At a ceremony at Phoenix City Hall this afternoon, city officials honored more than 70 municipal employees who died over the last year. Phoenix police Sergeant Sean Drenth was not on the list.Drenth’s body was found shot to death near the State Capitol — next to his police cruiser –…
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled this afternoon that the execution of a convicted murderer — who’s been sitting on death row for nearly 24 years — can finally go forward.The court approved the death warrant for Daniel Wayne Cook, who was convicted of the 1987 murders of two men in…
If you were to grow more than 300 weed plants inside your house, here’s a bit of information that might come in handy next time you’re in the Febreeze aisle at Walmart: it’s gonna stink. A Chandler man’s indoor weed forest smelled so bad, in fact, that cops could smell…
A Glendale man who was shot in front of his home last night has died from his injuries, the Glendale Police Department announced this afternoon.The man’s family has not yet been notified, so the Glendale PD hasn’t released his identity but say they are treating the shooting as a homicide.About…
As we mentioned yesterday, like many, we were duped by Scottsdale-based domain provider Go Daddy into calling Joan Rivers hot. Today we learn that Rivers’ body double for Sunday’s Super Bowl ad (the actual woman to whom we referred as “hot”) happens to look a lot like Rivers (although, much,…
A Chandler meth head who put his 7-month-old baby in his freezer last year was in a Maricopa County Superior Court this morning, where Judge Robert Gottsfield sentenced him to 10 years in prison and lifetime probation. Chance Kracke pleaded guilty to two counts of child abuse following an August…
Bristol Palin, daughter of one-time vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, seems to have settled into her new Maricopa home quite nicely, but the question remains: why the f*** did she move to Maricopa, Arizona?Palin gave a tour of her new home to E!, which aired the segment last night, and…
The Glendale Police Department is actively searching for the person responsible for shooting a man in front of his house last night.About 8 p.m. yesterday, 9-1-1 dispatchers received several calls reporting gunshots were fired near 53rd Avenue and Greenway Road…
The Maricopa woman who police say used her truck to try and run down several officers — with three young children in the vehicle — offered cops the following explanation for her strange behavior: “I freaked out.”Since our post this morning about 29-year-old Rebekah Lynn Corwin’s wild ride through north…
If your last name’s Palin, it’s apparently mandatory to turn every mundane thing you do into some sort of televised event. For example, buying a home in Arizona.Tonight on E!, Palin will give a tour of her new diggs to host Guiliana Rancic, as she and her son, Tripp, discuss…
The Arizona Cardinals have a message for fans: sorry for sucking.In a mea culpa letter from team President Michael Bidwill to season ticket holders, he basically apologizes to fans for the horrendous 2010 season — in which the Cards finished in last place in the worst division in the NFL…
Since our previous post about Carl Mosher, a gym teacher at a Catholic school in Phoenix who is accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student, we’ve come across new information that shows Mosher admitted the sexual relationship to the girl’s mother during a confrontation call.According to court records obtained…
We were betrayed…For the last two weeks, the PR department for the Scottsdale-based domain provider Go daddy has been sending out press releases with images of body parts of this year’s “Go Daddy Girl.” We were shown legs, a great ass, and a really happenin’ rack, with the full identity…
A teacher at a Catholic school in Phoenix was arrested over the weekend for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a now-14-year-old female student.Carl Mosher, 32, a physical education teacher at St. Gregory’s Catholic School, was arrested Saturday morning after the parents of a 14-year-old student at the school called…
A Maricopa mom in a pickup truck led police on a chase through north Scottsdale yesterday morning resulting in multiple wrecks, injured police officers, and the woman getting Tasered — all with three kids in the truck.The wild ride started about 6 a.m. when a Scottsdale police officer watched 29-year-old…
If you work for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, you probably won’t be tempted to eat at McDonald’s anytime soon — because your boss, Joe Arpaio, claims doing so might be a risk to your health. But not for the usual reasons.Arpaio issued a warning today to all MCSO employees to use…
A Phoenix man who brought his dead wife’s body to the police station last year was sentenced in a Maricopa County Superior Court this morning.Dwight Wesley, 58, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder last October, and this afternoon Judge Glenn Davis sentenced him to 22 years in prison for murdering his…
There are several abortion bills making their way through the Arizona Legislature at the moment. None of them seem to make a whole lot of sense, considering the other, more-pressing issues the state currently faces (namely a pesky $2 billion budget shortfall), but one in particular has pro-choice advocates livid. …
With two Super Bowl rings already adorning the fingers of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger — and the chance for a third coming in Sunday’s Super Bowl — there’s already talk about whether he’s Hall of Fame material. Former Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner isn’t buyin’ into the hype.Warner appeared on…
The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Pima County Attorney’s Office issued a joint statement this morning outlining how prosecuting Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner will go forward.Loughner, who authorities believe is the lone suspect in the January 8, shooting rampage at a Tucson grocery store, currently faces a three-count indictment…
Officials from the Goodyear Police Department tell New Times that two bodies found this morning in Yavapai County are believed to be those of two people who were reported missing early Thursday morning.The bodies, believed to be those of 43-year-old Thomas Watson and his ex-girlfriend, 31-year-old Tara Shermerhorn, were found…
After weeks of consideration, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ astronaut husband has decided he’ll head to space in April on the space shuttle Endeavor’s final mission.Mark Kelly took a leave from training after Giffords was shot “through the brain” during the Tucson shooting rampage on January 8. Giffords was among 19 people…
