The boycott battle wages on.Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio today called on Arizonans to boycott Mexico following two versions of a “threatening” ad published in the Arizona Republic over the weekend, which were paid for by Sonora Tourismo, the Sonora tourism board.The original version ran on Friday and features what appears to be…
Arizona’s controversial Clean Elections Law got a new lease on life when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a ruling of the U.S. District Court in Phoenix, which found the law to be unconstitutional.The three-judge panel ruled unanimously that the law does not violate the Constitution and only presents…
Sedona’s received loads of negative ink over the last six months — thanks primarily to a certain snake-oil salesman who organized a “self-help,” sweat lodge event that left three people dead — but it’s still a hell of a place to take a drive through, according to a recent ranking of…
Former Congressman J.D. Hayworth addressed a group of Arizona Republicans over the weekend and lent some extra credibility to the survey that ranked him among the dumbest members of Congress. The dude says the U.S. never declared war on the Nazis during World War II. Hayworth was asked a question…
During the course of this year’s NBA playoffs, Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash has come away from several games looking more like a hockey player than a Canadian-born hoopster. Last night’s 118-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers was no exception. Nash banged his face — again — in a fourth-quarter collision…
The Phoenix Suns got a new lease on life last night, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 118-109 in game three of the Western Conference Finals. The Suns trailed the Lakers 2-0 in the series after dropping the first two games in La-La Land, and there was little hope Steve Nash and company could…
Senator John McCain’s re-election campaign announced today that it has found a replacement for former campaign manager Shiree Verdone and it’s opted to go with a familiar face.Mark Buse, “The Maverick’s” former Senate chief of staff, and one-time intern when McCain was in the House of Representatives, will take over…
After dropping $7.25 million on signing Derek Anderson to play backup to Matt Leinart, the Arizona Cardinals are rumored to be in the beginning stages of making a run at signing former St. Louis Rams quarterback Marc Bulger.The word on the street is that the Cardinals’ coaching staff hasn’t been…
Governor Jan Brewer’s posted a video on her Facebook page mocking lawmakers who have criticized Arizona’s controversial, new immigration law but haven’t actually read it — namely U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano.The video features a Kermit the Frog impostor in a Sesame Street-esque sing-a-long…
A Prescott Valley man was arrested on Monday after stabbing a guinea pig to death following a fight with his girlfriend.He probably would have gotten away with it, too, had he not called the police on himself to report that he’d stabbed “someone.”…
Police are looking for a man they say robbed a Country Bank in Prescott Valley yesterday afternoon by basically walking into the bank and asking for cash.The FBI’s bandit-naming department hasn’t dreamed up some crappy “bandit” moniker for this guy yet — we checked. But the “I-can’t-believe-it’s-that-easy bandit” has a…
Ready for a shocker? The Arizona Diamondbacks often-pitiful bullpen actually played decent in the D-Backs 8-7 win over the San Francisco Giants Thursday night. The performance by the D-Backs’ starter, Rodrigo Lopez, could’ve used a little work, though. Lopez allowed six runs and 10 hits in five innings for the D-Backs. During…
Mexican President Felipe Calderon gave Arizona’s controversial, new immigration law (which hasn’t taken effect yet and may not for a long time because of pending lawsuits) a brand new set of legs after bashing it in an address to a joint-session of Congress yesterday. Calderon, like many (some of whom haven’t even read…
The Arizona Diamondbacks currently have the worst bullpen in Major League Baseball, and it’s likely the team’s latest addition won’t do much to help that.The D-Backs signed reliever Luis Ayala to a minor-league contract today, which is the team’s latest move in its attempt to improve the bullpen’s current, league-worst 7.90…
Move over Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, Pam Anderson, and the droves of other celebutards who thought the sex tapes they “privately” made with their one-time significant others would never see the light of day — there’s a new celebrity sex star on the rise and her “co-star” happens to be…
Phoenix police this afternoon arrested a woman they believe is responsible for stealing an 80-year-old woman’s wedding ring off her finger on Sunday, after the victim generously offered to give the suspect money to buy gas.Phoenix police Officer Luis Samudio tells New Times that 28-year-old Jenny White was arrested about noon today for the…
A Yavapai County woman went on a bit of a rampage on Tuesday afternoon that resulted in a broken cell phone, a wasted beer, and a bruised-up boyfriend.According to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, 54-year-old Janet Beekman and her 53-year-old boyfriend got into a bit of a spat over “relationship…
While signing Arizona’s controversial, new immigration bill and her plan to ditch Arizona’s photo-radar program apparently made Governor Jan Brewer one of the popular kids again, Prop 100 getting voter approval may have taken her popularity to the level of homecoming queen. Looks like listening to your constituents — even…
Police in Tucson have arrested a man they say kidnapped a woman and attempted to sexually assault her before she was attacked by his five dogs as she tried to flee. The suspect, 62-year-old Arthur Bedoya, also happens to be a level-three sex offender. According to the Tucson Police Department, Bedoya offered a…
professional athletes should just shut the fuck up about politics and play sports: Phoenix Suns forward Jared Dudley. Between games one and two of the Western Conference Finals, Dudley used his time in Los Angeles to drop by TMZ to discuss — among other things, such as guarding Kobe Bryant, who happened to score 40 points the…
The Phoenix Suns lost game two of the Western Conference Finals to the Los Angeles Lakers last night, and, as in game one of the series, Kobe Bryant’s gettin’ all Kobe Bryant on the Suns defense — if not scoring 40 points in a game, getting the ball to an…
After a day or two of pissing and moaning about being taken out of the Florida Marlins’ lineup against the Arizona Diamondbacks yesterday, Hanley Ramirez, the Marlins’ drama-queen-of-the-week all-star shortstop — accused by his coach of not hustling the day before — has sucked it up and apologized to his…
