Football is finally back — although it seems like it never left if you’ve been watching coverage of the New York Jets’ training camp — as the Arizona Cardinals kicked off the NFL preseason with a 17-10 loss to the New Orleans Saints.Quarterback Kevin Kolb completed one of his four…
An inmate was recently bailed out of the Fourth Avenue Jail by Democratic Maricopa County Sheriff candidate John Rowan, after the inmate told his family he’d been beaten by jail staff.That inmate is now facing another criminal charge, as the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says it has evidence that Kolton…
It turns out there’s more evidence leading police to believe Rebekah Mellon murdered her husband Tuesday night at their home in the Willo neighborhood — the whole shooting was recorded on video.Mellon made her initial appearance in court yesterday, and a prosecutor explained that he got word from the Phoenix…
For Tent City’s 19th birthday, Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Pastor Michael Salman kept the inmates as bored as possible — not even close to matching the gaudy celebration for of the jail’s 18th birthday, which included women throwing pink panties at the sheriff…
If you follow Arizona’s medical marijuana program as closely as sports fans follow their teams, this one’s for you — the dispensary lottery will be streaming live online Tuesday.The applicants have different odds of obtaining the approval to start up a dispensary on “Selection Tuesday,” as there are various amounts…
Former Arizona House Speaker Kirk Adams — who’s facing off against fellow Republican Matt Salmon in Arizona’s Fifth Congressional District primary — got the stamp of approval from former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.A nod from Palin might scare the neighborhood liberals, but if history tells us anything, candidates endorsed by…
In April, Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute released a poll showing the race between President Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney in Arizona was essentially a “toss up.”Every poll since then pretty much shows the prez getting smoked.According to the two latest polls in the Obama/Romney Arizona horse race, Romney’s…
Thanks to Center for Arizona Policy legislative council Josh Kredit, we were reminded today of all the mostly useless laws “supported” by CAP that are going into effect today.Kredit posted the list of CAP’s bills that were passed by the Legislature and are going into effect today, which are a…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio is officially out of ideas for Tent City birthday parties, as this year, inmates will eat moon pies in a celebration kicked off by convict/pastor Michael Salman.The gulag turns 19 tomorrow, and the plans aren’t nearly as good as last year’s — as you may recall, Arpaio…
A Phoenix man was shot in the head and killed Tuesday night, and his wife — who was arrested in her husband’s murder — was light on the details, as she repeatedly fell asleep in police custody. Rebekah Mellon faces a first-degree murder charge, as police say she’s just about…
See also: Obama Winning Arizona: Not as Dumb of an Idea as People Thought In April, Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute released a poll showing the race between President Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney in Arizona was essentially a “toss up.”The thought of Obama winning Arizona — which the…
See also: Trent Franks Successfully Wastes Everyone’s Time as His Abortion Bill Fails When Republican candidates for the House of Representatives campaigned in 2010, just about every single one of them talked about these things called “jobs.”As Congressman Trent Franks passed the 90-minute mark of time he’s forced the House…
The Tempe man who tried to rape an employee at Phoenix’s Arizona Grand Resort in December will spend the rest of his life on probation.Michael Robert Martinez, 31, pleaded guilty in June to attempted kidnapping and attempted sexual assault, and was sentenced this morning to lifetime probation with mental-health and…
The House of Representatives slapped down another one of Congressman Trent Franks’ anti-abortion bills yesterday, and Franks has now successfully wasted more than one hour and 38 minutes of Congress’ time this year alone.Franks’ proposed ban on abortions past 20 weeks in Washington D.C.was short by 30 votes, as he…
Sonoran Sky Elementary School teacher Kimberly Ali says she thought she “fell in love” with a girl.Unfortunately for Ali, the girl’s a 14-year-old who just finished eighth grade, so that’s a problem.Ali also has some other problems, like the several times she allegedly sexually abused the girl behind a grocery…
In the year 2012, people are still convinced that the United States government faked the moon landings.A professor from Arizona State University and his team recently found most of the U.S. flags planted on the moon — using a camera on an orbiter — and we checked in on the…
Now here’s a campaign mailer worthy of the Daily Show’s “Moment of Zen.”…
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See also: Carol Hatley Accused of Murdering, Partially Dismembering Her Mother Carol Hatley — the daughter of 73-year-old Deborah Hatley, who was found dead and “in the process of being dismembered” yesterday morning — stabbed her mother to death, according to a prosecutor.During her initial court appearance (which can be…
Despite several of the big-name players for the Arizona Diamondbacks being mentioned in trade rumors, the non-waiver trade deadline passed this afternoon, and they’re still Diamondbacks.Instead, the D-backs opted to trade Yale-educated lefty Craig Breslow to the Boston Red Sox for reliever Matt Albers and outfielder Scott Podsednik. (Scott Podsednik?)Breslow…
A 73-year-old Phoenix woman was murdered and in the process of being dismembered in her home Sunday, and police think her alcoholic daughter’s the one who did it.Phoenix police went to Deborah Hatley’s house on the west side around 3 a.m. Monday, finding Hatley dead and “in the process of…
We’re not that far removed from the All Star Game, but with the Arizona Diamondbacks beating the Los Angeles Dodgers last night — and the San Francisco Giants losing as well — the National League West is about to have a good old-fashioned pennant race.The Diamondbacks are now 3 1/2…
