By John Dickerson Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s attorney has turned over part of a video of a jail inmate’s death at the hands of county jailers. But the video, which New Times has been seeking for four months, stops about 10 minutes before the suspicious death of Juan Mendoza Farias. The…
“I can tell you with absolute certainty that every breath test result on an Intoxilyzer 8000 is inaccurate,” Nesci says.
It’s a groundbreaking moment in the search for other planets and possibly other life in the universe.
FOX News regular Michelle Dallacroche says she’s shutting down MAIA due to lack of funds. I owe nativist firebrand Michelle Dallacroce a wiener. And I mean that in the sweetest way possible. Ever since the utra-right urban cougar sent out a surprising mass e-mail October 28 announcing that her Phoenix-based…
For sure, I found a new admiration for the nuts who are going to swim 2.4 miles in the lake this weekend.
The possibility that Faylene died accidently or committed suicide seems every bit as likely as her husband murdered her.
By Ray Stern Fooled you: MSNBC is taking hits for running with fake a news story about the source of the Palin-doesn’t-know-what-Africa-is story. Seems someone at the cable news network got suckered in by a hoax Internet report and e-mailed it to a colleague who took it as Gospel and…
In a column some time ago, you mentioned the Aztec prophecy claiming that “their descendants would reclaim ancestral lands in the southwest U.S., and guess what.” I’d appreciate it if you shed a little light on this statement. This is the mythical state of Aztlán you’re referring to, right? What…
ICE BREAKER ICE’s new boss is full of it: The Bird’s reaming of new ICE boss Matthew Allen was a breath of fresh air in this banana republic, where Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his wife, County Attorney Candy Thomas, reign with the blue-hairs and crackers who make up (as we…
LOCAL LOSERS A bucket of warm spit. That’s the phrase Franklin D. Roosevelt’s veep, John Nance “Cactus Jack” Garner once famously coined to describe the institution of the vice presidency. He actually called it “a bucket of warm piss,” but the G-rated version is more familiar to most. The phrase…
It has all the ingredients of a good mystery novel. An elderly widow who donates $1 million, hoping to turn a beloved book into a movie. A glamorous author, determined to make a shoot happen in the scorching Arizona desert, despite squabbling between local talent and Hollywood pros. The startling…
South has been at the center of at least two high-profile libel lawsuits involving the Enquirer.
It seems almost ludicrous the high-profile wife of a U.S. Senator would be openly smooching with some dude at this well-attended event as onlookers snapped photos.
It seems likely that George, formerly known as Sam Vagenas, will be left in the dust as more Maricopa votes get counted.
Look for stunning, controversial, politically sensitive photos that only Arpaio could produce.
By Ray Stern The KKK members suspected of shooting a woman who wanted to join the Louisiana group went to great lengths trying to cover up their crime, going so far as to pull a .40-caliber bullet from her body. It was an impressive cover-up attempt – until two of…
If Stump wins, though, that might not be the last we hear of George in this election cycle.
The cartoon, produced by black syndicated cartoonist Keith Knight, was clearly not meant to convey a racist message.
Huppenthal maintains he had permission to remove the sign put up by Democratic Party volunteers. However, that crucial part of his story looks like it may fall short on supporting evidence.
AP picture of St. Johns house where slaying occurred By Ray Stern People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are known for their outrageous advertising campaigns, such as the one that compared slaughterhouse animals to Jews in Nazi concentration camps. Now PETA is using the news of an 8-year-old Arizona…
By Ray Stern Gay parade: More than 200 gays and their supporters rally in Phoenix after being targeted by Proposition 102 voters. University of Phoenix is accused of doing too much LDS. Allegations of abuse swirl around tale of 8-year-old who killed two. The Arizona Cardinals shine under the spotlight…
By Ray Stern Even without its last sentence, the short article about a Macy’s Christmas promotion in Saturday’s Arizona Republic reads like an ad. But the way story concludes seems to demolish the wall that normally stands between journalistic and commercial content: “An ad with additional details will appear in…
