A suspected Mexican Mafia member has been arrested in the shooting death of ex-con Erasmo Ledezma on Thanksgiving, as police say Mexican Mafia members had a “green light” to kill Ledezma because he had previously “snitched” to the cops.The alleged gangster and shooter has been identified as Steven Benavidez, who…
The Associated Press has reported that Governor Jan Brewer is not in Arizona, and the public is not to know where exactly she is…
Abdullatif Aldosary, the Coolidge resident accused of detonating an “explosive device” outside the Social Security Administration building in Casa Grande Friday morning, was hit with two charges yesterday, although just one of those charges is related to the bombing.The other charge is related to the guns and ammo being found…
The Arizona Cardinals’ quarterback situation is terrible right now — Kevin Kolb’s injured, and both backups, John Skelton and Ryan Lindley, have totally sucked in their chances to lead the team to victory.In fact, between the three quarterbacks, they haven’t won a single game in their last eight combined chances,…
Abdullatif Aldosary, a convicted felon who lives in Coolidge, is accused of being the person who detonated an “explosive device” outside the Social Security Administration building in Casa Grande Friday morning, November 30th.Although a federal complaint doesn’t accuse Aldosary of activity related to terrorism — nor does it define any…
Michael Goodale, the Kingman resident who calls recently re-elected Republican state Representative Doris Goodale “mom,” is looking at some prison time after pleading guilty to a charge related to a Kingman Police Department heroin-trafficking investigation.According to the local paper of record, the Kingman Daily Miner, Michael Goodale pleaded guilty to…
Phoenix police say 22-year-old Andrew Mathieson broke into a 76-year-old woman’s home near 23rd Svenue and Loop 101 around 4 a.m. Saturday, and stole the woman’s car after strangling her unconscious.Mathieson was arrested yesterday, and told police many of the details, according to court documents obtained by New Times, but…
Governor Jan Brewer declared late last week that the components of the weather in Earth’s atmosphere are caused by “different things,” creating another Jan bein’ Jan moment in the governor’s repertoire. The setup from KTVK-Channel 3’s Dennis Welch was asking the governor whether she believes global warming is man-made, and…
The Arizona Cardinals are so bad, it’s almost unbelievable.The Cardinals lost yesterday to the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium by a score of 7-6, but the Cardinals didn’t end up losing to Jets starting quarterback Mark Sanchez. They didn’t lose to God’s favorite son, Jets backup quarterback Tim Tebow…
The Oregon Ducks and Kansas State Wildcats will face off in Glendale early next month in the Fiesta Bowl, as the fourth- and fifth-ranked teams in the nation, respectively.The finalists for the Heisman Trophy haven’t been named, but both teams have a guy that could easily fit the bill –…
As has been the word about the Phoenix Coyotes for some time, it’s pretty likely that the team will be called the “Arizona Coyotes,” since, you know, it’s been almost a decade since the Coyotes played in Phoenix.The change in the name was in the early drafts of the arena…
Some dude or lady in Fountain Hills is about to meet a lot of long-lost relatives and reunite with friends they haven’t spoken to in years, because that person is now very, very wealthy.A store in Fountain Hills sold one of the two winning tickets for the $579.9 million Powerball…
Deputies at the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office have a tough job: they have to take orders from Captain Underpants Sheriff Paul Babeu, they have to wrangle all of those illegals Babeu talks about on TV, and they have to deal with the rest of the stuff reported to PCSO –…
So, some of the media-types poked fun at Senator John McCain yesterday for comparing the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya to the bin Laden raid.As for the bigger picture, some people have started asking — especially after McCain’s proposal of a White House “coverup” of the attack…
It may not come as a surprise, but Governor Jan Brewer’s order barring participants in the Obama Administration’s deferred-action program from getting driver’s licenses has earned her a lawsuit from the ACLU and other civil-rights organizations.See also:-Jan Brewer to DREAMers: State Laws Bar You from Drivers Licenses-Jan Brewer’s Order Has…
According to what we’re sure was a real thorough analysis by CNBC, Democratic Congressman Raul Grijalva can flush the Dow Jones Industrial Average straight down the toilet just by appearing on television and speaking about things…
It’s been a while since Senator John McCain has talked about a White House “coverup” of details in the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya — although his spokesman wouldn’t tell us if he’s given up on that theory — but McCain still has complaints.One of these new…
Arizona’s economy is really shaping up, based on an independent ranking of the 50 states’ financial situations — the Grand Canyon State is now the 47th best out of the 50 states, which is an improvement over the previous ranking of 48th.The financial-news website 24/7 Wall St. has been doing…
An eighth state prison inmate in Florence is receiving medical care for the suspected bad batch of prison wine some inmates consumed over the weekend.Pinal County officials said seven inmates were hospitalized by noon Sunday with botulism, and it’s believed that the homemade “pruno” is what did the inmates in.See…
Gilbert resident Holly Solomon pleaded not guilty today to charges related to what was quite possibly the nation’s biggest overreaction to President Obama’s re-election — allegedly running over her husband with her Jeep for not voting against the president.Daniel Solomon — who may have “permanent disfigurement” as a result of…
An inmate at the Arizona State Prison in Tucson has filed a federal lawsuit against himself, claiming he has violated two of his own constitutional rights.The lawsuit filed Monday by Levi Moses alleges that he violated his own religious rights by not being aware of the Holy Bible, and that…
Republican Senators Jon Kyl and Kay Bailey Hutchison have offered a plan for some people brought to the United States illegally when they were young, and it’s totally not the DREAM Act.Instead, it’s the ACHIEVE Act, which the senators contend creates “no special pathway to citizenship.” Based on how they…
