Community colleges weigh lifting officer gun ban

October 23rd, 2007

The Maricopa County Community College District might allow its police officers to carry guns on campus in the coming months, ending its decades-long ban on all weapons. -more-

Judge to rule whether to unseal New Times docs

October 23rd, 2007


A judge has agreed to hold a hearing Wednesday to decide whether to unseal secret grand jury documents from a recent investigation of Phoenix New Times.

Community colleges weigh lifting officer gun ban

October 23rd, 2007

The Maricopa County Community College District might allow its police officers to carry guns on campus in the coming months, ending its decades-long ban on all weapons. -more-

Maricopa County seeks input on judge candidates

October 21st, 2007


Maricopa County is seeking the public’s input on nine candidates for a vacancy on the Superior Court.

Thomas uses private lawyers on opponents

October 21st, 2007


Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money on private lawyers to pursue cases against people and organizations he and Sheriff Joe Arpaio politically oppose.

County attorney drops charges against New Times

October 20th, 2007

Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, buffeted by a storm of local and national outrage, dropped an investigation Friday against Phoenix New Times and fired the special prosecutor in charge of the case. -more-

County attorney drops charges against New Times

October 20th, 2007


Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, buffeted by a storm of local and national outrage, dropped an investigation Friday against Phoenix New Times and fired the special prosecutor in charge of the case.

New Times owners arrested by deputies

October 19th, 2007


In a rare move late Thursday, Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two leaders of the largest alternative newspaper chain in the nation, Village Voice Media, because of a story published earlier in the day by the company-owned Phoenix New Times.

Thomas loses case to bar judge’s rulings

October 19th, 2007


Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas lost his bid Thursday to disqualify a ranking criminal court judge from presiding over all cases involving his office.

Thomas loses bid to disqualify judge

October 19th, 2007


Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas lost his bid Thursday to disqualify a ranking criminal court judge from presiding over all cases involving his office.