ABC News has released a preview of Diane Sawyer’s interview with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and it remains unclear whether the congresswoman — who was shot “through the brain” during Jared Loughner’s January 8 Tucson shooting rampage — will speak on camera.When the interview was announced in September, Giffords’ spokesman Mark…
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu announced last week that he’s considering running for Congress — his chief deputy, Steve Henry, however, apparently thinks Babeu is definitely running for Congress, and is now considering running for his boss’ job, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office confirms to New Times.PCSO spokesman Elias Johnson…
Two dead bodies were found in a Phoenix trailer home last night, and the cops suspect it to be a murder/suicide.Phoenix Sergeant Steve Martos says police were called to a trailer in the 2600 block of East Morrow Drive about about 7 p.m. after an elderly man found the body…
Richard Valdemar believes the central character of his medical-marijuana story would be executed by a Mexican drug cartel if he was named, so he refers to him as “Winnie.”As Valdemar relates in newly released cable-and-Internet-show video and recent article in a police magazine, Winnie is the son of two Northern…
Michael Coleman, the mayor of Columbus, Ohio, is still boycotting Arizona because of SB 1070, Arizona’s controversial immigration law — according to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, that is (we’ve got a call into to Coleman’s office to verify — stay tuned…).Three Columbus police officers were supposed to come to…
These days, using the word “nigger” is considered so offensive that, in its place, we now use the term “n-word.” Of course, never mind that blacks use it among themselves as a term of endearment, pero esa es una historia para un otro dia. Sin embargo, it raises a pregunta…
If there is not a tsunami of underage prostitutes in America, that is not to say that there are no children trapped in this world. Of course, there are. Yet, as we have pointed out in numerous stories, few resources have been devoted to sheltering the victims. If you want…
“Life is life, and you gotta do what you gotta do. It’s like everybody can’t be a doctor, a teacher, or have rich parents take care of us. And it’s gonna teach us, like — when we get older, we’re gonna be stronger, ’cause we know life experience and stuff…
MR. MAYOR Stanton’s as honest as they come: Though Greg Stanton has the personality of a robot, I like him much better than [Wes] Gullett. Stanton, at least, isn’t a two-faced liar (“Spin City,” Monica Alonzo, October 20). Your article proves that Gullett licks his finger and sticks it up…
Editor’s note: See the latest on the race in Legislative District 18 here. Mesa’s Hohokam Stadium, home of the Chicago Cubs’ spring training camp, seats 12,500 at capacity. But on the evening of October 14, only a small percentage of the seats were filled as more than a dozen speakers…
Three people have been charged with crimes after a 2-year-old boy was found to have methadone in his system after he was rushed to a Valley hospital last week while unresponsive and not breathing.’We reported on the methadone-filled baby last week, but now we’ve got the details — and they…
The Arizona State Bar’s disciplinary proceeding against former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and two of his former employees wrapped up today. The three-man panel that oversaw the case is expected to make a decision on their findings — and the punishment, if any — by March. Thomas and former deputy…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s pink panties are in a bit of a wad after an Ohio mayor refused to grant police officers in his city the permission to come to Arizona and train with the MCSO’s Drug Recognition Unit, which Arpaio says is one of the best drug recognition…
Carl Mosher, a former physical education teacher St. Gregory’s Catholic school in Phoenix, was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he pleaded guilty to charges that he had sex with one of his 14-year-old students…in his office…at the school. Mosher initially was charged with four counts of sexual…
An Arizona man was sentenced to prison time this morning after pleading guilty to charges that he posed as a fertility doctor in order to molest grown men.Jeffrey Graybill, who used the name “Doctor Richardson” to practice faux-medicine, was sentenced in Maricopa County Superior Court to two nine-year prison sentences…
It’s been more than three weeks since 5-year-old Jahessye Shockley was reported missing, and her case has finally begun to get the attention of the national media — the same national media the girl’s grandmother claimed was ignoring the case because Shockley is black.Glendale Sergeant Brent Coombs tells New Times…
We wrote often this summer of the defensive exploits of Arizona Diamondbacks outfielders Gerardo Parra and Chris Young. We remember the game in September (we were at Chase Field that night) when incredible catches by both he and Young made ESPN’s top ten plays of the day. …
An article appeared on the website of infamous “birther” conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi earlier this week claiming that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has “delivered” on the “surprise” he promised “birthers” in regards to the sheriff’s investigation into whether President Barack Obama is eligible to be president.Stop us if you’ve…
It was announced yesterday that Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery will head a task force set up by Governor Jan Brewer to fix the current mess at state Child Protective Services, despite controversial comments he made last month about creating an investigative unit separate from CPS that would determine whether…
Governor Jan Brewer, no doubt under direct orders from her puppetmaster consultant Chuck Coughlin, has removed Colleen Mathis as chair of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, calling a special session of the state Legislature, so the state Senate, controlled by a supermajority of Republicans, can dutifully concur. “The Arizona Constitution…
Former Arizona U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton says he trusted the word of a federal firearms officials who told him in 2006 that a gunwalking operation wouldn’t result in missing weapons.The President Bush-era operation, known as Wide Receiver, reportedly lost about 400 guns in a manner similar to that of the…
Unexpected fireworks this morning at the county courthouse as the newly convicted “Baseline Killer” Mark Goudeau told the judge in no uncertain terms that he doesn’t want to be in court for the sentencing phase of his high-profile case. We weren’t there for the outburst (we are holed up writing…
