Nikolai Khabibulin, the former goalie for the Phoenix Coyotes, was found guilty of DUI Friday after a single-day trial in Scottsdale.We realize this is Phoenix, where most people don’t even know what a puck is — let alone a goalie with a last name like Khabibulin — but let’s try…
If you’re like us, you made the unfortunate decision to travel west on Interstate 10 on Saturday night without the prior knowledge that there was a massive, 69-car wreck about two miles in front of you.While sitting in traffic, we received an email from the Phoenix Police Department explaining the situation…
By now, you’ve probably heard about Chance and Leann Kracke — the Chandler couple whose 7-month-old son is believed to have been placed in a freezer while his father made a snack. That aside, it turns out the couple’s other kid, a 19-month-old, somehow ingested a screw, too.If you’re not…
If you watched the Emmys last night you undoubtedly became aware of Temple Grandin — even if you don’t have HBO (like certain lowly New Times staff writers).Grandin is a woman with autism, who happens to also have a PhD in animal science from Arizona State University and is a…
When we first got word Friday morning that the 23-year-old suspect in the murder of a Utah police officer was hiding out in a six-square-mile section of the Arizona desert, we figured he’d be in custody before lunch.Despite hundreds of cops swarming the area, that suspect, Scott Curley, stayed on…
As absurd as it may sound, Hooman Karamian (a.k.a. “Nik Richie”), the founder of “The Dirty” is taking some of the credit for Congressional candidate Ben Quayle’s victory in the District 3 Congressional primary.In case you forgot, which we’re sure you haven’t, Richie’s the guy who outed Quayle’s ties to…
When we first heard this morning that a 23-year-old alleged cop killer was hiding out in a 6-square-mile section of northern Arizona — where he’d reportedly been stashing food for weeks in case he needed to run from the law — we figured he’d be in handcuffs by the afternoon.So…
Some would argue that one of the great things about Arizona’s fairly lax gun laws is that it makes criminals think twice before committing a crime. The thinking is that if a criminal thinks his or her victim — or anyone close by — has a gun, they’ll reconsider whatever…
The man now-dubbed by the Phoenix Police Department as the “Bad Teeth Bandit” has struck again, this time hitting a Wells Fargo on Tatum Boulevard in Phoenix not far from a different Wells Fargo he robbed a few weeks ago.The suspect, described as white, about 35 years old, 5-foot-8, with a…
In the world where Web hits rule, there’s no disputing that the founder of “The Dirty,” Hooman Karamian (a.k.a. “Nik Richie”), knows how to milk a situation to the fullest.As painful as it is to even write this guy’s name — lending legitimacy to someone who’s essentially a junior high…
Former Phoenix Coyotes’ goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin will be in court today to begin a DUI trial stemming from his arrest in Scottsdale in February.Phoenicians’ knowledge of anything hockey related tends to be slim-to-none, so we’ll help you out: a goalie is the guy who stands in front of the net…
The hunt is on for the man authorities believe shot and killed a Utah sheriff’s deputy yesterday.Kane County, Utah, sheriff’s deputy Brian Harris was killed as he was chasing a burglary suspect three miles east of Fredonia. Police have identified a suspect in the case as 23-year-old Scott Curley. Police…
Former Tucson City Councilman (if you ask him “vice mayor”) Rodney Glassman is off to a sluggish start in his bid to unseat Senator John McCain.His former colleagues are bashing him — hard — and people on his own campaign have abandoned ship because they aren’t happy with how he…
Democratic Senate candidate Rodney Glassman certainly isn’t getting off to a good start in his bid to unseat Senator John McCain.Last week New Times reported that several of Glassman’s staffers had quit because they were unhappy with how the candidate treated people working on the campaign. And today one of…
The end of his brief brush with freedom and being away from the blood-related Bonnie to his Clyde appear to be taking a toll on Arizona’s most infamous prison escapee.After being captured last week and placed in solitary confinement, John McCluskey tried to kill himself on Tuesday and jail officials…
The leader of the “RIP Crew,” a group of thugs involved in the illegal-gun and drug business, was sentenced to federal prison on Tuesday.A federal judge handed down a sentence of 15 years in federal prison for 30-year-old Juan Victor Munoz, a convicted felon, for his role in the sale…
You may be familiar with Dr. Michael Brown, the founder of the Brown Hand Center. He’s the Houston-based doctor who runs that god-awful ad here in Phoenix featuring him, his way-too-hot-for-him wife, and his five kids. The ad ends with his young daughter saying “daddy’s baby girl.” It’s adorable, but…
As is always the case, we must issue the following disclaimer before writing anything about the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club: The purpose of this article is not to provide a forum for Hells Angels and their enemies to bicker over who is a child molester, who beats women, and who…
As we sat at former Senate candidate J.D. Hayworth’s primary night headquarters, we found it rather odd that his opponent, Senator John McCain, gave his victory speech before Hayworth showed up to concede — there was a reason.Traditionally, the loser of an election calls the winner to concede and offer…
It’s still officially unofficial. The GOP primary for attorney general is still undecided and will likely remain so until at least tomorrow.As of last night, Tom Horne has a 419-vote lead over Andrew Thomas in the race with about 100,000 votes left uncounted.The majority of the uncounted votes come from…
Ben Quayle, the Republican nominee for Congress in Arizona’s 3rd District, concluded his primary campaign this afternoon with a touch of humor.At the office of his PR firm, Quayle thanked supporters and addressed the media for the first time since becoming the GOP’s nominee. When he took to the mic,…
Arizona Treasurer Dean Martin, who suspended his gubernatorial campaign in early July, is toeing the party line, announcing today that he is officially endorsing his one-time opponent Jan Brewer in the Arizona governor’s race.At one point Martin led in the polls in the gubernatorial primary, but with the flick of…
