After officially making President Obama upset over the finger-pointing related to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, it turns out that Senator John McCain may not have been correct.McCain’s been blaming the White House for U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice’s initial comments that the September 11 attack on…
Arizona’s vote count is over, and (news flash) Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio still beat Democrat Paul Penzone by 6.02 points, or 80,639 votes. ARPAIO 679,967 50.7 PENZONE 599,328 44.68 STAUFFER 61,973 4.62 That’s Joe’s closest election in recent memory. The entire anti-Joe vote together equals 49.3 percent of those…
Danny Jackson, the 16-year-old Chaparral High School student accused of two sexual assaults in Scottsdale, pleaded not guilty this morning to the charges against him.Jackson was arrested nearly two weeks ago, thanks to an alleged DNA match, but his arrest came about a week after another man turned himself over…
Yesterday, the Department of State revised its travel advisory for U.S. citizens planning on traveling to Mexico, and while reminding the public that “millions” of Americans safely visit Mexico every year, the agency also reminds everyone that some scary stuff happens in Mexico.Of course, the safety level varies by state…
Jerald Newman, the California grandpa bloodied by a Buckeye cop during a Black-Friday sale at a Walmart last year, alleges false arrest and assault against the officer in a lawsuit filed today. Newman became a symbol of Black Friday chaos last year after the well-publicized incident. Buckeye police officials said…
The Department of State revised its travel advisory for U.S. citizens planning on traveling to Mexico, and reminds the public that “millions” of Americans safely visit Mexico every year.With that fact out of the way, the State Department notes the transnational criminal organizations, drug-related violence, homicides, gun battles, kidnappings, carjackings,…
The photo above is of an MCSO deputy pulling the covers off 10 guys, who are in (a truck) bed together.These photos are included in a press release from the Sheriff’s Office, noting that Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s boys are on a hot streak catching “illegal aliens” — 53 in the…
Republican state Senate President-elect Andy Biggs announced today who’s going to be heading up the Senate’s committees, and all we could think about was the strippers.As you may recall from a few months back, the lobbyists at the Center for Arizona Policy wanted anyone running for a seat in the…
Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Univision may have inadvertently stumbled upon the next great reality show, one that should be filmed and produced right here in the Valley of the Sun. They should call it, “Barrio Bait Car,” a reference to the TruTV reality show of a similar…
Federal law-enforcement officers busted what was undoubtedly going to be a great fiesta, as officials say 425 pounds of marijuana was found hidden in a shipment full of “assorted piñatas.”U.S. Customs and Border Protection says a dog sniffed out something in 24-year-old Tucson resident Juan Marcelo Armstrong’s truck Friday afternoon…
It’s not immediately clear what’s worse — 23-year-old Daniel Hall’s taste in face art, or his alleged burglary attempts on Tempe’s Mill Avenue this weekend.Hall allegedly had a “jimmy tool” to pry open doors, but apparently didn’t quite know how to use it, as people watched him fail to break…
The Arizona Cardinals’ quarterback situation has morphed from a controversy into a joke, as the Cardinals threw for a grand total of 41 yards in Sunday’s loss to the Atlanta Falcons.The only guy who was winning games, Kevin Kolb, is still injured, John Skelton was pulled from Sunday’s game after…
Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell is reporting that, after today’s count of outstanding ballots, 34,450 remain, 34,000 of them provisionals, and 450 of them earlies. See also: -Arizona’s Vote Count vs. California’s, and Maricopa County Has 66,550 Ballots Left “We have completed the verification of all of the provisional ballots,”…
No need to put away the fluorescent bulbs just yet: It turns out that Arizona first state-authorized medical-marijuana dispensary won’t trigger a ban on patient and caregiver grow-rooms, at least in the short term. The state Department of Health Services has granted a “short delay in the effective date for…
Note to brothers Dylan and Joshua Wroe: allegedly robbing a 99 Cents Only store was a bad idea.First, did either of you consider that filling shopping bags full of the store’s merchandise might not be the most valuable heist? Let’s say, approximately 99 cents per item? Second, for Dylan Wroe,…
Somehow, we found out today that former U.S. Senator and one-time awful presidential candidate Fred Thompson tells jokes on Twitter.”AZ woman ran over husband w/ SUV because he didn’t vote for Romney,” one of Thompson’s alleged jokes says. “Well, on the bright side, Obamacare covers treadmark removal.”See also:-Man Run Over…
Phoenix police have arrested a man who’s been on the run for more than a month, who allegedly shot at a police officer 37 times, and missed each of those 37 times.Cops have been looking for 35-year-old Angel Padilla since October 13, after police say he kidnapping his wife, and…
Finally, we know who Arizonans are sending to Congress — the Democratic Congressman Ron Barber has an unbeatable lead over Republican challenger Martha McSally in CD-2.Indeed, it looked unlikely Thursday morning that McSally could take over Barber’s lead, although it was small, the number of ballots remaining to be counted…
The Arizona Cardinals lost yet again yesterday, coming up four points short against the Atlanta Falcons in the Georgia Dome, and as an indication of how bad this season is going, Ryan Lindley was throwing footballs yesterday.Yes, the rookie out of San Diego State actually had a helmet on, and…
In case you missed it, there’s a fellow in Pinetop who has banned Obama voters from his gun shop.Southwest Shooting Authority owner Cope Reynolds told New Times that it’s “nothing more than a political statement,” but seriously — no Obama voters.See also:-Obama-Voter Ban at Gun Store Is Kind of Like…
Please see additional updates and analysis at the end of this blog post. Maricopa County has 109,000 ballots remaining, according to the latest update from County Recorder Helen Purcell: 12,000 of those are early ballots, 97,000 are provisionals Statewide, there are 135,140 ballots left. Those not in Maricopa County are…
Attention Obama voters: we have found a way for you to get into the Southwest Shooting Authority in Pinetop, despite the store saying you’re no longer welcome there if you voted for President Obama last week.Owner Cope Reynolds tells New Times they can’t really tell if someone voted for Obama…
