Email Author James King
Awards
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2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards
Valley Fever
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2011 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published September 8, 2011
"Brocked Up"
2011 Stories by James King
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FEATURED STORY
Is Joe Arpaio Really Considering Running For Senate (As If We Even Have to Ask...Again)r
published Dec 21, 2011
Stop us if you've heard this one before, but Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- at 79 years old -- claims to be mulling over a run for the Senate seat getting vacated by retiring Senator Jon Kyl.An... More >>
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Joe Arpaio Apologist/Iowa Congressman Steve King: Sheriff's 'An Ardent Defender of Liberty and Champion of Immigration Law''
published Dec 20, 2011
Maybe Iowa Congressman Steve King didn't get a chance to read the Department of Justice's scathing 22-page report on Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his agency's historic racial profiling parac... More >>
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Sinaloa Drug Cartel Now Short $7.8 Million, 435 Pounds of Meth, and 650 Pounds of Weed -- Compliments of Arizona Law Enforcement Agencies
published Dec 20, 2011
The Sinaloa drug cartel recently suffered what local law enforcement agencies are considering a "significant blow" -- a 15-month investigation has led to the arrest of more than 200 people, the seizur... More >>
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"Buffalo" William Willis, Tunnel-Digging/Cross-Dressing Kiddy Porn Connoisseur, Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
published Dec 20, 2011
Remember last year when a guy was arrested after Glendale police found what appeared to be the beginning stages of an underground, Silence of the Lambs-esque sex-dungeon being built in his back yardr ... More >>
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Man, 19, Shot 'For Unknown Reason' While Driving Through Phoenix Park
published Dec 20, 2011
A 19-year-old Phoenix man is in "extremely critical condition" after reportedly getting shot in the head while driving through a Phoenix park last night.Phoenix Sergeant Steve Martos says the victim a... More >>
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Best Reader Caption For Joe Arpaio's PR Puppy: shadeaux14
published Dec 20, 2011
Congratulations to the New Times reader who goes by the handle shadeaux14, you are the proud winner of this week's New Times You Write the Caption contest.On Friday, we asked readers to provide what ... More >>
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Is MCSO Detention Officer to Blame For Getting His Toe Shot Off By Handcuffed DUI Suspectr
published Dec 20, 2011
rAs we reported yesterday, a Maricopa County Sheriff's Office detention officer is sans one toe after getting shot in the foot by a DUI suspect -- who was in handcuffs at the time -- while ... More >>
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MCSO Detention Officer Loses Toe in Shootout With Handcuffed DUI Suspect
published Dec 19, 2011
A man is dead -- and a Maricopa County Sheriff's Office detention officer is missing a toe -- following a shootout on a Phoenix freeway over the weekend.According to the MCSO, the detention officer --... More >>
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Kim Jong Il No Longer 'Ronery' -- in 'Warm Corner of Hell' With Hitler and bin Laden, According to John McCain
published Dec 19, 2011
As you probably know by now, North Korea's communist dictator, Kim Jong Il, is dead. In addition to being dead, the "Dear Leader" is also in a "warm corner of hell" with the likes of Adolf Hitler and ... More >>
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Sophia Found Safe and Sound After Disappearing For Nearly a Week
published Dec 19, 2011
A Mesa woman was found safe over the weekend after being missing for nearly a week.Mesa police say Sophia Vargas, 28, contacted her family on Saturday. She's apparently OK, according to Mesa Detective... More >>
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Cops: James Polinori Found Pissing on Himself During DUI Stop -- Which is Hilarious, According to His Facebook Friends
published Dec 19, 2011
When you gotta go, you gotta go -- even if you're getting stopped for a DUI.When police found 36-year-old James Polinori stopped on the side of the road Saturday night, he was pissing all over himself... More >>
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Arizona Cardinals' Playoff Hopes Still Alive (Barely) After Overtime Win Against Cleveland Browns
published Dec 19, 2011
After a 1-6 start, the Arizona Cardinals still have an outside chance of making the playoffs thanks to a Tebow-esque fourth quarter in the team's 20-17 overtime win over the Cleveland Browns yesterday... More >>
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Best Reader Caption For Joe Arpaio's PR Puppyr
published Dec 19, 2011
Last week, in honor of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's comeuppance ( Department of Justice investigations, botched sex-crime investigations, etc.), we submitted the above photo of the sheriff and... More >>
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Cops Find Kiddy-Porn Treasure Chest on Luis Ochoa's Computer
published Dec 16, 2011
Luis Alberto Ochoa has a fairly extensive porn collection, which would be fine if it wasn't made up of hundreds of videos and images of children.Ochoa was arrested yesterday morning after police track... More >>
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Jermaine Hopkins, the Fat Kid From Lean on Me, Busted Buying 200 Pounds of Weed From Undercover MCSO Deputy
published Dec 16, 2011
"No sir it wasn't me, sir -- I swear it wasn't!"That's what Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins, the fat kid in the film Lean on Me, famously told his prickly principal (played by Morgan Freeman) to get out of a... More >>
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Miguel Garcia, Once Investigated By CPS, Accused of Killing 1-Year-Old
published Dec 16, 2011
The hits keep coming for the folks at Arizona Child Protective Services -- the latest child killed by a person the agency has investigated in the past is 1-year-old Aleigh Torres, who police say was m... More >>
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Sophia Vargas Has Been Missing Since She Went Drinking With Friends She Met on the Internet
published Dec 16, 2011
A Mesa woman has been missing since Monday, when she told family members she was going out to meet some friends she met on the Internet.According to the Mesa Police Department, Sophia Vargas, 28, left... More >>
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Joe Arpaio's PR Puppy in You Write the Caption
published Dec 16, 2011
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's having a rough week -- Department of Justice investigations, botched sex-crime investigations, etc.To celebrate Arpaio's comeuppance, we're goin' with the above ph... More >>
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Joe Arpaio's Rough Week: Is the Sheriff Finally Unelectabler
published Dec 16, 2011
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's had a pretty rough week -- aside from the Department of Justice determining that he's guilty of the worst racial-profiling practices in U.S. history, the sheriff i... More >>
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Joe Arpaio and Pals Call DOJ's Racial-Profiling Investigation Political "Witch Hunt." Sheriff's Resignation: "Never Gonna Happen"
published Dec 15, 2011
rMaricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- flanked by two attorneys and MCSO Deputy Chief Jack MacIntyre -- held a press conference this afternoon to address the Department of Justice's findings t... More >>
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Paul Babeu Doesn't Trust DOJ Report on Joe Arpaio's Racial Profiling Practices; Says Timing's Meant to Distract From "Fast and Furious"
published Dec 15, 2011
rPinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu says he hasn't had a chance to read the U.S. Department of Justice's report on Joe Arpaio's committing some of the worst acts of racial profiling in U.S. history... More >>
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Sara Petsinger's Meth/Topless Massage Shop Closed For Business Thanks to Undercover Mesa Cop
published Dec 15, 2011
Sara Petsinger, 31, is going to need a new job -- her meth/topless massage business was shut down yesterday when she was arrested for selling meth and heroin to an undercover Mesa police officer...in ... More >>
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Jasmine Brown, Youth Minister, Admits to Molesting 12-Year-Old Boy at Church Camp
published Dec 15, 2011
Jasmine Brown -- a 29-year-old youth minister at the Family of God Christian Fellowship in Apache Junction -- and the 12-year-old boy he's accused of molesting, have differing accounts of the abuse --... More >>
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New Times "Best of" App Gets a Little Love From iTunes, Wired
published Dec 15, 2011
We're not typically in the business of shameless self-promotion here at New Times, but we'll make an exception to toot our own horn over recent accolades for our "Best of" smartphone app, which appare... More >>
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Is 15 Years in the Joint Enough For Scott Bass, Dad Who Locked 14-Year-Old Daughter in Bathroom For Monthsr
published Dec 15, 2011
Yesterday, Scott Bass was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping and child abuse charges for locking his 14-year-old daughter in a bathroom for more than two months.Per hi... More >>
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