In terms of gay marriage, Arizona’s conservative image is about to take a hit — that’s according to a statistician who claims the trend in public opinion is shifting in favor of allowing gays to wed at a more rapid pace than ever.According to a study conducted by Hank Pellissier,…
We would think the standard procedure after taking a gunshot to the chest is to hitting the deck and waiting for an ambulance. Maybe we’re cowards. A man shot in the chest at a Phoenix apartment early this morning apparently had different plans. He tried to drive himself to the hospital.The victim,…
It appears we’ve struck a nerve with some fans of the role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons.Yesterday we wrote about a Glendale man, who, after attending a computer role-playing conference in Atlanta, allegedly tried hooking up with a 16-year-old girl.In our report, we suggested that a “computer role-playing conference” sounds “about…
We’re not sure which gets a higher rating on our pathetic-o-meter: flying across the country to attend a “computer role-playing conference” or trying to hook up with a 16-year-old girl while you’re there.Either way, a 61-year-old Glendale man allegedly did both and now faces charges of sexual exploitation of a minor.According…
alleged kiddy-porn-peddling pediatrician, arrested earlier this month for distributing images of (ahem) “child erotica” over the Internet, is on the run.After getting indicted last week, Dr. Emilio Luna, 40, was granted pre-trial release on the conditions that he turn over his passports, wear an electronic-monitoring bracelet, and, most importantly, stay…
It seems some of Arizona’s Democratic members of Congress aren’t as vulnerable in their re-election bids as originally anticipated — at least the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee thinks they’re not.The DCCC reportedly is cutting the advertising budgets of Representatives Harry Mitchell, Ann Kirkpatrick, and Gabrielle Giffords because their opponents aren’t putting up as…
Attorney General Terry Goddard released a new campaign ad calling out Governor Jan Brewer for her case of debate-a-phobia.Last week, we told you about what we’re considering the best decision of Brewer’s gubernatorial career: she vowed not to participate in more debates.A great move considering what happened last time, which, as always, we’ll show…
Arizona State University has a problem: a serial groper’s running amok on the university’s Tempe campus.Since March, the groper has assaulted at least six women, and police believe he may have struck again last night.About 8:15 p.m. yesterday, a woman was walking by herself — but amongst other people –…
An inmate at an Arizona prison was murdered on Friday, and there’s a good chance he had his junk cut off in the process.Inmate Shannon Palmer was found unresponsive in his cell at Lewis Prison in Buckeye Friday afternoon.He was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead…
As the saying goes: a win is a win — is a win. Even if that win is an ugly one, which was the case in the Arizona Cardinals’ 17-13 victory over the St. Louis Rams yesterday.To be blunt — wide receiver Steve Breaston aside — the Cards looked like…
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Derek Anderson had his first test in a Cardinals uniform yesterday and he passed — barely.The Cards eeked out a 17-13 win against the St. Louis Rams, but it certainly wasn’t pretty. And Anderson, the recently acquired starting quarterback, was particularly ugly.If you caught the game, you…
The suspect in the murder of a Utah sheriff’s deputy was indicted today on several charges including premeditated first-degree murder.A Coconino County grand jury indicted 23-year-old Scott Curley on five counts including premeditated first degree murder, aggravated assault on a police officer, aggravated assault on a citizen, burglary, and theft.The…
What could potentially be a fairly hot cat fight is brewin’ within the GOP and if it goes down, we want a front row seat.Meghan McCain, the daughter of Senator John McCain wrote a book (shocking, we know) detailing her experience as the daughter of a candidate in the 2008…
Living in a van down by the river, as the late Chris Farley eloquently explained, is not the most admirable abode for anyone. Living in your car parked half a mile from the 14-year-old to whom you’ve been anonymously writing sexually charged notes offering to pay her for sex is way south of not…
The Sun City pediatrician — who boasts in his bio on the Web site of his medical practice that he “enjoys caring for children of all ages and backgrounds” — has been formally indicted on charges that he distributed kiddy-porn over the Internet.Dr. Emilio Luna of Desert Valley Pediatrics has been formally…
Governor Jan Brewer can rest easy knowing that the video of her epic brain fart during last week’s gubernatorial debate is no longer the most ridiculous video of a political candidate currently making the rounds on Youtube. That honor has been passed on to Phil Davidson, a candidate for county…
Look out, local media, there’s a new player town.Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication this week unveiled its newest addition to the school’s award-winning arsenal of programs devoted to local news coverage.The Web site Cronkite News was launched Tuesday. It combines two of the school’s…
www.solarnavigator.com Green Party candidates — who the New York Times claims are “homeless” and who were dubbed by Arizona’s Green Party as “sham” candidates — can remain on the November ballot as the party’s nominees for several offices, a federal judge ruled. This despite complaints that they’re being used by Republicans to lure…
America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff,” Joe Arpaio, is heading to New Hampshire this weekend, which has caused the national media to speculate that the aging (and aging) law dog plans to run for president.That theory, as we pointed out yesterday, is definitely probably bullshit. Check out what CNN senior political editor…
KTAR radio host Larry Gaydos often describes Governor Jan Brewer as being “intellectually bankrupt.” While we often find Gaydos’ assessment fairly accurate, Brewer reaffirmed today what might be considered the best decision of her political career: no more debates.Rather than allow an opportunity to redeem herself for her ghastly performance in…
There’s a serial groper tormenting women at Arizona State University’s Tempe campus, and he seems to be getting more bold in his assaults.According to the ASU Police Department, the groper has upped his game of focusing exclusively on groping women’s butts. Now he’s copping some boob grabs, too.The groper has…
John McCain may not be the most popular guy in Arizona, but his Democratic opponent in this year’s Senate race, Rodney Glassman, seems far less popular.Glassman’s campaign has gotten off to a sluggish start — staffers quitting, rumors that Glassman treats campaign workers like crap — and now a New…
