One of five men charged in the 2010 shooting death of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry pleaded guilty today to first-degree murder.Three of the four other people charged in Terry’s death — which has been linked to the “Fast and Furious” operation — are still fugitives, while another was…
Phoenix police have identified Joshua Ruzsa, 19, as the victim in a fatal fall that was the result of bee attack yesterday at Camelback Mountain. Ruzsa’s Facebook site says he was a 2011 graduate of the E-Institute in Surprise, attended Glendale Community College and was preparing to enter U.S. Marine…
Three Camelback hikers who decided to take a side route up a climbing trail encountered a swarm of bees on Monday afternoon, and one man died after falling 60 feet. The other two men were stung about 300 times each, says Captain Scott McDonald, Phoenix Fire Department spokesman. A beautiful,…
Now that Halloween is upon is, it was only a matter of time before someone wearing a costume was escorted to the Fourth Avenue Jail for booking.This year, it’s Juan Jose Morales, who was dressed up as — something…
The Arizona Cardinals lost their fourth straight game last night with a whooping by the San Francisco 49ers, and the Red Birds aren’t looking any better.The Cards scored three whole points in the 24-3 loss, while picking up a grand total of seven rushing yards — seven yards.See also:-Arizona Cardinals…
Yesterday, our colleague Stephen Lemons put together his list of the top 10 Arizona political ads of 2012.If you’ve turned on a television set over the past several month, then you’ve probably seen several of these — over, and over, and over again, if you gaze into the TV often.See…
I’ll say one thing for living in Sand Land, it’s never boring. This Friday at 9:30 a.m., in Phoenix Municipal Court, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne could be arraigned on the charge of hit-and-run on an unattended vehicle, a class 3 misdemeanor. I say “could be” because Don Taylor a…
Bees at Camelback Mountain attacked several hikers this afternoon, causing at least one person to become injured die in a fall, authorities say. (See today’s update by clicking here.) “A bunch of hikers were getting attacked,” says Captain Scott McDonald, Phoenix Fire Department spokesman, who was still gathering info at…
Valley marijuana patients lost another over-the-counter source for their meds earlier this month when Gilbert police raided Arizona Natural Solutions in Mesa. The cannabis/compassion club at 1055 North Mesa Drive had been operating since at least February, when its principals began its Facebook page and incorporated as a non-profit business…
David Aranda got a bit rowdy at a Phoenix bar Saturday night, based on what the cops say — he got kicked out for being disorderly, then came back to threaten people with a screwdriver.According to court documents obtained by New Times, employees at the MVP Sports Bar said Aranda…
I don’t think anyone will bemoan the end of the 2012 election cycle, except perhaps the TV execs and political consultants who’re making a killing off the political ads bombarding us through the boob tube. Still, quite a few are memorable, and there is nothing more American than reducing your…
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery has his own version of Clint Eastwood’s “empty chair” routine, and although the Montgomery video is kind of creepy, it’s a lot more accurate than the Eastwood performance.See, President Obama actually exists, whereas Montgomery’s Democratic opponent does not…
Alleged “South Side Chandler” gangster Josiah Weisman, apparently known on the streets as “Baby Jo,” did not have an incredibly gangsta day on Friday.Police say Weisman went with his mother to buy weed, and ended up pulling a gun on a woman during an argument, all while tossing up his…
The best hitter in baseball watched a 2-2 fastball go right down the middle with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning last night, as the San Francisco Giants swept the Detroit Tigers to win the World Series.For fans of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, and perhaps…
Online retailer Amazon will no longer be Arizona’s duty-free store.Amazon noted in its latest FEC filing that it’s going to start collecting Arizona sales tax on purchases in the state, which currently stands at 6.6 percent…
After some uproar was caused with the Maricopa County Elections Department printing the wrong election date in Spanish on a few materials, it’s now spending money on a Spanish-only campaign to tell voters the correct election day.Two items distributed by the elections office listed Election Day as November 6 in…
Word is, Sheriff Joe is freaking out. Republicans who have supported him for years are jumping ship to back his Democratic rival Paul Penzone. As a result, his poll numbers are consistently in the doldrums, under 50 percent. He’s been forced to buy up a load of local TV time…
U.S. Border Patrol agents stopped an arsenal and about 66,000 rounds of ammunition from entering Mexico through a border gate intended only for Native Americans. Monica Parra, 41, was in a red Chevy pickup on September 29 headed toward the gate at Papago Farms, on the Tohono O’Odham Nation, when…
Former Arizona Department of Public Safety officer Roger Forney did not do such a good job getting rid of his alleged collection of child porn depicting boys “in bondage and sexual torture situations,” according to details laid out by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.Forney’s first problem was that he decided…
Almost 13 percent of Arizona children are uninsured — the third-highest rate in the nation, according to a new study by Georgetown University.Coming in at No. 1 was Nevada, with 16.2 percent of its kids uninsured, followed by Texas, with 13.2 percent.The study, conducted by the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute’s…
The campaign ads are showing no signs of slowing in the heated race for Arizona’s U.S. Senate seat. Congressman Jeff Flake, who is endorsed by Arizona Senators John McCain and Jon Kyl, has been making every effort to paint his opponent, Rich Carmona, as a handpicked candidate who will rubber…
The NHL season’s still fading away, as the league announced today that the games have been canceled through November 30.For the Phoenix Coyotes, that’s 20 games — half of them home games — that have been lost this season because the NHL Players’ Association and the NHL can’t reach a…
