Seems like a decade ago that we wrote about the murder of 30-year-old Navneet Kaur, the estranged Ahwatukee wife of Avtar Grewal. We called the story “Snake on a Plane,” referring to Mr. Grewal’s midnight escape to India on a Continental Airlines flight. Here it is, The native of India…
Union leaders trying to negotiate a contract for bus drivers in Phoenix and Tempe aren’t making any progress with Veolia Transportation, the international firm that runs the cities bus operations.”A strike appears to be inevitable,” Michael Cornelius, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1433 tells New Times about the…
Jonah Shacknai, the CEO of Scottsdale-based Medicis pharmaceutical company, has asked the California attorney general to review the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department’s finding that the death of his girlfriend was a suicide.Rebecca Zahau’s body was found naked, bound, and hanging from a balcony in the courtyard at Shacknai’s Coronado…
The skull of a human child that, until yesterday, was for sale on Craigslist has been turned over to authorities, Phoenix police confirm to New Times.Phoenix Sergeant Trent Crump told New Times yesterday that there is nothing illegal about possessing a human skull “unless you kill the person to get it.”A further…
Peter Normann, the Anthem doctor convicted of murder in the deaths of two of his patients, and manslaughter in the death of another, was in a Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he was sentenced to a total of 25 years in prison.Normann’s sentencing hearing was delayed last week…
Valley resident George Lindell was driving to a Boston Market in north Phoenix to grab some grub last week, when he was rear-ended by an SUV. The SUV then swerved to avoid hitting another vehicle, causing the driver to lose control and crash into a utility poll, bringing down power…
Arizona Diamondbacks ace Ian Kennedy pitched a one-hit masterpiece through eight innings last night at Chase Field to win his 20th game — a milestone only reached by three other Diamondbacks pitchers (Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling, and Brandon Webb) in franchise history. But, more importantly, the D-Backs’ magic number was reduced to four…
Congratulations to the New Times reader who goes by the handle Shadeaux14, you are the proud winner of this week’s New Times You Write the Caption contest. On Friday, we asked readers to provide what they think would be an appropriate caption for the above photo of Minnesota Congresswoman Michele…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office confirmed to New Times yesterday that he’s assigned an “elite posse” to look into President Barack Obama’s “fake birth certificate” before allowing his name on the presidential ballot in Arizona next year.No…seriously…you’re not reading The Onion — Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has assembled…
Below is a letter e-mailed today from Democratic precinct committeeman Robert McDonald to Arizona Elections Director Amy Bjelland requesting an investigation into the ongoing scandal surrounding apparent shill candidate Olivia Cortes, who is “running,” if you can call it that, in Legislative District 18 recall of state Senate President Russell…
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If you’re interested in doing your part to put an end to Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s tyrannical reign over Maricopa County, here is your chance.Arpaio’s opponent in next year’s GOP primary for sheriff, Scottsdale Lieutenant Mike Stauffer, is holding a meeting tomorrow night for anyone who wants to lend their time…
If you’re in need of the skull of a human child, you’re in luck; one is currently for sale on Craigslist.According to the Craigslist post, the skull is “missin’ most teeth,” and likely is that of a 12 to 14-year-old child…
If you ask 37-year-old Tony Stromsness, people should be allowed to masturbate wherever they want, and in front of whomever they want — for example, on top of a picnic table in a busy public park, in front of children, which is where Stromsness was arrested yesterday afternoon.According to court…
Congressman Jeff Flake has picked his horse in the GOP presidential primary — and it’s not Michele Bachman.Former Massachusettes Governor Mitt Romney announced today that Flake — who is running for the Senate seat getting vacated by Senator Jon Kyl — has endorsed his candidacy. “This election will be an…
There’s good news and bad news following the Arizona Cardinals 22-21 loss to the Washington Redskins last night.The good news: after two games, Kevin Kolb seems like a legitimate quarterback. The bad news: the Cards’ defense is embarrassing.The Cardinals defense gave up 455 yards in the loss, bringing its total…
In a bizarre new stab at courting conspiracy nuts who believe President Barack Obama is a Kenyan, Sheriff Joe Arpaio has empowered a “birther posse” to look into claims by wackadoodles such as World Net Daily’s Jerome Corsi that Obama’s birth certificate from Hawaii is a forgery.Yes, I know, it’s…
Don’t panic, Arizona Diamondbacks fans! The D-Backs may have been beaten by the San Diego Padres twice over the weekend, but they aren’t anywhere close to staging a late-season collapse (ala the New York Mets) anytime soon. The D-Backs suffered back-to-back losses against San Diego on Friday and Saturday, which…
Last week, we asked our readers to offer suggestions for a caption for the above photo of Minnesota congresswoman/presidential candidate Michele Bachmann kissing Joe Arpaio’s ass as she begs like a dog for Arpaio to endorse her candidacy for this week’s New Times’ You Write the Caption contest.Once again, you…
This is part one of a video report on the shenanigans taking place at a recent Legislative District 19 GOP meeting in Mesa, which I blogged about yesterday. My colleague, videographer Dennis Gilman, will follow up with a part two, containing even juicier clips.Can anyone now doubt that Olivia Cortes…
On Thursday, while state Senate President Russell Pearce was in one part of Mesa, denying that he knows or has ever met Olivia Cortes, the candidate meant to “dilute” the vote in the upcoming Legislative District 18 recall election, I was in another area of Mesa, at a Republican meeting…
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