While almost an entire “Hotshot” crew of firefighters was killed this weekend by the Yarnell Hill Fire southwest of Prescott, there are now five such crews among the 448 firefighters currently battling the blaze.The most recent updates from fire officials still indicate the fire is zero percent contained…
In case you haven’t heard about the bill to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gay marriage nationwide, don’t worry, Republican Congressman Trent Franks is already on it.Franks, as well as Republican Congressman David Schweikert, are among the 28 Republican congressmen seeking to change the Constitution to declare, “Marriage in…
The Arizona Diamondbacks officially have a crisis in the pitching department.Aside from Patrick Corbin, Wade Miley, and just a couple guys in the bullpen, Diamondbacks pitchers are costing the team win after win, including last night’s 13th-inning loss to the New York Mets at Citi Field…
Dozens of people turned out to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Phoenix Monday night, hours after a caravan of white vans arrived at the same location, carrying the bodies of the 19 firefighters killed while battling the Yarnell Hill Fire.Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, as well as firefighters, cops, and members…
Today in Found at the border: A 22-year-old U.S. citizen was busted trying to bring $50,000 over the border into Mexico last week, in one of the most brazen cash-smuggling attempts we’ve heard of.According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Rene Becerra-Portillo Jr. wore a McDonald’s uniform as he carried…
If you trust a political consultant’s poll (don’t), then Pinal County Sheriff Paul “studboi1” Babeu is the top Republican candidate for Congress in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District.”In a survey of 349 likely Republican primary voters, 27.3 percent say they would vote to nominate Babeu if the primary were held tomorrow,”…
The bodies of the 19 firefighters killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire outside of Prescott arrived in Phoenix this afternoon.Cops, firefighters, employees of the Medical Examiner’s Office, and other people stood near the Forensic Science Center at Seventh Avenue and Jefferson Street, as plain white van after plain white van…
The 19 firefighters killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire southwest of Prescott were part of an elite firefighting crew called the Granite Mountain Hotshots.According to the Arizona Incident Management Team, the crew deployed its “fire shelters” — which a federal government manual describes as a “last resort” for wildland firefighters…
The Yarnell Hill Fire that killed 19 firefighters Sunday southwest of Prescott is still burning uncontained this morning.A time-lapse video of the fire, captured by Valley photographer Matt Oss, shows just how fast this fire is spreading…
Several Valley news stations have shown the above photo of a Tempe cop texting while driving his police motorcycle on a highway, although it appears the police department was not very forthcoming with the identity of the officer.New Times will let the cat out of the bag here, and tell…
No matter how many police reports we read through on a monthly basis, the criminal creativity, stupidity, and craziness never ceases to amaze us.Just when you think you’ve seen it all, there’s always something worse. From a mom shooting up her toddler with meth, to another woman trying to hide…
Republican state Senator Don Shooter has been charged with three misdemeanors for his outburst earlier this year at a Yuma school his grandson attends.Shooter was at the school trying to get access to his grandson’s teacher, and ended up barging into her classroom to confront her…
Drunk driving is bad.With that out of the way, here’s where police will be setting up “saturation patrols” around the Valley, looking for impaired drivers this weekend and early next week:…
Governor Jan Brewer’s fight to keep the partners of gay state employees from getting benefits is a losing battle for the governor, so far.The day after the Supreme Court made its decision to strike down part of the Defense of Marriage Act, the court decided to not review Brewer’s fight…
The Arizona Diamondbacks avoided a sweep in Washington yesterday, as Didi Gregorius dropped a successful bunt to hit in the go-ahead run in the top of the 11th against the Nationals.The pitching match-up between the D-backs’ Patrick Corbin and the Nats’ Stephen Strasburg delivered on the hype, as both went…
Sometimes the “don’t do meth” advertisements seem to go a little overboard, but the alleged actions of Glendale resident Yousif Benyamin go to show that meth helps make a lot of things possible.Benyamin, 29, beats his pregnant girlfriend, her 5-year-old kid, and her cats, when things don’t go his way…
Try not to over-analyze the first-round pick of the Phoenix Suns last night, Maryland 7-footer Alex Len — he’s an upgrade to the team.The Suns picked Len fifth overall, in a draft where there was no certainty in who was being drafted in the early spots…
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, all of our alleged offenders would…
The U.S. Senate voted 68-32 yesterday to pass the comprehensive immigration-reform bill brought by the so-called “Gang of Eight.”The problem for proponents of this bill is that it needs approval from the House of Representatives, which doesn’t seem likely…
Today in Found at the Border: A woman was caught trying to smuggle a pound of meth into the United States by hiding the stash in her vagina, according to authorities.A federal complaint says agents noticed part of a broken condom hanging out of 31-year-old Claudia Ibarra’s pants as they…
The federal immigration-reform bill passed the Senate this afternoon, by a vote of 68-32.Obviously, Arizona’s Republican Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake, as members of the so-called “Gang of Eight,” voted in favor of the bill…
An FBI investigation into a missing-person case on the Yavapai-Apache Nation Indian Reservation turned into an investigation of an extremely gruesome murder.Investigators believe 35-year-old Mario Chagolla Jr., a non-tribal member who lives in Camp Verde, stabbed a Native American man to death before cutting off his head and limbs with…
