Shawna Forde, Kid-Killing Minutewoman, Sentenced to 65 Years in Prison – in Addition to Death Sentence
Forde was sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison for each of the counts, all but one to be run consecutively.
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Showing 15951 - 15972 of 32232Pinal County Jail Inmate Assaults Detention Officer to Avoid Release; Fears Mexican “Hit” Squad *UPDATED*
*UPDATE* Click here to see video of the attack.On Sunday, April 17, 26-year-old Alexandro Guerrero was scheduled to be released from a Pinal County jail where he’d been serving time for a failure-to-comply warrant out of Yuma. But Guerrero wasn’t ready to leave, so he punched a detention officer in…
Aces Throw Down as Arizona Diamondbacks Beat Philadelphia Phillies in First of Three-Game Set
Ian Kennedy kicked off a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies and their vaunted starting pitching staff with a terrific complete game performance against Cliff Lee, shutting out the Phillies 4-0. The Arizona Diamondbacks had their hands full with the dart-throwing Lee, who stuck out 12 and walked one in…
Morning Poll: Do Arizona Democrats Owe Jan Brewer a Thank You?
Governor Jan Brewer went against the far-right-wing-nuts in her party last week and vetoed several bills — including the humiliating “Birther Bill” — the Republican majority in the Legislature desperately wanted. The Arizona Republic seems to think Democrats owe Jan a thank you.In a piece written by the Republic’s editorial…
April 25 In Blogs: SB 1070, SanTan Wheelie Jam, Maroon 5, Kitchen 56, and Gabrielle Giffords
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:…
Jan Brewer’s Senate Bill 1070 Nightmare: One Year Later
The Obama administration on blast and the 1070 boycott rolls on, one year laterBehold this first ever video collaboration between Phoenix videographer Dennis Gilman and New Times, documenting Saturday’s anti-Senate Bill 1070 march to the Arizona state Capitol.In the above video, Gilman captures some great footage of angry nativists, pro-immigrant…
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Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon’s Son Cuts Off Fingers in Saw Accident; Docs Able to Reattach
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon’s son, police Officer Jeff Gordon, has been on paid administrative leave since January as police officials conduct an internal investigation over allegations of “inappropriate contact.”The Phoenix Police Department won’t say much more than that, but apparently Jeff’ Gordan has been using his paid time off to…
Mohave County Prosecutor Says He Dropped Case Against Female Informant Following Allegations of Sex Abuse by Tribal Cop; Woman Filed Federal Complaint
A Mohave County prosecutor tells New Times today that he dropped meth charges against a woman working as an informant following allegations that a police officer sexually abused her. As we reported on Friday, Erika Solem of Bullhead City is suing Mohave County and the Mohave County Attorney’s Office, Deputy County Attorney…
Elderly Pennsylvania Couple Receives Five Pounds of Weed in Mail from Arizona Address. Shockingly, Weed Probably Not From Arizona
Arizona is well-known as a corridor for smuggling marijuana, and out-of-towners often like to take home a souvenir. Weed, however, is not allowed on airplanes, so stoners are occasionally forced to mail their cannabinoid keepsakes to their out of state homes (click here and here for a couple examples). When…
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Demonstration Scheduled for Tomorrow’s Maricopa Community College Board Meeting; Undocumented Youth Planning to Speak Against Tuition Hike, Minutewoman
Maricopa Community Colleges board member Debra Pearson can expect an earful at tomorrow’s meeting in Tempe. The Maricopa Community College Governing Board is meeting tomorrow at the District Support Services Center in Tempe and it’s expecting company — protesters demonstrating against the district’s recent decision to raise tuition on “out-of-state”…
Christopher Benitez Found Guilty of Negligent Homicide and Arson in ’01 Firefighter’s Death
Christopher Benitez’s second chance at trying to prove he wasn’t responsible for the 2001 death of a Phoenix firefighter didn’t work out well. The Phoenix man — a solider sent home Iraq two years ago to face trial in the crime — was found guilty today of negligent homicide and two counts of arson Now…
Cuban Military Vet Pleads Guilty to Charges He Fatally Snapped Girlfriend’s Neck During Fight
A Phoenix man who claims he learned to kill while a member of the Cuban military was in a Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he pleaded guilty to charges that he fatally snapped his girlfriend’s neck during an argument. Hermenegildo Cardenes Morffah agreed to a second-degree murder charge today for…
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Arizona Republic Thinks Arizona Dems Owe Jan Brewer a Thank You for Vetoing Humiliating “Birther Bill”
Usually, common sense and rational decision making is expected from elected officials — unless you’re the Arizona Republic’s editorial board. If that’s the case, gratitude apparently is required for someone who is simply not a lunatic in a position of power.Given the number of nut-jobs running the asylum in Arizona, perhaps the Republic’s…
“House Dad”/Mesa Teacher’s Aide Arrested for Molesting 13-Year-Old Girl
On his Facebook page, 54-year-old Lonnie Hendricks lists his employment as “house dad.” According to Hendricks, he “could not ask for a more rewarding position” — which might have something to do with some of the duties that apparently come with the gig, notably kissing the breasts of his 13-year-old step-daughter.But…
Foot-Feasting Fish Case to Be Heard by Court of Appeals
Goldwater Institute wants nothing more than to protect your right to have hundreds of small fish suck dead skin off of your feet. Later this week, the Arizona Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear a lawsuit filed by Goldwater on behalf of a Gilbert spa owner told by the state…
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Take a Tour of Dave Hendershott’s Luxury Home; Fired Joe Arpaio Chief Deputy Lost Last Home to Foreclosure
Sheriff Arpaio’s double-dipping, now-fired chief deputy, Dave Hendershott, lost his last home in foreclosure proceedings and has been on administrative leave for months while under investigation. This hasn’t stopped him from living in the lap of luxury, judging by his current residence. In 2008, a real estate firm specializing in high-end habitations showed…
Luis Gutierrez, Others Blast Barack Obama at April 23 Anti-SB 1070 March
Around a year ago, just days after Governor Jan Brewer signed Senate Bill 1070 into law and made Arizona synonymous with nativism and bigotry, Arizona Congressmen Ed Pastor and Raul Grijalva, both Democrats, spoke before an anti-1070 rally of thousands, exhorting the crowd to fight against the hate 1070 represents.Pro-immigrant…
Gabrielle Giffords to Attend Husband’s Shuttle Launch — and Now People Think She’s Running for Senate
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was cleared over the weekend to leave rehab in Texas and fly to Florida to watch her astronaut husband Mark Kelly’s shuttle launch less than four months after getting shot “through the brain” during the January 8 Tucson shooting rampage.Coincidentally, Arizona has a Senate seat opening up with the retirement…
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Morning Poll: Should Arizona Lose Highway Funding Over Tea Party License Plate?
A bill allowing the creation of license plates featuring the Gadsden Flag, the adopted symbol of the Tea party movement, is awaiting the signature of Governor Jan Brewer, and people — a New York congressman, in particular — aren’t happy about it.Anyone who wants a Gadsden Flag plate would have…
David Irving, Holocaust-Denier, Does a Phoenix Best Western
Well, it wasn’t too difficult to find out where pro-Hitler propagandist and Holocaust-denier David Irving was having his coffee klatch of kooks, the one I informed you about in a blog post yesterday. By Thursday afternoon, several folks were calling me with the information that he’d be holding court with…
April 22 In Blogs: Wearable Planters, Keith Richards, Counting Calories, and Easter Eggs
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:…
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Joe Arpaio Fires Dave Hendershott and Larry Black; Sheriff’s Key Aides Accused of Crimes and Misconduct
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio fired two of his most trusted aides today, Chief Deputy Dave Hendershott and Deputy Chief Larry Black, both of whom have been accused of crimes and misconduct. Arpaio told the Arizona Republic in 2009 that no one could make him drive Hendershott from office, but the 1,022-page investigative report into…