Yesterday, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended that a blood-alcohol level of .05 should be the new threshold for DUIs, instead of the .08 level in current state laws.It’s just a recommendation, but you’ll note that thanks to grant money, all 50 since have implemented limits of .08 for drunk-driving,…
It looks like the local Fox affiliate’s weak interview with Jodi Arias is the only interview with her anyone’s going to get in the immediate future.The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office sent a brief to the news media this afternoon saying that the agency received an order from Judge Sherry Stephens…
A former Phoenix firefighter who was driving drunk when he hit a teenager and drove away in 2011 will spend a little time in jail.Mark Nehrenz was sentenced to 45 days in jail and three years on probation for the incident, which left the teenager with a broken hip.See also:-Phoenix…
The National Transportation Safety Board has decided that a blood-alcohol level of .08 is no longer the acceptable maximum for American drivers, and instead wants .05 to be the new threshold for DUIs.That obviously would have a big effect in Arizona, where the penalties for DUI are just about the…
At least this Darin Pastor guy didn’t get anybody’s hopes up.Pastor, the latest person to announce that he’s buying the orphaned Phoenix Coyotes, is the latest person to fail at buying the Phoenix Coyotes, just like every other potential buyer over the last 3 1/2 years.See also:-Phoenix Coyotes Remain Orphaned…
It shouldn’t be illegal to possess a little marijuana, according to more than half of Arizona’s residents.This Behavior Research Center poll, released today, shows that 56 percent of the Arizonans surveyed are in favor of “legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use,” with majority support from…
A 26-year-old Phoenix resident told police that he was “very ashamed” that he was caught with his cellphone in an occupied stall in the bathroom of a grocery store.According to court documents obtained by New Times, Thomas Mattham said he was trying to watch the guy in the stall defecate,…
Ted Nugent’s recent column suggesting that undocumented immigrants be treated like “indentured servants,” a nice way of saying “slaves,” had us wondering if he’s the biggest jackass in the United States of America.Of course, one of his chief rivals in this department would be his ol’ buddy, Sheriff Joe Arpaio.See…
Drama queen/convicted murderer Jodi Arias has been taken off “suicide protocol,” according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.Arias was placed on suicide watch after a jury found her guilty of first-degree, premeditated murder in her killing of Travis Alexander.See also:-Jodi Arias Says She Prefers Death Penalty-Jodi Arias Guilty of First-Degree…
Some things just don’t change — Ted Nugent’s still a racist madman and Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s friends seem to be the nuttiest nuts this side of the nuthouse.Right now, Nugent, a “special deputy” to Arpaio, is calling for all undocumented immigrants (actually, only those from Mexico, it seems) to be…
The day after Mother’s Day, a Phoenix mom has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her 6-day-old baby girl, Maya.According to court documents obtained by New Times, 36-year-old Nina Koistinen admitted to smothering the baby girl last month because she “had too many kids already.”See also:-UnHappy…
After the funds ran out for the city of Phoenix’s gun-buyback program this weekend, an additional 72 guns were turned in to police.Phoenix Police Sergeant Steve Martos says a total of 979 guns were exchanged for grocery-store gift cards between the two weekends of the gun-buyback program, which was funded…
Heath Bell seems to have picked up right where injured closer J.J. Putz left off — by blowing save opportunities.Bell wrecked a (rare) phenomenal start from Arizona Diamondbacks starter Brandon McCarthy yesterday at Chase Field, in a game the D-backs would lose in 10 innings, settling for a tie in…
Arizona Cardinals rookie Tyrann Mathieu has failed so many drug tests for pot that he lost count at one point.His marijuana use is just about as well-known as his football-playing ability — to the point that there was actually an ad placed in a recent New Times issue by a…
An airplane that may or may not have been Air Force One at one point in history is currently sitting at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.The General Services Administration is auctioning off this plane next week (with a starting bid of $50,000) and our federal government is apparently unsure if any…
The Tempe criminal-defense attorney accused of shooting his secretary/girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend has pleaded not guilty in the case.The hard part for the defense of 48-year-old criminal-defense attorney Joe Palmisano will probably be the part about the victim recording the seconds leading up to the shooting on his iPhone, as you can…
New Times readers and people who follow NFL media types may have noticed the ad placed by a local smoke shop in a recent issue of New Times, inviting Arizona Cardinals rookie Tyrann Mathieu — who tested positive for marijuana in an obscenely high number of drug tests in college…
Are you an alpha male whose gonads shrivel up every time you see the Lifetime channel? A radical environmentalist who faints at the sight of a Formula One race? Do you just vomit instantly upon hearing the voices of Bill O’Reilly or Rachel Maddow?Don’t worry, folks, Senator John McCain’s here…
An 18-year-old man was arrested by Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office deputies after tweeting that he planted improvised explosive devices in Jodi Arias’ courtroom.Laquint Cherry, whose Twitter account indicates a severe lack of common sense, was ratted out by local TV news station ABC 15, the station admits in a story…
Some weeks just tend to bring out the criminal weirdness more than others, and this was one of those weeks.From a chubby fellow’s attempt to smuggle drugs in his belly button, to an “irate” woman at the airport threatening that her boyfriend will have sex with a cop’s daughter, to…
Phoenix police took in 803 guns in this past weekend’s buyback program, but just one assault rifle was turned in.Phoenix Police Sergeant Steve Martos gave us the final count from this past weekend’s buyback event, which includes 442 handguns, 162 shotguns, 198 rifles, and the lone assault rifle.See also:-Phoenix Police…
It seems nearly impossible to keep the state of Arizona off of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, but, for once, an Arizona-based segment isn’t due to the actions of the state’s elected officials.This time, Stewart gave his analysis of the Jodi Arias trial, specifically, the over-dramatic antics…
