Elizabeth Johnson, mother of missing baby Gabriel Johnson, was in court again this morning for a pre-trial conference, at which the judge in the case delayed setting a date for trial.Johnson’s been charged with kidnapping, child abuse, and custodial interference in the disappearance of the baby, who went missing last December.Police…
Our hearts, once again, go out to Sue Krentz, the widow of murdered rancher Robert Krentz.Krentz was hit by an alleged drunk driver as she and a friend were walking outside of their church on Saturday night.Police in Douglas say Krentz and a friend, Shirley Gregory, were hit by 66-year-old Ramon…
It was ugly, Derek Anderson played like crap — again — but it was a win.The Arizona Cardinals eked out a 24-23 victory over the Oakland Raiders yesterday, and aside from the team’s record, Cards’ fans have little to be happy about.For the second time in three weeks, the Cardinals…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio spent a large portion of last week touting how his jails received high marks after a federal “audit.””The information they got … they should turn this over to DOJ. They would say, ‘Boy, this is pretty good, you did all the work for us,'” Arpaio…
Coming off a miserable loss to the Atlanta Falcons last week — and barely winning in St. Louis in week one — the Arizona Cardinals have even the most loyal fans asking “what the hell happened.”The answer could go several ways but the most popular explanation for the team’s fall…
U.S. Senate candidate Rodney Glassman released a new Web ad today and it might be fairly persuasive if we hadn’t seen an identical ad — literally identical — from J.D. Hayworth during the GOP primary.The ad, titled “McCain VS Arizona,” features McCain fumbling over his words when asked what he’s…
Tomorrow marks the 30th anniversary of China’s one-kid policy and pro-lifers were out in force today in Washington D.C., bashing the Communist nation for it’s less-than-human-rights-friendly means of enforcing the law.China has about 1.3 billion people. To slow the rapid population growth, in 1980, the government implemented the policy allowing…
Remember that pesky “bruise” that’s kept Arizona Cardinals running back Beanie Wells sidelined for the last three weeks? Well, that “bruise,” it turns, out was a torn meniscus, on which Wells had some secret surgery that the team kept hush-hush for nearly a month.Wells sustained the injury in the final…
A Gilbert man, initially charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 13-month-old girl, pleaded guilty to lesser charges in a Maricopa County Superior Court this morning.David Arnold Reed III, 23, copped to manslaughter and child abuse in the 2009 beating death of Cheree Goard, the daughter of his…
Get out the wax and those tiny combs — the American Mustache Institute announced this week that it’s begun accepting nominations for the most coveted award in the mustached community: The Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year.Last year’s winner was injured Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Clay Zavada, who…
TV news is tacky. The hair, the sewn-on smiles, and dopey catch phrases like “telling it like is” (that’s you, KPHO) make it hard to stomach for any true cynic.Now ABC 15 is recycling a decades-old term — often reserved for children under the age of 10 — to explain…
In New Times’ feature this week, Pinalchio, we examine the shooting of Pinal County Sheriff’s Deputy Louie Puroll.Puroll claims he was shot by a group of Latino or Native American (he couldn’t tell) drug smugglers in the desert just west of Casa Grande.The shooting fueled the immigration debate, thrust Pinal…
A Valley speedster fought that law and actually won.Back in November, we told you about Elvis Saloum, a real-estate agent from Peoria, who managed to rack up 55 photo-radar speeding tickets while driving his mom’s Lexus.Saloum got busted speeding on nearly every Valley freeway at speeds ranging from 86 to…
After months of debate over whether Elizabeth Johnson, the mother of Gabriel Johnson — the baby who went missing last December — is competent to stand trial, her defense team has waived a hearing on the matter.Johnson was initially found incompetent to stand trial following a psychological evaluation back in…
The world of virtual friendship was at a standstill this afternoon.If you went to your Facebook page to update your status, plant crops (you weird Farmvill-ians, you), or flip through photos of hot chicks you barely even know, you may have had some trouble. For the second day in a…
www.icanhascheezburger.com If you happen to have drugs laying around that you don’t feel like enjoying need anymore, the Tempe Police Department is happy to take them off your hands — so they can destroy them. The TPD, in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration, is holding a “drug take-back event” in…
DUIs happen everyday, usually without any of the newsworthy flare needed to make headlines. A Phoenix man apparently decided to go big or go home because, in the course of his alleged DUI, he managed to break just about every drinking-related law on the books.According to court records obtained by…
A Phoenix woman was arrested Tuesday after a quick, crack-fueled game of baseball with a cat. They weren’t on the same team — the woman was at bat and the kitten was the ball.According to court records obtained by New Times, cops got a call at 9 a.m. Tuesday about…
Last night, a friend e-mailed us a photo of a billboard showing a quote from Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu accompanied by what appears to be a Hispanic family lookin’ down in the dumps.The quote isn’t necessarily racist — neither is the photo — but when combined they give the…
The Arizona Diamondbacks, at the end of one of their worst seasons, announced yesterday that Kevin Towers will be the teams’ new general manager.Towers spent 14 seasons as the GM for the San Diego Padres. In that time, the team won four NL West titles and went to the World Series…
When it comes to cool stuff hidden in the woods, cops always seem to find it before people who would put it to good use — as is the case with about 1,200 weed plants Yavapai County sheriff’s deputies found about five miles outside of Crown King.Rather than smoke it…
There’s no love lost between Homeland Security Secretary and former Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano and Senator John McCain. The two went after each other during a heated back-and-forth at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing this morning.The issue: border security.Check out some video after the jump…
