Border Patrol Seizes 971 Pounds of Marijuana Carried on Horseback

U.S. Border Patrol Agents made two substantial drug busts this week, resulting in the seizure of about 2,400 pounds of weed, 971 pounds of which was being moved on horseback.On Sunday and Monday, agents from the Tucson and Sonoita stations made two separate busts along the border, snagging about a police…

Chandler Man Indicted on Charges of Sexually Abusing His Step Granddaughter

Chandler police announced today that a man accused of sexually abusing his own step granddaughter has been indicted on various child molestation charges.Richard Michael Scott, a 66-year-old former Chandler resident, was arrested on October 8, after police say he sexually abused his step granddaughter and two of her friends…

“Spiritual Warrior” Sweat Lodge Organizer Holds “Self-Help” Seminar and Tells Audience How Hard Deaths Have Been on Him

The “spiritual warrior,” who organized a $10,000 per person sweat lodge retreat that left two people dead and 19 injured, addressed the media for the first time since the tragedy occurred five days ago. James Arthur Ray answered questions yesterday at one of his self-help seminars and expressed his regret over what happened at the spiritual…

Firebird International Fined by EPA for Hazardous-Waste Violations; President of Raceway Thinks it’s a Blessing in Disguise

The Environmental Protection Agency fined Firebird International Raceway, and if you ask Firebird International President Charlie Allen, it’s a blessing in disguise.The EPA claims that in 2005, Firebird failed to properly report and label hazardous waste like aerosol cans and used oil contaminated with racing fuels, brake and carburetor cleaners, and…

Arizona Dems Lose Key Legislative Staffer

Democrats in the Arizona lLegislature will be short one key staffer as they head into election season and a potential special session.Mallory Hutchison, the democratic legislative caucus director, will be leaving the party effective tomorrow.Democratic Party spokeswoman Jennifer Johnson wouldn’t comment on the reason behind the resignation because it is…

Sweat Lodge Organizer Denies Building Structure

The public blame game surrounding the death of two people at the “spiritual warrior” retreat near Sedona is officially under way. Howard Bragman, a spokesman for James Arthur Ray, the self-help author who organized the retreat, says Ray and his staff were not responsible for building the structure at the Angel Valley site…

Crackdown on Illegals is Reducing Crime, County Attorney Claims

Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is crediting a recent reduction in the county’s crime to a crackdown on illegal immigrants.Of course! Because U.S. citizens never break the law.According to Thomas, the percentage of illegal immigrants sentenced for felonies dropped by 18.5 percent this year — not because they stopped breaking the…

Cards Hang On to Beat Texans; Rodgers-Cromartie and Goal-Line Stand Save the Day

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie performed some late-game heroics in the Cards’ victory over Houston on Sunday ​The (2-2) Cardinals’ 28-21 victory over the (2-3) Houston Texans Sunday in Glendale came in a way that would even raise the blood pressure of the 1980 “Kardiac Kid” Cleveland Browns. After taking a 21-0 lead into halftime, the Birds…