Don Imus, the right-wing radio host who in 2006 gave J.D. Hayworth what the Hayworth campaign then referred to as an “endorsement,” had some not-so-nice things to say about the Senate hopeful on his Fox Business show this morning.While talking to Chris Wallace, Hayworth’s name came up, to which Imus…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said on Monday that he won’t make an announcement about any plans he may have to run for governor over the weekend because Vice President Joe Biden will be in Phoenix on Saturday and he “wouldn’t want to take the press away” from the VP.This…
A bank robbery suspect turned a Chandler bank into a drag show yesterday, when he dressed like a woman while committing his heist. According to witnesses, the suspect — wearing a black cotton knee-length summer dress with a purple shirt underneath and a long, black curly wig tucked under a black and purple checkered…
Two people were injured after a car chase involving suspected gang members turned into a shooting in Phoenix yesterday afternoon. While driving east on Roeser Road, someone in the black vehicle began to shoot at a sedan, hitting the car several times and the driver. The driver drove off the road…
Murder? Apparently there’s an app for that, too. That’s according to Phoenix police who say a local guy was murdered by a 19-year-old fellow he met using a social networking iPhone app often used by gay men to hook up. Mark G. Woodland, 54, was found dead at his apartment…
If you believe the latest poll, Senator John McCain’s lead over his opponent in the GOP primary for Senate, J.D. Hayworth, has just gone from substantial to huge.According to the most recent poll, conducted by Phoenix-based Behavior Research Group, McCain now leads Hayworth 54 percent to 28 percent — a…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio continues to fan the media flames over his potential run for governor by announcing that he will not announce his gubernatorial plans this weekend because Vice President Joe Biden will be in town for a Democratic Party dinner on Saturday night.If you’re thinking Arpaio’s decision to…
Poison front-man and reality TV tart Bret Michaels is in an undisclosed Arizona hospital receiving treatment for a brain hemorrhage he suffered last week.Michaels is reported to be in critical condition after he was diagnosed with hyponatremia, a condition that, because of a lack of sodium in the body, leads to seizures.”Even…
The Census Bureau has been crunching numbers and finds that the number of American households where people speak a language other than English is growing faster than ever.And, as expected, Arizona’s among the states with the largest percentage of households where a language other than English is spoken…
According to the latest poll, Attorney General Terry Goddard leads all potential Republican challengers in his bid to become the next governor of Arizona — even Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has been hinting at a run for months but is not officially a candidate.The poll was conducted by the North…
The clock finally struck midnight in the Cinderella story that was the Phoenix Coyotes 2009/ 2010 season. The Coyotes got blown out by the Detroit Red Wings in game seven of the Western Conference playoffs last night, losing 6-1, but kept fans on their feet until the bitter end. The Coyotes…
The American Lung Association put Phoenix at the top of its list of U.S. cities with the worst year-round dust pollution. Phoenix may rank first when it comes to dust, but officials feel the numbers may have been effected by readings from a lone air-monitoring station in Pinal County, where pollution readings spiked…
As we reported this morning, Phoenix Coyotes captain Shane Doan’s participation in tonight’s decisive seventh game of the Western Conference playoffs against the Detroit Red Wings would be a game-time decision.While it’s not quite game time, it’s reported that Doan will not be in the lineup when the Coyotes try to win their…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents found nearly a ton of weed in a vehicle in the desert near Casa Grande, which CBP officials say was abandoned by drug smugglers trying to avoid being captured.We can only assume that somewhere near the Arizona/ Mexico border there’s a drug dealer who’s…
Elizabeth Johnson, mother of missing baby Gabriel Johnson, did not show up to court this morning after her lawyers waived her right to appear for a status conference. Her attorneys were there, though, pushing for a psychological evaluation of Johnson to determine whether she is even competent to stand trial.After all…
Tempe police are looking for a 22-year-old Arizona State University student missing since boarding a westbound light-rail train last week.Daniel Heidinger, an economics student at ASU, was reported missing after leaving his home near Mill Avenue in Tempe on April 21 about 5 p.m. Surveillance footage shows Heidinger boarding a light-rail…
Just in case you missed it — which, if you own a TV, radio, computer, newspaper, telegraph machine, or have talked to another human being anywhere in North America in the past few days, you probably haven’t — the Arizona Legislature passed a series of controversial bills last week that…
It’s win-or-go-home time for the Phoenix Coyotes — and whether Coyotes captain Shane Doan plays in game seven of the Western Conference playoffs against the Detroit Red Wings tonight in Glendale is once again a game-time decision. The team announced yesterday that an upper-body injury that sidelined Doan in game three might still be a problem that could keep…
A wife and mother of two from Mesa is in hot water after an argument with her husband over taxes prompted her to bite and slap the man, as well as stab him with a butcher’s knife. Mesa police say that 41-year-old Sonia Hules got pinched after her 13-year-old son called…
Tempe-based US Airways reported a $45 million loss for the first quarter of 2010 this morning. The airline reported a $2.65 billion in revenue for the January-March period, which was enough — despite the loss — to send stock prices up because the loss is less than analysts projected…The National…
Elizabeth Johnson, the mother of missing baby Gabriel Johnson, will be in court again tomorrow for her latest pre-trial hearing in her kidnapping case, and we’re waiting on pins and needles to see what sort of lunacy she brings to the courthouse this time.Johnson is the last known person to…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stopped a furniture truck at the Arizona/ Mexico border and, as luck should have it, the rig was hauling more than just furniture.Officers found about 330 pounds of weed stashed in a mattress in the back of the truck as the 30-year-old, Mexican driver…
