As you’re probably well aware, Senator Jon Kyl will not be running for re-election in 2012 — and that means the who’s who of Arizona’s GOP are all rumored to be considering a run, including fagala-phobic Congressman Trent Franks, who made it clear this weekend that the rumors are true.Franks…
Two Arizona cities (that happen to be home to a large number of Arizona State University students) are ranked in the top 10 when it comes to rudest cities in the English-speaking world.According to a study conducted by the Foursquare social network, Tempe ranks No. 6 when it comes to…
It’s no secret that Arizona Cardinals failed quarterback Derek Anderson is getting the heave-ho from the team, the only question is when.ESPN’s Adam Schefter, a “reliable NFL insider,” predicted earlier this week that Anderson will be cut from the Cards before the week is over. Schefter predicted linebacker Joey Porter…
A Pinal County Superior Court judge this morning slapped the wrist of a Tucson woman convicted of peddling nearly $10,000 worth of crystal meth — she was sentenced to a mere 18 months probation.Perhaps stupidity creativity points were awarded to 27-year-old Vanessa Concepcion Gaxiola when Judge Howard Fell considered her…
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced this morning that a 49-count federal indictment has been returned charging Jared Loughner, the lone suspect in the January 8, Tucson shooting rampage, with various crimes, including murder.In a twist, the new indictment names all victims of the shooting, not just federal employees. Before today, Loughner,…
You’d think that if you were an elected official whose life was turned upside down after finding out your wife had a three-year sexual relationship with a teenage boy, the only food you’d bring her in jail would be seasoned with cyanide. Not Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock, who was reportedly…
Remember last year when Arizona Governor Jan Brewer crowed about all the headless bodies littering the Arizona desert?”Law enforcement agencies have found bodies in the desert either buried or just lying out there that have been beheaded,” the gaffe-prone governor squawked.Then, Brewer had to backtrack because there weren’t actually headless…
Last weekend, GOP Congressman Trent Franks spouted off about how President Barack Obama’s decision to no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act was an impeachable offense — and that’s apparently all it takes to win the heart of nut-job Maricopa County GOP Chairman Rob Haney.Just hours after we posted our…
In response to allegations that his department inflated border-related kidnapping statistics to secure federal grants, Phoenix Public Safety Manager (a.k.a. double-dipping police chief) Jack Harris on Wednesday said the following: “Anyone that wants these stars can come and get them. But I’ve got news for you — I’m not giving them…
It’s on.After nearly 24 years on death row, convicted murderer Daniel Wayne Cook finally has been assigned a date with death.The Arizona Department of Corrections announced today that Cook will be executed on April 5, at 10 a.m.Cook was convicted of the 1987 murders of two men in Lake Havasu City, during…
If a day that includes getting charged with the murder of one of your buddies after he was shot by police during a botched home invasion, getting attacked by a police dog, and getting shot by cops, isn’t the absolute worst day of your life, we’d love to know what…
Democratic Congressman Raul Grijalva made himself a target for Republicans when he called for a boycott of all things Arizona last year, but he held on to his seat by a much narrower margin than he’s used to. GOPers, it seems, still see him as vulnerable, and now, less than…
The judge handling the case of Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner denied requests from both prosecutors and Loughner’s defense attorney to block the release of autopsy reports of the victims of the shooting to the public.Prosecutors filed a motion voicing concern that media coverage could taint the jury pool, and…
Of all the reasons Republicans think they’ve got to impeach President Barack Obama, doing it because he doesn’t necessarily view gay people getting married as the end of the world is one of the stupidest (the “birthers” still take the cake in terms of impeachment idiocy).Enter Arizona Congressman Trent Franks.As…
It’s been three months since 90-year-old Semoure Sendrow was murdered after withdrawing $20,000 from a bank to give to charities as his annual Christmas donation, and last night, police arrested the man they say killed him.Apprehended was 22-year-old Eduardo Pimentel for Sendrow’s murder. A second suspect is still loose…
The United States Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the anti-gay-rights cretins from the Westboro Baptist Church — as despicable as they may be — are guaranteed the same First Amendment rights as those of us who don’t abuse them just to draw attention to some absurd interpretation of the Bible.As…
If you’re awaiting sentencing after being convicted of ripping off a large-scale cranberry juice manufacturer for more than a million dollars, lost at sea isn’t a bad place to be. Assuming you don’t want to actually be lost at sea, but you want people to think you are, don’t go…
If you’re a professional athlete looking to get nabbed for a DUI, look no further than Scottsdale.In the past few years, celebrity athletes such as Mike Tyson, Charles Barkley, Seattle Seahawks tight-end Jerramy Stevens, and Edmonton Oilers goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin have found themselves on the wrong end of a breathalyzer in…
ederal prosecutors handling the the trial of Jared Loughner, the lone suspect in the January 8, shooting rampage in Tucson, have requested a gag order that would bar the release of the autopsies of the six people killed during the attack. Today, Loughner’s attorneys filed a similar request.Prosecutors are concerned that…
A Scottsdale pervert was sentenced to prison and a lifetime of probation by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Karen O’Connor today for recording himself having sex with a then-14-year-old girl and concocting a kidnapping scheme that was foiled by federal law enforcement agents.Michael Raymond Ward was sentenced to 18 years…
At the same facility Tiger Woods was “rumored” to have attended when he was treated for his poon addiction in late 2009.As you may have heard, Galliano was canned by fashion house Christian Dior for making anti-semetic statements (the guy apparently loves Hitler. Jews… not so much) while apparently drunk…
The United States Supreme Court ruled this morning that groups like Westboro Baptist Church, an anti-gay/anti-logic bunch of twerps known for protesting the funerals of soldiers killed overseas, are protected under the First Amendment, regardless of how disgusting their message may be.You may recall, these are the same attention whores who…
