You know what’s worse than a 19-year-old with a credit card? A 40-year-old with a credit card.Despite the common belief that young people are the absolute worst when it comes to credit card use, a study from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and the…
Phoenix is apparently the home-wrecker capital of the United States.This according to the marketing division of AshleyMadison.com, which helps hook up people looking to have affairs…
There’s a saying the local Democrats have: You can’t spell “crazy” without “R-AZ.”Why? Because of people like Republican Representative Brenda Barton of Payson, who explained on Facebook Monday that Führer der Nation Barack Obama and those gang-bangers known as park rangers are just ruining this nation…
This government shutdown seems to be causing very serious problems for some Americans.In fact, a 26-year-old Phoenix man arrested for marijuana possession told police that he was just smoking pot because the shutdown was stressing him out too much, according to court documents obtained by New Times…
If you’ve watched the Arizona Cardinals this year, you know it hasn’t been pretty.However, the Cardinals have a winning record right now(just like they did last year, after a 4-0 start ended with a 5-11 record on the season)…
Prescott Fire Chief Dan Fraijo’s last day on the job will be November 30.There’s currently no explanation from the City of Prescott as to why Fraijo’s leaving…
Fox News reported this weekend that President Obama is personally funding a museum of Muslim culture in the midst of the government shutdown.If that sounds completely fake to you, that’s because it is — and it’s the product of Phoenix’s prolific media-hoaxer…
A burglar was killed this weekend after he got a surprise visit from this owner of the home he was ransacking.Phoenix police say the burglar, whose name hasn’t been released, was in the process of stealing things from the home of an armed security guard…
Arizona’s law that makes it a crime to beg in public is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled.The ruling is the result of a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona against the City of Flagstaff, and there’s been little disagreement among anyone involved that begging is protected…
Carson Palmer threw three interceptions, the Cardinals couldn’t put together 100 rushing yards as a team, and Larry Fitzgerald only caught three passes, with no touchdowns.And the Cardinals won, 22-6…
Welcome to Courthouse Update, a weekly rundown of goings-on at the Maricopa County Superior Court.This week, an attorney pleads guilty to driving away from the scene after driving over a woman, an accountant heads to prison, CNN tries to keep cameras on the Jodi Arias trial, and more:…
On Friday, we listed the 10 worst party moments of the year at Arizona State University.We’ll let you decide which one you think is the absolute worst…
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:…
Very important research has revealed that Arizona Cardinals fans are kind of weird.This research has discovered that about one-quarter of Arizona Cardinals fans believe their failure to perform some sort of game-day superstition has resulted in a Cardinals turnover. More Cardinals believe this than fans of any other team…
Chad Curtis, a former New York Yankees outfielder from the small Arizona city of Benson, will be in prison for the next seven to 15 years.Curtis, a two-time World Series champion with the Yankees, was sentenced in Michigan yesterday for his sexual conduct with three high school girls there…
Outside of California, there’s no big city with worse roads than Tucson.TRIP, a transportation research group, says Tucson ranks fifth in the nation among large cities for highest percentage of roads in “poor” condition — 53 percent…
While most ASU parties go down without a hitch, there have been some undeniably bad ASU party moments that have landed the party scene in the news on several occasions.Check out the 10 worst ASU party moments of the last year (hint: spilled beer doesn’t even come close to making…
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest.This week, we make a few assumptions about…
California Governor Jerry Brown signed a law that allows undocumented immigrants to get driver’s licenses in the state.Here in Arizona, Governor Jan Brewer has insisted that no undocumented immigrants, and certainly not the ones granted deferred action by the federal government’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, can get driver’s…
Bad news: Police say a woman secretly videotaped and took pictures of other women inside public restrooms across the Valley.Worse news: Police say the woman then posted and/or sold the pictures and videos on the Internet…
Arizona House Speaker Andy Tobin announced today that he’s “just sick of Washington, D.C.”The Republican is so sick of Washington that he’s asking people to help him get a job there, with a $174,000-a-year, taxpayer-funded salary.(He’s running for Congress.)…
With the government shutdown still ongoing, Democratic Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema’s staff has compiled a list of some of what’s operating and what’s not.Check out the list below, which includes some Arizona-related services:…
