Pima County

Marijuana Legalization Supported by More Than Half of Arizonans, Poll Says

It shouldn't be illegal to possess a little marijuana, according to more than half of Arizona's residents.This Behavior Research Center poll, released today, shows that 56 percent of the Arizonans surveyed are in favor of "legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use," wi ... More >>

Body of Missing Lost Dutchman Hiker Possibly Found by Superstition Search and Rescue

Members of the Superstition Search and Rescue have discovered what they suspect is the body of a hiker missing since Monday. Crews from the Pinal County Sheriff's Office responded to Lost Dutchman State Park on Monday night -- four days ago -- after receiving a call of an overdue hiker, PCSO spokes ... More >>

MC Magic: The Pima County Fair Is About to Bring the Fairgrounds to Life

There's definitely something special about carnival rides and deep-fried foods that brings out the inner kid in all of us. I still remember living near 19th Avenue and Grant in Phoenix, about three miles south of the Arizona State Fairgrounds, and during that cool time of the year I would walk to th ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Won't Do His Job, So Marshal David Gonzales Does It for Him

What would it be like, I wonder, if Maricopa County had a sheriff who just kept his head down and did his job, rather than what we currently have, a corrupt gasbag who only cares about getting his corpse-like mug on the boob tube? See also: -Joe Arpaio's Lawyers Fail to Get Sheriff Off the Hook in ... More >>

Sheila Polk's Letter to Brewer Misstates AZ U.S. Attorney's Position on Medical Marijuana

See also:Bill Montgomery and Sheila Polk Probed Whether Prop 203 was Constitutional See also: Judge Orders Arizona to Implement Medical Marijuana Act, Tosses Out Four Rules for Dispensary Applicants Is the new Arizona U.S. Attorney, John Leonardo, going to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, January 19th, 2011

Crossroads of the West's Tucson Gun Show Scheduled for Same Day as Anniversary of Jared Loughner's Deadly Rampage

​On the same day Tucson residents commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Tucson shooting that left 6 people dead and 14 others wounded, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Crossroads of the West will hold a gun show at the Pima County Fairgrounds.Crossroads of the West bills itself as ... More >>

Tucson Unified School District's Tuesday Night Debacle

From Tuesday's demonstration, outside TUSD...Police in full riot gear, some tech-ed out SWAT-style with pepper-spray guns. A cop chopper overhead. Protesters locking arms to prevent police vehicles from moving. A 69 year-old activist on crutches arrested and cited, along with six others. Cops flingi ... More >>

Shawna Forde, Kid-Killing Minutewoman, Sentenced to Death

Shawna Forde will be put down like a dog, thanks to a Pima County jury.​A Pima County jury decided this morning that Shawna Forde, the kid-killing minutewoman responsible for the deaths of a 9-year-old Arivaca girl and her father in May of 2009, will pay for the murders with her life.Earlier this ... More >>

Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik Praised and Cursed in Thousands of E-mails Received Days After Giffords Shooting

Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik received more than 5,000 e-mails in the three days following the January 8 Tucson massacre​ Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik has nearly become a household name across the country following his emotional, public statements that talk radio and "vi ... More >>

Terry Goddard, Raul Grijalva Call for Compromise, as Rodney Glassman Whips Up Rancor

Compromise? Apparently not, if Glassman gets his way...Fearing an acrimonious showdown this Saturday when Dems are scheduled to meet at the Wyndham Hotel downtown to pick a new Democratic Party chair, former Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard and Congressman Raul Grijalva are calling for a compr ... More >>

Jon Justice, Wingnut Lip-Flapper, and the Lefties

The boycott of Tucson's right-wing shock jock Jon Justice of 104.1 FM is on like Donkey-Kong.Seems he ticked off talented and tireless Three Sonorans blogger David Abie Morales, who is leading a boycott effort against Justice online. According to Morales, he's gotten one advertiser to bolt from Just ... More >>

Jan Brewer's Response to Jared Loughner? Slash Services from an Already Beleaguered Mental-Health System

Jared Lougher's Mother, Amy, a Pima County Employee, Reportedly Not at Work Today

​ Amy Joanne Loughner, mother of Tucson shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner, works for Pima County as a manager at Agua Caliente Park. A lot of people ask that we pray for Amy and her husband, Randy, Jared's father. That's about all we can tell you about Amy and her place in county govern ... More >>

A Drop in the Bucket: Border Agents Find Nearly 300 Pounds of Weed in Truck at Highway Checkpoint

www.mrtees.com​Another day, another several-hundred pounds of weed discovered near the U.S./ Mexico border.Border agents near Tucson stopped a truck at a checkpoint on Arizona Highway 86 earlier this week and found nearly 300 pounds of weed hidden in a compartment.Arizona Highway 86 runs parallel ... More >>

Proposition 203 Still Has Hope; Arizona's Medical Marijuana Measure Could Still (Maybe, Possibly) Win

  ​Don't exhale just yet, because Proposition 203 could still win. The medical marijuana measure is behind by only 6,732 votes out of 1.3 million cast, as of 9:47 a.m., the most recent update on the Arizona Secretary of State's Web site. All but two of 2,239 voting precincts ... More >>

Prop 203 Analysis: How Arizona's Medical Marijuana Measure Could Win; Plus, What Happened?

​ We've crunched the latest numbers, analyzed the trend and spoken to campaign experts about the incredibly close race of Proposition 203. Our take: Arizona's medical marijuana measure will fail without a minor miracle. But we won't burst anyone's bubble yet, 'cause the race isn't finishe ... More >>

Morning Poll -- Geriatric Bank Robber: Little Old Lady or Guy Dressed Up as One?

www.insidesocal.com​Last Wednesday, a person described by witnesses as an old lady robbed a Pima County bank with a handgun.According to the Pima County Sheriff's Office, a woman, believed to be between the ages of 60 and 70 years old, went into the Bank of the West in the 3,000 block of South K ... More >>

Little Old Lady Robs Pima County Bank With Handgun -- and Gets Away

Pima County Sheriff's Office If this lady is your grandmother, call the cops.​Once you hit a certain age, it's important to stay active. While many of those in the twilight of their lives often opt for things like BINGO, bird watching, and knitting, a Pima County has taken up a different ho ... More >>

Parents of Tucson Boy Who Shot Himself in Head Face Charges

KVOAAnthony Wells, 10, accidentally shot himself in the head last January.​The mother and step-father of a Tucson boy who fatally shot himself in the head back in January pleaded not guilty to child abuse charges in Pima County Superior Court this morning.According to police, Genesia Elizabeth Loz ... More >>

From Brewer to Arpaio, No One's Listening to the Experts About How to Save Money or Protect Civil Rights and Public Safety When It Comes to Juvenile Corrections

Hot Links: Adrian Cruz, Landfill Closings, and Chemical Spills

​Adrian Cruz, the convicted child rapist who escaped from the Maricopa County Courthouse last year, was captured yesterday afternoon in Mexico. Mexican authorities contacted the U.S. Marshals Service to say they had Cruz in custody. Now, a Mexican judge must decide whether to deport Cruz back to A ... More >>

Hot Links: Crystal Meth, John McCain's House, and Park Fees

​The former home of Senator John McCain is going up for auction. The home, near Glendale and Central avenues, has 13 bedrooms, two guest houses, and 14.5 bathrooms. The auction price will start at $5.9 million...Queen Creek officials are asking residents to help decide on a slogan for the city ... More >>

Hot Links: Movie Studio in Mesa, Sexual Assault, and Cop Delivers a baby

​Last night the city of Mesa approved plans for a movie studio to go up in the city. Gateway Studios is scheduled to begin building in August. The studio will be Arizona's first movie studio and is slated to be capable of hosting the production of movies, television shows, comme ... More >>

Hot Links: SRP Expenses, Code Talkers, and Veteran's Affairs

​The top two leaders at utility company Salt River Project have come under scrutiny after it was revealed they spent nearly $81,000 on travel expenses and dinners, even as the company raises rates and cuts jobs. SRP President John Williams Jr. and Vice President David Rousseau, who make $180,000 a ... More >>

Marana Man Gets 17-Years for Molesting Three Brothers in the 1990s

Arnold L. Geib, child molester.​A Pima County judge sentenced a Marana man to 17-years in prison yesterday for molesting three boys more than 10 years ago. According to court records, authorities opened the case in 2006, after the three brothers told their guardian that Arnold L. Geib, 73, ... More >>

How a Teen Prostitute and Beautician Morphed Into a Minuteman American Defense Leader and Alleged Killer

Summer Guide: Trek to Tucson

Hot Links: Shaq's Shots, Mesa's Murders, and Boyle's Eruption

A young girl in Pima County died from the swine flu yesterday. The girl was the fourth person in Arizona to die from the virus. As of yesterday, the state has 534 confirmed cases of the disease...Phoenix Suns star Shaquille O'Neal was snapped by photo radar cameras twice on the 51 freeway, once last ... More >>

Swine Flu Arizona: Maricopa has 11 Confirmed Cases and 100 Suspected; Schools to Remain Open

Image: Wikimedia CommonsThe state Department of Health Services released a slew of news releases this evening about swine flu. Here are the highlights:*Maricopa County -- Eleven new cases, bringing the total to 20. One hundred more suspected swine flu samples have been sent to the Centers for ... More >>

Swine Flu Arizona: Policy of Closing Maricopa County Schools is Lifted, But 10 Schools Closed in Nogales

The most pressing question about the H1N1 "swine flu" virus now seems to be: Will the thing return this fall and kill millions?Locally, the panic has ratcheted way down, with the Maricopa County Department of Public Health declaring on Saturday that new cases of swine flu would not result in sch ... More >>

Tucson Cop Pleads Guilty to Gambling Away $560,000 in RICO Funds

Irony of the Day: A Tucson police lieutenant stole $560,000 in money seized from criminals under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act over the course of four years, gambling most of it away. Richard Garcia, 47, admitted to the crime in federal court ... More >>

State Boosts Water Quality Regulations; Gives Special Status to Fossil Creek

  Beautiful Fossil Creek just northwest of Payson was given the status of "Outstanding Arizona Water" today by state officials, mandating that government must protect it from harm. In a 3-1 vote, the Governor's Regulatory Review Council approved new state water quality standards that prote ... More >>

Breathalyzer Software Issues Give Attorneys Hope for DUI Dismissals Across Arizona

"I can tell you with absolute certainty that every breath test result on an Intoxilyzer 8000 is inaccurate," Nesci says.

In Your Own Words: Dan Saban, Barack Obama, Isabel Garcia, Sheriff Arpaio and the Ying Yang Twins

Retreating Justice: On-air dork Jon Justice of Tucson's 104.1 FM hides his Isabel Garcia pinata.

Tucson radio wing nut "Jon Justice" gets panties in twist over Joe Arpaio pinata.

Organ-icky

Tea for none

Knight Riders

Los Olivos Park hosts the other ren fair

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

Alien Autopsy

Publisher wins right to print photos of immigrants who died after entering U.S.

Border Censors

Scott Stanley wants to publish photos of illegal immigrants who died in the desert; Pima County said no, then sued him

Billion-Dollar Bad Guys

The county's jails are crammed full. But not with the dangerous felons backers of an initiative to raise money for new jails would have you believe.

BUSINESS AS USUAL

STATE LAWMAKERS SOLVED MANY PROBLEMS THIS SESSION. UNFORTUNATELY,MOST OF THE PROBLEMS WERE BIG BUSINESSES'.

FIFE PICKS THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB

EROS IN JUDGMENT

JAILHOUSE BLUES

PACK 'EM IN AND TAKE AWAY THEIR RIGHTS. THAT'S SHERIFF JOE ARPAIO'S PHILOSOPHY

ARIZONA, HOME OF THE OK QUARREL

HEY, WE'RE THE GRAND CANYON STATE. WE LIKE BIG SCHISMS.

UNHAPPY CAMPERSTUCSON GOP CANDIDATE GETS A GRILLING OVER LOGO AND SLOGAN