Disbarred former Maricopa County Attorney and current Republican gubernatorial candidate Andrew Thomas has released a very Andrew Thomas-y campaign ad.By “Andrew Thomas-y,” we mean there’s a crossed-out Mexican flag, and Thomas claiming to stand up to the “gay lobby.”…
A college student working in a job-placement program at a Phoenix elementary school was arrested on child-porn charges.Travis Kinkaid-Mata, 27, worked in the library at Phoenix’s Longview Elementary School, near 12th Street and Indian School Road, according to court documents obtained by New Times…
Members of the Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe say they refused a “bribe” from the Washington Redskins organization, which tribal members say offered a blank check to build a skate park in their community.One of the tribal members who’s trying to secure funding for the skate park gave his account of…
We’re still a month away from the primary election, but Arizona’s politicians already have managed to turn campaign season into a full-blown circus.Here are the worst missteps, mistakes, and bone-headed moves from candidates already this year:…
I have some questions and observations. During George W. Bush’s administration, there was a lot of talk for and against comprehensive immigration reform (amnesty to some). One remark that I recall was stated by a Mexican that went something like, “Go back to Europe!” Aren’t Mexicans of European descent also?…
More than a year has passed since former Minuteman leader Chris Simcox was arrested on charges that he molested three minors, including one of his own daughters. Simcox has refused a generous plea deal from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, and so he bides his time in Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s…
Darlin Adonay Peña has a headache. On a Wednesday afternoon in May, he takes a break from his job flipping burgers at a McDonald’s on Central Avenue in Phoenix to sit down and talk, sipping a frozen caramel coffee drink and rubbing his almond eyes. A brown rosary peeks from…
Darlin Adonay Peña has a headache. On a Wednesday afternoon in May, he takes a break from his job flipping burgers at a McDonald’s on Central Avenue in Phoenix to sit down and talk, sipping a frozen caramel coffee drink and rubbing his almond eyes. A brown rosary peeks from…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is a desperate man. And a bully, says Illinois Congressman Luis Gutiérrez. “I am proud to stand with Mary Rose Wilcox and the people of Arizona who can see through the Sheriff’s publicity stunts and are not intimidated by his bullying,” Gutiérrez says in response…
Someone has planted foot-long pieces of rebar fashioned into spikes in the Coconino National Forest.Forest Service officials say five of these spikes have been discovered near the Happy Jack area…
More than a year has passed since former Minuteman leader Chris Simcox was arrested on charges that he molested three minors, including one of his own daughters. Simcox has refused a generous plea deal from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, and so he bides his time in Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s…
A poll shows a majority of Americans want deportation proceedings sped up for the wave of Central American children showing up at the nation’s border, including the deportation of kids who are eligible for asylum.That poll was released today by the Pew Research Center, which showed that 53 percent of…
In a room brimming with union trades workers wearing bright-orange shirts, the Glendale City Council reversed its long-held opposition to the Tohono O’odham Nation establishing a reservation and opening an resort-style casino just outside of the city limits. Members of the TON sat in the front row, relishing yet another…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio offered Mary Rose Wilcox “extra security” at her upcoming immigration rally, in the form of armed posse members.Seeing as Arpaio and Wilcox have been feuding about as long as the Hatfields and McCoys, Wilcox was quick to reject the offer, saying it “reeks of an…
Tucson’s Arizona Daily Star has become the latest newspaper to charge readers for access to stories on its website.The paper unveiled its “metered access” plan this week, along with a $13-a-month price-tag for online news only…
Ed Moriarity, the Montana lawyer who worked for Lisa Aubuchon, David Hendershott and Joel Fox, has been disbarred in Arizona. A complaint by the State Bar of Arizona, followed by the July 15 disbarment order, explains that Moriarity knew claims by former Maricopa County officials Aubuchon and Hendershott were false,…
Congressional hopeful Ruben Gallego, a former state lawmaker, is boasting a campaign war chest of nearly $435,000 from almost 1,500 political supporters — more than $272,000 of that money has been collected April through June. Gallego’s camp, in a press statement, say he has more than $300,000 cash on hand…
Wiretapping rates in Arizona are among the highest in the nation.The Pew Research Center ranked the states where the most wiretap authorizations were made last year, finding that Arizona’s had the fifth-highest rate in the country…
The Arizona Department of Revenue prevented about $74 million in fraudulent tax refunds from being sent out, according to agency officials.Five years ago, the agency reported stopping less than $2 million in payouts of phony tax refunds…
A year and a half after a 2-year-old girl was killed at an unlicensed Phoenix babysitting business, two people have been charged in the girl’s death.Allison Clement and Ryan Reed, the couple who ran the babysitting service, had previously been charged in Savannah Cross’ death, but those charges were dropped…
Tesla Motors has installed its eighth Supercharger battery-charging system in Arizona.These Supercharger stations can provide Tesla vehicles with a half-capacity charge in about 20 minutes, which is roughly 16 times faster than typical public charging stations for electric vehicles…
An army veteran was shot and killed by a Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputy yesterday in Fountain Hills, the Sheriff’s Office says. David Brandstetter, 26, was walking naked in traffic at around 12:45 a.m. Sunday, prompting two calls to 911 as drivers swerved to avoid striking him, MCSO reports…
