Phoenix Named the Top Mistress City in America
Phoenix is apparently the home-wrecker capital of the United States.This according to the marketing division of AshleyMadison.com, which helps hook up people looking to have affairs…
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Showing 9109 - 9130 of 32232Brenda Barton, Republican Lawmaker, Claims Obama Is Hitler and Park Rangers Are Thugs
There’s a saying the local Democrats have: You can’t spell “crazy” without “R-AZ.”Why? Because of people like Republican Representative Brenda Barton of Payson, who explained on Facebook Monday that Führer der Nation Barack Obama and those gang-bangers known as park rangers are just ruining this nation…
Phoenix Man Arrested on Pot Charge Says He Was Just Stressed Over Government Shutdown
This government shutdown seems to be causing very serious problems for some Americans.In fact, a 26-year-old Phoenix man arrested for marijuana possession told police that he was just smoking pot because the shutdown was stressing him out too much, according to court documents obtained by New Times…
Can the Arizona Cardinals Actually Finish the Season With a Winning Record?
If you’ve watched the Arizona Cardinals this year, you know it hasn’t been pretty.However, the Cardinals have a winning record right now(just like they did last year, after a 4-0 start ended with a 5-11 record on the season)…
Prescott Fire Chief Dan Fraijo Shown the Door
Prescott Fire Chief Dan Fraijo’s last day on the job will be November 30.There’s currently no explanation from the City of Prescott as to why Fraijo’s leaving…
Bill Montgomery’s Actions Argue in Favor of Ethical Rule He Opposes
At the beginning of August, I wrote about proposed new ethical rules for Arizona prosecutors, in a petition currently pending before the Arizona Supreme Court. Opposed by Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery, as well as numerous other county, state and federal prosecutors in Arizona, these amendments to Ethical Rule 3.8…
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Fox News Relies on Phoenix Hoaxer to Report Obama’s Funding a Muslim Museum
Fox News reported this weekend that President Obama is personally funding a museum of Muslim culture in the midst of the government shutdown.If that sounds completely fake to you, that’s because it is — and it’s the product of Phoenix’s prolific media-hoaxer…
Phoenix Burglar Dead After Breaking Into Armed Security Guard’s Home
A burglar was killed this weekend after he got a surprise visit from this owner of the home he was ransacking.Phoenix police say the burglar, whose name hasn’t been released, was in the process of stealing things from the home of an armed security guard…
Arizona’s Anti-Begging Law Is Unconstitutional, Federal Judge Rules
Arizona’s law that makes it a crime to beg in public is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled.The ruling is the result of a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona against the City of Flagstaff, and there’s been little disagreement among anyone involved that begging is protected…
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Arizona Cardinals Actually Have a Winning Record After Win Over Carolina Panthers
Carson Palmer threw three interceptions, the Cardinals couldn’t put together 100 rushing yards as a team, and Larry Fitzgerald only caught three passes, with no touchdowns.And the Cardinals won, 22-6…
Attorney Guilty of Driving Away From DUI Crash, an Accountant Heads to Prison, and More
Welcome to Courthouse Update, a weekly rundown of goings-on at the Maricopa County Superior Court.This week, an attorney pleads guilty to driving away from the scene after driving over a woman, an accountant heads to prison, CNN tries to keep cameras on the Jodi Arias trial, and more:…
Worst ASU Party Moment of the Year?
On Friday, we listed the 10 worst party moments of the year at Arizona State University.We’ll let you decide which one you think is the absolute worst…
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Top Five Most-Read Phoenix News Stories of the Week
In case you missed any news action this week, we’ve got you covered.Here’s our recap of the most-read news stories of the week:…
Carmen Fischer, Phoenix Attorney and Wife of New Mexican Mafia Honcho Angel Garcia, Arrested on 47 Counts
It’s been a blue moon or two since I gave much thought to Phoenix attorney Carmen Fischer, wife of Angel Garcia, imprisoned honcho of the New Mexican Mafia, an Arizona prison gang that takes its name from the more notorious, California-based eMe, or Mexican Mafia. But along comes a press…
Arizona Cardinals Fans Blame Themselves for Turnovers More Than Any Other Team’s Fans
Very important research has revealed that Arizona Cardinals fans are kind of weird.This research has discovered that about one-quarter of Arizona Cardinals fans believe their failure to perform some sort of game-day superstition has resulted in a Cardinals turnover. More Cardinals believe this than fans of any other team…
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Chad Curtis, Arizona Baseball Product, Off to Prison for Sex Crimes Against Teen Girls
Chad Curtis, a former New York Yankees outfielder from the small Arizona city of Benson, will be in prison for the next seven to 15 years.Curtis, a two-time World Series champion with the Yankees, was sentenced in Michigan yesterday for his sexual conduct with three high school girls there…
Tucson Has Some of the Worst Roads in the Nation
Outside of California, there’s no big city with worse roads than Tucson.TRIP, a transportation research group, says Tucson ranks fifth in the nation among large cities for highest percentage of roads in “poor” condition — 53 percent…
10 Worst ASU Party Moments of the Year
While most ASU parties go down without a hitch, there have been some undeniably bad ASU party moments that have landed the party scene in the news on several occasions.Check out the 10 worst ASU party moments of the last year (hint: spilled beer doesn’t even come close to making…
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Rolland Gilstrap, Glendale Keeper of Pipe Bombs, Going to Prison for Nearly Five Years
Rolland Gilstrap likes guns. Says so right on his Facebook site. But the feds say former Glendale resident wasn’t to supposed to have his heavy-duty arsenal of 17 firearms because of a previous conviction for a domestic-violence assault. And he really, really shouldn’t have kept those six pipe-bombs in the…
Mesa Mormon-Scammers Duane Slade, Brent Williams and Guy Williams Sentenced to Prison
A trio of top-tier scam artists from Mesa who preyed on wealthy Mormons will spend a large part of their lives in prison. Duane Hamblin Slade and his pal Guy Andrew Williams, both in their mid-40s, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary on September 30th to 15 and…
Maricopa County Mugshots of the Week: Making Assumptions
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest.This week, we make a few assumptions about…
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Will Arizona Ever Let Undocumented Immigrants Get Driver’s Licenses?
California Governor Jerry Brown signed a law that allows undocumented immigrants to get driver’s licenses in the state.Here in Arizona, Governor Jan Brewer has insisted that no undocumented immigrants, and certainly not the ones granted deferred action by the federal government’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, can get driver’s…