Phoenix weathers 100 days of 100-plus degree temps as heat scorches western US
PHOENIX — Cam Ferguson arrived at his designated spot on the road adjacent to Chase Field, home of Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks, and laid out his usual pile of cold water, sports drinks, peanuts and candy about four hours before the first pitch. By game time, it's a Labor Day afternoon and the temperature […]
Video captured car plowing through Phoenix home
Terrifying video shows the moment a car plowed into the living room of a Phoenix home, just as a couple had sat down to eat. Marcus Holmberg and Sabrina Rivera were in their living room with three of their four dogs when the out-of-control Mustang crashed through a wall, sending them both flying backwards. Rivera, […]
Phoenix Suns Drop Epic Behind-The-Scenes Look That Every Team In The NBA Needs To Follow
“Hard Knocks”…NBA version? Not only did the Phoenix Suns provide complete evidence that they got the players they wanted in the 2024 NBA Draft (forward Ryan Dunn and Center Oso Ighodaro), but also offered a potential idea for the future: the NBA’s version of the NFL’s “Hard Knocks.” The Suns gave a behind-the-scenes look at […]
Joaquin Phoenix Under Fire for Abruptly Exiting NC-17 Gay Romance
Five days before shooting was scheduled to begin on his next film, an NC-17 gay romance, straight Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix is under fire for walking out of the production. “Phoenix was reportedly flown off the set of Haynes’ film in Guadalajara, Mexico, two weeks ago, with producers trying to restart the project before production […]
Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix, December 2021
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Editors’ Note: The Prickly Pear welcomes this review by Ellie Fromm, a new citizen journalist and young patriot committed to the values we share as America-loving citizens: faith, family, a strong work ethic and devotion to liberty and individual sovereignty. Ellie represents the best in her generation who will lead […]
Phoenix To Use Federal Funding for Universal Basic Income Pilot
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes One thousand lucky Phoenix families will get $1,000 in taxpayer funding a month in 2022. The Phoenix City Council has approved $12 million for a “Financial Assistance for Phoenix Families Program,” a lottery-based form of universal basic income that will begin in January 2022 if not sooner. The program, which […]
Phoenix Sees Nation’s Worst Inflation
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute Phoenix metropolitan area residents are experiencing America’s most severe inflationary pressures. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest Consumer Price Index Tuesday morning. The Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale urban area saw a 13% increase in CPI compared to the same month in 2021. The only metropolitan area to come close […]
Boy airlifted from trail on South Mountain in Phoenix, Arizona
A 10-year-old boy is in critical condition after being rescued from Arizona’s South Mountain, and authorities have warned about the dangers of hiking in the extreme heat, fire officials confirmed to Fox News Digital. According to Phoenix Fire Chief Sean Dubois, firefighters were called to the Mormon Trailhead on South Mountain, a mountain range in […]
The City of Phoenix Is Pushing Back on Tax Cuts so It Can Keep Fleecing Taxpayers
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes The Arizona state General Fund is flooded with revenue. Latest projections show the state with $1.2 billion in ongoing revenue and a cash balance upwards of $6.5 billion in FY2024. This is by far the largest budget surplus in state history and doesn’t even include the $1 Billion stashed away […]
Election worker in Phoenix, previously charged with felony, accused of stealing access fob to vote tabulation machines
A temporary election worker in Maricopa County is accused of stealing a key fob that allows access to a vote-counting machine. On Friday morning, election officials at the Maricopa County Counting and Election Center in Phoenix, Arizona, noticed that the security fob and the key attached to the lanyard were missing. Investigators then Surveillance camera […]