Just back to the shop a bit ago from a going-away luncheon for beloved jailhouse psychiatrist Leonardo Garcia-Bunuel, at the medical ward of the Estrella County Jail in south Phoenix. Garcia-Bunuel, who is 84, is moving to Reno with his lovely bride, where a retirement surrounded by family, his books and his…
Jessica Callaway, 21, was caught on video Friday telling her 10-month-old baby to “shut the fuck up before I kick you in the mouth” as the infant was laying on the floor of her Gilbert home. Then she hit the baby in the face several times, apparently to get the…
If $45 for sex with a Texas hooker seems like a deal that’s too good to be true, that’s because it probably is — she could turn out to be a cop. Just ask Phoenix police officer Sheldon Czegledi, who got popped in El Paso last week for trying to…
The suddenly former Arizona U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke told his staff in a letter this morning that he planned to “take a good bit of time off” before deciding his next move. Burke also praised the work of his office for its response to the January 8 Tucson massacre and…
Phoenix mayoral candidate are standing outside of the city’s voting centers and making last minute phone calls to nab extra votes on Election Day as voters cast their ballots in one of the most contested — and contentious — election in decades.Mayoral candidate Greg Stanton stood outside the city’s Burton…
The resignation of Arizona U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke, announced minutes ago by his office, comes a couple of weeks after he testified before Congress on the Fast and Furious scandal. Kenneth Melson, acting director of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, lost his office today over the scandal…
Child-raping cult leader Warren Jeffs remains in critical but stable condition at a Texas hospital after starving himself in prison, where he’s currently serving a life sentence for sexually assaulting two underage followers of his breakaway sect of the Mormon Church. He’s still expected to make a full recovery, Texas…
Just received this e-mail from the U.S. Attorney’s Office PHOENIX – Dennis Burke, U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, has delivered his letter of resignation to President Obama. A copy of the letter is below. In an email to staff, Burke said: “The work in every corner of this…
Don’t look now, but the best one-two pitching punch in the National League just may belong to the Arizona Diamondbacks. A night after Ian Kennedy won his 17th game, Daniel Hudson followed up with a gem of his own Monday night against the Colorado Rockies at Chase Field, as the…
Congratulations to the New Times reader who goes by the handle FormerRepublican, you are the proud winner of this week’s New Times You Write the Caption contest. On Friday, we asked readers to provide what they think would be an appropriate caption for the above photo. We picked the five…
Governor Jan Brewer is currently considering moving the primary date in Arizona from February 28, to January 31, to give the state what the Associated Press describes as a “louder voice nationally.”Arizona’s “voice” in the national discussion lately has earned the state the nickname of “the meth-lab of democracy.” Another…
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:…
Next time some worrywart warns that “you could put an eye out,” just scoff and mention the name Leroy Luetscher.The 86-year-old Green Valley resident managed to prove last month that eye injuries aren’t always as bad as they seem — especially when you have access to the awesome surgeons of…
You may have gotten your hopes up this afternoon when ABC News’ rumor department ran with the story that convicted pervert Warren Jeffs is in a coma and not expected to survive after apparently starving himself in a Texas prison.We hate to disappoint anyone who wishes nothing but the worst…
The Tempe man who left his 11-month-old baby in a running bathtub while he and his baby-mama took a nap earlier this month was in a Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he pleaded not guilty to one count of child abuse.The baby’s mother, who is also charged with…
Though I try to avoid watching the PBS Horizon clown table for fear that I’ll pull an Elvis on my TV set, folks tip me off whenever smarmy local hack Howie Fischer says something dumb, which is nearly every week. So, sometimes I am forced to watch it online. (Sigh.)What kills me…
Imprisoned pedophile Warren Jeffs must be pretty hungry — he apparently hasn’t eaten anything since he was sentenced to life in prison nearly three weeks ago, which has led to him getting rushed to a hospital in critical condition.Jeffs, the former leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of…
Aside from calling a Hispanic guy a “nigga” at a performance in Phoenix last week, comedian Katt Williams also invited him to “go the fuck back” to Mexico.If it was a joke, it sucked.Williams, of Money Mike (um) fame, then led the crowd in a Rosanne Barr-esque rendition of the…
The Arizona U.S. Attorney isn’t likely to launch a “bad faith” prosecution against state workers administering the new medical pot law, says a group opposing Governor Jan Brewer’s federal lawsuit on the issue.Besides, say lawyers for the group of defendants, those state workers wouldn’t be violating federal law, anyway.The case…
The Arizona Diamondbacks’ newest hero stepped into the spotlight during yesterday’s victory over the San Diego Padres at Chase Field. Rookie outfielder Collin Cowgill came up big at the ballpark on Sunday, smacking in his first-ever major league homer and helping lift the Snakes to a 6-1 win that completed a three-game…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was in Kendall County, Illinois over the weekend and — as expected — got to talkin’ about the pink undies he provides to inmates in his jails.Arpaio told a crowd of GOP supporters that the inmates hate the pink skivvies, but he’s “sure in San…
Last week, in honor of Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne’s move to essentially overthrow the Voting Rights Act of 1965, we asked our readers to offer suggestions for a caption for the above photo we snapped of Horne at last year’s GOP election-night party for this week’s New Times’ You…
