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As protesters roar, bill waits for Brewer

Dozens of demonstrators gathered in downtown Phoenix to protest SB 1070, an Arizona immigration bill that has been drawing national attention since it passed the state Legislature.

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TRASH TO MUSIC: Husband and wife team Step Raptis and Lisa Chow of "Step's Junk Funk" perform on Hayden Lawn during celebrations for Earth Week. Raptis, who has been converting trash into percussion instruments since 1973, enjoyed a stage powered entirely by solar energy. (Photo Michael Arellano)

Step’s Junk Funk finds beats in trash

The phrase “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” has never been truer for Step’s Junk Funk, a recycled percussion band in Tempe that uses common trash to create endless sound.

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The State Press

Police Beat: April 23

An unknown person or persons committed theft between 6:40 and 6:45 p.m. Wednesday by taking a laptop computer belonging to a 36-year-old male graduate student, police reported.

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The State Press

Police Beat: April 22

A 26-year-old Phoenix man was arrested around 3 a.m. Sunday on suspicion of possession of prescription-only drugs, police reported.

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