John Whiting, the Maricopa County fugitive arrested Tuesday after he was on the run for nearly 30 years, was pretty busy in the three decades he was being sought by authorities. During his time as a fugitive, Whiting was charged with 14 crimes and convicted eight times without anyone connecting…
Complaining to the city about mundane crap like potholes and graffiti isn’t just for geriatrics with rotary phones anymore. The city of Avondale has unveiled a new smart phone application that allows residents to alert city officials to municipal eyesores like graffiti, weeds, and potholes.It’s very hip…
If you checked a bag at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor International Airport in the last year, and something was missing from your bag when you reached your final destination, there’s a chance it was stolen by the airport’s latest luggage thief and cops want to know about it.Last week, 23-year-old Michael Hegstad…
Yesterday, conservative pollster Scott Rasmussen released a poll showing that despite Governor Jan Brewer’s brain fart during the gubernatorial debate last week, her poll numbers have somehow gone up.You’ve probably already seen Jan’s infamous moment of silence, but for good measure (and because we just can’t get enough of it),…
We would never encourage anyone to rob a bank. But if recent history tells us anything, it’s not hard to do — unless you’re an idiot.It seems that nearly every day we get a press release from a Valley police agency telling the story of some thief who robbed a…
Since our earlier post about the new, morality-based radio ad run on Valley radio stations by Republican Congressional candidate Ben Quayle, his opponent, Democratic candidate Jon Hulburd, has responded.Quayle’s ad is in response to one of Hulburd’s ads, and while we’re not typically in the businesses of running responses to responses…
To quote John McCain’s campaign spokesman, Brian Rogers, “We don’t live and die with every poll.” That said, it should be noted that despite the cat that latched on to Governor Jan Brewer’s tongue during last week’s debate, her poll numbers have actually gone up — if you believe the…
About a week ago, Democratic Congressional candidate Jon Hulburd made listening to Christian radio somewhat tolerable. He began running ads on Christian radio stations bashing his opponent, Republican Ben Quayle, for ties to “The Dirty” — a Web site some argue has less than a Christian message. “I’ve read that congressional candidate…
If you know anything about Meghan McCain, the daughter of Senator John McCain, you might find it shocking that she was able to read write a book. Well, she did. And now she’s hitting the TV airwaves to pimp the newly released tell-all about the 2008 presidential campaign.Last night, Meggie-poo…
As the saying goes: “goodnight, sleep tight, and don’t let the bed bugs bite.” For a Phoenix man, he may have included “or set your apartment on fire” to the end of that bedtime rhyme because he’s blaming bedbugs for a blaze at his Phoenix apartment.He’s not saying the tiny…
For the second time in two weeks, people are dead after they picked the wrong booze hound from whom they attempted to steal beer.On August 27, a man tried to rob beer from 21-year-old Stefan Selvy. The guy hit Selvy with a wrench so Selvy shot and killed him.He wasn’t…
An Arizona prison inmate, being housed in a private prison in Hinton, Oklahoma, is dead after apparently taking the easy way out, rather than completing his sentence.Officials at the Arizona Department of Corrections tell New Times inmate Patrick Ross was found dead in his cell around 7:50 a.m. yesterday.Responding Medical…
You may be familiar with the work of Bill Richardson. Until recently, Richardson wrote a blog for the Arizona Republic. We got word this week that the Republic axed Richardson’s blog and if you ask Richardson, Tempe Police Chief Tom Ryff was the cause for the axing.Richardson is an ex-cop…
If you read the headline to this post and think you’re experiencing a case of deja vu, we assure you, you’re not. Leaders of a church being accused of molesting kids is nothing new, to say the least, and the latest member of the cloth accused of feelin’ up kids…
One look at the tax plan of Democratic Congressional candidate Jon Hulburd and you’d think the guy’s a Republican.Hulburd’s plan includes things like extending the Bush tax cuts through 2012, permanently lowering the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 25 percent, and making permanent the current tax rate for…
Congressional candidate Jon Hulburd, who’s squaring off with Ben Quayle in the District 3 Congressional race, went On the Record with Greta Van Susteren last night, and he would have looked great — if he were a Republican.Hulburd’s appearance with Greta came on the same day we received a press…
Abandoning a sinking ship — more times than not — is a good decision. Jumping aboard, not so much.That’s what crossed our minds yesterday when we heard U.S. Senate candidate Rodney Glassman’s campaign manager had bailed on the campaign and had been replaced. Today, just a day after announcing he…
As far as easy jobs go, bank robber — it’s beginning to seem — may be the easiest.Over the past several months, it’s almost a daily routine that we get word of a robbery at a Valley bank, and the stories never have the pizazz people often associate with the…
It’s been fairly clear the past few days that former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas was gonna lose the Republican primary for state attorney general to Tom Horne. But he refused to concede.Can’t blame the guy for not throwin’ in the towel — it was a close race. But today…
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart was scratched as the starter in last weekend’s pre-season game, leading many to wonder whether he’ll be holding the clipboard for most of the season as Derek Anderson, the guy brought in to back up Leinart, takes the majority of the snaps.Leinart, obviously, is not…
Yesterday, we got our hands on some court documents describing the disgusting conditions of the apartment of the man suspected of putting his 7-month-old son in the freezer while he was high on crystal meth.Of the several disgusting items found in Chance and Leanna Kracke’s apartment, we narrowed them down…
Rodney Glassman, the Democratic Senate candidate hoping to unseat Senator John McCain, has filled one of the several holes that were left in his campaign staff following the alleged “jumping ship” of three of his top aids.The new kid on the block over at Glassman HQ is veteran Democratic strategist…
