Is Republican Congresxsman Trent Franks addressing the issues most important to this country?Of the eight bills he’s proposed this session, three are abortion-related, one prevents the Tohono O’odham Nation from building a casino, one would “celebrat[e] the life of President Ronald Wilson Reagan on the anniversary of his birth,” and…
***Please see update below.*** There should be a special ring of Hell devoted to hit-and-run drivers, if there isn’t already. Not to mention that it must take a special kind of SOB to hit a cop and keep rolling. Authorities currently are looking for the driver of a dark gray…
They don’t call her “GED Jan” for nothin’. Following U.S. District Court Judge David Campbell’s ruling this week in Arizona Dream Act Coalition v. Jan Brewer, Brewer was quick to gloat and mischaracterize Campbell’s decision, painting it as a vindication of her prejudiced policy. See also: -Jan Brewer’s Bigoted Policy…
Pot by itself was not much of a factor in injury and fatal crashes probed last year by the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Fewer than 1 percent of suspected impaired drivers involved in such crashes tested positive for nothing but marijuana. New Times’ findings, based on a records request…
Anti-abortion fanatic/Republican Congressman Trent Franks has yet another abortion proposal, but this one’s quite a bit more restrictive than his many other proposals.Franks, who is trying again to ban abortions past 20 weeks of pregnancy in Washington, D.C., now wants that proposed 20-week ban to extend nationwide.See also:-Trent Franks Does…
Believe it or not, Amy’s Baking Company may not be the biggest “kitchen nightmare” in the Valley.That honor goes to Phoenix Vietnamese restaurant Pho 35, where the owner allegedly stabbed two of the restaurant’s co-owners to death in the dining room Thursday…
The supposed Air Force One airplane up for auction at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport definitely did act as Air Force One, according to an Air Force historian.The General Services Administration is a couple of days into the two-week online auction, which had zero bids at the time of this post,…
A Valley mom whose son was killed last year in the movie-theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado, slams Senator Jeff Flake in an advertisement that’s about to hit Phoenix airwaves, thanks to Flake’s vote against a proposal for more background checks on gun purchases.Caren Teves recently made news after showing that…
A Phoenix mother tried to give away her 6-month-old baby to four random people at a gas station before just giving up and calling 911 on herself, in hopes that she’d be jailed, and her child would be taken away, police say.Rozeanna Luna, 36, actually has several older children, including…
CBS 5 — the local news station that claims to be “telling it like it is” — ran one of the stranger “investigations” we’ve seen from a local TV station.In the report, “investigative reporter” Morgan Loew told the state health department it was true that he had severe and chronic…
The roller-coaster campaign to recall Sheriff Joe Arpaio took another dive today. With just two weeks left before the recall’s May 30 deadline, the on-again, off-again paid effort to gather signatures is off again. See also: -Joe Arpaio Recall: 14 Days Left, a New Dennis Gilman Video -Joe Arpaio Recall…
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu has been catching some serious heat over the way his office handled the search for missing hiker Christopher Hensley. The PCSO’s own search crew combed the Superstition Mountains for days. But it was Superstition Search and Rescue, a private, all-volunteer team ousted by the sheriff…
CBS 5 — the local news station that claims to be “telling it like it is” — prominently displayed a made-up statistic during its recent anti-medical marijuana propaganda piece “investigation.”In the report, in which “investigative reporter” Morgan Loew told the state health department it was true that he had severe…
Smoking marijuana has “remarkable” effect on diabetic problems and may lower risk of getting the disease, a study published on Wednesday states. This news comes a few days after a presentation at the annual conference of the American Urological Association that links heavy pot use to a much lower risk…
A volunteer dance teacher who’s worked with kids at several Valley high schools and a private dance studio is accused of having sex with a then-underage boy who was a student at Mountain Pointe High School in Ahwatukee.David Trujillo, 26, is accused of having sex with the boy beginning when…
Hopefully you missed CBS 5’s “investigation” into the state’s medical-marijuana program, in which they claim that “young, healthy” people are getting medical-marijuana cards.To prove it, reporter Morgan Loew, acting undercover, tells a doctor he’s had back pain for months — pain he said was “distracting.” He couldn’t tell the doctor…
Citizens for a Better Arizona president Randy Parraz makes two very important points in this new video from Dennis Gilman. The first has to do with what is possible. See also: -Joe Arpaio Shill Chad Willems’ Bogus Pro-Joe “Petition” (w/Update) -Joe Arpaio’s Chad Willems Talks to the Shadow Army about…
For the second time this year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized hundreds of pounds of cheese from someone trying to drive a cheese-load into the United States from Mexico.Federal authorities say not only was this cheese undeclared, but it also was unpasteurized.See also:-230 Pounds of Cheese Seized at U.S./Mexico…
Here’s the kind of Christmas that nobody celebrates — an ex-girlfriend named Christmas who shows up to your house with a friend who’s pointing a gun at your head and demanding money.Indeed, police say 21-year-old Christmas Snow Pringle — a real name, according to several court filings — did this…
The engrossing saga of convicted slasher Jodi Arias is wrapping up after the jury took about an hour on Wednesday to decide her fatal attack on Travis Alexander was “especially cruel.” Next up in the marathon trial that’s gone on since January 2nd: impact statements by Alexander’s family and the…
Pastor Warren Stewart’s life in Phoenix has been deeply rooted in fighting for civil rights, and he has been a bold voice for immigrants’ rights and immigration reform. But his run for District 8 has fallen short of that same glory. While he’s received support from some of the heavyweights…
The Phoenix Parks Foundation paid tribute to Councilman Tom Simplot and Councilman Michael Johnson, each serving out their final year in office. Johnson, who is endorsing Pastor Warren Stewart as District 8 his successor, and Simplot were recognized during the 2013 Dinner in the Park – Moon Over South Mountain…
