About 10:30 this morning, haz-mat teams were called to the state Capitol after a suspicious envelope addressed to Governor Jan Brewer’s office was found to contain a “white, powdery substance.”Contrary to initial media reports, the Capitol was not evacuated, but Andrew Staubitz, chief of the Capitol Police, tells New Times…
A California man faces felony theft charges after allegedly stealing a hockey jersey autographed by The Great One himself from a sports bar in North Dakota. Authorities there say 33-year-old Mark Stevens got drunk and swiped an Edmonton Oilers jersey, autographed by hockey legend and failed Phoenix Coyotes Coach Wayne Gretzky, from a bar…
Steve Nash has a sore hip? Could’ve fooled us and just about anyone else who watched last night’s Phoenix Suns playoff victory against the San Antonio Spurs. The Suns ended their Spurs game-one curse (until last night, the Suns had lost the last three playoffs game-ones to the hated Men in Black), beating San Antonio…
Unless you’re ABC 15’s Josh Bernstein, it probably doesn’t come as much of a shock that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s huffing and puffing about a possible run for governor over the last several months turned out to be a lot of bark and no bite from America’s self-proclaimed “toughest…
The Chandler Police Department is asking the public’s help in locating two men believed to be involved in the shooting of a Chandler man early yesterday morning.Chandler Police Detective Frank Mendoza tells New Times that at around 1:30 a.m. yesterday, a man called police to report that someone was trying…
Phil Mickelson, the pride and joy of the Arizona State University golf program, has a chance to blow an opportunity he’s never blown before: “Lefty” could become the number-one player in golf.By sinking a 15-foot putt to finish the Quail Hollow Championship in second place on Sunday, Mickelson earned enough…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has once again wussed out, announcing today that he will not run for governor. This, of course, means that Arpaio will remain as the head of MCSO at least until his term expires, or he is unable to fulfill his duties as sheriff.Arpaio issued a…
At 1 p.m. today, we should know whether Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will run for governor, or if he will remain as sheriff.We’re told that the sheriff won’t be holding a press conference to announce his decision, but rather he will issue a statement that will be released at…
A homeless man convicted of murdering a worker at the Central Arizona Shelter Services facility in downtown Phoenix last year has been sentenced to some lengthy prison time. George Wilson Overturf, 61, was convicted of second-degree murder last October in the February 23, 2009, slaying of Kevin Collins. Collins was a case…
DPS That’s what 480 pounds of weed looks like. Arizona Department of Public Safety officers made a substantial score last week, when they swiped more than 450 pounds of weed from a trucker from Georgia…
Today’s the day. Sheriff Joe Arpaio plans to announce whether he will actually pull the trigger and run for governor. Last week, ABC15’s Josh Bernstein reported that sources close to the sheriff confirmed that Arpaio would run for governor and that the necessary paperwork “has been filled out and is…
There is a report circulating right now, which — if true — confirms what many Arizona residents have been dreading for years: Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will run for governor of the state of Arizona…
Florida Governor Charlie Crist did the unthinkable yesterday by bailing on the Republican Party and announcing that he will be running for the U.S. Senate as an Independent.The move comes after it became clear that Crist would not be able to fend off his opponent in the GOP Senate primary,…
There’s a photo making the rounds in e-mail inboxes across the Valley of a rattlesnake den that was supposedly taken at South Mountain.If you’re not a snake person, the photo’s reminiscent of an Indiana Jones movie and is probably enough to make you wanna cry — check it out above.It…
The Arizona Legislature finally has tackled the super-cereal business of making sure that the likes of South Park’s infamous “ManBearPig” have no place in the Grand Canyon State.A ManBearPig — as described by “Al Gore” on the show — is half man, half bear, and half pig.While there may be a minor…
Big ups to Arizona’s junior senator, Senator Jon Kyl, for being named one of Time magazine’s 100 people who “most affect our world.” Lady Ga-Ga, and Simon Cowell are also on the list, although, in a different category, so the distinction may not be as distinguished as the title might suggest…
For some reason, moving weed with trucks full of watermelons is a big hit with drug dealers. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to be a very effective method of transport. For the third time in less than a year, a huge amount of marijuana was found hidden among watermelons in the back of…
A husband and wife each sustained numerous stab wounds during a domestic dispute in Avondale yesterday. When police arrived on the scene, they heard screaming and a woman crying for help from inside the house. They forced entry and found the wife with numerous stab wounds on her body. The husband…
Has common sense prevailed in the Arizona State Senate?That may be a stretch, but one of the more embarrassing pieces of legislation to find its way through the Arizona House this session won’t get a vote in the Senate — this session anyway.The controversial “birther” bill was sidelined today because…
With Arizona’s new immigration law, SB 1070, causing certain groups to call for a boycott of all things Arizona, AriZona Beverages — the company that makes AriZona Iced Tea — is probably kicking itself right now for choosing Arizona as the state for which they named their company.Especially since the company is…
Yesterday, we posted a story about a man who was murdered by a man he met on what we were told by the Phoenix Police Department was an iPhone application called Grindr. Grindr is a social-networking site that links gay men with other gay men in their area using GPS…
A building fire in a west Phoenix industrial building this morning led fire officials to discover a dead body, and police say the victim was murdered.About 4:45 a.m., the Phoenix Fire Department responded to a fire alarm that went off in the 1200 block of south 35th Avenue.When fire personnel responded,…
