The following post was written by Sam Levin, an editorial fellow at New Times’ Denver-based sister paper, Westword. Although Senator John McCain easily won Arizona in the 2008 election, team Obama believes Arizona is in play this time around. Read on for observation and analysis from last night’s debate. President…
After a woman complained that the City of Phoenix was trampling on her religious rights by not letting her hand out free water without a permit, the city council has decided to create an exemption for water.Dana Crow-Smith complained after she, along with some of her Christian friends, gathered at…
Last night’s presidential debate was allegedly held for the purpose of getting the “undecided” voters to pick either President Obama or former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.However, here’s a conversation we have yet to hear in public, in private, or even on the Internet:…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s “birther” probe is such an important issue for the nation that he would not like to see the two men running for President of the United States talk about it in front of the country.We’re not sure why this thought ever popped into the head…
Remember Elias Bermudez? He one of the stranger critics of Sheriff Joe Arpaio who practically disappeared a few years ago after being ordered by a county judge to stop charging immigrants for his legal advice, since he’s not a lawyer.Well, he’s popped up again — the New Mexico Attorney General’s…
In May, a 13-year-old girl told her friend that her father’s girlfriend had smacked her in the face with a spatula.Police in Surprise got word of this and investigated it as a child-abuse case, but eventually found out that the girl and her sister were victims of horrific alleged molestations,…
Qui Tu Truong got fired from a market in Phoenix last year.For this, he did what any rational person would not do — attack his former colleagues with a meat cleaver…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio wants the local media to stop talking about the “FIVE YEAR OLD story” that involves the MCSO’s bungled sex-crime investigations.The Arpaio ad, as our colleague Ray Stern debunked yesterday, would like you to just forget about the whole sex-crime thing.See also:Sheriff Arpaio Distorts Truth in Ad About…
It was just a couple weeks ago that Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Richard Carmona’s campaign was boasting about raising $51,000 in his bid to upset Republican Congressman Jeff Flake.That had been Carmona’s biggest haul of U.S. currency in one week, until now — Carmona’s campaign says they took in more…
You probably could’ve seen this coming, but Governor Jan Brewer just couldn’t issue a comment on the killing of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie without mentioning President Obama or his administration.While most public officials remained cordial with their remarks (for example, Attorney General Tom Horne and Senator John McCain),…
Former Kyrene Justice Court Constable Jonathan Levenson will be doing some time in jail for planning to burn down his own home and blame it on people who hate Jews.Levenson, who is Jewish, was arrested by Tempe police in October 2011 after the cops discovered that he was planning to…
UPDATE: Border Patrol Agent Nicolas Ivie, 30, has been identified as the agent who was killed this morning. Ivie joined the Border Patrol in January 2008. The other agent is in stable condition, Border Patrol says. A U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed and another one was wounded in a…
The Arizona Diamondbacks, just recently officially eliminated from the playoff race, now have two more chances this season to earn moral victories, as the team lost in its 160th game of the season yesterday.The Colorado Rockies beat the Diamondbacks 7-5 at Chase Field yesterday in a 13-inning game, putting the…
After four weeks of the NFL season, there are three undefeated teams, and the Arizona Cardinals are one of ’em.If you include the end of last season, the Cardinals have actually won nine of their last 10 games.See also:-Arizona Cardinals Defeat the Miami Dolphins in Overtime to Remain Undefeated…
Michael Turley, the alleged director of the terrorist hoax video starring his own nephew as a terrorist, is actually known as “Michael Giannantonio” in the world of professional film-making. If you’re into hypnotism and magic, you may also know Turley as “Gianni.”Turley was arrested last week after allegedly having his…
When Jeffrey Salter’s girlfriend and her daughter moved into his studio apartment in Phoenix, Salter warned his girlfriend that he “has a history of molesting young girls.”Believe it or not, police are accusing Salter of molesting his girlfriend’s daughter “at least” 45 times in a little more than two months…
Jodon Frank Romero, the man whose suicide was shown live on national television thanks to Fox News, was out of prison for almost four whole months before shooting himself in the head Friday.Phoenix police released some additional details about the events leading up to the suicide, as well as the…
As has been the case with much of the timeline in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives “Fast and Furious” operation, the details just seem to get worse.This time, Univision claims it has linked 57 guns from Mexican crime scenes to the “Fast and Furious” operation — 57…
The Arizona Cardinals weren’t perfect yesterday — the defense let a rookie quarterback throw for 431 yards and a decent-at-best wide receiver rack up 253 yards.And even though it took overtime in Glendale yesterday, the Cardinals did the only thing that really mattered — put up more points than the…
In case you missed it, a man identified as Jodon F. Romero committed suicide Friday after trying to outrun Phoenix police.His death was witnessed by anyone who was tuned in to Fox News at the time, as the network was covering the chase live for its national audience, for some…
Fox News put out a statement apologizing the suicide west of Phoenix that was seen live on national TV today, chalking it up to “severe human error.” Fox News’ Shepard Smith had hinted at that immediately after the channel came back from commercials, as he explained that the station went…
The man whose suicide was broadcast live across the country on Fox News this afternoon had stolen a car in Phoenix and shot at police officers this morning, according to Phoenix police.Phoenix police Sergeant Tommy Thompson tells New Times that police have not figured out who this man is yet,…
