Phoenix Transit Workers Protest as Veolia Brings in “Strike Busters”

Veolia Transportation officials and representatives of the three local transit unions continue to negotiate labor contracts and have managed to avoid a bus strike in Phoenix. So far. But more than two-dozen union workers who drive, fuel, clean, and repair Phoenix city buses protested, with bright-colored signs in hand, this…

Fiancee/Cousin of Escaped Inmate Described as “Meth Addict”-Looking

The hunt is still on for Casslyn Welch and her would-be cous-band, escaped Arizona prison inmate John McCluskey. The first cousins are apparently engaged, despite McCluskey’s lengthy prison term, and are currently on the run somewhere in the American Northwest or Canada, authorities believe.We came across an interview a woman –…

Argument Over UFC Fight Leads to Gilbert Shooting

There’s an argument to be made that violence on TV leads to violence in the real world. A Glendale man may have contributed to this argument.Police say 32-year-old Kemonte Tremayne Wesson was arrested early Sunday morning for shooting a 37-year-old man with whom he had an argument.The argument, as dumb…

Andrew Thomas and Joe Arpaio “Corruption” Case Against County Judge: a Dog

Back from Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office headquarters in downtown Phoenix, where we spent a few hours looking through public files involving the infamous, spectacularly overblown (yet never prosecuted) “bribery” case against Superior Court Judge Gary Donahoe. Conclusion:   The “case” was a dog, and a rabid one at that.   The files confirm our earlier…

J.D. Hayworth Claims John McCain Tried to Blackmail Him Into Supporting “Amnesty Bill”

Well that certainly didn’t take long. Just hours after Senator John McCain’s campaign called “The Maverick’s” GOP primary opponent J.D. Hayworth “corrupt,” Hayworth’s campaign has fired back, claiming McCain tried to blackmail Hayworth into supporting his “amnesty bill” by threatening to discuss his alleged corruption with the media.Hayworth’s campaign released…

Arizona Diamondbacks Take Two of Three from San Diego Padres

The Arizona Diamondbacks 2010 season hasn’t provided too much to cheer for. So fans must dwell on the little victories — no matter how futile they may be.Chris Young provided two little victories on Saturday night in the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 win over the San Diego Padres.The D-Backs took two…

Morning Poll: Is Term “National Poster Boy” Racist?

Congressional candidate Vernon Parker decided to pull out the race card last week, asserting that a phrase used by one of his primary opponents is racist.The phrase in question: “national poster boy.”The term was used by Ben Quayle in statement his campaign released in response to a different far-reaching attack…

John Dougherty, Other Wannabes for U.S. Senate to Debate Tonight

Our former colleague John Dougherty and the other three aspiring Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate are set to debate tonight up at Paradise Valley Community College.   The scheduled two-hour session (7-9 p.m.) will be held at the school’s Center for the Performing Arts, and it promises to be a…