An unsigned opinion article in the conservative magazine National Review today states that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio doesn’t deserve to win re-election.The magazine has previously run articles that defended Arpaio, but the sheriff’s recent “birther” madness pushed it over the edge.That’s understandable, because the National Review has already debunked…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio wrote to Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster a year ago about two guys — one of whom was an elementary school music teacher — who were surfing the website trying to find a dog to have sex with.Buckmaster apparently doesn’t want to be pen-pals with Arpaio,…
Since being fired as state Republican Party executive director last summer, Brett Mecum has found work as a political consultant and is helping out on state Senator Frank Antenori’s Congressional bid.Antenori’s one of several Republicans seeking to fill the seat left vacant by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who is recovering from…
Democratic Congressman Jim Himes’ observation that Congressman Ben Quayle’s being credited for a bill very similar to his own has people getting testy.Quayle’s office tells New Times that Himes’ accusation is “ridiculous,” meanwhile, Congressman Barney Frank lost his speaking privileges for the day on the House floor while getting heated…
If all goes according to plan, death row inmate Robert Towery will die tomorrow, moments after Arizona authorities inject him with a lethal poison. Towery has been residing on the row at the state prison in Florence for two decades, since being sentenced in the horrific September 1991 Paradise Valley murder…
With the blessing of the Obama administration, Republican congressmen are proud to announce the parts they contributed to the GOP’s Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, including Arizona Congressmen Ben Quayle and David Schweikert.Problem is, a Democratic congressman from Connecticut says a bill in the package with Quayle’s name stamped…
For Arizona State, it’s a chance at redemption after a lost season with just ten wins (but one of those was last Sunday’s stunner over Arizona). For the Wildcats, it’s desperation time, as they have to win at least two games and probably three at the Pac-12 basketball tournament to return for the umpteenth…
A Phoenix woman who called the cops this morning reporting a “prowler” outside her apartment ended up being shot by an officer when she went at him with a butcher knife, police say.Phoenix Police Sergeant Trent Crump tells New Times the woman phoned in around 4:30 a.m. today about the…
If you’re a Washington Democrat, Republican, or just a “self-styled do-gooder,” Governor Jan Brewer says you’re not helping solve the illegal immigration problem.Brewer was the keynote speaker at the Border Security Conference and Expo in Phoenix yesterday, where companies were showing off products to be used in securing the border,…
Democratic State Senator Steve Gallardo was none to pleased when he saw some Republican House members were keeping pictures of Latino kids on their desks, symbols of the state’s school-choice program.Gallardo told New Times yesterday it was “insulting” for these House Republicans to have the pictures up, as he claimed…
The Phoenix human rights group Puente is planning a press conference and rally for Friday, March 9, to protest the Phoenix Police Department’s current operations order on immigration enforcement, which allows crime victims and witnesses to be questioned about their immigration status.The operations order was last revised in October of…
Did Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu employ another law enforcement officer to pressure Jose Orozco, the sheriff’s ex-boyfriend, to keep quiet about his relationship with the sheriff? Orozco believes so, and he revealed that detail in a $1 million claim his attorneys filed on March 2 against Pinal County and…
ESPN’s reporting the Indianapolis Colts are letting go of quarterback Peyton Manning, which means Arizona Cardinals fans can start going rabid over the thought of him signing with the Red Birds.The Cardinals are on the short list of teams Manning would likely sign with, according to professional guesses from sports…
Mesa police arrested 18-year-old Walmart employee Christopher Brown last night, after allegedly sexually assaulting his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend at a children’s amusement park.Not only is the girl Brown’s ex-girlfriend, she’s also his cousin, police say.According to court documents obtained by New Times, the girl met her younger siblings at the indoor…
Okay, we didn’t really take a press junket to Puerto Vallarta. But we apparently could have, for no more trouble than preparing an assignment letter for the Mexico city’s Tourism Board and its PR company, Latititude. Check out the letter to “journalists” below. Sounds like we can expect to soon…
Democratic State Senator Steve Gallardo noticed something he was not a fan of when he moseyed on over to the House of Representatives for the swearing in of new legislator Martin Quezada — there were pictures of Latino kids on some Republicans’ desks.In the pictures, the kids are holding signs…
Matinee Energy, a company with plans to build several large solar-power plants in Arizona, says a founder who once ran a bogus gold-mining scheme no longer has a role in the firm. Yet many questions remain about the mystery company, which reportedly has contracts with Hyundai Heavy and KEPCO KDN,…
Kevin Skinner’s mom told her son she was leaving his apartment on Saturday night.According to court documents obtained by New Times, Skinner’s response was to murder his mother by suffocating her with a grocery bag.After going outside and laying on the grass for a while, Skinner decided to call 9-1-1…
The American Civil Liberties Union (and other public-service organizations and law firms) filed a monumental class-action lawsuit within the hour on behalf of 14 prisoners against the Arizona Department of Corrections and its current direct, Charles Ryan. The 78-page complaint was filed at the federal courthouse in downtown Phoenix. Among its…
Forcibly medicating Tucson mass-shooting suspect Jared Loughner got the approval from an appeals court yesterday, as two of the three judges on the panel approved of continuing Loughner’s drug regimen.This issue has been in the courts for a while, as doctors are trying to “restore his competency” to stand trial…
As far as lawsuits go, the Maricopa County Superior Court case of Alice and George Kaplan v. Chandler was anything but monumental. Heck, all it concerned was a broken water pipe at an unoccupied building that the couple own in the East Valley city. The Kaplans claimed that the city…
Yesterday, Arizona’s representatives defended your freedom to shoot off a quick text or two with one hand, while you’re controlling 4,000 pounds on the highway with the other.Well, after they actually figured out what they were voting for.The ban that would have been enacted under the passage of House Bill…
