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Ask a Mexican on Collecting Old Cars and the American Dream

An Eccentric Ad Man Loses His Helicopter to the Feds

Carlos Carranza Jr., Pinal Farmer, Gets Prison for Spending USDA Loan on Strippers and BMW for Gold-Digging Wife

Stanfield farmer Carlos Carranza Jr. was sentenced to 21 months in prison today for blowing a government loan on strippers, a BMW and other items.Carranza Jr.'s wife, Laura Murrill, 31, will serve a three-year probation sentence for helping to spend the dough.Carranza Jr. used to work with family me ... More >>

Ask A Mexican on Trash-Picking and Overpopulating

Ricardo Siqueiros, Nogales Teacher, Went For A Drive After School (With Nearly 20 Pounds of Meth And 12 Pounds of Blow, According to DPS)

​Nogales charter school teacher Ricardo Siqueiros took a ride on Interstate 10 toward Phoenix Tuesday evening.According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, he took his 19.5 pounds of meth and 12 pounds of cocaine along for the ride.Siqueiros, 32, was stopped by the cops around 7 p.m. while ... More >>

Mexican Smugglers Exploit the Corrupt Reputation of U.S. Border Officers

Thao and Mirah at the Rhythm Room, 6/20/11

Kholood Eid Thao and Mirah at Rhythm Room​Thao & Mirah Rhythm Room Monday, June 20 Punctuality. Where I'm from (Miami), folks don't understand the concept that well. When doors open at 7:30, the masses show up at nine, often foregoing the opening set, and subsequently missing the opportu ... More >>

Leslie Janous, Tennessee "Party Mom" Embezzler, Busted in Apache Junction

Leslie Janous, a.k.a., Leslie Gibbs, of Tennessee, held a lavish Sweet 15 birthday party for daughter in 2006 that attracted MTV. Turns out she embezzled the money for it.​The party's over for a Tennessee crook who spent some of her embezzled millions on a spectacular Sweet 1 ... More >>

Lisa Savidge's Name Might Be the Only Thing the Band Didn't Obsess Over

Sola Coffee Bar's Agave Latte

Sola Coffee Bar's agave latte​Sola is a hip little coffee bar in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale, and it offers a nice reprieve from daytime window shopping. Outside, retirees ogle eagle and horse sculptures while BMWs jockey for parking spaces with Mustangs. But inside Sola, people inhale the sc ... More >>

Phoenix Lawyer, Allegedly Drunk (in Middle of Afternoon), Crashes Brand New BMW into Couple; Woman in Critical Condition

Christopher Perry, alleged day-drinker, crashed his BMW into two people in downtown Phoenix yesterday.​While most of us were at work yesterday afternoon -- presumably not shitfaced -- a drunk Phoenix lawyer was driving his brand new BMW through downtown Phoenix. Sadly, he drove it into a couple wa ... More >>

Dan Harkins is Really, Really Sorry he Left His Dog in His Car

Dan Harkins, owner of Harkins Theaters, was cited for animal neglect over the weekend.​Dan Harkins, the owner of Harkins Theatres, wants the world to know that he's sorry for leaving his dog in his hot BMW over the weekend.He's so sorry, in fact, anyone who goes to his theaters will soon be subjec ... More >>

Ben Quayle Makes Congressional Bid Official; Gives John McCain Shout-Out, Too

James King Congressional candidate Ben Quayle​At a press conference that more resembled a garden party for Scottsdale's elite -- complete with Range Rovers and BMWs lining the streets near Ben Quayle's 44th Street campaign headquarters (we even caught Marilyn Quayle telling pals t ... More >>

Tyson's Latest Scuffle in L.A. Could Land Him in Prison in Arizona

Tyson's mug after being booked into Maricopa County Jail​One thing we failed to point out in our prior post about Mike Tyson's latest brush with the law is the fact that the former heavyweight champ is currently on probation here in Arizona.In case you forgot, in 2007 Iron Mike was convicted of mi ... More >>

State of Fear: Permanent Legal Resident Stopped For Being Brown By MCSO Deputies

"Cash for Clunkers?" More like "Cash for Evidence" for a Phoenix Man Charged With a Hit and Run

Police believe that 23-year-old Timothy Kissida ran over a bicyclist, then tried to trade in the car as part of the "Cash for Clunkers" program ​At what point do you come to the realization that your car is a "clunker," and it might be a good idea to take advantage of the federal government' ... More >>

Hot Links: Role Model Barkley, Gun Seller Iknadosian, and Gigolo Sgarbi

He didn't work a runway in pink underwear, but Sheriff Joe Arpaio still calls Charles Barkley a "model inmate" after the former Suns star talked to 200 teenage inmates on Saturday in Tent City, where he served three days for a DUI...Andrew Segal, 19, a student at U of A, was found dead at the Ph ... More >>

Stacey Pawlowski, a wife, mother — and a heck of a Republican fundraiser — dies

Feedback from the issue of Thursday, July 10, 2008

This car will get you laid!

Heart Attack

Attempting romantic comedy, Sir Ridley Scott conquers neither

Career Death

The consequences for a DPS officer who bucked his bosses' dismissal of a righteous speeding ticket, got fired, and won a $190,000 jury award for wrongful termination

Backhanded Slapstick

Warmed by Jim Carrey's brand of fun

Senior Moment

Jan Decleir shines as a senile hit man

Speed Demonology

Rice burners, bitchin' Camaros and bikini babes: That's After 9's Midnight Run at Speedworld

This Week's Day-by-day Picks

Letters

Letters from the week of April 15,2004

Food Run

PIR host high-performance speedsters

High on the Hawg

Adrenaline junkies gather for the love of bikes

Blast From the Past

Here are the chilling and embarrassing details from Connie Thompson's life that she didn't want state officials to know

Letters

Letters from the week of October 23, 2003

Triumphant Return

Second annual show applauds disabled artists

2 the Extreme

The high-speed sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious delivers more noise and more flash

The Pain Train

Two years later, a digital-video short film became an overnight ad sensation

Crazy Taxi

Jason Statham is The Transporter in Luc Besson's oft-preposterous world

The Long and Short of SUV Drivers

Letters from the week of September 19, 2002

Boyz Band

Don't hate them because they're buff and rich. B2K is okay.

Letters

From the week of November 8–14, 2001

Strange Bud Fellows

Boyhood friendship strays into no man's land in edgy Chuck & Buck

Rod Fellows

Fifties sensibilities and styles fuel the passions of latter-day gearheads

Legends of the Fall

A conversation in Purgatory

Letters

Dead Zone

David Rabe reanimates his play Hurlyburly for the screen with mixed results

Lipstick Traces

Trashman visits the best little escort service in Phoenix

Home, James

Bond franchise runs out of gas in Tomorrow Never Dies

Cultural Intercourse

Here's Another Letter to the Big 5 Click (et al.):

Holy Roller

IS THIS THE PARTY TO WHOM I AM SPEAKING?

Republican Revenge