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• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards

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2011 Stories by James King

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  MCSO's Training 22 Military Vets to Be Detention Officers -- Let's Hope Taser Use 101 Is Part of The Curriculum

  published Feb 13, 2012

  The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office announced today that it's currently training 22 military veterans to be detention officers at the MCSO's jails.As you're probably aware, the MCSO currently has mor More >>

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  Andre Update: Dog Whose Eyes Were Gouged Out Finds New Home; Dog Torturer Still On the Loose

  published Feb 13, 2012

  There's good news and bad news regarding Andre, a dog whose eyes were gouged out by some savage before he was stuffed in a bag and thrown into an empty lot in west Phoenix last month.The good news: An More >>

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  New Times Welcomes Matthew Hendley Back To the Valley

  published Feb 13, 2012

  We'd like to take a moment to introduce the newest addition to New Times' stable of scribes -- please join us in welcoming Matthew Hendley back to the Valley.Loyal Valley Fever-ers may remember Hendle More >>

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  State Senator Paula Aboud Announces Run For Gabrielle Giffords' Former Seat In Congress

  published Feb 13, 2012

  There's a new addition to the growing field of candidates eying the Congressional seat vacated by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords -- state Senator Paula Aboud announced this morning that she w More >>

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  Julian Titcomb, Elementary School Basketball Coach, Pleads Guilty to Abusing 14-Year-Old

  published Feb 13, 2012

  Julian Titcomb, 21, a one-time volunteer basketball coach at a Valley elementary school, had plans of joining the military -- but that's probably out of the question now that he's been convicted of s More >>

• Paradise Valley Murders: Heavily Redacted Arrest Report Released; Michael Crane Discussed Setting House On Fire

  published Feb 10, 2012

  The arrest reports for the six people allegedly connected to the brutal murders of a Paradise Valley couple last month were unsealed this afternoon, but offer little new information about the murders More >>

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  Sadie Madrid Left Dead Dogs To Rot In Her Apartment For Nearly Two Months

  published Feb 10, 2012

  Dead puppies are no fun -- just ask 21-year-old Sadie Elizabeth Madrid, who was apparently so bored with her dead dogs that she left them to rot in her apartment for nearly two months.Madrid's two dog More >>

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  Yusra Farhan Cites "Iraqi Culture" As Reason For Beating Daughter With a Shoe Because She Was Talking With a Boy

  published Feb 10, 2012

  Yusra Farhan's daughter recently started talking with a boy. So, Farhan beat her with a shoe and tied her to a bed because her "Iraqi culture states that a female is not allowed to be having contact w More >>

• Teen-Touching Teacher Otis Magee Sentenced to Probation

  published Feb 10, 2012

  A teen-touching former teacher at a Valley high school was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he was sentenced to three years probation after pleading guilty to one count of contribu More >>

• Burned Body Found In Desert; Suspects Daniel and Jennifer Griffith Arrested

  published Feb 10, 2012

  The Glendale Police Department has arrested two people they believe are responsible for the death of a person found burned in the desert near the White Tanks Mountains early this morning.The body has More >>

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  Joe Arpaio and MCSO Had Literally Nothing to Do With Arrest of Escaped Jail Inmate Jairo Contreras

  published Feb 10, 2012

  rRemember yesterday when the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office put out a press release saying how it used its "cell phone technology" to track down an inmate who escaped from an MCSO jailr Well, More >>

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  MCSO Inmate Escapes In Laundry Cart (Two Weeks Ago); Arrested in New Mexico

  published Feb 09, 2012

  A minimum-security inmate at one of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's jails escaped "several days ago," but was arrested this afternoon at his girlfriend's house in New Mexico, the MCSO announced t More >>

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  Sixth Suspect Arrested in Connection With Paradise Valley Murders; County Attorney Defends Release Of Alleged Killer

  published Feb 09, 2012

  Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery announced this afternoon that a sixth suspect has been arrested in connection to the murders of a Paradise Valley couple found bound and burned in their home l More >>

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  Ron Barber, Gabrielle Giffords Aide Wounded in Tucson Shooting, to Run in Special Election

  published Feb 09, 2012

  rRon Barber, a former aide to former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, announced this morning that he'll run in the special election to finish the remainder of Giffords' term.Giffords resigned f More >>

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  Jeffery Higgins, MCSO Detention Officer, Pleads Not Guilty to Charges He Got Drunk and Pointed Loaded Gun at Son

  published Feb 09, 2012

  rA detention officer with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office accused of getting drunk and pointing a loaded gun at his own son has pleaded not guilty to one count each of aggravated assault More >>

• Search Continues for Mother of Newborn Dumped in Front of Phoenix Home

  published Feb 09, 2012

  rPhoenix police said yesterday that the woman to the right could potentially be the mother of a newborn who was dumped in front of a Phoenix home on Tuesday. They've since contacted the woman, More >>

• Izrahias Morales, High School Freshman Who Brought Gun to School to Shoot Teacher, Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder Charge

  published Feb 08, 2012

  rA Goodyear teen who brought a gun to school to kill his math teacher last year pleaded guilty this afternoon to one count each of attempted first-degree murder and possession of a firearm.Izrah More >>

• Scholarship Set Up to Honor Slain MCSO Deputy William Coleman

  published Feb 08, 2012

  A scholarship has been set up to honor the memory of slain Maricopa County Sheriff's Deputy Bill Coleman, who was murdered last month while responding to a burglary call at a medical facility in Anthe More >>

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  AG Tom Horne Wants to Replace Cops in FLDS Haven Colorado City, Kid-Raping Polygamist Warren Jeffs' Old Stomping Grounds

  published Feb 08, 2012

  A bill that would replace local police in Colorado City with deputies from the Mohave County Sheriff's Office was unanimously approved by a state Senate committee this morning.Colorado City, for anyon More >>

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  Joe Arpaio Went Immigrant Hunting This Morning -- Bags Two Brown Folks

  published Feb 08, 2012

  Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio went hunting for illegals again this morning, this time at a Phoenix maid service business, where his deputies arrested a grand total of two suspected illegal immigr More >>

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  Newborn Dumped In Front Of North Phoenix Home "Affectionately Nicknamed Baby Kathleen" -- After Street Where She Was Dumped

  published Feb 08, 2012

  If you happened to have had a baby yesterday, and then dumped it in front of a home in north Phoenix, police would like to have a word with you -- and make sure you're not bleeding out after giving bi More >>

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  Lawrence and Glenna Shapiro Murders: Five Arrested, Including Two Ex-Cons

  published Feb 07, 2012

  rThe Paradise Valley Police Department confirmed today that five people have been arrested in connection with the murders of Glenna and Lawrence Shapiro, whose bodies were found bound and burn More >>

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  Mentally Ill Phoenix Man Arrested Twice in 24 Hours For Failing to Register as a Sex Offender

  published Feb 07, 2012

  As if we needed another anecdote about how Arizona fails its mentally ill residents, we bring you the story of James Copeland, a mentally ill convicted sex offender who was arrested twice in 24 hours More >>

• Representative Kimberly Yee Wants to Tell You When You Can Have An Abortion

  published Feb 07, 2012

  Republican Arizona Representative Kimberly Yee has taken a page out of fagala-phobic abortion bully Trent Franks' book, and is taking it upon herself to attempt to dictate when women in Arizona can ha More >>

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  Jhessye Shockley Disappearance: Search Of Landfill Continues, Photos Released

  published Feb 07, 2012

  Authorities this morning continued their search of a landfill south of the Valley, where they believe they might find the body of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley.The landfill search started yester More >>