Democrat Fred DuVal has made his candidacy for governor official, as one of only two Dems whose names have been tossed around in the media for the seat in 2014.DuVal has a lot of titles you could use to describe him, like former underling to President Clinton and Governor Bruce…
The Arizona State University student found dead in a Tempe apartment is identified in court paperwork as 19-year-old Rebecca “Becky” Kasper.Court documents describe a written note left near Kasper’s body that police believe was written by Kasper’s boyfriend, 22-year-old Luis Soltero, admitting to killing her. That note wasn’t found far…
The outcomes are now known for charges against three of six family members accused of harming 10-year-old Ame Deal, who was murdered in Phoenix almost two years ago.Ame’s father, David Deal, pleaded guilty this morning to attempted child abuse and possession of marijuana, while the girl’s aunt previously pleaded guilty…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s still not giving up on his months-long exploitation of the school-shooting tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut.Arpaio’s office announced another super-serious training session for the school-patrol posse, led by the MCSO’s apparent school-shooting consultant, actor Steven Seagal.See also:-Joe Arpaio’s Posse Doing a School-Shooting Simulation, and Steven Seagal’s Supervising-New Times…
A 19-year-old Arizona State University sophomore was found dead in her Tempe apartment yesterday, according to police.The student’s name hasn’t been released at this point, but police believe 22-year-old Luis Soltero, the woman’s boyfriend, murdered her…
The term “illegal immigrant” has been the cause of some controversy, as some people and media outlets have changed their tones on whether it’s offensive.The Associated Press recently decided it’s not using the phrase and the New York Times said yesterday that it’s encouraging reporters to “consider alternatives” to the…
Dejuan Donaldson, the man accused of raping three girls between the ages of 10 and 17 who were walking to schools in south Phoenix neighborhoods in 2010 and 2011, will be going to prison for a long time.For the sexual assaults, Donaldson earned himself 51 1/2 years in prison –…
Having a robber sneak up behind you with a knife while you’re at an ATM is undoubtedly scary as hell.If a robber sneaking up behind you with a knife looks like the guy in the photo above, we’re guessing an involuntary bowel movement is the only logical reaction…
Defending her use of the phrase “illegal immigrants,” Governor Jan Brewer explained recently that doing something illegal makes you “an illegal.” We’ll note that driving under the influence after a couple of glasses of scotch and rear-ending a minivan must not be illegal, or else Arizona apparently has “an illegal”…
A Republican testified before a Senate committee Monday to call the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill an “excellent starting point,” but said he feels that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families were left out of the proposed legislation.No, this isn’t the The Onion.See also:-Pervgate…
Senator John McCain is doing a pretty good job, according to hardly anyone.That’s according to a poll from Behavior Research Center, which says McCain’s 26 percent approval rating among Arizonans is the lowest level in 21 years.See also:-John McCain Bucks the NRA, Supports Expanding Background Checks for Gun Sales-John McCain…
The Transportation Security Administration has decided that it’s not quite ready to let people bring small knives and other objects onto airplanes.Originally, the TSA decided to allow passengers to bring small folding knives on planes, as well as some sports equipment that’s been banned since 9/11…
One of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s detention officers stabbed his father six times Sunday morning after a long night of drinking, according to Avondale police.C.J. Joe, a 27-year-old guard at Durango Jail, claims he “blacked out” and doesn’t remember what happened, but his sister told police that Joe stabbed his father,…
A Phoenix cop smelled marijuana coming from a car last week while he was on routine patrol, and that officer ended up finding a bag of weed and a pipe — after the passenger in the car pulled the items out of her vagina.The officer didn’t see anything in the…
A week after charges were dropped against one of six family members accused of abusing 10-year-old Ame Deal, who was murdered in Phoenix almost two years ago, another family member has pleaded guilty.A spokesman for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office wouldn’t elaborate when child-abuse charges against Ammandea Stoltzmann, Ame’s cousin,…
There’s no surprise here: Governor Jan Brewer doesn’t support the so-called “Gang of Eight” immigration proposal, and her predictable reasoning is that the “border is not secure.”Brewer’s explanation seems fairly meaningless, though, as her spokesman Matt Benson tells New Times there’s “not a specific definition” for “secure border.”See also:-“Gang of…
Arizona State University has opened the voting process to replace the recently designed costume for Sparky the Sun Devil, and the four options for the new, new Sparky look far less likely to be behind the wheel of a windowless white van, telling children that they have candy and puppies…
Word on the street is, Yuma police are recommending misdemeanor charges against Republican State Senator Don Shooter, for his recent episode at a Yuma school.According to a Yuma PD report, Shooter barged in to his grandson’s classroom at a charter school and started shouting at the teacher, only after he…
A Tempe criminal-defense attorney is accused of shooting his secretary/girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend, an event the victim says he recorded on video with his iPhone.Attorney Joe Palmisano, 48, is the alleged shooter, and police say he shot Ryan Hall Thursday morning in the parking lot of Palmisano’s law office, near Rural Road…
Anthony Giunta got a little scraped up earlier this week while being picked up by a pair of Phoenix bail bondsmen for skipping bail, and he urged that his friends and family who were watching the incident shoot the bail bondsmen.Police say 23-year-old Nicholas Malicki obliged, and murdered the men…
Phoenix resident Jorge Valencia has been conducting marijuana sales in full view of anyone who visited his public Facebook account, according to police.”There were two conversations between Valencia and other subjects wherein they inquired about purchasing illegal drugs from Valencia and Valencia responded,” state court documents obtained by New Times…
Mesa resident Pierson Honahni seems to have a pretty nice girlfriend — she’ll take off Honahni’s shoes if he falls asleep on the couch.The problem is when she takes off his shoes and a bunch of cocaine falls out…
