It appears some feathers were ruffled this week with our list of the “10 Worst Things About Snowbirds.”The number-one retort we got was, but, the economy!…

While voters in cities around the Valley are voting on local issues, voters in the Town of Buckeye are voting on a rare question — whether it should become the City of Buckeye.A town needs to have 3,000 people before it can ask voters to decide on becoming a city,…

A man lost part of his leg in an explosion in New River, north of Phoenix, near the site of a former military-weapons manufacturer.The site is one of several around the Valley that used to be manufacturing facilities Accuracy Systems Incorporated, which became well-known for its ridiculously unsafe practices…

It might seem like someone needs to go check the temperature in Hell, because Sheriff Joe Arpaio issued a press release in Spanish.You know, the same Sheriff Joe Arpaio whose department had to be banned from racial profiling by a federal judge, and whose die-hard supporters are seriously upset about…

Gilbert is one of the best places in the United States for right-wingers to live, according to one analysis.Estately, a real estate company, put together a formula to find the best cities in America for conservatives to live and ranked Gilbert (which technically is a town) ninth…

It looks like Governor Jan Brewer’s not the only one to utilize the ol’ finger-in-the-face technique to try to get the upper-hand in an argument.Whereas Brewer stuffed her finger in the face of the President of the United States, Christie shoved his in the face of another menace to society…

Apple will start manufacturing some of its products in Mesa.Governor Jan Brewer’s office announced today that the plant “will create at least 700 quality jobs in the first year and generate significant capital investment.”…

When voters approved the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act in 2010, do you think they wanted to prevent patients from getting specific forms of marijuana?That’s what the mother of 5-year-old Zander Welton is asking. The ACLU and the Weltons have filed a lawsuit asking the court to clarify that the definition…

As expected, Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s lawyer filed a notice of appeal over the permanent injunction in the racial-profiling case against the Sheriff, Melendres v. Arpaio.The Feathered Bastard previously reported that the taxpayers already are on the hook for millions in legal fees, and this decision to appeal wasn’t even approved…

In case you missed any news action this week, we’ve got you covered.Here’s our recap of the most-read news stories of the week:…

A shooting at the Los Angeles International Airport has really messed up some flight plans at Sky Harbor in Phoenix.A TSA officer was shot and killed in an LAX terminal, and others were injured, which has resulted in 15 flights being canceled or delayed here in Phoenix…

Just this week on the House floor, Republican Congressman Trent Franks was insisting that Obamacare is unconstitutional.It seems like it’s a little late to still be fighting the law under the claim that it’s unconstitutional, but Franks is never one to give up on his beliefs, pet projects, and lost…

The female figure will not be the foundation of the marketing campaign for Scottsdale-based Go Daddy.The company actually put out a press release stating that its commercials during the next Super Bowl will not contain “risqué innuendo.”…

The Air Force announced that the crash of an F-16 jet at Luke Air Force Base earlier this year was due to pilot error.The price-tag of the damage: $22 million…

The last time we heard about Cocopah Police Chief James Spurgeon, he’d left his gun at the Yuma home of an “acquaintance,” and that gun was found by a 6-year-old kid.This weekend, Spurgeon was visiting the same woman at the same Yuma apartment complex, when they were confronted by another…