Update 2: H.B. 2549 has been stopped.Update: Anonymous advocates are sending Jan Brewer and legislators a “butthurt report form” in response to House Bill 2549. It has been brought to our attention that there’s a bill cruising through the Legislature that, according to some critics, could cause people like myself and…
If you think annual lists by TIME magazine are still relevant, get a load of this — Governor Jan Brewer’s being considered for the mag’s “100” list of influential people, and according to its reader poll, she’s doing better than President Obama.According to TIME’s website, only the number one vote-getter…
The 92-75 victory brought Planet Orange back up to a .500 record for the season and puts them within two wins of the eighth seed in the Western Conference postseason picture. Individually, Jared Dudley was the hero of the night for the Suns scoring 21 points and seven rebounds, followed…
In the last couple of months, Governor Jan Brewer has issued official responses to two parties critical of Senate Bill 1070, brushing both of as mere “political” ploys.The first was New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer, who asked Brewer to show up to his Senate subcommittee hearing on immigration in…
Actor Steven Seagal added another cameo to his list of appearances with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office last night, and Sheriff Joe Arpaio says Seagal somehow helped real deputies find a bunch of weed.Seagal’s starring role in MCSO raids seems to be going down the toilet, as he’s gone from…
The sacking of Arizona State University athletic director (with a fancier title) Lisa Love came as no big surprise, especially after the fiasco following the firing of head football Coach Dennis Erickson. Sun Devils’ fans (and there still are some) watched with some horror as the rookie-league attempts to find a…
Young Champions, a Valley-based youth organization that teaches kids karate, cheerleading, and other activites, wants you to know it’s back in action following a horrific 2009 arson fire. Tomorrow, (March 31), the company will host a grand-opening celebration for its new Scottsdale office at 16451 North 90th Street. The event…
Governor Jan Brewer has issued her official response to a brief filed by California and 10 other states opposing Senate Bill 1070, and Brewer’s calling the brief “pure politics.”Apparently everyone wants to play politics, as groups of former police chiefs, attorneys general, members of Congress, cities and counties, former Immigration…
Kevin J. Augustiniak, one of the Hells Angels charged in the 2001 murder of Mesa resident Cynthia Garcia, was sentenced yesterday to 23.5 years in prison.Augustiniak pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in October, nearly eight years after his 2003 indictment.Sentencing for second-degree murder is typically capped at 22 years, but…
Earlier this week was the deadline for Arizona Republic employees offered the option to retire early to decide whether they would take the buyout package. Sources also tell New Times that those who have accepted the buyouts — and there are several names floating out there — still have a…
It’s probably safe to say plenty of butts are touched just every night at Arizona State University, but cops say someone was doing it illegally on Wednesday.This isn’t the first booty problem at the University, as ASU police had to deal with a serial booby- and booty-gripper starting in August 2010.Police…
Yesterday, we let you know infamous conspiracy-theorist Jerome Corsi was mingling among Scottsdale’s Republican socialites as part of the “Politics on the Rocks” event.That announcement pretty much gave anyone the green light to have a drink or two with a guy who believes the President of the United States is…
Earlier this month, the L.A. Times reported that “federal agents stopped the main target of the ill-fated Operation Fast and Furious in May 2010” but released him after questioning and “he disappeared back into Mexico, and the program went on to spiral out of control.” It was a stunning revelation,…
For the past month, Democratic state Representative Daniel Patterson has continuously denied the domestic-violence allegations that led to him becoming the subject of a House ethics complaint.Now he’s issued his formal response to the ethics complaint — a complaint that was signed by nearly all of Arizona’s House Democrats –…
Funny how some conservatives are always against boycotts affecting Arizona businesses, unless they’re the ones doing the boycotting. I say this as the nativist hate group Ban Amnesty Now fires up its promised boycott of New Times’ advertisers, with shrill messages on BAN’s website and Facebook page. Weirdly, the brain surgeons…
There’s a gentleman in Tombstone who goes by the name of Johnny Bones, and he’s causing a ruckus.Bones was arrested in February, and the American Civil Liberties Union now says Bones is being subjected to “malicious, unconstitutional” prosecution.There’s some real Wild West stuff going on here.According to a report from…
Charges have been dropped against three African refugees who were arrested in August after one of them was accused of trying tried to pass through security at Sky Harbor International Airport with a fake bomb.Court documents suggested they were attempting to test the “effectiveness of screening procedures at the security…
If you’re unfamiliar with “Politics on the Rocks,” it’s a pretty simple concept — younger folks to the right of the political spectrum gather monthly to have some drinks and hang out with politicos.Sometimes it’s headlined by establishment right-wingers, like J.D. Hayworth, but they’ve also featured the more off-the-wall types…
It was a wonderful night in downtown Scottsdale on February 24 — until these guys showed up.Video posted on YouTube, and found by one of our condor-eyed readers this morning, shows the horrors of a gnarly, multi-fighter brawl in the 4200 block of North Drinkwater Boulevard. Behind the brawlers, the…
Two Phoenix Suns players made ESPN’s highlight reel of the “Top 10” plays after last night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers.Unfortunately, they were on the receiving end of Blake Griffin flying through the air.The Suns lost 103-86 last night at the Staples Center, in what appeared to by a…
Congressman Paul Gosar is spreading the word among voters in Arizona’s Fourth Congressional District that there is no way that his opponent, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, is the face of fiscal conservatism. Not with a $1.6 million budget shortfall in Babeu’s office, and especially not with Babeu asking the…
If you follow the advice of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio (heh), you’re supposed to be outraged right now.According to the sheriff’s office, deputies pulled over a couple vehicles full o’ illegal immigrants Tuesday night and found two kiddos in there — a brother and sister, ages 5 and 6.The…
