Linda Velarde, 48, is what some might call a “bad drunk.” In fact, she gets so violent when she drinks that her husband banned her from tying one on in the Phoenix home the couple shares — so she set the house on fire with him inside.According to court documents…
Where in the world is the most despised woman in America? Nobody seems to know for sure, but according to ABC News’ rumor department, Casey Anthony “may be in Arizona.”We’d hold off on getting those pitchforks and torches ready — she’s also rumored to be in Ohio, Florida, Puerto Rico,…
Jesus Busso Estopellan, who admitted murdering an Arizona State University student and his friend earlier this month, was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder.Estopellan has already admitted to police that he murdered the two men in late June after getting…
The Arizona Church of Scientology is hard up for cash and is begging for contributions in one of the most frightening Youtube videos we’ve ever seen. In short: These people are bat-shit crazy excited. Armed with sunflower earrings and a crazed Joker-like smile, our trusty Scientology tour guide, Didi, shows us the…
A campaign is underway via-Facebook to raise money to fund the defense of a Colorado woman — lauded as a hero by many, and a villain by five — who gave a Transportation Safety Administration agent a titty-twister at Sky Harbor International Airport last week and has since been charged…
According to a recently released study from Arizona State University’s Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety, if you’ve been booked into a Maricopa Count jail, you’re much more likely to catch a sexually transmitted disease than members of the general public.According to the study, if you’ve been booked into…
Governor Jan Brewer is helping raise money for the man many have called the de facto governor of Arizona: state Senate President Russell Pearce.In an e-mail blast sent out today, Brewer asks recipients to donate to Citizens Who Oppose the Pearce Recall, and links to the organization’s Web site, protectanamericanpatriot.com.Needless…
The son of Medicis Pharmaceutical CEO Jonah Shacknai was pronounced dead last week after suffering a fatal fall at Shacknai’s Coronado, California mansion, the family announced in a press release last night.”With great sadness, Dina (Shacknai’s ex-wife and the boy’s mother) and I convey the tragic passing of our beloved…
The Latino population has risen significantly in the United States in the past decade, but not just because of immigration. Actually, a higher birth rate among Hispanic women is now the dominant factor in the rise, according to a new study.The driving force for this surge: Mexican-American babies. This, according to…
Daniel Hudson most certainly earned his pay yesterday, and then some. The 24-year-old right-hander for the Arizona Diamondbacks not only pitched a complete game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday afternoon at Chase Field, he also walloped a homer and drove in two runs to help his team secure…
Last week, we asked our readers to offer suggestions for a caption for the above photo of Senate President (for now) Russell Pearce, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and former TV pitchman J.D. Hayworth in our first installment of our You Write the Caption contest.You didn’t disappoint.We had nearly 100 responses…
A woman trying to board an airplane at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor Airport’s terminal four turned the tables on a Transportation Security Administration officer: she admittedly grabbed the agent’s breast.Phoenix police say 61-year-old Yukari Miyamae grabbed the breast of a TSA employee after refusing a security screening.Phoenix Sergeant Steve Martos says…
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:…
The Arizona prison inmate hit by a truck this morning has been identified as 47-year-old Cary Allan — and yesterday just happened to be his birthday.A repeat customer of the Arizona Department of Corrections, Allan’s current prison stint is a 27-month sentence for credit-card fraud out of Maricopa County.DOC spokesman…
Peter Normann, the Anthem doctor on trial in the deaths of three patients during botched plastic surgeries, was found guilty today of two counts of second-degree murder and one count of manslaughter. Throughout the trial, Normann’s attorneys, Vikki Liles and John Johnson, claimed the deaths of Ralph Gonzalez, 33,…
A 71-year-old Phoenix man recently applied for a medical-marijuana card — which apparently was all it took to make him a target for a few punks looking to steal some medical weed.According to the Phoenix Police Department, about 5:30 p.m. yesterday, a neighbor of the victim’s called 9-1-1 to report…
Andrew Sherwood, the Mesa Democrat who unsuccessfully took on Republican state Senator Russell Pearce in 2010 (before Pearce was Senate president), just called to let me know that he will not be throwing his derby in the ring for the November 8 recall election.Sherwood came in second in a three-way…
The United States government is revamping a program that will fly undocumented Mexican immigrants back to Mexico City, after they’ve been caught entering the country illegally.The feds claim this prevents deaths from dehydration and exhaustion from people crossing the Arizona desert during the hottest time of the year.But activists cry…
America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff” spoke at the Conservative Leadership Conference/Joe Arpaio Comedy Hour in Las Vegas over the weekend, where he had the conservative crowd in stitches as he yucked it up about how he’d never heard of that pesky concept of “transparency” in government until three years ago.We’re gonna…
A Phoenix man who used his west Phoenix home to shoot kiddie-porn films was sentenced today in Maricopa County Superior Court to 30 years in prison.David Robert Morris pleaded guilty in May to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, one count of child molestation, and one count of…
A photo has been released of the woman found dead at the home of Scottsdale-based Medicis executive Jonah Shacknai. The body of 32-year-old Rebecca Nalepa — Shacknai’s girlfriend — was found in the courtyard of Shacknai’s historic Coronado, California mansion with a rope around her neck, bound, naked, and hanging from…
Channel 12’s Brahm Resnik has outed a possible challenger to state Senate President Russell Pearce in the November 8 recall election in Legislative District 18: Jerry Lewis, and, no, not the cheesy dude on the telethons.Resnik writes in his blog that,”This would be Lewis’ first run for elected office. He…
