Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will be moved to a hospital in Houston as early as Friday to begin rehabilitation after being shot through the brain 11 days ago. “The congresswoman’s family wants to ensure she receives the best rehabilitative care possible for her type of serious, penetrating brain injury,” Dr. Michael…
Jared Lee Loughner is just one of many mass shooters in recent history who worried more about damaging his hearing than slaughtering innocent people. Video surveillance footage reportedly shows that Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner had inserted ear plugs before opening fire with his Glock and shooting 20 people…
Since our earlier post about an internal investigation by the Phoenix Police Department into Officer Jeff Gordon — who happens to be the son of Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon — the mayor has released a statement.”As Mayor, I cannot comment on a pending Police Department personnel matter. I can comment…
The Arizona Supreme Court today handed state Senate President Russell Pearce a partial win in his bid to rig the redistricting process that will affect Sand Land politics for the next 10 years.In an order just issued by Vice Chief Justice Andrew Hurwitz, the court agreed with Pearce and state…
The appeal of a chick fight, as eloquently explained by Jerry Seinfeld, is that “men think if women are grabbing and clawing at each other, there’s a chance they might somehow, you know… kiss.”A chick fight, the Phoenix Police Department says, is all that went down at a Phoenix high…
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon’s son, a Phoenix police officer, has been placed on paid administrative leave from the department.Jeff Gordon, a department spokesman told the Arizona Republic yesterday, was placed on leave pending an internal investigation that “involves an allegation of inappropriate contact.”…
A drunk Coolidge man (and apparently his rifle, too) had a wild ride through a Pinal County trailer park Sunday night, and he had a whole lot to say to the sheriff’s deputies who arrested him, including telling cops the reason for his drunken joyride was because he “just went…
When independent filmmaker Charlie Minn saw the news of the Tucson shooting rampage on January 8, it drew an ominous likeness to what he’s seen in Juarez, Mexico. “What happened in Tucson a couple of Saturdays ago happens in Juarez every day,” Minn says. “Every day.” Minn is unleashing a…
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When Douglas Police Chief Alberto Melis got word in August of 2009 that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords planned an event at a local Safeway, his thoughts immediately turned to security.Giffords’ press secretary, CJ Karamargin, sent an e-mail to several city officials to notify them about the “Congress on Your Corner” event…
A Chandler woman claims a California-based mortgage company swindled her out of her home by buying her mortgage note and unlawfully selling it to another company — a familiar narrative of the recent housing crisis.Jill Slikker accepted a loan from the Marshall & Ilsley Bank in March of 2008 to…
The Yavapai County Superior Court judge overseeing the manslaughter trial of snake-oil salesman James Arthur Ray ruled today that some important pieces of evidence may not be used by prosecutors during trial — most notably, information about Ray’s financial situation.Ray’s probably lovin’ Judge Warren Darrow’s ruling — you know, considering…
Newly sworn in Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne announced today that he’s planning to do something his predecessor, Terry Goddard, refused to do: throw the Arizona Attorney General’s Office into the multi-state crusade against President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.In May, Governor Jan Brewer attached Arizona to a lawsuit filed…
Former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods co-authored a column in the Arizona Republic about the lessons that should be learned in the wake of an assassination attempt of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords:”It has spurred a national teaching moment, a pause in the war of charged vocabulary, and a discussion of the…
Mary Rose Wilcox, one of five members of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, didn’t disclose her business interests to the public like she should have, that much is clear. But multiple felonies? No way, says Gila County Attorney Daisy Flores. “With the utter lack of motive or evidence of…
After spending his evening at a strip club, slamming some beers, and re-enacting The Fast and the Furious on the streets of west Phoenix over the weekend, the last thing on a Phoenix man’s to-do list was apparently to crash into a family’s house and kill a man sleeping inside…
A Chandler woman, now-infamous for occupying one of the meth-ier apartments on record — in which her methed-up husband put their 7-month-old baby in the freezer — copped a plea deal this morning that will keep her out of the clink.Leann Kracke pled guilty this morning to two counts of…
Daniel Wayne Cook, a death row inmate awaiting his court-imposed date with death for the last 24 years — in an Arizona prison on the taxpayer’s dime — is one step closer to being strapped to the executioner’s table.This morning, the United States Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Cook…
Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox won’t face any criminal charges in the crappy case against her put together by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former County Attorney Andrew Thomas.Gila County Attorney Daisy Flores rejected the idea of charging Wilcox, one of five members of the Maricopa County Board…
Imagine sitting on your couch, relaxing, and having a truck full of weed come crashing through the wall like the Kool-Aid guy. It may sound too good to be true, but that was what happened to an Arizona City resident on Sunday night.Pinal County sheriff’s deputies received several calls about…
The Tempe Police Department is asking the public’s help in tracking down a man missing since Saturday.Willie Jigba, 24, was last seen at a party in the 600 block of East Weber Drive in Tempe. Jigba left the party alone and hasn’t been heard from since.Jigba was supposed to start…
If you thought the Tucson massacre was going to lead to a kinder, gentler, wiser state Legislature, think again, my pretties. The local Republinuts in the state House and Senate are continuing their campaign of insanity and hate via a passel of loony laws coming down the pike. And with…
