Despite becoming the butt of jokes for his concerns about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, Senator John McCain got his way — U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice told NBC News she’s taking herself out of the running for the secretary of state post.In a letter to President…
The Arizona Cardinals will be rolling with rookie quarterback Ryan Lindley this week against the Detroit Lions, because, really, who gives a shit at this point?It’s not as if it actually matters who’s chucking up the footballs for the Cards, but the spectacle at the quarterback position has been the…
Lawyers for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio have failed in their attempt to get the Justice Department’s racial-discrimination lawsuit tossed.Chief U.S. District Judge Roslyn Silver made a ruling this week on the June motion to throw out the suit against Arpaio, the Sheriff’s Office, and the county. Only MCSO is…
The last known picture taken of missing ASU freshman Jack Culolias was given to his twin brother, who posted it on Facebook yesterday.See also:-Search for ASU Freshman Jack Culolias in River Basin Ends-Search for ASU Freshman Jack Culolias Ends, Then Starts Again: “Object” Spotted-One Red Shoe Remains the Only Sign…
After a review of MCSO’s hiring practices, Sheriff Joe Arpaio has issued a press release to assure the public that not everyone working for the Sheriff’s Office is a white-skinned American.See also:-Joe Arpaio’s Office Commits Worst Racial Profiling in U.S. History, Concludes DOJ-Joe Arpaio Looks Like Tired, Old Racist on…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio doesn’t want to be called the (obviously self-proclaimed) “toughest” sheriff in America anymore, he wants to be called the “oldest” sheriff in America.See also:-Joe Arpaio Wants to Be Called America’s “Oldest” Sheriff, Instead of “Toughest”…
A married couple that runs an unlicensed babysitting business out of their home has been arrested, after a 3-year-old girl with many, many injuries died in their care, according to police.The girl’s exact cause of death isn’t known, but police say 27-year-old Ryan Reed admitted to abusing the girl, and…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio now wants to be called America’s “oldest” sheriff, instead of the title (he gave himself) of America’s “toughest” sheriff…
Don’t worry, folks — President Obama will not have to take into consideration the thousands of people who wanted Arizona to secede from the United States.It’s not like the president would’ve given a rat’s ass either way, but one of the young bucks at Cronkite News Service noticed that the…
The Arizona Cardinals have placed porcelain doll quarterback Kevin Kolb on injured reserve, meaning he’s done for the season.That move leaves the Cardinals with three options at quarterback for the rest of the suck-fest known as the 2012 season: starter-turned-backup-turned-starter-turned-backup-turned-starter John Skelton, rookie Ryan Lindley, and some dude found on…
The people who smuggle drugs into the United States from Mexico really have some ingenious ways of getting the goods over the border.There’s the old trick of hiding the drugs in fruit; we’ve even seen piñatas. We’ve also seen at least one instance of someone trying to drive over a…
Republican Congressman Paul Gosar claims he wants answers to his questions about alleged federal-building bomber Abdullatif Aldosary.A letter from Gosar’s chief of staff to immigration officials says Gosar wants to know why Aldosary — whom Gosar falsely claims is a “known terrorist” — wasn’t deported.See also:-Debbie Schlussel: Why Did Paul…
Abdullatif Aldosary — the Coolidge resident accused of detonating an “explosive device” outside the Social Security Administration building in Casa Grande a couple weeks ago — pleaded not guilty today on two charges related to that bombing.Aldosary, an Iraqi refugee, faces just one charge related to the actual bombing, and…
A Sedona man plans on jumping off a very tall rock on December 21, and he believes he will be landing in a cosmic portal…
What Mesa resident Laurie Kelly told police was “a manic sexual rage inside of her which she cannot control” has landed her a stint in jail, and a few years of probation.That’s because police said she gave beer to some random homeless people in a Mesa park, and told them…
Conservative political commentator Debbie Schlussel can sometimes wildly miss the mark on her points — occasionally dabbling in conspiracy-theory-level stuff — but she’s got one hell of a question for Republican Congressman Paul Gosar.If Gosar knew in 2011 that Abdullatif Aldosary was a “known terrorist” — which, above all, is…
Kenneth Cyrus may not be the sharpest child-pornography-collecting tool in the shed.According to police, the married, 36-year-old Phoenix resident uploaded child pornography to Facebook — ya know, the website where you upload photos for all of your friends to see…
“Well, it can’t get any worse than that,” we’ve said for several weeks now of watching the Arizona Cardinals lose in miserable fashion.After seeing the Cardinals lose by 58 points — by a score of 58-0 — to the Seattle Seahawks, we’re now wondering if it’s actually possible to be…
Here’s the state of pro sports in the Valley: baseball’s in the middle of the off-season, the Phoenix Suns have already found the basement of their division, the Arizona Cardinals totally suck, and the Phoenix Coyotes don’t even get to play.We can further explain that last part: the NHL announced…
After searching an additional area of the Salt River basin for 19-year-old ASU freshman Jack Culolias, Tempe police finished their search of the area Friday evening, almost one full week after Culolias was last seen at Tempe Marketplace.Investigators had finished the search on Thursday, but were back searching again the…
The co-winner of the gigantic Powerball jackpot has been identified as Fountain Hills resident Matthew Good.Although we made a baseless guess that he lived in an estate on a golf course before winning millions upon millions of dollars, it turns out that he’s just a moderately wealthy fellow in a…
Isacc Quesada was involved in a simple fender-bender in Phoenix on Saturday night.What ended up happening, though, left one man dead, injured two women and a baby, and additional people were punched and kicked — which has Quesada, 20, in jail on nine felony charges…
