Republican state Representative Doris Goodale “can’t explain” her opposition to the bill that was proposed to disband the “Marshal’s Office” in the polygamist town of Colorado City, the bill’s sponsor tells New Times.Despite county, state, and federal authorities claiming misconduct in the police force there, Goodale continues to defend it,…
The Arizona Cardinals cut running back Chris “Beanie” Wells on Monday, which tells the world that the quarterback position isn’t the only severe problem with the team’s roster.Wells, the Cardinals’ number-one pick in the 2009 draft, was injured and injured often during his stint with the team, and his departure…
Suppose there’s a racist out there who threatens to create a website full of the names, addresses, pictures, and license plate numbers of people who sign the petition to recall Sheriff Joe Arpaio.Now, suppose that racist uses the handle “JoeArpaioFan” to leave comments on New Times blogs.See also:-Joe Arpaio’s Wackadoodle…
For the second straight year, Republican Representative Doris Goodale strongly opposed legislation that would disband the “Marshal’s Office” in the polygamist town of Colorado City, which is in her district.Despite county, state, and federal authorities claiming misconduct in the police force there, Goodale continues to defend it, and she’s refused…
Governor Jan Brewer, the chief executive of the Colt Single Action Army Revolver State™, will be spending her Wednesday morning speaking at the dedication of the sacred ground known as the Tri-State Shooting Park.Somehow, folks in Bullhead City have survived 13 years without a public shooting range, and the Arizona…
Daylight Saving Time is miserable — so we’ve heard.Because DST is stupid and we don’t respect it, Arizona, like Hawaii, does not participate in this biannual clock-changing game…
Baseball fans at Chase Field got to see a rare event Saturday night — a benches-clearing brawl in which the players actually brawled.Canada and Mexico were facing off in pool play in the World Baseball Classic, when an apparent misunderstanding of the rules led to the fight…
As one of the founders of SkyMall, and founder of an energy-development company, you probably could have guessed that Republican State Senator Bob Worsley has a couple bucks in the bank.However, it’s not every day that you can flip through the channels on your television and see a state senator…
The streak of almost-credible rumors involving a quarterback and the Arizona Cardinals somehow manages to continue.The term “almost-credible” should be used very loosely in this context, as NBC Sports’ Profootballtalk.com is associating the name Carson Palmer with the Cardinals.See also:-Cardinals Quarterback Rumor of the Day: Geno Smith-Cardinals Quarterback Rumor of…
Scottsdale police have identified the man shot and killed this morning by officers as 45-year-old Thomas Hawes.As you could probably tell by the orange jumpsuit Hawes is wearing in the photo on the right, Hawes has a bit of a criminal history, including a short stint in prison.See also:-Scottsdale Cops…
Former anti-drug crusader U.S. Attorney Mel McDonald, who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, appears to be very serious about defending Arizona’s medical-marijuana law as a citizen and father of a patient who uses medical marijuana.You may have seen the video McDonald recorded a couple months ago, giving a glowing…
A neutered version of the bill that would have gotten rid of the corrupt cops in Colorado City passed the House yesterday.House Bill 2648 was approved by the House with a 52-7 vote, after one of the primary purposes — disbanding the “Marshal’s Office” in the polygamist town of Colorado…
UPDATE: Thomas Hawes Identified as Man Fatally Shot by Scottsdale Cops; Five Detectives on LeaveScottsdale police officers shot and killed a man this morning who was wanted for questioning in sex crimes.Police haven’t released the 45-year-old man’s name, but Scottsdale Officer David Pubins says in an e-mail that the man…
The man who kind of made Governor Jan Brewer’s comments about headless bodies a reality pleaded no contest to cutting a man’s head off in Chandler in 2010.”Law enforcement agencies have found bodies in the desert either buried or just lying out there that have been beheaded,” Brewer said back…
After an entire week without an almost-credible rumor involving a quarterback and the Arizona Cardinals, another one has popped up.ESPN’s Todd McShay did his third mock NFL draft, and has West Virginia’s Geno Smith going to the Cards with the seventh overall pick.See also:-Cardinals Quarterback Rumor of the Day: How…
The self-proclaimed “toughest” sheriff in America, Joe Arpaio, is now using his wife and his alleged broken arm to raise money to fight the recall effort against him.To sum it up in just a couple of words, this plea for money is completely pathetic…
The ACLU is trying to find out the extent of “militarization” of police forces across the country, including 10 law enforcement agencies in Arizona.Arizona’s ACLU, as well as those in 22 other states, are filing public records requests “to determine the extent to which local police departments are using federally…
If you’re looking for the face of “The Year in Hate and Extremism,” it’s the face of neo-Nazi J.T. Ready, at least, according to the cover of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s latest report.Ready’s spot on the front is well deserved, after he murdered a man, two women, and a…
When it comes to surveys, Phoenix and, really, the entire state of Arizona, never really seem to get near the top when it’s good news.Two prime examples: “Arizona No Longer Ranked Third Worst-Run State in the U.S. — Now It’s Just Fourth-Worst,” and “Arizona’s Number One in the United States!…
Court documents released in the arrest of convicted murderer Alan Champagne show how police believe Champagne’s responsible for two bodies in a homemade coffin in a backyard in Phoenix.Champagne, 42, was arrested yesterday on first-degree murder charges, a day after landscapers unearthed human remains in a wooden box, buried at…
The group calling itself Respect Arizona announced yesterday that it’s collected and verified 120,000 signatures calling for the recall of Sheriff Joe Arpaio.With a little less than three months left in the four-month window to collect signatures, Respect Arizona has 215,317 signatures left to collect, although the organizers would like…
Sure enough, Phoenix police believe Alan Champagne — the convicted murderer who happened to be a former resident of the house where human remains were found yesterday — is responsible for those remains.Additionally, Phoenix police say there were actually two bodies in the coffin, which was unearthed yesterday by landscapers,…
