To continue yesterday’s trend of meth-induced stupidity, George Carrillo fired 15 rounds of ammunition from inside his Mesa apartment as he tried to combat “imagined assailants” — subsequently terrorizing his neighborhood. But that was only after he called the cops on himself to let them know he was “tripping” on…
Police in Apache Junction discovered the bodies of two people fatally shot inside a trailer home last night and are now on the hunt for three suspects, officials say. About 10:30 p.m. yesterday, a woman flagged down a passing patrol car as it drove through her trailer-park neighborhood near Superstition…
Following our post yesterday about a claim by the US Airways pilots union that the airline tried to intimidate a pilot into flying a malfunctioning plane, the airline got back to us and calls the claim “outlandish.”On Friday, the US Airways Pilots Association ran a full page ad in USA Today…
A Gilbert woman who was attacked by a black bear near Pinetop last month died yesterday after suffering a brain hemorrhage over the weekend.Lana Hollingsworth, 61, was mauled by the bear on June 28, as she she took her dog on a late-night walk in the Sports Village area of…
Talk about a change of fortunes. On this date (July 26) last season, the Arizona Diamondbacks at this point in the season were buried in the NL West cellar with a dismal 37-62 record, while the San Diego Padres were in first place by three games over the eventual World…
Congratulations to the New Times reader who goes by the handle Mistalee, 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…
Several Phoenix City Council members have picked sides in the August 30 mayor’s race.Councilman Tom Simplot stands with Phoenix mayoral candidate and lobbyist Wes Gullett, councilmen Michael Johnson and Sal DiCiccio are backing Peggy Neely, a former councilwoman running for mayor, and Councilman Michael Nowakowski has endorsed Greg Stanton’s mayoral…
Since last week, we’ve been pestering the campaign of Congressional candidate Matt Salmon for an explanation of his recent switcheroo when it comes to how he feels about Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.Arpaio recently endorsed Salmon in the District 6 Congressional race, which was a bit of a shocker for…
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Aaargh!The Maricopa County Sheriff Office took two months to produce a report about a stated criminal investigation into former gubernatorial candidate Len Munsil — and it turns out Munsil was the victim, not the alleged perpetrator.We didn’t mean to mislead you. The 1,022-page report on Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office released…
It’s now been five days since we first contacted Congressional candidate Matt Salmon’s campaign seeking an explanation as to why he would accept an endorsement from Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a man he once claimed to not only dislike, but also doesn’t respect. Salmon — five days later –…
Ah, sweet irony.State Senate President Russell Pearce’s supporters love to prevaricate about Citizens for a Better Arizona, the committee that’s collected enough signatures in Legislative District 18 to force a recall of Pearce, alleging that the recall has been organized by unnamed “outside interests.”Which is total bull, as I’ve pointed…
The union representing pilots for Tempe-based US Airways says the airline tried to intimidate a pilot into flying a malfunctioning plane last month. When she refused, the US Airways Pilots Association says, she was forced off the plane and “met by [the airline’s] corporate security and escorted out of the airport.”In…
Michelle Rosado pulled off another successful boxing bash Friday with an action-packed card that included local super-bantam-weights Alexis “Beaver” Santiago and Emilio “Milo-Time” Colon-Garcia. The fighters added victories to their records, and it was a needed win for Santiago, who’d lost against Randy “El Matador” Caballero (12-0, 7 KOs) earlier this month in…
Elizabeth Johnson, the mother of missing baby Gabriel Johnson, will be in court next week where a judge will rule on whether she’s competent to stand trial on charges related to the disappearance of her 9-month-old son.Johnson’s been charged with kidnapping, child abuse, and custodial interference in the disappearance of…
It takes some big cojones to steal an ambulance from the scene of a fire — or, apparently, a bloodstream filled with crystal meth, to which a Phoenix man is crediting his meth-fueled joyride in a stolen ambulance.According to court documents obtained by New Times, 28-year-old Travis Ward was arrested…
Two Northern Arizona University students were struck with Pontiac Fever after staying at the Aria in Las Vegas, which has been struggling with lingering bacteria problems.Joseph Dougherty and Erika Keller arrived at the hotel on July 5, stayed two nights before driving back to Flagstaff, then fell seriously ill two…
Both Miguel Montero and Justin Upton justified their All-Star status and secured their place in the hearts of Valley sports fans this past weekend as the pair totaled 12 hits, all of which fueled the Arizona Diamondbacks to a series win against the Colorado Rockies. Besides putting on a virtual hitting…
Turns out, New Times isn’t the only publication to which Joe Arpaio-approved Congressional candidate Matt Salmon expressed how he really feels about America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff.” Like comments he’s made to New Times, Salmon’s critique of Sheriff Arpaio found in a 2003 East Valley Tribune article is a far cry…
Last week, we asked our readers to offer suggestions for a caption for the above photo of Senate President (for now) Russell Pearce and his white supremacist pal J.T. Ready for New Times’ You Write the Caption contest.Once again, you didn’t disappoint.We had nearly 70 responses in the comment section…
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Local attorney Grant Goodman had his law license suspended for up to five years following a finding that he habitually exploited “vulnerable” Probate Court clients.In an order signed yesterday by William O’Neil, the presiding disciplinary judge for the Arizona State Bar, Goodman’s actions are described as potentially harmful to the…
