No break up is complete without that final roll in the sheets to sort of say “it’s been a pleasure doing business with you, but I must now move on,” or to remind yourself why you’re breaking up in the first place. A Chandler man apparently didn’t realize that his…
There’s a winner in the race to become the first gun-crazy state to have it’s own official state firearm — and it’s not Arizona.Earlier this week, Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed a bill designating the Browning model M1911 automatic pistol as the official state firearm, leaving Arizona in the hunt…
Arizona has just beaten Memphis 77-75 in the first round of the NCAA championships. A last-second block by Derrick Williams–eerily similar to what he did in a 87-86 win over Washington a few weeks ago–preserved the big win. To call this one a thriller is not cliche; the teams were so…
The Hi-Health clerk shakes his head at our request for potassium iodide. “We’re all out,” he says, confirming what we’d already learned from news reports of the last couple of days. “But the plume’s coming!” we plead. He laughs at our smarminess, then mentions that stores will be resupplied…
A Chandler man convicted of second-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter was in court this morning where he was sentenced to prison time and a probation.Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Robert Gottsfield sentenced 21-year-old Jeremias Joel Aguilar to 25 years in prison…
The Tucson girl reported missing Monday has been found alive and well in Texas with a 19-year-old Utah man — who apparently has an obsession with shirtless dudes — whom she met online.Ashley Kingsbury, 14, was found in Galveston, Texas, this morning with 19-year-old Jordan Anthony after a bank teller…
A Valley high school teacher was arrested yesterday for an alleged pattern of teen touching dating back to 2008.Otis Magee, 54, a teacher at Precision High School in Phoenix, got a little grabby with one of his students last December. According to court documents obtained by New Times, he had…
The Arizona Wildcats will take the floor in a few hours against the Memphis Tigers in first-round NCAA action. The 5th-seeded Cats are favored over a young Tigers team coached by former Arizona player and assistant coach Josh Pastner, a bright, precocious (two college degrees in three years) guy who…
They’re practically singing hosannas in the streets, the pro-immigration folks, or just those who’d like to see an end to Arizona’s tsunami of hate. This, over the defeat of five anti-immigrant bills on the state Senate floor yesterday, including Senate President Russell Pearce’s “immigration omnibus” Senate Bill 1611, and the…
The mother of a Phoenix man senselessly shot by Phoenix police Officer Richard Chrisman last year has filed a $30 million notice of claim against the officer, the city of Phoenix, and the Phoenix Police Department for the wrongful death of her son.Daniel Rodriguez — and his dog — were…
State Attorney General Tom Horne issued a press release yesterday in which he links to a video that shows a “thuggish mob” of Raza studies supporters heckle him from the steps of the state Capitol all the way to his gold Jaguar sedan parked in the parking lot.See the video…
Members of the Carpenters Local 1506 finally let us know why they were demonstrating last week on a prominent Tempe street corner. A statement signed by Alan Cahill, the union’s special representative, and faxed to New Times says that 1506 “is involved in a long standing labor dispute with Adobe Drywall,…
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Radiation from Japan shouldn’t be your worry — but maybe the sources of radiation here in Arizona should. Health stores have reportedly seen a run on potassium iodide in the last couple of days. But experts including Aubrey Godwin, director of the Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency, say Arizonans wouldn’t need the…
Peoria police detectives are still on the hunt for a man who reportedly robbed a gas station convenience store near 83rd Avenue and Bell Road with a rock last week.The suspect threatened to bash the clerk’s head in with the rock, which was described by the clerk as being “the…
The Phoenix Police Department is asking the public’s help in tracking down a guy who’s robbed six Circle K convenience stores in just over a week.According to the Phoenix Police Department, between March 4, and March 13, the suspect hit six stores in Phoenix, Mesa, Chandler, and Tempe…
A news release this morning from state Attorney General Tom Horne states that his office released a video of Raza studies supporters this morning. That statement’s not correct. And that’s just the first weird aspect of many surrounding this story. If you’ll follow the link to the video in the…
Despite getting the boot from his leadership position by Senate GOPers earlier this week for last month’s freeway fracas with former gal-pal Aubry Ballard, former state Senate Majority Leader Scott Bundgaard apparently still has some friends on the Senate Ethics Committee.The committee voted 3-2 along party lines today to dismiss…
Charlie Sheen’s “winning” knows no bounds, which is why it should come as no surprise to learn that when pegged against former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in a race for president, Sheen’s “winning” among independent voters.The left-leaning polling firm Public Policy Polling conducted a poll asking voters who’d they…
Barack Obama may be the Ben Quayle-certified “worst president in history,” but if you ask the freshman congressman’s old man, the president spending time on the golf course as the entire world slips into chaos is A-OK.Obama caught a little heat from the press this week for playing golf in…
Border extremist Glenn Spencer was a no-show today at the state Senate Border Security Committee hearing where he was to give a presentation on immigration. Before the hearing started, Democratic Senator Steve Gallardo told me that he was informed last night that Spencer had been “uninvited.”Gallardo and others, including the…
And we also are well aware that all segments of society, especially the poor, the infirm and those trying to get an education, will be adversely affected by the pending cuts.That said, a quote in today’s Arizona Republic by State Senator Linda Lopez, a Tucson (gasp) Democrat, stopped us short.”If…
