Would it surprise you one iota if I told you that Sheriff Joe Arpaio has boasted of investigating federal Judge G. Murray Snow and his family, according to some very credible sources? I doubt it, particularly if you’ve been in Maricopa County for any length of time and have not…
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Katherine Cooper’s live-in boyfriend of two years is a convicted sex offender under indictment for extortion in New York. After Donna Rossi, reporter for Channel 5 News, (KPHO-TV) broke the story on Monday, Cooper issued a brief statement saying she’s booted her boyfriend out and…
Some Democratic Arizona lawmakers have proposed a “yes means yes” policy at the state’s universities that would require clear consent for any sexual activity. A similar proposal was passed into law in California in an effort to combat what’s been called a growing problem of sexual assaults on college campuses…
A 75-year-old Litchfield Park woman was arrested on Monday for trying to run over a neighbor with her SUV. She admitted that she “hated” him and wanted to scare him, court records state…
Concerns about a possible bus-driver strike in Phoenix have been put to rest, now that union heads and the city’s contracted bus service have come to an agreement. A possible strike has been looming for a couple of months now, as members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1433 last…
In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo killings, I’ve heard a lot of lame talk, sometimes from very intelligent people, about how the terrorist attack on the French satirical weekly reveals the general intolerance of Islam, particularly when compared to (supposedly) enlightened Western democracies. American commentators have been emphatic on…
A 21-year-old Arizona State University student died on Saturday in a rappelling accident near the Salt River. A Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office spokesman says Katelyn Conrad died from a 150-foot fall while rappelling in an area near the Coon Bluff Recreation Area, which is a popular access point for people…
It’s no secret that Arizona has one of the nation’s highest levels of transplants, which means many people have short memories of Phoenix. Below, find 10 signs that you’ve probably lived in Phoenix longer than most:…
A Scottsdale Police Department parking lot became the arena for a dust-up today between pro-police and anti-police brutality demonstrators. We’re talking shoving, shouting, bullhorns, goose-stepping, leather-wearing cop-biker club members, plus the police chief, mayor and professor-busting college Officer Stewart Ferrin, all within a few feet of each other. See our…
A viral video of a “stoned guy” reacting to a giant bug in his front yard is helping the Arizona cannabis-legalization movement. Dave Wisniewski, chairman of Safer Arizona, made the video about two weeks ago, after spotting a large grasshopper while taking out his recycling garbage. It’s attracted more than…
It will likely take months for investigators to try to link Bryan Patrick Miller to other crimes. Miller was arrested by Phoenix police this week in the cold-case murders of two women, 22-year-old Angela Brosso and 17-year-old Melanie Bernas, who were found in and around the Arizona Canal in 1992…
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest. This week, we have some disappointments. Enjoy!…
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery has verbally spanked a pack of loony dog lovers who are pushing for animal-cruelty charges to be refiled in the Green Acre dog boarding case. During a regularly scheduled press conference Wednesday, Montgomery explained why he wouldn’t meet with the Green Acre lynch mob last…
The judge in the Jodi Arias penalty-phase trial tossed out a slew of defense motions on Wednesday, including those that suggested prosecutorial misconduct. That means the most popular courtroom drama in the world right now will go on, for the time being. Arias, convicted of first-degree murder in May 2013…
Phoenix police have arrested a man they believe is responsible for killing two young women more than 20 years ago. The remains of 22-year-old Angela Brosso and 17-year-old Melanie Bernas were found in and around the Arizona Canal in 1992 and 1993, and police just this week arrested 42-year-old Bryan…
A Florida man was kidnapped with his ex-wife last month, beaten, held in a trunk overnight, released — then arrested as a fugitive for a 23-year-old Mesa kidnapping. Guido Jesus Puccini, 56, now enroute to Maricopa County following extradition proceedings, Florida police confirm. The December 4 kidnapping has no connection…
Arizonans on the lower end of the income scale are paying a significantly higher portion of their incomes in taxes than wealthier Arizonans. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a non-profil research organization, released a report showing the nation’s poorest taxpayers have an effective tax rate that’s double that…
I go to Mexico frequently, as I live in Tucson. I kinda like Mexicans. Many Mexicans die in the Sonoran Desert in the Tucson border sector, trying to get to el otro lado. This is because your buddies at la migra in the L.A. sector have pushed them over this…
An indigo army of the insipid recently laid siege to the Maricopa County Administration Building in downtown Phoenix to berate County Attorney Bill Montgomery for dropping almost all charges against the owners and caretakers of Gilbert’s Green Acre Dog Boarding facility in the deaths of 20-plus dogs last June. Purple…
A proposal that would require Arizona high school students to pass a civics test before graduating may soon become a reality. The test would require high school students to correctly answer 60 of the 100 questions asked of immigrants seeking to become U.S. citizens, which includes general knowledge questions about…
Who does Jeffrey Otto know in state government? That’s the question on our minds after learning that ex-Governor Jan Brewer, just before leaving office, granted a rare commutation to convicted “Young Champions” arsonist Jeffrey Otto, knocking three years off his 10-year sentence. New Times reported extensively on the 2009 arson,…
Arizona State University nearly begged Professor Ersula Ore to sue over her high-profile May 20 jaywalking arrest, and now she’s gratifying the university with a $2 million lawsuit. Last week, ASU responded — albeit indirectly — to her November 12 notice of claim by notifying the arresting officer, Stewart Ferrin,…
