Now that Attorney General Tom Horne’s suggested response to the Newtown, Connecticut massacre of schoolchildren has been proposed at the state Legislature, he’s trying to defend his idea again.House Bill 2656 allows a school’s “principal or another designee” access to a gun on school grounds, in case of an emergency,…
The headline of a press release from Governor Jan Brewer’s office issued almost exactly two years ago read, “Governor Jan Brewer outlaws sale and use of synthetic drugs known as ‘spice.'”Then, last year, Brewer touted the “ban” of the synthetic drugs known as “bath salts.” Sure enough, legislators concede that…
Do you hear that? That’s the sound of a black helicopter landing at the state capitol for the Senate Government and Environment Committee’s hearing on a conspiracy theory bill about the United Nations’ “Agenda 21.”Yes, Republican state Senator Judy Burges is still trying to warn everyone that the United Nations…
Democratic Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema has been in Congress for a little more than six weeks now, but libertarian-minded attorney Marc Victor is already planning to defeat her in 2014.We’ve heard from his campaign that Victor, who ran as the Libertarian option against Richard Carmona and then-Congressman Jeff Flake in the…
According to the rumor mill at TMZ, Arizona State University’s starting a legal battle against a locally based porn website, “Sun Devil Angels,” arguing that people on the ‘net might be confused by the website if they’re looking for information about the University.That gave us the excuse opportunity to visit…
Attorney General Tom Horne’s suggested response to the Newtown, Connecticut massacre of schoolchildren has been proposed at the state Legislature.Republican Representative David Stevens’ House Bill 2656 allows a school’s “principal or another designee” access to a gun on school grounds, in case of an emergency.See also:-Lock and Load, Lunch Lady:…
On the list of people we’d probably never expect to come out in support of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, we’d probably put an anti-drug crusader U.S. Attorney who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan somewhere near the top of the list.However, we’ve seen that man, A. Melvin McDonald, all…
Shortly after the Newtown, Connecticut massacre of schoolchildren, Attorney General Tom Horne proposed his idea of allowing a school’s “principal or another designee” access to a gun on school grounds, in case of an emergency.Now that the bill’s been submitted at the Legislature by Republican Representative David Stevens, we can…
A Mohave County man who admittedly stabbed his 66-year-old mother to death told police that the “dream police” told him to do it.What Mohave County Sheriff’s Office investigators believe to be Carol Drake’s body was found buried in her own yard, and her son, 46-year-old Roger Drake, was arrested at…
According to what appears to be very important research, Arizona-born folks tend to show up in pornographic movies more often than most other states.In fact, according to a 10,000-porn-star sample taken by writer Jon Millward, only six states have produced more porn stars than Arizona.See also:-Backroom Casting Couch Associate Accused…
A Coolidge police officer took an extremely unlucky shot Saturday night, as he tried to shoot out a car tire during a chase, but that bullet ricocheted of the wheel and hit another officer in the face.According to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, Coolidge police initially tried to pull over…
Last week, we put together our picks for the top 10 Arizona appearances on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.We had plenty of material to choose from for the top-10 list, including multiple segments about SB 1070, the crazy bills from the Legislature — the “meth lab of democracy” –…
You know who shouldn’t be driving a car this week? Josh Bloom, the guy who pretended his fingers were guns, and pointed them at other drivers, before leading police on a 40-mile car chase.You know who Goodyear police say was spotted driving away from an elementary school yesterday? Josh Bloom,…
A Phoenix dog-toy manufacturer who was once involved in a lawsuit with Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch over his dog toy called “Buttwiper” is now involved in a federal lawsuit with another brewer.This time, a lawsuit filed on behalf of Stephen Sacra’s Phoenix-based company, VIP Products, claims that an attorney for Heineken…
In case you haven’t noticed, the state of Arizona gets a hell of a lot of play on Comedy Central’s “news” programs.Really, there’s plenty of material for the writers to work with, and it seems like it’s hard to go a month without seeing Arizona being the butt of either…
A bill that would disband the police force in Colorado City is back again this legislative session.For whatever reasons, legislators ended up killing almost the same exact bill last session, and the allegedly corrupt “marshals” on the Utah/Arizona border — whom Attorney General Tom Horne contends are still loyal to…
A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer who let 1,200 pounds of weed roll on into the United States on a truck from Mexico was found guilty of several charges by a federal jury.Luis Vasquez faces a maximum of 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine at…
In case you missed it earlier this week, Sheriff Joe Arpaio is getting his very own “shadow army.”A circulating e-mail from Maricopa County Republican Committee Chairman A. J. LaFaro explains that they’re going “to muster and organize a ‘shadow army’ of ‘shadow warriors’ that are willing to volunteer their time…
Mesa police have released an audio recording from yesterday’s arrest of 37-year-old Jeremy Wiseman, who decided to picket the Mesa Police Department with a shotgun at 3 a.m.Really, the audio sounds like the situation just as police described it, except for the exclusion of the officer’s sigh of relief after…
Attention Republican Congressman Trent Franks: we get it — you don’t like abortion.As we’ve been chronicling here for a few years now, Franks’ fanaticism about abortion almost rivals that of the people who stand outside Planned Parenthood locations with posters full of fetus photos, shouting “murderer” at anyone who may…
Peoria police say skeletal remains found earlier this month in a desert area were identified as Deborah Delaney, a 54-year-old Peoria resident who hadn’t been seen since April 2011.Her husband, a retired Sun City firefighter, was about to be charged with her murder last year even though Delaney’s body hadn’t…
Here’s your lesson of the day, folks: if you’re going out to picket your local police department on a street corner, consider using something other than a loaded shotgun as a signpost.We give that seemingly appropriate advice only because Mesa police say that’s what 37-year-old Jeremy Wiseman did yesterday, as…
