Email Author James King

Awards

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  Valley Fever

• 2011 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published September 8, 2011

  "Brocked Up"

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2011 Stories by James King

• Video of Activists Protesting in Front of New Times Building

  published Nov 16, 2011

  Activists picketed in front of New Times' Phoenix offices this afternoon in protest of our parent company, Village Voice Media's, classified ad website Backpage.com. The activists feel the website fa... More >>

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  Activists Picket New Times Building in Protest of Backpage.com

  published Nov 16, 2011

  rFrom 15 to 20 protesters picketed New Times' downtown Phoenix offices today in protest of Backpage.com, a classified ad website owned by our parent company, Village Voice... More >>

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  County to Shell Out $1 Million to Family of Man Who Died While in MCSO Custody

  published Nov 16, 2011

  You can tack another $1 million on to the more than $50 million in legal settlements Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has cost county taxpayers -- the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is expecte... More >>

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  Fiesta Bowl Scandal: Former COO Natalie Wisneski Indicted

  published Nov 16, 2011

  Natalie Wisneski, the former chief operating officer for the Fiesta Bowl, has been indicted in federal court on charges that she tried to cover up illegal campaign contributions by bowl employees, and... More >>

• Board of Supervisors Will Let Joe Arpaio Use His Pricey Inmate Transport Bus

  published Nov 16, 2011

  Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's expensive inmate transport bus can finally be put to use, the counties Board of Supervisors ruled this morning.Arpaio and the BOS have been battling over the bus s... More >>

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  Should County Supervisors Finally Let Joe Arpaio Use His Stupid Busr

  published Nov 16, 2011

  In what has become one of the dumber longer pissing matches in the ongoing spat between several of Maricopa County's elected officials, the county's Board of Supervisors is expected to make a decision... More >>

• Planned Parenthood Bails on Lawsuit Challenging New Abortion Laws

  published Nov 15, 2011

  Planned parenthood today formally filed paperwork to dismiss its lawsuit challenging several abortion laws that took effect in September. The laws, most of which were passed by the Arizona Legislature... More >>

• Joe Arpaio Receives Proposal For New MCSO Disciplinary Policies

  published Nov 15, 2011

  Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been given a proposal that would revamp the MCSO's disciplinary policies after promising last summer to hire an outside consultant to examine the sheriff's curre... More >>

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  Anti-Amnesty Senate Candidate Wil Cardon Unfazed By Arizona's Apparent Shift to Support Pathway to Citizenship For Illegal Immigrants

  published Nov 15, 2011

  U.S. Senate candidate Wil Cardon apparently didn't get the message when ousted state Senate President Russell Pearce got a voter-assisted boot from office last week.Pearce's historic downfall -- combi... More >>

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  Best Reader Caption For Photo of Russell Pearce Throwin' in the Towel: Andrew Thom Ass

  published Nov 15, 2011

  Congratulations to the New Times reader who goes by the handle Andrew Thom Ass, you are the proud winner of this week's New Times You Write the Caption contest.On Friday, we asked readers to provide w... More >>

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  Worse Campaign Brain Fart: Herman Cain, Rick Perry, or Jan Brewerr

  published Nov 15, 2011

  Presidential candidate Herman Cain is the latest politico to join the campaign brain-fart club thanks to comments made to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's editorial board  -- which include "[I] g... More >>

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  Gabrielle Giffords Not Angry at Tucson Shooter Jared Loughner; Wishes "He Could Have Been Helped"

  published Nov 14, 2011

  Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords tonight gave her first interview since being shot "through the brain" during the January 8 Tucson shooting rampage that took the lives of six people, and wounded 13 ot... More >>

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  Watch Herman Cain's Jan Brewer-Esque Brain Fart Right Here *VIDEO*

  published Nov 14, 2011

  Presidential candidate Herman Cain is the latest politico to suffer a public bout with brain flatulence -- an affliction with which Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is all too familiar.Cain recently met wi... More >>

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  John McCain's "Very Disappointed" in GOP Presidential Candidates' Positions on Waterboarding

  published Nov 14, 2011

  rArizona Senator John McCain -- who spent the better part of five years getting tortured by North Vietnamese soldiers during the Vietnam War -- took to Twitter this morning to let some of his fe... More >>

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  David Appleton -- Scottsdale Defense Attorney Accused of Murdering Motorist -- Has History of Road-Rage Incidents

  published Nov 14, 2011

  rDavid Appleton, a Scottsdale defense attorney who once served as the president of the Phoenix Trial Lawyer's Association, fatally shot a motorist last week during an apparent road-rage incide... More >>

• Children's Tae Kwon Do Instructor Jonathan Knight Pleads Not Guilty to Charges He Sent Penis Pics to 12-Year-Old Student

  published Nov 14, 2011

  rJonathan Knight, a children's Tae Kwon Do instructor in Glendale, was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where he pleaded not guilty to charges that he sent photos of his penis to... More >>

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  Prescott Couple Accused of Baking Out Hotel Room With Heroin Smoke as 11-Month-Old Played in Crib

  published Nov 14, 2011

  rHeroin's not good for anyone -- especially an 11-month-old baby, like the one found in a Scottsdale hotel room that her mother baked out with heroin smoke yesterday afternoon.According t... More >>

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  Arizona Cardinals Stun Philadelphia Eagles -- Compliments of Larry Fitzgerald

  published Nov 14, 2011

  rThe Kevin Kolb-less Arizona Cardinals stunned Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles with a 21-17 road victory in the city of brotherly love yesterday -- which never would have happened if wide... More >>

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  Best Reader Caption For Photo of Russell Pearce Throwin' in the Towelr

  published Nov 14, 2011

  Last week, we asked our readers to offer suggestions for an appropriate caption for the above photo of former Senate President Russell Pearce throwin' in the towel for this week's New Times' You Wri... More >>

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  Scottsdale Defense Attorney David Appleton Faces Murder Rap After Road-Rage Shooting

  published Nov 11, 2011

  "Inconsistencies" in his story about fatally shooting a man during an apparent road-rage incident last night has led to the arrest of Scottsdale attorney David Appleton, who once served as the preside... More >>

• Gabrielle Giffords Speaks in Preview of Monday's Interview With Diane Sawyer *VIDEO*

  published Nov 11, 2011

  The much anticipated interview with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords -- her first interview since getting shot in the head during the January 8 Tucson shooting -- is set to air Monday night on ABC.It ... More >>

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  Arizona Dems on Steve Pierce, Russell Pearce's Replacement as Senate President: Nothing Will Change "Other Than One Vowel"

  published Nov 11, 2011

  rState Senator Steve Pierce was pegged by his Republican Senate colleagues to replace ousted former Senator Russell Pearce as the president of the Senate -- and Arizona Democrats aren't thrilled... More >>

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  Jahessye Shockley, 5, Still Missing -- One Month Later

  published Nov 11, 2011

  Today marks one month since 5-year-old Glendale girl Jahessye Shockley was reported missing by her family, and police are no closer to finding her.Shockley, police say, wandered away from siblings -- ... More >>

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  Sheriff Paul Babeu Raises More Than $127,000 in Two Weeks For Possible Congressional Campaign

  published Nov 11, 2011

  Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu is often compared to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for several reasons -- his crusade against illegal immigrants, and love of TV cameras, to name a few.There's ano... More >>

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  Russell Pearce Throwin' in the Towel in You Write the Caption

  published Nov 11, 2011

  In celebration of Russell Pearce's recent fall from grace, we submit to you the above photo of the now-former Senate president throwin' in the towel for this week's New Times You Write the Caption con... More >>