Department of Public Safety officers served a warrant at a home in Scottsdale today and found just about everything needed to make fake IDs, as well as two Mexican men they believe were running the operation.Considering what DPS officers found, we’re gonna go ahead and assume the two guys weren’t trying…
Governor Jan Brewer today named a replacement for former budget chief Eileen Klein, whom she bumped up the totem pole this week to serve as her new chief of staff. John Arnold, executive director of the School Facilities Board, will be the new state budget director…
Ben Andrew Fuchs has been acquitted of being the infamous “Scottsdale Creeper,” which means (however you look at it) the guy who was breaking into the apartments of women to watch them sleep is still on the loose. A jury in Maricopa County Superior Court found Fuchs not guilty yesterday of five…
Beverly Bunn, the Texas orthodontist who seems to be the only victim speaking out about the infamous sweat lodge tragedy that left three people dead, appeared on CBS’ The Early Show this morning and painted an even more gruesome picture of what happened two weeks ago in Sedona than was originally…
A 62-year-old woman died after she was hit by three cars near Cave Creek Road and Thunderbird. You would probably think that after hitting an older woman, the person who did would at least stop for humanity’s sake. Or that the second person who hit her might stop and call police. You’d be wrong.It wasn’t…
Any aspiring journalists looking for a great gig? Well New Times parent company, Village Voice Media, is seeking an energetic young writer for what may be the greatest job in journalism — marijuana critic. You may have to move to the Mile High City but when you’re already high, what’s…
A new study found that testosterone in male McCain supporters dropped significantly as they learned that the “maverick” would not become the next president of the United States.Yeah, this was an actual study.Duke University “researchers” took 183 saliva samples of both McCain supporters and Obama supporters before the election results…
A Tempe bookkeeper had herself a hell of a year. She traveled, founded a basketball team, and got herself some new ta-tas. One problem — she was using her bosses money to do it.Tempe police spokesman Steve Carbajal says 36-year-old Tamarom In stole more than $200,000 from the company she…
The idea of fat poor people doesn’t make sense to us. If they’re so poor, where do they get the funds to stay fat?If you ask Arizona’s interim Health Services Director Will Humble, one answer is food stamps. Low-income Americans have some of the highest obesity rates in the country, and Humble is…
In a seemingly meager attempt to impress, the Vernon Parker Exploratory Committee issued a press release today about some “interesting” new poll results for the 2010 gubernatorial election.Before reading the release, we thought, “Hey, maybe junior’s got a shot.”Then, we read it and were left scratching our heads, wondering why…
Not even a few deaths can keep “spiritual warrior” James Arthur Ray down. The self-help guru says on his Web site that he plans to continue his work “helping” those seeking whatever snake-oil he happens to be selling at the moment…
Rapper Lil’ Wayne for months has been denying charges that he was in possession of an illegal gun back in 2007 in New York City. Well, with the threat of a January trial, “Lil” has changed his tune. Wayne copped a surprise plea deal yesterday that could keep him off of drug- and gun-toting…
At a meeting to discuss whether or not to fire Lake Havasu City Manager Richard Kaffenberger, a member of the City Council had an interesting excuse for how he handles city finances.He’s “just a little Jewish.”At least that’s what Councilman Lee Barnes told the city council members in a special meeting…
Peoria police are looking for a Glendale man of Iraqi extraction who they say ran his car over his own daughter because she was becoming too “westernized.”…
The first survivor to speak out about the “spiritual warrior” sweat lodge retreat that took the lives of three people and injured more than a dozen, is saying that the leader of the retreat, self-help guru James Arthur Ray, pushed people too far.Beverley Bunn, a 44-year-old Texas woman who participated…
Arizona Congressman Jeff Flake is in a new battle on Capitol Hill. He is smack dab in the middle of a rousing game of “who’d ya rather,” sponsored by the folks at TMZ.For anyone who may not be a 17-year-old girl and isn’t familiar with the rules of “who’d ya…
That’s what Taser International is telling law enforcement agencies that use its stun guns. In a training bulletin issued by the company, Taser International advises law-enforcement agencies that, in order to avoid potential criticism, they should not shoot suspects in the chest with stun guns…
Congressmen John Shadegg and Trent Franks are two of four legislators calling for an investigation into a potential threat in Washington D.C. — a possible conspiracy where Muslims plan to infiltrate the highest levels of the U.S. government with some highly influential weapons — the interns. If screwing up coffee…
Last month, we told you about a 64-year-old Campe Verde woman who went missing in March. As far as police know, the last person to see her alive is the same man who was sentenced to more than a decade in prison after he was convicted of arson charges in Maricopa…
Police in Regina, Saskatchewan have got themselves a little pen pal at an Arizona prison. The inmate isn’t writing about how cozy his cell is, life on the yard, or being a prison-gang gossip queen, he’s writing to let them know that he murdered a woman in Regina back in…
It turns out illegal alien Halloween costumes aren’t even welcome in Arizona — or America for that matter.Two different “illegal alien” Halloween costumes have been yanked off the shelves of retail stores because consumers say they are offensive. As far as we know, the removal of the costumes wasn’t the…
Kevin Tyne, the governor’s long-time friend and adviser, is leaving his post as her chief of staff to take a job with the Republican Governors Association.That, of course, is how the Governor’s Office is putting it. Another way to say it: Tyne got pushed out…
