Public health officials in Maricopa County identified a confirmed measles case today. The county resident traveled internationally. This is amid Arizona's measles outbreak based in Mohave County, which has seen 217 cases since it began in August.

The wife of Kyrsten Sinema's bodyguard is suing the former Senator for breaking up her marriage. Last year, Sinema spoke with @phoenixnewtimes.com about the man as her inspiration behind her advocacy for a bill to fund psychedelic drug research in Arizona. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona...

Just amazing to realize we already had the perfect picture for this story on Kyrsten Sinema allegedly seducing her bodyguard and ruining his marriage. From @morgfisch.bsky.social:

An explosive lawsuit claims Kyrsten Sinema put the moves on a member of her security detail and pushed him to try MDMA.

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of her reelection launch today, I spoke with @repyassansari.bsky.social to reflect on her first year. Ending private, for-profit ICE detention centers is a top priority for Ansari, who has witnessed their "horrific" conditions firsthand. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona...

NEW: Last year, after signing up for ICE's 287(g) program, the Cochise County Sheriff's Office got a $1M grant. It included $250K seemingly set aside for Sheriff Mark Dannels -- a Trump supporter -- to travel to conferences held at resorts and casinos:

After reports of ICE ramping up immigration enforcement efforts in Phoenix, four day laborers were detained outside a central Phoenix Home Depot over the weekend. The area has deep ties with Arizona's immigration history. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/ice-rai...

This morning, @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social reported that ICE is planning on descending upon Phoenix next. A definitive timeline is unknown, but @senanaliseortiz.bsky.social said the “potential for even more enforcement is horrifying.” The latest: www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix...

SCOOP: Records show Recorder Justin Heap wasn't in the office the day his agency learned it erroneously told 83,000 voters their registration would be canceled. It's unclear where Heap was. His calendar for the day was mostly blank. By @morgfisch.bsky.social:

Recorder Justin Heap wasn't at work the day his office learned it had incorrectly informed 83,000 voters that their registration would be canceled, records obtained by @phoenixnewtimes.com show. The mailers sparked confusion, panic and anger among voters. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/maricop...

Last week, ICE agents locked up a Mexican man, who was visiting his brother's family in Mesa for the holidays, for nearly three days. Now, ICE admits he was lawfully present in the U.S. Shaken, the man has already returned to Mexico. By @morgfisch.bsky.social:

NEW: A Mesa family says ICE detained their relative for nearly three days in Phoenix, despite a valid visa and paperwork showing he's in the country legally. Now, he wants to return to Mexico, but faces roadblocks ahead. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/mesa-fa...

@adelitaforcongress.bsky.social said ICE pepper-sprayed her outside a Tucson taco shop after agents raided it. The raid was among 16 warrants executed by ICE in southern Arizona today. If you have any information on this, message me on Signal at 623-295-9472. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona...

BREAKING: A top Kris Mayes division chief was arrested yesterday by postal inspectors. Mayes' office says that Vanessa Hickman resigned as state government division chief on Monday. From @morgfisch.bsky.social:

Earlier this month, I traveled to a community along the Utah-Arizona border, where the state's largest measles outbreak in three decades is brewing. But Short Creek isn't like most places. My latest for @phoenixnewtimes.com www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona...

Our @morgfisch.bsky.social went to Short Creek, home to Arizona's biggest measles outbreak in decades. It's also the former home of infamous polygamist leader Warren Jeffs. Jeffs' reign is over, but measles -- and low vaccination rates -- shows he casts a long shadow. A must-read:

Ex-Cortez High School teacher Eric Chapman faces 20 felonies for having sexual encounters with male students at school. A police report says documents indicating a positive syphilis test for someone -- it's not clear who -- were found in Chapman's desk. By @morgfisch.bsky.social:

Outside Turning Point's headquarters in Phoenix, Charlie Kirk supporters shed tears and left flowers. On the ASU campus, where TPUSA has a large presence and where Kirk held many events, feelings were . . . complicated. From @tjlheureux.bsky.social and @morgfisch.bsky.social:

Measles cases in the tiny northern Arizona town of Colorado City -- where vaccine rates are low and many residents are Fundamentalist Church of Latter-day Saints members -- have grown eightfold in a week. @morgfisch.bsky.social on the budding outbreak:

The Arizona Supreme Court has been using AI "avatars" to explain rulings and make them more digestible. But one such video -- announcing the denial of a death penalty appeal -- struck some as "horrifying," "gross" and "dystopian." By @morgfisch.bsky.social:

Mohave County health officials are warning a community on the Arizona-Utah border — where vaccination rates are low — about a growing measles outbreak. Nine cases have been confirmed so far. Here’s what you should know: ⬇️ www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona...

Kelly Yu, the detained Peoria sushi restaurant owner, is out of options to prevent deportation. Except one: Appeal to Donald Trump directly. A local GOP leader is helping her do it. By @morgfisch.bsky.social:

Peoria restaurateur Kelly Yu can see her American dream — her restaurant, husband, daughter, friends — but doesn’t know when she’ll be with them again. Held by ICE since May, supporters are now turning to Trump to intervene. Latest: @phoenixnewtimes.com www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/detaine...

“It doesn’t make me hate my country, but it makes me want to leave it.” Peoria restaurant owner Kelly Yu has been in ICE custody since May. Her husband, a U.S. citizen, has given up hope of saving her from deportation to China. By @morgfisch.bsky.social:

Kelly Yu, the owner of Kawaii Sushi in Peoria, has been held in the Eloy ICE detention center since May. Her husband told @phoenixnewtimes.com he fears she could be deported "any day now" and says he's "lost faith" in the prospect of stopping it. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/peoria-...

Since the start of Trump's renewed mass deportation push, nearly 60 ICE sightings have been publicly reported across the Valley by community rapid response groups. @phoenixnewtimes.com mapped where agents have been seen: www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/map-pho...

Shelli Boggs reportedly asked school board applicants about their voter registration and other politically charged questions -- before appointing a MAGA political operative more than 100 days after the seat was vacated. Latest @phoenixnewtimes.com www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/maricop...

AZ's GOP Senate president wants @senanaliseortiz.bsky.social prosecuted for posting about a nearby ICE sighting on her Instagram - a move that appears to fly in the face of the First Amendment. "These intimidation tactics will not scare me," she shot back. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona...

Warren Petersen called the feds on Analise Ortiz for sharing an ICE sighting. Posting about the public activities of law enforcement is protected speech. Should a guy running for attorney general know that? By @morgfisch.bsky.social:

@repyassansari.bsky.social is at The Van Buren with Rep. Crockett and Sen. Murphy for a town hall hosted by Move On to “Flip the House.” The 2026 election cycle is in full swing.

There were protests outside Abe Hamadeh's office for months. Frequently, someone called police, who unfailingly found nothing inappropriate going on. Oh, and Hamadeh's staff had a protester's car towed and allegedly lied to her about it. By @morgfisch.bsky.social:

A staffer at Rep. Abe Hamadeh’ s office even had one protester’s car towed while claiming to have “no idea” who did it.

While driving southbound on State Route 51, Julio's truck was hit by another driver. Upon pulling off the freeway, he called 911 to file an accident report. But the interaction almost landed him in ICE custody instead. My latest for @phoenixnewtimes.com www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona...

Someone kept calling the cops on protesters demonstrating on the sidewalks in front of MAGA Republican Rep. Abe Hamadeh's office in Surprise, police records received by @phoenixnewtimes.com show. One demonstrator's car was even towed. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/surpris...

Years ago, border czar Tom Homan saved undocumented immigrants from deportation in Phoenix. Then came Trump. Now Homan's former colleagues don't recognize the cruel man -- "Hulk Homan," one calls him -- that he's become. By @stephenlemons.bsky.social:

Remember this guy? Well, @phoenixnewtimes.com tried to talk to him about calling Trump a "piece of shit" in a Twitter rampage. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix...

🔗: https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts/downtown-phoenix-gets-new-swamp-king-trump-billboard-on-grand-avenue-22056888  The billboard portrays Trump as a “swamp king” ruling over his administration’s many missteps.

Sonia Almaraz says Arbella “Yari” Rodríguez Márquez has lost 55 pounds since February, when Border Patrol arrested her.

GOP Rep. Andy Biggs dutifully passed Donald Trump’s budget bill, which will hurt the state Biggs aspires to lead.

“Only 0.2% of tenants in eviction court have an attorney, while nearly every landlord does.” www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/how-pho... By @phoenixnewtimes.com's @morgfisch.bsky.social #housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

Tolleson police officers will no longer be in local schools after a cop punched a kid in the face. A new investigative report called the officer's actions "unwarranted" and "excessive." Read my latest on the saga @phoenixnewtimes.com www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tolleso...

Let's play the (county elections, intra-Republican Party) feud! From @morgfisch.bsky.social:

Yesterday, I spent the day at what Peoria Police said was a Homeland Security drug-related raid in a "relatively quiet" neighborhood. The raid sparked anger and protest from community members --- including one arrest. Here's what @phoenixnewtimes.com saw: www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix...

A fracas breaks out between protesters and Peoria PD after an HSI raid on a house in Peoria. Video from @morgfisch.bsky.social:

What we've seen and heard about the ICE raids in Phoenix today. From @morgfisch.bsky.social and @tjlheureux.bsky.social:

The Valley is on edge. From @morgfisch.bsky.social:

While parents called for Phoenix Elementary School Board's president to resign after we revealed she bailed out a now-convicted sex offender, the district settled an unrelated sexual abuse case for $200K. The settlement was never publicly discussed. Here's @morgfisch.bsky.social:

Jose Camacho was at Eloy's ICE Detention Center Thursday morning, trying to get in contact with his wife of 21 years. She'd been detained without a trace months earlier, with only a letter being sent to her husband that read, "This is my only shot." www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona...

Mountain Park Health Center has collected more than 700 signed postcards that they'll deliver to Rep. Schweikert's district office, urging him to "protect Medicaid," after House Republicans released their budget proposal that would slash the program. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/health-...

Since early May, self-driving Waymos on the streets of Phoenix have been spotted with new artsy makeovers. I spoke with the company about the project, which features artwork from two local Phoenix artists inspired by "the feeling of riding with Waymo." www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts/whats-u...