For anyone unfamiliar with the physics of electricity and metal, swinging steel rods through the air during a storm is a great way to get yourself zapped by lightning. That, it seems, was the case for a Tucson man who died yesterday after he was struck by lightning while playing…
Legislative budget analysts announced yesterday that they expect 66,000 people would qualify to get prescription weed if medical marijuana is legalized in Arizona.That number is based on a similar program in Colorado, which is already in place.If 66,000 Arizonans are prescribed weed, the question still remains: how many people will…
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s life got a little easier today when her last remaining credible opponent in the GOP primary for governor, Owen “Buz” Mills, suspended his campaign.Mills announced his decision today, saying the focus of the gubernatorial campaign is now immigration and border security and not economic issues — like job creation…
Chandler police are investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy found dead in his mother’s car outside of his home this afternoon.Because the deceased in this case is not of the canine variety, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office decided to sit this one out…
The former leader of the Tucson chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang — who goes by the name “Tramp” — was arrested this morning after deputies from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department found a dead body buried in his yard.Pima County Sheriff’s spokesman Jason Ogan tells New Times that…
If you’re a pregnant teenager in Arizona, congratulations! Not for throwing away your youth by lettin’ one slip past the goalie, but because your geographic location (and likely Arizona’s astonishingly-high teen-pregnancy rate) allows you to be one of the most fashionable pregnant teens in the country. The women’s clothing store Forever…
There’s a bank robber on the loose, and unlike the vast majority of bank robbery suspects, this one’s a chick.Phoenix police Detective Mike Fischer tells New Times that the robbery occurred yesterday at the Chase Bank at 6000 North 19th Avenue in Phoenix around 2:30 p.m.Fischer says the suspect (that’s…
If medical marijuana is legalized in Arizona, 66,000 people would register to be recipients of prescribed pot — says a legislative budget assessment of what the effect would be on the state. Analysts predict that 39,600 people would register and that another 26,400 designated caregivers would bring the number of medical…
Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth apparently has jumped the gun in his public thank-you to Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig for opting to keep the 2011 MLB All Star Game in Phoenix, despite pressure from immigration advocates to move the game in protest of Arizona’s controversial, new immigration law. We got…
The District 3 Republican Congressional primary is one of the most crowded races in the country. According to an article in the Arizona Capitol Times yesterday, Ben Quayle, son of former Vice President Dan Quayle, is a “top-tier” candidate in the race, despite his lack of experience and his failure…
The Tempe Police Department needs your help in tracking down the person who drove a car into a Mesa bicyclist, killing him, and then fled the scene.Police Sergeant Steve Carbajal tells New Times that while the victim was from Mesa, the incident happened in Tempe, near the intersection of Southern…
The love affair between Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and GOPers all over the country apparently has found its way to the United States Senate. Both of Arizona’s senators announced this afternoon that they’ll support Brewer in the GOP primary for governor this August and, obviously, in the general election in November…
The Arizona Department of Corrections media relations department has had a busy few days. Last week, there was an apparent shanking, which left one inmate dead. Within minutes of relaying that news to media outlets, prison officials were charged with explaining to the public how a different inmate escaped custody…
Thanks to an “unfortunate incident” involving Harkins Theatres owner Dan Harkins, his dog, his car, and this typical white-hot Valley summer, moviegoers at certain Harkins theaters must now sit through simplistic PETA public-service announcements before films.PETA announced today that following the incident, in which Harkins was cited by Scottsdale police for leaving his dog in his…
Lawyers for Oprah-approved snake-oil salesman James Arthur Ray, leader of the sweat-lodge fiasco that left three people dead and dozens injured last October, are asking a Yavapai County Superior Court judge to throw out some key evidence against the “self-help” guru in his upcoming manslaughter trial.Ray’s attorneys filed several motions to…
It’s been more than a week since we last got news from Border Patrol agents about some enormous amount of marijuana getting found in the Arizona desert. Frankly, we were beginning to think the drug cartels had called it quits — then Friday happened. Border agents from the Sonoita Station got a report then of a…
And then there were two — legitimate GOP candidates for governor, that is. Dean Martin suspended his gubernatorial campaign on Friday, leaving accidental Governor Jan Brewer and businessman/rich-guy Owen “Buz” Mills as the last remaining candidates (with active campaigns — Martin hasn’t officially pulled the plug yet) in the GOP primary for governor with…
If you’re smooth enough to leave your stash of kiddy-porn in a photo kiosk at the pharmacy where you work, chances are you’re gonna get in some trouble. That seems to be the case for a Phoenix man who prosecutors say did exactly that late last month.The Maricopa County Attorney’s…
This came as a bit of a shocker on a slow, Friday afternoon but we just got word that Treasurer Dean Martin is suspending his campaign to become the Republican nominee for governor.In a statement released moments ago, Martin says by continuing his campaign he would only be taking away…
Despite this past Wednesday being “National Fuck Prius Day,” former New Times scribe and Democratic Senate hopeful, John Dougherty, announced today that he will be arriving at tonight’s debate in a “motorcade of electric cars.”It probably won’t be the coolest-looking motorcade in the history of communal transportation — and he’d…
The soap opera that is the LeBron James free-agency saga should have come to an end yesterday when King James announced his plans to sign with the Miami Heat but within hours of the uber-hyped announcement, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert threw some new fuel on the fire with some…
Quick tip for an employee at the Huachuca City Landfill: When there are prison inmates working alongside you, don’t leave the keys in a city-owned car. Arizona Department of Corrections spokesman Barrett Marson confirmed to New Times this morning that inmate Lonnie Smith escaped a work detail at the landfill yesterday by stealing the…
