Mark Mitchell’s going to be the new Tempe mayor.According to the unofficial results, Mitchell beat Michael Monti by 139 votes, and the City of Tempe put out an announcement declaring Mitchell as the winner.Election officials still haven’t finished counting write-in votes or the three votes cast by people who didn’t…
A Peoria seventh-grader earned a trip to a juvie facility yesterday for telling his classmates the flashlight he planted near the school was probably a bomb, police say.Flashlights, as you may recall, are a hot topic on the west side these days, as someone turned a couple of them into…
It appears a person with an actual law degree also thinks it’s a bit strange that former middle school teacher’s aide Gabriela Compton got probation for having sex with a student, groping another, and sending some nudie pictures that the teenaged boys passed around.Slate posted an online article yesterday sending…
Juan Garcia — who’s accused of killing his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son in February — is back in Maricopa County, winning a trip to the 4th Avenue Jail for a fresh mugshot.Garcia, 18, turned himself in to immigration-enforcement authorities near the border crossing in Lukeville on Friday, and was booked into…
UPDATE: “Mr. Bennett wrote that email,” Bennett’s spokesman Matt Roberts says. “With respect to the story, a constituent requested him to request a verification in lieu of certified copy. They have yet to respond.”Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett, who just recently filed the paperwork for an exploratory committee in…
After an awful loss in Glendale on Tuesday, the Phoenix Coyotes dropped to 0-2 against the Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference finals.The Coyotes haven’t played well — at all — in the first two games, and despite three Coyotes players being booted from the last game for playing…
As Sunday’s game between the Phoenix Coyotes and the Los Angeles Kings began, fans belted out the same refrain they’d left Jobing.com Arena with six days earlier — when the Desert Dogs booted the Nashville Predators out of the Stanley Cup playoffs in five games: “Beat L.A.!” The crowd was…
Who knew we’d have to post that video for two different Arizona House members this year?It didn’t take long after the news broke that Republican-turned-Democratic state Representative Ben Arredondo was indicted on federal charges including bribery, fraud, and attempted extortion for Senate Democratic Leader David Schapira to tell him to…
State Representative Ben Arredondo was charged by a grand jury today with bribery, fraud, attempted extortion and false statements — all for a few thousand dollars worth of tickets to ballgames and charity events.According to the indictment, Arredondo — a Republican-turned-Democrat who served on the Tempe City Council for 16…
In what’s sort of a running joke since then-congressional candidate Ben Quayle released his goober-ish campaign ad saying “Barack Obama is the worst president in history,” Quayle has an update on his stance.Quayle actually had to defend the video ad after people got a little pissy about it, but he…
If a U.S. Senator from Vermont is right, then Maricopa County could be on the hook for repaying up to $25 million in federal taxpayer coin, thanks to the Justice Department’s civil-rights case against Sheriff Joe Arpaio.Senator Patrick Leahy wrote a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday, asking…
The relentless attacks on Mark Mitchell seem to have worked out in Michael Monti’s favor in the race for Tempe mayor, as Monti was up by one point after people hit the ballot box yesterday.There still are some votes left to count — provisional ballots and people who brought their…
The Phoenix Coyotes were absolutely demolished by the Los Angeles Kings last night, losing 4-0 for their second defeat in two games in the Western Conference finals.Three of the best Coyotes players were booted from the game, while Kings center Jeff Carter dropped a hat trick on Coyotes goalie Mike…
When did Tucson resident Moses Antonio Shepard’s chasing of a woman turn into an interstate stalking case?According to the federal government, some point before the 18-year mark.Shepard was sentenced yesterday to 100 months in prison, as the 19th anniversary of his one and only date with his victim comes in…
Rocky Marquez strolled out of the Lower Buckeye Jail yesterday, which happens to be a problem, because he’s supposed to be in jail for a while. Marquez, 33, was “erroneously released” from the jail, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. MCSO Sergeant Brandon Jones tells New Times investigators believe…
Governor Jan Brewer signed signed House Bill 2549 yesterday, an effort to outlaw using electronic devices to harass people. Thanks to the outrage caused over the initial version of the bill, the revised version signed by the governor allows you to continue acting like an asshole on the Internet.The first…
Forget everything you’ve heard about the Justice Department lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Joe Arpaio for racial-discrimination claims, because there’s an inmate who says “Joe Arpaio and stuff” saved the lives of all the “brothas” at the 4th Avenue Jail.OK, don’t actually forget everything you’ve heard…
Michael King, who was wanted in the rape of a Pleasure Palace porn shop employee — that is, until he was caught robbing a bank, and tossed the stolen cash all over a Phoenix backyard — took a plea agreement today that’s sending him to prison.King, 23, pleaded guilty today…
For the strange public-service announcement of the day, the Glendale Police Department urges that you not pick up any random flashlights you find around the city.Even stranger is the reason why — two citizens have discovered that the flashlight they found was actually an improvised explosive device.According to Glendale police…
If you’ve heard Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s explanations for why negotiations with the Justice Department broke down, he makes it sound as if Attorney General Eric Holder himself wants to be the new sheriff.It’s the proposed Justice Department “monitor” that people in the MCSO’s corner are objecting to –…
Juan Garcia — who’s accused of killing his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son in February — turned himself in to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents near the border crossing in Lukeville on Friday, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department confirmed.Garcia, 18, has been wanted by Phoenix police since going on the run after…
Phoenix Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith made somewhat of a prophetic comment the other day, but his prediction — like Sunday night’s game in Glendale — didn’t turn out in the Coyotes’ favor.”The first five, 10 minutes is obviously going to be a huge part of momentum swings in the series,”…
