Congressional candidate Matt Salmon picked up the endorsement of South Dakota Senator John Thune yesterday, but he still won’t explain his recent about-face in regards to how he feels about Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.Last month, Arpaio endorsed the former congressman in his bid to become the GOP nominee for…
At “high noon,” Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will host his latest publicity stunt at his infamous Tent City Jail in honor of the jail’s 18th birthday.To celebrate, Arpaio has a “big party planned: cake, Elvis, Arpaio, and ‘hundreds of Sheriff Joe Fans.'”Joe’s “fans” are inmates, and “Elvis” will be…
It’s safe to say that the past two days have been the biggest in Paul Goldschmidt’s young life. On Monday, the 23-year-old made his major league debut after getting called up from the minors by the Arizona Diamondbacks for their current series against the San Francisco Giants. He made an…
“Bubble-Butt” Bree Olson, porn star/former Charlie Sheen “goddess,” just wrapped up filming a reality TV show that recently made a stop in Scottsdale. It’s about a rock band comprised of porn stars who apparently just get shit-faced and fight people. It’s described as “a cross between Jersey Shore and Spinal…
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Kenny Griest, the man who hopes he’s the biological father of Ame Deal, the 10-year-old girl murdered by members of her own “family” last month, has provided New Times with some new photos of the young girl. As you can see, she was pretty friggin’ cute.Read more on Ame –…
San Tan resident Raelynne Simonin called Pinal County sheriff’s deputies last week claiming to be a witness to her husband’s murder.Turns out, police think she had something to do with it.Simonin was arrested this morning for accessory to murder after the fact by Pinal County sheriff’s deputies and is awaiting…
Voters will begin casting their ballots on August 4 for Phoenix mayor and in five of the city’s eight city council districts.Phoenix election officials will be mailing out about 290,000 early ballots, which is about three times the actual number of ballots cast in the last mayor’s race in September…
A racist, Arizona City “juggalo” — who claims to be studying for a Ph.D in “scratching balls” — was arrested yesterday after admitting to molesting a 16-year-old special needs girl.Timothy Lowe, 22, was booked into Pinal County Jail on three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count…
The federal government avoided economic catastrophe today after the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill to increase the debt-ceiling yesterday. The bill cleared the Senate this morning, and President Barack Obama signed it into law moments ago.The vast majority of Arizona’s members of Congress, apparently, were no fans of…
Talk about throwing a rookie into the pot of boiling water, just like that little bunny in the creepy Michael Douglas vehicle, “Fatal Attraction.” Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson took no time in seeing what newly arrived first-baseman Paul Goldschmidt could bring to the table in what is the biggest…
Once again, Elizabeth Johnson, the mother of missing baby Gabriel Johnson, was supposed to be in court this morning. Once again, Johnson didn’t show up, despite the fact that she’s in the custody of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.Court officials tell New Times Johnson was supposed to be in court…
The biggest problem porn star/former Charlie Sheen “goddess” Bree Olson faces with her new porn-star-comprised rock band is “being taken seriously,” she says — which is a legitimate concern for a rock band made up of women who have sex on film for a living. The fact that they often…
Congratulations to the New Times reader who goes by the handle Maybe368, 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. We picked the five…
Two pretty incredible things happened yesterday: the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bi-partisan debt-ceiling bill that — Senate-approved — will keep the federal government from defaulting on its loans. Also, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords — who was shot through the brain eight months ago — walked into the House and…
In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs.Today’s entries:…
In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs.Today’s entries:…
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s lawsuit against the state’s voter-approved medical marijuana law should be dismissed by the court, says the U.S. Justice Department.In a motion filed in U.S. District Court today, lawyers for the United States government argue that the legal action filed by Brewer in May against her own…
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was in Washington D.C. today to “support a bipartisan bill to avoid economic crisis,” her office “tweeted” moments ago.”Gabrielle has returned to Washington to support a bipartisan bill to prevent economic crisis. Turn on C-SPAN now: http://t.co/ddhmVMB,” her office posted on her Twitter page…
A Phoenix man allegedly broke into a woman’s home early Saturday morning, took off his pants, and took a seat on the couch next to the woman’s daughter, who’s less than a year old.When asked by the homeowner why he was in her house — and sitting next to an…
Back in January, longtime Ford engineer and proving grounds manager Mike Stoeckler flew to from Dearborn, Michigan to deliver an urgent request to Maricopa County planning officials.The automaker had one 2.1-mile-long track at its Arizona Proving Grounds in Wittman, a small town off the U.S. 60 just northwest of Sun…
I’m getting pretty annoyed at having to berate Sonoran News’ nutjob newshound Linda Bentley over her myriad stupidities, but I can’t let this one go.As I noted in a recent column, neither Bentley, her publication, nor the crotchety bigot who runs it, Don Sorchych, have corrected their recent slime of…
