: kill, snitch or run. He found another way out.

Man Without a City

Ken Hamblin says he's a stranger in his hometown.