Yesterday, it was made official: Jared Loughner’s going to die in prison for the Tucson shooting, as was sentenced to seven life terms in prison plus 140 years.Loughner, who turned 24 in September, was the lone shooter in last year’s Tucson shooting that killed six people and injured 13, including…
A Phoenix teenager has been arrested in the 2011 death of an 84-year-old man, in which the teenager allegedly beat the elderly man for taking aluminum cans from his backyard.Charles Williams, 19, allegedly punched Da Nguyen several times in the face during this, and although Nguyen died several weeks later,…
If you’re bored, and you want to be as bored as you were five seconds ago, we’ve got the perfect thing for you: watch Maricopa County Elections Department workers tabulate votes — live.Maybe you’ll be the hero of the community for catching some voter fraud live on the air. Maybe…
Despite the fact that some folks from out of town are calling the congressional race in CD-9 for Democrat Kyrsten Sinema, it’s certainly not over, and Republican Vernon Parker wouldn’t need a miracle to win.While Sinema’s up by several thousand votes at the moment, there are thousands more to count, between…
It’s official: Jared Lee Loughner will die in prison.Loughner, who turned 24 in September, was the lone shooter in last year’s Tucson shooting that killed six people and injured 13, including former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords…
Louis Eugene Harper was sentenced yesterday to life in prison for the 2010 robbery and murder of Arizona State University student Zachary Marco.Harper, 21, will be eligible for parole after 25 years, but Harper also earned an extra 15 years in prison for armed robbery, and those sentences will run…
Yesterday, activists made a call for Sheriff Joe Arpaio-challenger Paul Penzone and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona to stay in their respective races, which both men have already conceded to their opponents.The number of votes remaining to be counted by the Maricopa County Elections Department was unknown early yesterday,…
The Associated Press has called Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick the winner of the congressional race in CD-1, apparently defeating Republican opponent Jonathan Paton.For those waiting on the other congressional races — Kyrsten Sinema v. Vernon Parker in CD-9, and Martha McSally v. Ron Barber in CD-2 — keep waiting; we may…
At the Arizona Republican Party’s election-viewing party at the Hyatt Regency in Phoenix last night, the moment came that precisely none of the scheduled speakers was prepared for — on a large screen to the right of the stage, Fox News declared that President Obama had won re-election…
The Maricopa County Elections Department has given a straight answer about the number of ballots that still haven’t been counted as of noon on the day after the election: they don’t know.Citizens for a Better Arizona activists went to the elections office today to get a clear number, as media…
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona pulled in more votes in Arizona than President Barack Obama, but that still left the former U.S. Surgeon General more than 80,000 votes behind Republican Congressman Jeff Flake.Flake will be replacing fellow Republican Jon Kyl in the Senate, as Kyl’s retiring at the end…
Last night at the Hyatt Regency in Phoenix, 80-year-old Sheriff Joe Arpaio recycled the same ol’ Joe speech he gives all the time — a speech that apparently resonates with the voters who opted for Arpaio over his opponent, Paul Penzone, by a healthy margin.All we could really do was…
While it appeared that many of New Times’ readers were favoring a big upset in Arizona in one race or another, none of them appeared to have happened.A few of the congressional races still need to be ironed out, but Mitt Romney took Arizona, Congressman Jeff Flake’s moving on to…
Several of the races for Arizona’s seats in the U.S. House of Representatives ended up close, and at the time of this post, we still don’t have the answer in three districts.Democrat Kyrsten Sinema, Republican Martha McSally, and Republican Jonathan Paton are each hanging on to small leads in their respective…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio apparently wants to remain Maricopa County Sheriff until he’s dead, as he declared his candidacy for the 2016 race immediately after all-but-declaring victory over Democratic candidate Paul Penzone…
Three members of an Iraqi family living in Phoenix have been sentenced to probation for their various roles in the abuse of a fellow family member who refused an arranged marriage.Yusra Farhan, 50, pleaded guilty last month to unlawful imprisonment, and Mohammed Altameemi, 45, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for…
Today in news only marginally related to elections, Senator John McCain transformed from a grumpy old man to a kid on the playground in about three seconds…
As is the case with the congressional races in Arizona, not every race for Arizona’s legislative seats is competitive — just 17 of the 30 state Senate races have candidates from both major parties, and 20 of the 30 state House races have at least one Democrat and one Republican.Still,…
Erstwhile Peoria Police Sergeant Pat Shearer remains Officer Pat Shearer for posting a picture on Facebook of a bunch of kids who’d apparently just shot up a T-shirt depicting President Obama.A city spokesman says the three-member personnel board upheld the demotion, but reduced the amount of unpaid suspension from 80…
As is the case every two years, all nine of Arizona’s seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for grabs, and some are closer than others.For example, if it’s 8 a.m. on Election Day, and we’re on the Secretary of State’s website trying to find the name of…
It’s November 6 (6 de Noviembre), which means it’s Election Day, folks.Many people already voted with the early ballots, but today’s the day that we get to find out who the winners are, and who’s going to be running the joint for the next few years…
A Kingman police officer hit the club early Friday morning, but only because he was looking for the lady who locked her children in a bedroom so she could go hang out at that club.Amanda Marie Morse, a 24-year-old Kingman resident, had left her youngsters locked in the room for…
