Phoenix Herald news Phoenix Herald news Rss feed

  • Scattered Melodies Shows Off Arizona Pride With New Album

    Phoenix has plenty of things going against it when it comes to uniting the local music scene. The venues that most often book local acts are often miles and miles apart, forcing fans to hop on freeways and drive up to an hour to see their favorite bands. Some of the biggest artists with the most potential to hit the mainstream (we're looking at you, Nate Ruess and Miniature Tigers) pack up ...

  • Inside the Phoenix PDs Use of Federal Anti-Terrorism Resources to Track Valley Protesters

    It's mid-October 2011, and Occupy Phoenix protesters sit in a city park, some with their arms locked, most chanting: "We are the 99 percent!" They are part of a movement gaining momentum across the United States whose mission is to denounce corporate greed. Their civil disobedience also is intended to deride a government influenced by the same wealthy corporations it bails out of ...

  • Ask a Mexican on Cartel Violence and Tattoos

    Recently, a co-worker turned me on to a website that features many videos of unspeakable atrocities the drug cartels are committing in Mexico, many graphically displaying murders and beheadings. I just recently saw one of a woman getting her head cut off with a knife! Now I wish I had never seen this, but it can't be unseen. Now, most Mexicans I have met are very nice, generous people. ...

  • Man arrested in Mesa gas station murder

    MESA, AZ - Authorities in Mesa have arrested a suspect in connection with last month's shooting death of a convenience store clerk. Mesa police say 20-year-old Keishaun Green is being held on suspicion of one count of first-degree murder. Police say Green claims he didn't kill 52-year-old Ibrahim Robles Sr. But officers say he's being considered as a suspect after reviewing ...

  • Man pleads not guilty in officer death

    PHOENIX - A man accused in the hit-and-run death of a Phoenix police officer last month has pleaded not guilty in the case. Maricopa County prosecutors say 24-year-old Jesus Cabrera Molina entered his plea at his arraignment Wednesday. His next scheduled court date is July 19. Molina was arrested June 3 on suspicion of manslaughter and leaving the scene of a fatal collision. Police say ...


partlycloudy
Phoenix Weather
105°F Partly Cloudy
Winds: From the SW at 1 MPH Gusting to 11.0 MPH
Thu
clear
109° 81°
Fri
clear
108° 79°
Sat
clear
108° 79°
Last Updated on June 19, 1:59 PM MST
Weather sourced from Weather Underground

Movie Review

What Women Want [DVD]

What Women Want [DVD]

Playing Nick Marshall, the wealthy, successful, male-chauvinist Chicago ad executive in What Women Want marks the first time Mel Gibson has played the lead role in a straight romantic comedy. While the more recent entries into the Lethal Weapon franchise have played like comedies with an extreme body count, Gibson has never been in a movie like this one, which is surprising beca ... ...

On Facebook

  • Pitbull puppy nursed to health by cat

    CLEVELAND - A quick glance at a mother cat nursing her new litter is nothing out of the ordinary, however, a closer inspection would reveal something very extraordinary. Lurlene is nursing four newborn kittens (Rivette, Espa, Zixi and Tallydab) along with a one-week-old pitbull puppy. Last week, the puppy was dropped off without its mother at the Cleveland Animal Protective League. He was just ...

  • Hundreds displaced by wildfire near Prescott

    A nearly 8-square-mile wildfire near Prescott had moved into people's backyards, but firefighters prevailed in keeping any of them from being destroyed.Up to 600 firefighters are expected to be battling the Doce Fire just west of Prescott by the end of the day Wednesday.Air tankers and helicopters are attacking it on the north under dry and windy conditions, while dozers build lines on the ...

  • Group files referendum to block Medicaid expansion

    A group opposed to Gov. Jan Brewer's plan to expand Arizona's Medicaid plan under provisions of the federal health care overhaul law has filed a citizen's referendum to block the new law.Wednesday's filing with the secretary of state's office comes just two days after Brewer signed the law allowing more than 300,000 people to join the state plan on Jan. 1.The United ...

  • NBA Releases 2013 Summer League Schedule

    The Phoenix Suns and NBA today announced the schedule for NBA Summer League 2013 in Las Vegas, which will feature 22 teams competing in a 61-game schedule from July 12-22 at the Thomas & Mack Center and COX Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas. This summer's event will feature the debut of a tournament style schedule that will crown the first ever NBA Summer ...

  • Wildfires burn in Arizona California

    A wildfire in Arizona grew unchecked Wednesday while officials said the area blackened by a fire in California could be closed for weeks. The Doce fire outside Prescott, Ariz., had expanded to 7,000 acres, The Arizona Republic reported. High winds and arid conditions fanned the flames with the smoke blowing toward Prescott, the state's third-largest city. A number of homes in the area 100 ...

More Phoenix Herald news