We’re sure the frat boys at Arizona State University make poor decisions on an hourly basis, but there have been some extraordinarily poor decisions made recently by the bros.One might imagine that a fraternity member’s accidental death late last year might be a bit of a wake-up call for the…
Where did the notion of adding an -o to the end of an English word and assuming it makes it a Spanish word come from? Juanito “Anglos have long held power in making Spanish and Spanish-speaking culture invisible,” writes University of South Florida assistant professor of foreign language education Adam…
In an exclusive post-conviction interview, boyfriend-killer Jodi Arias insisted that she didn’t plan to kill 30-year-old Travis Alexander in 2008. But now that she’s been convicted of premeditated murder, she’d “prefer to die sooner than later.” Jodi Arias’s Murder Trial: Complete Coverage Arias went on to say to Channel 10’s…
It wouldn’t be a John McCain town hall without occasional off-color humor. “There was a poll, a poll that had to do with favorability,” the 76-year-old U.S. senator tells the crowd of about 300 in Oro Valley, a mostly white enclave just north of Tucson. “Members of Congress ranked in…
Note: Please see update below. Think Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s been doin’ a bang-up job lately, and not just on that broken arm of his? See also: -Don’t Tread On Me, I’m DON SHOOTER!: Senator Allegedly Assaults Teacher I mean, we hardly see “America’s toughest sheriff” these days after…
Upgrading airplane engines for Venezuela’s air force in violation of an arms embargo has resulted in a $250,000 fine and five years’ probation for Phoenix resident Floyd Stilwell. The 87-year-old former owner of Marsh Aviation in Mesa knew he shouldn’t have been doing such work for Venezuela after the 2006…
A four-run fifth inning bailed out Arizona Diamondbacks starter Ian Kennedy as the D-backs beat the visiting Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Wednesday at Chase Field. The D-backs took two out of three from Atlanta in former D-back star Justin Upton’s return to Chase, where he’d spent his entire career until…
Nativist Nimrod and birther nutbar John Philip Sousa IV slays me with his whole, “Guess who my great-grandpappy was?” song and dance, which he uses to sell his lame book about the original John Philip Sousa, shill for racist organizations like the Federation for American Immigration Reform, and pimp for…
Kristen Suggs, a 25-year-old Phoenix resident, ran over and killed a pedestrian and drove away, police say.According to court documents obtained by New Times, she called 911 an hour later to report that “something was thrown at her vehicle,” damaging it, but police thought Suggs may have been lying when…
Phoenix civil-rights leader Reverend Jarrett Maupin is moving forward with a complaint to the Department of Education about Queen Creek High School’s “Redneck Day.”Maupin has shared with New Times some of the correspdonance he’s had with the Department of Education, and the department’s Office of Civil Rights will at least…
A 20-year-old Arizona State University student in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity was dumped at a hospital by his “friends” after a tequila-drinking contest, which nearly killed the student, who had a .47 blood-alcohol level.Tempe Police Sergeant Michael Pooley tells New Times that the student, who was interviewed the next…
Bryan Teague of Peoria pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts related to the 5,220-acre wildfire he caused last August in the Tonto National Forest by putting a propane tank in a campfire. Teague, 56, faces the possibility of up to six months in prison, a $5,000 fine, and five years…
Finally, Justin Upton sucking is a good thing.Upton went 0-for-2 last night for the Atlanta Braves, although he did draw two walks, as Patrick Corbin and the Diamondbacks bullpen shutout the Braves for a 2-0 victory last night at Chase Field.See also:-Justin Upton Returns to Chase Field to Punish the…
Phoenix police and Mayor Greg Stanton have announced that another $100,000 from an anonymous donor will keep the gun-buyback program going.The funds for the program ran dry in the middle of the second of three scheduled dates for the buyback, which started with an initial $100,000 donation. An additional 72…
Yesterday, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended that a blood-alcohol level of .05 should be the new threshold for DUIs, instead of the .08 level in current state laws.It’s just a recommendation, but you’ll note that thanks to grant money, all 50 since have implemented limits of .08 for drunk-driving,…
An angry lover tried to kidnap and kill his ex-boyfriend from a local Jamba Juice, and later shot himself at a hospital. The 28-year-old suspect (police have not released any names) had been arrested last month and was in court earlier that day, Phoenix PD spokesman Trent Crump says. Cops…
In an exclusive post-conviction interview, boyfriend-killer Jodi Arias insisted that she didn’t plan to kill 30-year-old Travis Alexander in 2008. But now that she’s been convicted of premeditated murder, she’d “prefer to die sooner than later.” Arias went on to say to Channel 10’s Troy Hayden, “Longevity runs in my…
It looks like the local Fox affiliate’s weak interview with Jodi Arias is the only interview with her anyone’s going to get in the immediate future.The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office sent a brief to the news media this afternoon saying that the agency received an order from Judge Sherry Stephens…
A former Phoenix firefighter who was driving drunk when he hit a teenager and drove away in 2011 will spend a little time in jail.Mark Nehrenz was sentenced to 45 days in jail and three years on probation for the incident, which left the teenager with a broken hip.See also:-Phoenix…
The National Transportation Safety Board has decided that a blood-alcohol level of .08 is no longer the acceptable maximum for American drivers, and instead wants .05 to be the new threshold for DUIs.That obviously would have a big effect in Arizona, where the penalties for DUI are just about the…
At least this Darin Pastor guy didn’t get anybody’s hopes up.Pastor, the latest person to announce that he’s buying the orphaned Phoenix Coyotes, is the latest person to fail at buying the Phoenix Coyotes, just like every other potential buyer over the last 3 1/2 years.See also:-Phoenix Coyotes Remain Orphaned…
It shouldn’t be illegal to possess a little marijuana, according to more than half of Arizona’s residents.This Behavior Research Center poll, released today, shows that 56 percent of the Arizonans surveyed are in favor of “legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use,” with majority support from…
