A twitter pic posted by Mario E. Diaz touting that ex-mayor Phil Gordon and Ellisa Mullany, Gordon’s ex-girlfriend/fundraiser, are part of the “money team” for Pastor Warren Stewart’s campaign is raising eyebrows in some political circles. An interesting political tactic, to say the least, given the pair — Gordon and…
The “Marshal’s Office” for the FLDS towns of Colorado City and Hildale on the Utah/Arizona border could become the reason for a new $420,000 burden on taxpayers.It turns out that Attorney General Tom Horne won’t continue to use his office’s funds to pay the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office for extra…
Don’t let the name fool you — Clint Eastwood Maez has just about nothing in common with the salty Hollywood actor.In fact, we’re only talking about Clint Eastwood Maez because he’s accused of stabbing two men, one fatally, in the parking lot of a Phoenix apartment complex a couple of…
What can brown do for you? Transport thousands of pounds of weed for your drug-trafficking organization — that is, if Chandler resident Robert Gene White was your UPS driver.White, 45, was convicted in federal court of several charges for helping drug traffickers get their product across the country through the…
The Arizona Diamondbacks have proved scrappy thus far, as they managed to eke out a couple of victories after battling back during their first two series versus St. Louis and Milwaukee. They struggled to do the same Monday night after falling behind early in a 5-3 loss to the Pittsburgh…
According to poll results released yesterday by Rasmussen Reports, 11 percent of U.S. voters think that “people who want to secure the border and prevent illegal immigration” are racist.An additional 22 percent said they didn’t know if these people are racist.See also:-Poll: One-Third of Voters Not Convinced People Who Want…
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, Councilman Michael Nowakowski and City Manager David Cavazos are jetting off to Mexico on a “trade mission” to strengthen economic ties with the country’s southern neighbor. This is Stanton’s third visit to Mexico since taking office…
Arizona Congressman Trent Franks is expected to introduce another bill aimed at blocking the Tohono O’odham Nation from building a West Valley casino. Congressional insiders say it may happen this week. See also: Tohono O’odham Nation Continues Defending Plans for West Valley Casino See also: Wanna Bet? The Tohono O’odham…
Here’s an oddity: Talmage Pearce, nephew of recalled ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce and a stalwart defender of the Pearce clan, has been appointed to sit on the City of Mesa’s Human Relations Advisory Board. On April 1, the Mesa City Council unanimously approved Mayor Scott Smith’s memo recommending Talmage,…
An Arizona Department of Public Safety officer shot and killed Alexander Wilson at a gas station, who had decided to ram the officer’s vehicle in order to escape, police say. Sunday night around 9:30, the officer ran a license plate on a Chevy Tahoe near 27th Avenue and Camelback Road…
It’s difficult to listen to Republican Congressman Matt Salmon’s gay son explain his relationship with his father.See, he says their relationship is better than ever, but Congressman Salmon doesn’t think his son should be allowed to marry a man — and his son claims to be fine with that. Even…
Good news for people who talk up their desire for the country to “secure the border” and try to prevent illegal immigration — most American voters don’t think you’re racist.The problem is, according to poll results, that still leaves one-third of American voters who still think you might be racist…
A week after being battered on the blogs for its lifeguard-diversity program, the city of Phoenix has responded by throwing one of its employees under the waterbus. Kelly Martinez, a recreation coordinator for Phoenix, “mischaracterized” the city program in a local National Public Radio report, says a news release put…
The audio of the 911 call placed a couple of weeks ago by 61-year-old Scottsdale resident Michael Cohn, informing the dispatcher that he just killed his wife, has been released by police.As it was explained in a court filing, Cohn seemed extremely calm after he’d just killed his wife of…
As you may know by now, Bisbee became last week the first city in the state to give same-sex couples the right to a civil union.Not mentioned in any of the news coverage, however, was that comedian Doug Stanhope, perhaps the best-known Bisbee resident, showed up to the city council…
Phoenix police discovered the apparent reason that 29-year-old Jeremy West hopped on a school bus with a gun and took a ride to an elementary school last week.According to court documents obtained by New Times, West told police he got on the bus — which transports special-education students — because…
The Arizona Diamondbacks had a tremendous weekend filled with drama, hitting heroics, and — most importantly — winning games as they swept the Milwaukee Brewers during a three-game road series at Miller Park in the Cheesehead State. As a result of their back-to-back-to-back victories, the Snakes are off to one…
Governor Jan Brewer has signed into a law that creates the non-legal holiday of the “National Day of the Cowboy” in Arizona.The purpose of this “holiday” is to, um, you know, uh . . …
Bill Montgomery, Maricopa County Attorney, is showing his preference for Andrew Thomas-style ethics by pushing for a lenient punishment for Peter Spaw, one of his high-ranking deputy attorneys. Spaw admitted yesterday in an agreement with the state Supreme Court that he committed “conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice,” filing…
Former Arizona State University quarterback Andrew Walter wants to be a congressman.Walter, a Republican, would have to beat out the rest of the Republican field, then presumably defeat Democratic Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema to do so.See also:-Marc Victor Planning to Run Against Sinema, Expects Help From Ron Paul…
Republican State Representative Carl Seel just detests the United Nations’ Agenda 21 — he and his pal, Senator Judy Burges, have been trying to prevent part of that agenda, the Rio Declaration, from being used in Arizona.On the House floor yesterday, however, Seel was unable to produce the reasoning as…
The reason the phrase “stranger danger” exists is because of people like Jeremy West.Thursday, Phoenix PD put out a bulletin to media, in an attempt to identify the grown man who A) asked a kid if he wanted a “a cigarette or a fix,” B) hopped on a school bus…
