A female teacher at a Tucson high school was arrested this morning for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old male student.As has often been the case with similar, hot-for-teacher type stories and the dirty minds of Valley Fever readers, you probably want to see her mug shot. Well,…
It’s on!Senator John McCain’s campaign announced today that “The Maverick” has agreed to requests made by his opponent in the GOP Senate primary, J.D. Hayworth, to debate — thus ending the longstanding “debate over debates.”…
Three of Arizona’s four Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate have been busy scheduling a series of debates set to begin June 9. But one, former Tucson Vice Mayor Rodney Glassman, hasn’t agreed to take part — at least he hasn’t let the other candidates know if he’ll take part…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has endorsed so many candidates in this year’s election that he can’t keep them all straight (dementia must be setting in) — which might be the reason he claims he mistakenly endorsed two candidates who are running against each other.On the Sonoran Alliance Web site today, Arpaio claims…
A Gilbert man was arrested yesterday after police say he bribed a teenage girl with gifts in exchange for sex. According to Gilbert police, 41-year-old William Flanagan (that’s him in the photo) molested his 16-year-old victim several times over a two-year period, with the last incident happening just three weeks…
J.D. Hayworth’s campaign is in trouble. Yesterday, Hayworth was forced to admit that his starring in an infomercial for a now-bankrupt company promising to teach customers how to get their hands on “free government money” was “a mistake.”…
In a rare gesture of regret, Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth conceded that his starring in an infomercial for a now-bankrupt company offering customers “free government money” was “a mistake.”In a statement issued moments ago, Hayworth, who dubbed himself “the consistent conservative” early in his campaign, says he regrets his association…
As you’re probably aware, President Barack Obama penciled in Arizona Governor Jan Brewer in for a little face-time earlier this month so the two could discuss Arizona’s controversial, new immigration law.Obama originally didn’t agree to the meeting, but after realizing the new law had become somewhat of a political pundit’s wet…
A Phoenix woman is behind bars after she was arrested yesterday in connection with the shooting death of Michael Medina, a Phoenix resident shot in his yard during a burglary last year. According to court documents obtained by New Times, 30-year-old Stephanie Ramirez didn’t pull the trigger in the shooting…
Despite the blazing wildfires that engulfed parts of northern Arizona over the weekend, it seems the Arizona Department of Public Safety wasn’t going to allow a pesky inferno to stop it from dishing out photo-radar speeding tickets.As the fires raged, a source who was at the scene of the blaze…
If you ask Scott Rasmussen, he’ll insist (and insist) that until an incumbent candidate has 50 percent of the vote, that candidate is vulnerable. This theory has become a staple of Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth’s morale campaign in his quest to unseat Senator John McCain in the GOP primary.Each time…
Any hopes of former St. Louis Cardinals quarterback Marc Bulger coming to Phoenix to fill the leadership void left by the retirement of Kurt Warner can now come to a rest — Bulger inked a deal with the Baltimore Ravens yesterday. The terms of deal haven’t been made public, but…
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a woman they say stole a federal marshal’s vehicle yesterday, after she was already in the back seat of the marshal’s car. According to a press release from the YCSO, 26-year-old Simona Herrera, a.k.a. Maria Herrera (pictured), was detained by U.S. Marshals for…
Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth, “the consistent conservative,” isn’t the “original hype-man,” but as we learned yesterday, he’s no slouch when it comes to pimping a product. When he was ousted from Congress, Hayworth acted as a pitchman for a now-bankrupt company that offered seminars that basically showed people how to milk…
The theory is that all dogs go to heaven — their owners, however, don’t have the same guarantee, especially if they leave their dogs out in the hot, Arizona sun with no shade or water.A Phoenix man, police say, did exactly that, which ultimately caused the death his pet pooch…
If you think the Arizona Diamondbacks’ bullpen sucks now, wait until the trade deadline — things could get even worse.With the All-Star break less than three weeks away, and the trade deadline just a few, short weeks after that, the movers-and-shakers in Major League Baseball are assembling shopping lists of…
Living in the Sonoran Desert, it seems Saguaro Cacti are everywhere — that’s because, in these parts, they are. But that doesn’t mean they’re yours for the taking. The rest of the world isn’t as blessed with the prickly foliage, so the federal government — through the Lacey Act –…
Here’s a word we never thought we’d hear to describe a candidate for the U.S. Senate: J.D. Hayworth is a “huckster” — at least according to a new Web ad pimped by Senator John McCain’s campaign.For anyone unfamiliar with the term, a “huckster” is someone who peddles crappy merchandise on the street,…
Glenn Beck took time off from weeping over the word “America,” gushing over the founding fathers, and scaring the ever-loving shit out of his far-right followers with his chalkboard of doom to call Arizona’s GOP Senate primary. Nearly two months before primary day, Beck says Senator John McCain will win.Beck, often quick to…
It’s been nearly a month since ASU student Kyleigh Sousa was killed during a robbery-gone-wrong in the parking lot of a Tempe International House of Pancakes, and nobody should be comforted by the fact that the killer is still on the loose.Sousa’s mother and brother, Karen Montenegro and Bernie Sousa,…
Phoenix police are looking for two men involved in a robbery at a Circle K convenience store last week that began with a request for a cigarette and ended when the victim got beat up after reaching in the suspects’ getaway car and stealing the keys. The suspects, however, took the…
At a recent meeting of Teabaggers here in Arizona, Senator Jon Kyl made the stunning allegation that during a private conversation he had with President Barack Obama, the president basically told him he was holding lawmakers “hostage” by not securing the border in order to get some form of comprehensive…
