It’s not immediately clear what’s worse — 23-year-old Daniel Hall’s taste in face art, or his alleged burglary attempts on Tempe’s Mill Avenue this weekend.Hall allegedly had a “jimmy tool” to pry open doors, but apparently didn’t quite know how to use it, as people watched him fail to break…
The Arizona Cardinals’ quarterback situation has morphed from a controversy into a joke, as the Cardinals threw for a grand total of 41 yards in Sunday’s loss to the Atlanta Falcons.The only guy who was winning games, Kevin Kolb, is still injured, John Skelton was pulled from Sunday’s game after…
Note to brothers Dylan and Joshua Wroe: allegedly robbing a 99 Cents Only store was a bad idea.First, did either of you consider that filling shopping bags full of the store’s merchandise might not be the most valuable heist? Let’s say, approximately 99 cents per item? Second, for Dylan Wroe,…
Somehow, we found out today that former U.S. Senator and one-time awful presidential candidate Fred Thompson tells jokes on Twitter.”AZ woman ran over husband w/ SUV because he didn’t vote for Romney,” one of Thompson’s alleged jokes says. “Well, on the bright side, Obamacare covers treadmark removal.”See also:-Man Run Over…
Phoenix police have arrested a man who’s been on the run for more than a month, who allegedly shot at a police officer 37 times, and missed each of those 37 times.Cops have been looking for 35-year-old Angel Padilla since October 13, after police say he kidnapping his wife, and…
Finally, we know who Arizonans are sending to Congress — the Democratic Congressman Ron Barber has an unbeatable lead over Republican challenger Martha McSally in CD-2.Indeed, it looked unlikely Thursday morning that McSally could take over Barber’s lead, although it was small, the number of ballots remaining to be counted…
The Arizona Cardinals lost yet again yesterday, coming up four points short against the Atlanta Falcons in the Georgia Dome, and as an indication of how bad this season is going, Ryan Lindley was throwing footballs yesterday.Yes, the rookie out of San Diego State actually had a helmet on, and…
In case you missed it, there’s a fellow in Pinetop who has banned Obama voters from his gun shop.Southwest Shooting Authority owner Cope Reynolds told New Times that it’s “nothing more than a political statement,” but seriously — no Obama voters.See also:-Obama-Voter Ban at Gun Store Is Kind of Like…
Attention Obama voters: we have found a way for you to get into the Southwest Shooting Authority in Pinetop, despite the store saying you’re no longer welcome there if you voted for President Obama last week.Owner Cope Reynolds tells New Times they can’t really tell if someone voted for Obama…
Yet again, Comedy Central’s Daily Show with Jon Stewart found a reason to hit up Arizona — or the “meth lab of democracy,” as its host calls it.See also:-After Election Day, AZ’s Far Right Now Has a Fight on Its Hands-Jon Stewart Calls Arizona “The Meth Lab of Democracy” for…
Koko Anderson took her 2-month-old son on a drive last night, on a stretch of straight and even concrete.What we’re saying is, Anderson drove into the airfield at Sky Harbor airport, and started driving on a runway…
If you’re one of the 736 people in Pinetop who voted for President Obama last week, let it be known that you are no longer welcome inside one of the town’s gun shops.At least, that’s according to the Southwest Shooting Authority’s owner, and the advertisement (pictured to the right) that…
Every week we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest.This week, most of our Fourth Avenue visitors have some pretty evident…
In case anyone was worried, we can indeed confirm that Santa (yes, kids, the real one) will be back at Scottsdale Gun Club this year with his machine guns. See also:Merry Christmas! From Your Toddler, Santa, and a Machine Gun…
There were a lot of strange ideas proposed this week around the state, like the Governor Jan Brewer’s thought that she can run for a third term — even though the state constitution says two — and Joe Arpaio’s declaration that he’s distributing automatic weapons to deputies because too many…
A bunch of immigrant- and civil-rights groups have named the Pinal County Jail one of the top-10 immigration detention facilities in the nation.By “top-10,” we mean it’s among the 10 worst facilities in the country, according to the groups, which have partnered with the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona.See…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio put out a press release today, in part explaining the reason that every MCSO deputy will be getting an automatic weapon.”More and more illegal aliens are attempting to escape which places my deputies in dangerous positions,” Arpaio’s press release says. “In the near future I will be…
The stereotypical stripper answer for why she or he’s a professional stripper is usually that they just need the money, but what does someone do if they’re already a stripper and need more money?For Tucson resident and stripper Maria Bustamante, that answer is human smuggling, allegedly…
After one full day of vote-counting, Democratic Congressman Ron Barber’s lead over Republican challenger Martha McSally increased by just 55 votes.Although McSally could definitely pull out a victory, she’s running out of uncounted ballots that could potentially help her nix Barber’s lead of 709 votes.See also:-Ron Barber Currently Leading Martha…
Lucy Parra was released from the Tent City jail Tuesday morning, and by Tuesday night, she was back in the slammer.The reason for her second trip to jail: allegedly sending her 6-year-old kid inside a McDonald’s, then driving away…
If there’s one thing all of the secession talk has provided, it’s awesome names for Arizona’s new government when it becomes a nation (which is never).For those who missed it, roughly 18,500 people who signed a petition on the Internet, asking the White House to let Arizona secede and start…
Senator John McCain — who’s been barking about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, for quite some time now — has officially upset the president over the matter.McCain has insisted that there’s either a coverup or incompetence coming from the Obama administration over its response to the…
