Legally challenged rapper DMX (a.k.a. Earl Simmons), currently serving a six-month jail sentence in a Maricopa County Jail, will not be the latest celebutard to try to kick his addiction — on camera — with doctor-to-the-stars Drew Pinsky.”X” was denied a motion by a county Superior Court judge that would have…
The Department of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is changing the U.S. permanent-resident card, a.k.a. the “Green Card.” Not only will it actually be green again, but it’s got new security features to deter things like immigration fraud (which, if you hadn’t noticed) is a hot-button issue these days.The original permanent-resident…
At the federal courthouse in Phoenix this morning, a Canadian man pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit cancer medication over the Internet to victims in Arizona and as far away as Belgium.Hazim Gaber, 22, of Edmonton, Canada, pleaded guilty to five counts of wire fraud after selling the bogus drugs over the…
Following an improbable, storybook season, there’s still no guarantee that the Phoenix Coyotes will stay in the Valley. And now — after talks to keep the Coyotes in Glendale have stalled — a familiar, Canadian billionaire hell-bent on moving them to Canada has again joined the conversation.David Thomson and Winnipeg-based True…
The Peoria Police Department — like most cop shops — doesn’t want people driving drunk on Memorial Day, but if you’re hammered and dumb enough to hop behind the wheel of a car, the Peoria fuzz is being kind enough to tell you exactly where they’re gonna be.On Monday, May 31,…
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, in her current wave of playing election year politics actually making tough decisions, signed a bill into law yesterday that legalizes certain types of fireworks in parts of Arizona.Brewer, who could have just let the bill become law without her signature, threw her Jane Hancock on…
The Arizona Diamondbacks have now lost five of their last six games as the Los Angeles Dodgers — with the help of a Phoenix native and ASU baseball star — beat the Rattlers 7-3 in Phoenix last night. That Phoenix native and ASU baseball star, of course, is Dodger outfielder…
One of Arizona’s more-laughable pieces of legislation coming out of this year’s embarrassing legislative session is a bill that makes it a class-six felony to knowingly create a human/ animal hybrid and a class-one misdemeanor to buy or sell a human-animal embryo.In other words, anyone who creates a centaur or a…
A former University of Arizona student and professional golfer on the LPGA Tour died in Henderson, Nevada, yesterday, her agent confirmed today.Erica Blasberg, 25, was a golfer at the U of A in the early part of the decade and was in her sixth season on the LPGA Tour.Blasberg’s agent,…
Brian Willner, the 35-year-old director of the special-education program at Agua Fria High School who was accused of raping a 15-year-old special needs student, has been formally charged with three felonies.Willner was arrested last Monday but was not immediately charged with any crimes.Court documents filed Thursday by the Maricopa County…
A bill that would legalize certain types of fireworks in Arizona is sitting on Governor Jan Brewer’s desk, awaiting the governor’s signature, veto, or inaction — in which case, the bill would become law without the governor’s signature.We’re not sure how Jan’s gonna play this one, but it only seems…
Authorities in Utah are looking for an Arizona couple they believe traveled to their state to find a buyer for the couple’s unborn baby.Why Utah? According to court documents, the couple allegedly sold another one of their children in Utah about three years ago, and the going rate for a…
Criss Angel, the over-dramatic, often-shirtless “magician” and star of A&E’s Criss Angel Mindfreak, performed a “death-defying” stunt in Lake Havasu on Saturday, and, as we predicted last week, nothing too cool happened and Angel’s still alive — despite ruthlessly pimping the danger element of the stunt.As we said last week,…
Good news to report out of Chandler: The battle of the bulge — as we referred to it in a post in February — has been won, and the Chandler-based Heart Attack Grill came out the victor.You may recall that back in February the cardio-crippling beef joint filed a lawsuit…
A Chandler man and his 7-year-old autistic son, who went missing last week, were found dead in an apparent vehicle wreck last night. Conrad Hernandez, 47, and his son, Max, 7, were last heard from on Friday morning when Conrad was supposed to drop the boy off at school. According to officials at…
We know the Los Angeles Lakers won’t officially be the Phoenix Suns opponent in the next round of the NBA playoffs until they beat the Utah Jazz one more time — which will likely happen tonight — but, if history tells us anything, the Suns playing against Kobe Bryant and friends…
U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Tucson Sector seized more than 1,300 pounds of marijuana during four separate vehicle interdictions in the past 24 hours, including one stop where the suspects crashed their weed-filled truck into the border fence to evade capture.The suspects, according to USBP spokesman Eric Cantu, got…
A teacher at a Phoenix elementary school was arrested when federal authorities found him in possession of child pornography following an investigation by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Cyber Crimes Center.Tyler A. Townley, 30, a fifth-grade teacher at Sun Canyon Elementary School in Phoenix, got pinched after authorities searched his home, where…
The mother and step-father of a Tucson boy who fatally shot himself in the head back in January pleaded not guilty to child abuse charges in Pima County Superior Court this morning.According to police, Genesia Elizabeth Lozano and Carlos Janesch Lozano left their 10-year-old son, Anthony J. Wells, home alone…
Criss Angel, the over-dramatic, shirtless “magician” and star of A&E’s Criss Angel Mindfreak, is performing a stunt in Arizona this weekend that was once perfected by legendary magic man Harry Houdini.This weekend, Angel plans to be chained, shackled, handcuffed, wrapped in rope, and lowered into the Colorado River from the…
A Facebook group dedicated to putting an end to Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s reign over Maricopa County hit its latest milestone today — the group’s membership has now hit 50,000 people in just under three months.We’ve been following the progress of the group People Against Sheriff Joe Arpaio since it was…
Congratulations, drunks! This summer, you will no longer find yourself in the annoying situation of not being able to buy booze at 6 a.m. on a Sunday.Governor Jan Brewer signed a bill yesterday that relaxes laws regulating the sale of alcohol on Sunday mornings.Currently, there is a statewide ban on…
