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'Til Death Do Us Part: Arizona's Dangerous Love Affair with Guns

Joel Fox, Arpaio's 2008 Election Patsy, Loses Lawsuit Against Cox Communications Over Release of Mushy "Zorro" Emails

Joel Fox, a former captain under Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, has lost his lawsuit against Cox Communications over the release of embarrassing emails related to a defunct criminal investigation. Fox lost his job in late 2011 as part of the fallout of what we call the "SCA Scandal" -- a schem ... More >>

Joel Fox, Former Sheriff's Captain Used in Scheme by Arpaio Campaign, in Merit-Board Hearing Today

See Also: Joel Fox, Former Captain in Sheriff Arpaio's Office, Blames Stress for Lies to State Criminal Investigators See Also: Two of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Top Deputies Have "Love Connection" to SCA Scandal The stink from Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office wafts on: Joel Fox, the love-swollen former cap ... More >>

Blades of Glory

2012 RPM Challenge: Who Completed an Entire Album in February?

See also: 2012 RPM Challenge: Five Valley Artists (And Yours Truly) Attempt to Record an Album in One Month With the extra day provided by leap year, four of the seven Valley artists we tracked for this year's RPM Challenge were able to record an entire album from start to finish. That would be S ... More >>

Joel Fox Case vs. Cox Communications Can Proceed, Judge Rules; "Zorro" E-Mails Shouldn't Have Been Released, Says Former Sheriff's Captain

Joel Fox ​Well, what do you know -- Joel Fox finally has achieved the equivalent of a base hit in a court case. A federal judge ruled recently that a lawsuit against Cox Communications by the disgraced former captain fired by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio can proceed, for no ... More >>

Maricopa Teen Caught With 500 Child-Porn Videos and Pictures After Year-Long FBI Investigation

Image: www.fbi.gov​A year-long child-porn investigation led FBI agents this summer to a Maricopa teenager with a personal stash of 500 videos and pictures of sexually exploited children.The case was outlined in court records filed yesterday by the Arizona U.S. Attorney's Office, which requests the ... More >>

Joel Fox a Budding Lawyer? Latest Pro Se Filing in Fox Vs. Cox Case Sounds Professional

Joel Fox, a former captain under Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio, seems to have honed his legal skills in the last three years.​ Joel Fox is a now a former captain of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, having been fired last month by the same sheriff who apparently benefited from Fox's campaign ... More >>

Maricopa County Employee Faces Possible Punishment for Releasing Joel Fox Documents to Arizona Republic

Joel Fox​ An unnamed Maricopa County employee is in hot water after releasing records relating to the firing of former sheriff's office deputy Joel Fox.The Arizona Republic's JJ Hensley reported this morning that documents obtained by "county administrators" last week detail why Fox was fired. ... More >>

Scientology's Newly Purchased "Ideal Org" Building in Phoenix Will Become a Recruiting Tool -- Once the Last of Its Tenants Gets Kicked Out

Attention U.S. Airways: America Hates You (and Facebook)

​TheAtlantic.com released its list of America's 19 "Most Hated Companies" -- based on the American Customer Satisfaction Index -- earlier this month, four of which happen to be airlines (imagine that). Among them is Tempe-based U.S. Airways.The airline came in at the six spot on TheAtlantic's list ... More >>

Cox Communications vs. Joel Fox Settlement Pending Over E-mail Release, but Judge Dismisses Case Against State Investigators

​Cox Communications has agreed to settle a lawsuit launched by Captain Joel Fox of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office over the release of his "love letter" e-mails.Fox filed the federal complaint against Cox on the same day that New Times published excerpts from the emotional expressions of man- ... More >>

Two of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Top Deputies Have "Love Connection" to SCA Scandal

Joel Fox's Lawsuit Over "Zorro" E-Mails Covered by Arizona Republic, but Paper Doesn't Mention "Love" Angle of E-Mails

  The Arizona Republic ran an article today about Captain Joel Fox's lawsuit against Terry Goddard and Cox Communications over the public release of sensitive e-mails. The story by Repub veteran JJ Hensley, though, fails to mention one thing: The e-mails' gushy love talk  ... More >>

Joel Fox Files Federal Lawsuit Vs. Goddard and Cox Communications Over Release of "Zorro" E-Mails

​ Joel Fox filed two federal lawsuits this week in apparent response to New Times' publication of love letters between him and his boss at the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Larry Black. The first lawsuit targets former state Attorney General Terry Goddard and three employees of the AG's o ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Comeuppance? Don't Count Him Out Just Yet

The Killer Shark of the Senate, always on the attack They're practically singing hosannas in the streets, the pro-immigration folks, or just those who'd like to see an end to Arizona's tsunami of hate. This, over the defeat of five anti-immigrant bills on the state Senate floor yesterday, including ... More >>

Russell Pearce Shakes Down Scores of Lobbyists, Legally

Pearce's big money-grab, and it's all legalTo cop a line from the Notorious B.I.G., "Gimme the loot! Gimme the loot!"That's what Republican state Senate President-elect Russell Pearce might as well be saying with a recent e-mail announcing a fundraiser on January 7, 2011, just three days before Ariz ... More >>

Pediatrician Suspect in Child Porn Case was Sole User of Computers, Feds Allege; Graphic Complaint Describes Images

Dr. Emilio Luna​ Dr. Emilio Luna, the west Phoenix pediatrician accused of distributing child porn on a public file-sharing system, was the only one who had used his laptop computer, federal agents allege. A complaint filed by agents in court gives more details as to why Luna was arrested, and ... More >>

Cop in Georgia Finds Scottsdale Man's Kiddy-Porn Collection Via the Internet; Technology's Awesome

MCSOMark Siegelman​There's no arguing that the Internet has made the world a much smaller place. For example, rather than relying on snail mail, you can now electronically send a letter to someone on the other side of the planet in the blink of an eye.In another example, you could be a cop in Geor ... More >>

Earth Hour Event Planned by Maricopa County; Costs of Climate-Change Awareness Program Unclear

​ Maricopa County is celebrating Earth Hour this year by shutting off "non-essential" lights for one hour at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday. We decided to spend part of our Friday afternoon bugging county officials about this feel-good event, because our past research shows it typically costs governme ... More >>

Serving Up Stapley: Why’s the Don Stapley Prosecution a Big Joke? Because the Accusers Are Far Shadier Than the Accused

Television Noir Invades Adult Swim...Sorta

Michael RatcliffTelevision Noir's Stephen Strange (left) and Mike Red.​You can catch the Dr. Rev. Stephen Strange and his cohorts doing their bizarre sideshow exploits at any number of locales throughout the PHX: During First Friday on Fifth Street in front of MADE, at the upcoming Fiesta Bowl blo ... More >>

Behind BadPhoenixCops.com: The Blogger Who Took on the Phoenix PD — and the Homicide Detective Who Might Be His Best Source

Hot Links: West Valley JP Challenges Photo Enforcement; News Chopper Crash Findings to be Released; Trapeze Artist has Fatal Fall in Scottsdale

A West Valley Justice of the Peace says he issued a court order declaring photo enforcement invalid because the fines are much lower than a regular speeding ticket. It's doubtful he'd love the system much more if the fines were raised, though. The government's findings on last year's news chopper cr ... More >>

City spends $3,000 to shut off lights for Earth Hour

Howl of Sanity

Too bad it stands a snowball's chance in the Sonoran Desert of passing, because a bill banning armed Minutemen makes sense

Camera Obscura

Geek when you're spoken to

Age Sage

Florence Mahoney lives the life she preaches

Flashes

From the week of March 22, 2001

War of the Words

With big dollars at stake, rival newspapers duke it out to capture Valley's rapidly growing Hispanic market

Deconstructing the Phoenix Mountain Preserve

More than a decade ago the creators of the mountain preserves nailed down their boundaries. Now a new generation of city staffers isn't sure they exist.

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The Selling of ASU Football

No matter what happens on the field, ASU athletics hits pay dirt every game--with a nonstop stream of advertisements

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Strange Brew

For one day, the second annual New Times Music Awards Showcase pours all the Valley's various scenes into one big, weird melting pot

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