With the death of Arizona State University’s party-school reputation, someone had to check in with the administration for a reaction.That ended up being Mac and Gaydos from KTAR who had the school’s president Michael Crow on the show yesterday afternoon, and apparently, the ASU prez isn’t convinced the school was…
When I heard Spawn creator Todd McFarlane was doing some art for sheriff’s candidate Paul Penzone to raffle off as a fundraiser, I didn’t realize he was working on a piece featuring Penzone as a Captain America-esque superhero. But, hey, it works. Penzone may not be quite this ripped, but…
With the kind of spirited cheering and clapping you might hear at a high school basketball game, about 100 mostly Hispanic students from the Adios Arpaio movement declared their endorsement of former Phoenix Police sergeant Paul Penzone for Maricopa County sheriff. See also: -Joe Arpaio’s Doom: “Adios Arpaio” Claims 20,000…
A man and his dog are accused of biting Mesa police officers inside a Target store yesterday, in an incident that ended with the man getting tased multiple times, and the dog getting shot by police inside the store.Samkeith Jurden drew attention to himself in the Target store several ways:…
The Mesa Police Department has explained why the cat-mutilation case involving Scott Graham — who was previously accused of killing at least one cat in his neighborhood — devolved into a case of cat theft.Mesa police Sergeant Tony Landato tells New Times investigators discovered that the cat stolen from outside…
A group of Republicans are throwing their support behind Richard Carmona, a lifelong Independent who registered as a Democrat to run for the U.S. Senate. It’s not surprising, given that Carmona was tapped by President George W. Bush to serve as the nation’s 17th U.S. Surgeon General and was courted…
The Cato Institute — a libertarian think-tank — needed just seven words to sum up its report today on how Arizona’s immigration laws are affecting business, and put those words right at the front of its analysis: “Arizona’s immigration laws have hurt its economy.”Not only that, but the Maricopa County…
UPDATE: The case fell apart after it was discovered the stolen cat and the dead cat were different cats. Mesa police have again confirmed that Scott Graham — who was previously accused of killing at least one cat in his neighborhood — will be charged with theft, and is not…
With the release of Playboy magazine’s latest issue, we are able to confirm earlier reports that Arizona State University’s party-school reputation has died at age 25.The autopsy’s not in, but the cause of death appears to be a combination of alcohol withdrawal and apathy.See also:-Arizona State University’s Party-School Reputation Apparently…
Michael Lacey says he wouldn’t hesitate to put his children in the care of the management team that just bought the newspaper chain he helped start 42 years ago. In fact, he feels like that’s almost what he did. It was announced Sunday night that Village Voice Media had agreed…
During their three games with the Colorado Rockies this past weekend, the Arizona Diamondbacks produced a whopping 33 runs off a total of 48 hits. Turns out they should’ve saved some juice for the series’ finale last night with the Rox as the D-backs most certainly could’ve used the hits…
American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona representatives announced yesterday that the organization filed a lawsuit against the City of Scottsdale and the Scottsdale Police Department, related to Officer James Peters’ sixth kill on the job.The officer-misconduct lawsuit will be based on the fatal shooting of 50-year-old John Loxas, who was…
Congressman Jeff Flake, a longtime politician in a close race for the U.S. Senate against Richard Carmona, a former U.S. Surgeon General, has only agreed to participate in a single debate against his opponent. So far, anyway. See also: Jeff Flake-Foe Rich Carmona on Taxes, the Deficit, and Immigration See also:…
Susan Brock, the estranged wife of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock, apparently has been on her best behavior in prison.A few weeks ago, Brock officially made it one full year without a disciplinary infraction, since being found guilty of the world’s lamest prison disciplinary infraction in late August 2011.See also:-Brocked…
UPDATE: Another Backroom Casting Couch associate has been arrested, and is accused of secretly videotaping his sex sessions. Congratulations are in order for Arizona State University, as another student just landed on the faux-reality porn website Backroom Casting Couch.Eric Whittaker, the Backroom Casting Couch representative best known as the guy…
Scottsdale police officers have had quite a few questionable shootings in recent history that have been determined by the department to be justified.That — along with Officer James Peters’ involvement in a sixth fatal shooting — is why representatives of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona announced that they’ve filed…
UPDATE: Scottsdale Police Department Has Quite a Shooting Problem, ACLU Alleges The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona will be filing a lawsuit against the City of Scottsdale, related to Scottsdale Police Officer James Peters’ sixth kill on the job.The officer-misconduct lawsuit will be based on the fatal shooting of…
The Arizona Diamondbacks kept up their quest for a spot in the upcoming MLB playoffs by running roughshod over the Colorado Rockies during the past three days. The Snakes swept the Mile High City squad over the weekend by winning three straight against the Rox at Coors Field in Denver…
The Arizona Cardinals wrecked the Philadelphia Eagles 27-6 in Glendale yesterday, and quarterback Kevin Kolb is still the messiah of the National Football League.This was Kolb’s first start against his former team, and it couldn’t have gone better for him.See also:-Arizona Cardinals, Football Jesus Kevin Kolb Defeat New England Patriots-Kevin…
Late last week, Sheriff Joe Arpaio claimed Immigration and Customs Enforcement “refused” to take custody of two suspected illegal immigrants that MCSO deputies found in the desert.Arpaio suggested that he saw this was coming, and had discovered a back-up plan to keep turning over immigrants to federal agents.See also:-Joe Arpaio…
Why didn’t Arpaio do something? He was too busy kibbutzing with the birther idiots Devin Fleenor, Phoenix musician and longtime activist against the tyrannical rule of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, has produced a powerful new video that blasts Arpaio’s biggest failure to date: his agency’s mishandling of more than 400 sex…
A new holding company out of Denver, Voice Media Group, announced today that it has agreed to purchase Village Voice Media, owner of Phoenix New Times and 12 other alternative newspapers across the country. The purchase includes the newspapers, their websites, and VVM’s national-advertising component. Scott Tobias, VVM’s chief operating…
