For our readers who wanted to hear how the NASCAR race went yesterday at Phoenix International Raceway, we assumed you’d find that information elsewhere — that is, until we found out that someone finally jumped that goody two-shoes Jeff Gordon…
To: Lovers of America From: The Republican National Committee RE: Emergency platform changes Dear Patriots: It seems that 47 percent was somewhat larger than we anticipated in last week’s election. Henceforth, we urge all Republicans to adopt these immediate policy changes…
Last week, we reprinted the entire statement prepared by Mark Kelly, husband of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, which he read at the sentencing of Tucson shooter Jared Loughner.To the statement, which included a pointed remark about Governor Jan Brewer’s comments after the shooting, Brewer’s spokesman said the governor “isn’t interested…
See Saturday evening’s update from the county after the jump. So Sheriff Joe Arpaio wants to make nice with Latinos now? Pardon me while I laugh till I spit. Though Arpaio’s won re-election for an unprecedented sixth term in office, so far, as of Friday, his two opponents together garnered…
Please see updated numbers as of Sunday at the end of blog. As votes continue to be counted throughout Arizona, GOP candidate for U.S. Senate Jeff Flake’s lead over Democrat Rich Carmona narrowed ever-so slightly, while in Maricopa County, Republican incumbent Joe Arpaio continued to dominate Democrat Paul Penzone in…
Detective Tim Abrahamson, who played a lead role in some of the discredited MACE investigations that led to the disbarment of former County Attorney Andrew Thomas, drove to North Dakota in September and attacked his wife’s ex-lover, police say. Abrahamson created a ruse to get close to the man, then…
For the second time in just a couple of weeks, federal law-enforcement officers have found someone headed for Mexico with thousands of rounds of ammunition.This week, Customs and Border Protection officers allegedly found 5,440 rounds of ammo in the vehicle of 21-year-old Erik Raul Enriquez-Leon, of Nogales (Mexico).See also:-Monica Parra…
Yesterday, we reprinted the entire statement prepared by Mark Kelly, husband of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, which he read at the sentencing of Tucson shooter Jared Loughner.It was a damn good statement that included a pointed remark about Governor Jan Brewer’s comments after the shooting. To that, the governor responded…
Today, we can all say we learned that attacking your co-workers with a meat cleaver could land you in prison for a very long time.For Qui Tu Truong, a former employee of a Phoenix market, that means consecutive prison sentences of 21 years and 15 years.See also:-Meat Cleaver Maniac Made…
Every week we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest.This week, all but one of our Fourth Avenue visitors are perfect…
Before the results from the not-so-early and provisional ballots started rolling in from the Maricopa County Recorder, we said it wouldn’t take a miracle for Republican congressional candidate Vernon Parker to take back the lead from Democrat Kyrsten Sinema in CD-9.However, as more ballots are being counted, it’s not looking…
Yesterday, it was made official: Jared Loughner’s going to die in prison for the Tucson shooting, as was sentenced to seven life terms in prison plus 140 years.Loughner, who turned 24 in September, was the lone shooter in last year’s Tucson shooting that killed six people and injured 13, including…
The Arizona Secretary of State is reporting that “as of Thursday afternoon, there are an estimated 631,274 early and provisional ballots” yet to be processed statewide. Seems some counties, like Mohave and Yavapai, didn’t report their numbers yesterday. Adding to the confusion is the fact that the SOS’s totals do not include…
A Phoenix teenager has been arrested in the 2011 death of an 84-year-old man, in which the teenager allegedly beat the elderly man for taking aluminum cans from his backyard.Charles Williams, 19, allegedly punched Da Nguyen several times in the face during this, and although Nguyen died several weeks later,…
If you’re bored, and you want to be as bored as you were five seconds ago, we’ve got the perfect thing for you: watch Maricopa County Elections Department workers tabulate votes — live.Maybe you’ll be the hero of the community for catching some voter fraud live on the air. Maybe…
Despite the fact that some folks from out of town are calling the congressional race in CD-9 for Democrat Kyrsten Sinema, it’s certainly not over, and Republican Vernon Parker wouldn’t need a miracle to win.While Sinema’s up by several thousand votes at the moment, there are thousands more to count, between…
It’s official: Jared Lee Loughner will die in prison.Loughner, who turned 24 in September, was the lone shooter in last year’s Tucson shooting that killed six people and injured 13, including former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords…
Dennis Gilman and I talk to Penzone following his concession Above is a video from election night of Democrat Paul Penzone, shortly after he conceded in the sheriff’s race to Joe Arpaio. Needless to say, Penzone looks like he’s been through the proverbial ringer. I know there are those who…
Louis Eugene Harper was sentenced yesterday to life in prison for the 2010 robbery and murder of Arizona State University student Zachary Marco.Harper, 21, will be eligible for parole after 25 years, but Harper also earned an extra 15 years in prison for armed robbery, and those sentences will run…
David Hendershott, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s former trusted chief deputy, and Lisa Aubuchon, the stooge of disbarred former County Attorney Andy Thomas, probably will pay a steep price for doing the bidding of their bosses. A judge has ordered Hendershott, Aubuchon, her husband, their lawyer Ed Moriarity and his…
Yesterday, activists made a call for Sheriff Joe Arpaio-challenger Paul Penzone and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona to stay in their respective races, which both men have already conceded to their opponents.The number of votes remaining to be counted by the Maricopa County Elections Department was unknown early yesterday,…
After a year in Spain, I speak more-than-decent Spanish, and I want to get a job in the nonprofit field where I can put it to use and pursue social justice and all that. Thing is, my Spanish is pretty peninsular. I maintained my seseo, thank God, but I may…
