There's probably an economist or commentator somewhere who said this would happen. With California's move to legalize medical marijuana, along with several other states, more people have gotten into the market, which has driven down the price of marijuana for those who sell it.
As a result, some dealers are coming to those states where possessing and selling marijuana can lead to drug charges (like Arizona), where the price of marijuana is higher due to the black market and perceived scarcity.
Bill Chappell with Arizona Public Radio reports that the DOJ had been looking into the University of Montana's record (or lack thereof) on investigating reports of sex assaults on campus. Chappell quotes NPR's Martin Kaste: "Female students said their complaints weren't taken seriously or followed up on properly."
The source of the angst was apparently tied to the football team.
The Phoenix-area murder trial of Jodi Arias is finished. Jurors have found her guilty of first-degree murder, which means she now faces life in prison or the death penalty. And Arias is quick to say which she prefers: death.
"Longevity runs in my family," Arias is quoted as saying, "and I don't want to spend the rest of my natural life in one place. I believe death is the ultimate freedom and I'd rather have my freedom as soon as I can get it."
When we think of the military, we see the classic image of a drill instructor in gleaming black spit-shined boots, swearing and shouting and stamping his feet, recruits cowering in fear or trying not to laugh out of nervousness. David Cloud with the Los Angeles Times reports that a 2011 investigation of just one U.S. Air Force base turned up 59 incidences of sexual assault perpetrated by drill instructors - and that's just drill instructors.
Few stories have captured the nation's attention in the last couple weeks more so than the story that three young women have been rescued, apparently safe-and-sound, following their respective kidnappings and 10-year captivity, held against their will in a run-down house in Cleveland.
As if the kidnapping and decade in captivity weren't enough, the women were held in a house in the very same neighborhood near where they had lived - in other words, right under the noses of the friends and family and neighbors who conducted search-and-rescue efforts and kept up a 10-year vigil.
Brian Skoloff with the Associated Press reports that Jodi Arias's defense lawyer in her murder trial - Arias was charged with the first-degree murder of her boyfriend in 2008 in suburban Phoenix - has made closing arguments in the case, arguing that while Arias has been known to lie, she's not on trial for lying.
"It's not about whether or not you like Jodi Arias," he said. "Nine days out of 10, I don't like Jodi Arias. But that doesn't matter."
On one hand, many people would automatically assume that it's OK to be tough on a person, even someone in his or her teens, who has been convicted of a sex crime. On the other, you might change your mind when you think about the difference between sexting and something much more serious, like kidnap and rape.
But young people - teens in the juvenile justice system - who are accused and convicted of a crime like sexual conduct with a minor, get their names published on the sex offense registry, right alongside someone convicted of rape.
Justin Bieber almost got arrested while on tour in Europe. Stockholm police searched his tour bus while Bieber was on stage performing. The police claim to have smelled marijuana while walking past the bus, which was parked outside Bieber's hotel, and "decided to act." The Associated Press reports that they found a small amount of drugs and a stun gun.
It goes without saying that most college students are under the age of 21, the age at which it's legal to drink alcohol, and yet plenty of binge drinking - defined in Cindy Del Rosario's Medical Daily report as 4 or more drinks in two hours - happens during college.
Arizona police must have someone on staff who can see the future, because Cecilia Chan with the Arizona Republic reports that the police have nifty new technology when it comes to getting search warrants for blood tests in DUI cases.
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