People in Arizona are more likely to believe that global warming is a real thing than people in any other state.It may be easy to believe, since a large portion of the state is essentially a Crock-Pot that cooks humans during the summer, but it may also be difficult to…
Ladies and gentlemen, the above photo is a man’s belly button stuffed with heroin, in an attempted smuggling attempt in Nogales.See also:-Bell Peppers Will Not Disguise 2,000 Pounds of Weed, Mexican National Discovers-Border Agents Find Women With Buckets of Chicken: Half Original Recipe, Half Meth-Mexican Man Breaks Record for Unsuccessful…
Police say the husband of a theater director in Phoenix “concocted an elaborate scheme” to tie up two teen student-actresses at the theater for his own sexual gratification.David Harris, a 32-year-old truck driver, admitted to tricking the girls, ages 15 and 18, into being tied up at Xpressions Dance Theatre…
A jury found Jodi Arias guilty of first-degree murder yesterday for killing Travis Alexander at his Mesa home in 2008.Arias’ conviction means she could be sentenced to death for her crime.See also:-Jodi Arias Guilty of First-Degree Premeditated Murder-Psycho Killer: Jodi Arias’ Kinky Death-Penalty Trial-Jodi Arias’ 10 Most Pathetic Tweets…
A Southwest Airlines employee at Sky Harbor airport called police last week to report an “irate” Scottsdale woman who was yelling and screaming after being informed that she wouldn’t be flying to California that day.Turns out, “irate” was an understatement, as police say 37-year-old Jill Pemberton kicked two cops, threatened…
The man who kind of made Governor Jan Brewer’s comments about headless bodies in the desert a reality was sentenced to 14 years in prison.”Law enforcement agencies have found bodies in the desert either buried or just lying out there that have been beheaded,” Brewer said back in June 2010.See…
Arizona State University announced the new, new costume design for Sparky the Sun Devil that was voted on by fans, and the one that looks the least like a child predator is the costume they’re rolling with.Not surprisingly, fans picked the design that looks very similar to the one used…
UPDATE: Jodi Arias Guilty of First-Degree Premeditated Murder, Jury FindsThe jury has reached a verdict in the murder trial of Jodi Arias.According to a spokesman for the Maricopa County Superior Court, the verdict will be read at 1:30 p.m.See also:-Jury Deciding Arias’ Fate-Psycho Killer-Jodi Arias Is on Twitter, @Jodiannarias-Jodi Arias’…
A woman cleaning a house in Tempe stumbled upon a teenager’s improvised explosive device yesterday.Joshua Prater, an 18-year-old senior at Marcos de Niza High School, told police yesterday that he built the device when he was 10 years old, and said he didn’t know it was filled with explosive powder,…
The Scottsdale Police Department confirmed Tuesday that Phoenix Suns forward Michael Beasley is being investigated in a sexual-assault case.He hasn’t been arrested or charged in the case, but another Valley athlete has been arrested in the past week — Arizona Cardinals linebacker Daryl Washington was arrested on two felony charges…
The Scottsdale Police Department has confirmed the rumor that disappointing (on and off the court) Phoenix Suns forward Michael Beasley is being investigated in a sexual-assault case.”We can confirm that our agency is investigating an allegation of sexual assault involving Mr. Beasley,” Scottsdale Police Officer David Pubins says. “The allegation…
Senator Jeff Flake has changed his explanation of why he didn’t support an amendment to expand background checks for gun purchases and apparently is willing to vote for expanding background checks.Flake’s stance has been confusing, but Flake has offered up a scenario in which he’d vote for the amendment he…
While the jury is still considering Jodi Arias’ fate for killing Travis Alexander, we have some insight on what’s going on in her head.It’s easy, really, because she’s a nationally known murder defendant with a friggin’ Twitter account, and one of the few words that accurately describes Arias’ posts would…
Kelly Wasko, one of several Valley women recently arrested for a cancer-faking scheme, will be spending some time in prison.Wasko, a 41-year-old Gilbert resident, was sentenced this morning to 18 months in prison for collecting donations through Facebook to treat her fake cancer.See also:-Kelly Wasko, Gilbert Woman Who Faked Cancer…
Paul Goldschmidt and the rest of the Arizona Diamondbacks crushed the Los Angeles Dodgers last night in L.A., 9-2.Goldschmidt went 4-for-5 with a homer and three RBI, as Trevor Cahill pitched seven full innings, giving up both of the Dodgers’ runs…
People who wish to turn over guns to their local governments to have them destroyed won’t have that option in a few months.Governor Jan Brewer recently signed the bill that prevents the government destruction of guns obtained in buyback programs, as the City of Phoenix and Phoenix Police Department just…
A Mesa resident got an unexpected visitor to his apartment Saturday night — Derrick McDonald, who police say walked into the apartment to scream about being eaten by (likely imaginary) cats.For some reason, Mesa police officers are inclined to believe that McDonald may have ingested some sort of illicit drug…
Phoenix police estimate that more than 800 guns were turned in during this weekend’s buyback event, billed as being the biggest gun-buyback event in the history of Arizona.Those guns will all be destroyed, since the new law preventing the destruction of guns turned over during buyback events in Arizona won’t…
Abdullatif Aldosary — the Iraqi refugee accused of detonating an “explosive device” outside the Social Security Administration building in Casa Grande in November — apparently will be charged in a murder that occurred just days before the bombing.Orlando Requena, 26, was working the overnight shift at Arizona Grain in Maricopa…
Not that Sheriff Joe Arpaio and friends haven’t looked desperate to avoid a recall election throughout this entire process, but these Phoenix billboards definitely have the distinct scent of desperation.It was just a couple of weeks ago that Feathered Bastard wrote about Arpaio apologist John Philip Sousa IV and his…
The Arizona Republic somehow has found it reasonable to give a platform to recalled Senate President Russell Pearce, and in Pearce’s op-ed piece this morning, he says he wants to be known for his stance on gun rights.Perhaps, just perhaps, Pearce isn’t the guy to trust on gun “freedom,” as…
New Hampshire Republican State Representative Stella Tremblay wants Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s “Cold Case Posse” — which she calls one of the only “unbiased” groups out there — to investigate a potential government cover-up of the Boston bombing.Arpaio, who is unqualified to investigate the validity of President Obama’s birth…
