Prescott

A-Hole With a Gun Points Firearm at High School Band for Making Noise

Some jackass ruined Peoria High School's band camp by pointing a gun at some of the band members because he didn't like the noise.The band was up in Prescott last night, playing some tunes around 9:45 p.m. at the Emmanuel Pines Camp when a man with a gun told everyone to stop making noise, according ... More >>

Jaccob Billiter Allegedly Whipped 6-Year-Old With a Hose, Dropped Him on His Head for the Crime of Drinking From a Sprinkler

The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office says a 6-year-old was whipped with a hose and dropped on his head by his father, who then tried to hide to hide from the cops.The 6-year-old's crime that earned an alleged beating from his father: drinking from an irrigation system.YCSO says deputies got the call, ... More >>

Steve Pierce to Replace Booted Senator Russell Pearce as State Senate President *WITH UPDATE*

Senator Steve Pierce will take over for ousted Senator Russell Pearce as president of the Arizona Senate.​State Senate Republicans confirm to New Times that GOPers have selected a replacement for ousted Senate President Russell Pearce following his historic loss in Tuesday night's recall election. ... More >>

Flier of the Week: Ophelia Callbox

Ophelia Callbox​With all of the new promos on the rise for the Beastie Boys' upcoming album, Hot Sauce Committee Part 2, plenty of people have been preparing for the album by listening to the group's old material. This flier got me in an "Intergalactic" mood. Prescott band Ophelia Callbox has got ... More >>

Lake Montezuma Man Busted Luring "Minor" for Sex. By "Minor," We Mean Cops Posing as One

William Adams, like many before him, learned the hard way that the "kid" you think you're chatting with on the Internet -- more times than not -- is actually the cops.​Seriously? Seriously? Even after the Chris Hanson To Catch a Predator series, there still are perverts out there w ... More >>

Charges Filed Against Five Men in Hells Angels Shootout

​As is always the case, we must issue the following disclaimer before writing anything about the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club: The purpose of this article is not to provide a forum for Hells Angels and their enemies to bicker over who is a child molester, who beats women, and who cooks the best me ... More >>

Gunfight Involving the Hells Angels Leads to Arrest of 27 Bikers

​Disclaimer: the intention of this post is not to create a forum for biker gangs and their enemies to bicker about who the bigger pedophile/ meth heads are -- as has almost always been the case whenever we post anything about the Hells Angels.Check it out here...and here...and once again here. ... More >>

Hot Links: Smugglers, Stabbings, and Ale

​Chandler police are looking for a suspect in a car theft case, in which the thief stole a pickup truck and took the owner for a ride in the back. The truck owner, 17 year-old Edgar Campos, was taken through a red light at an intersection before being ordered out of the truck near Queen Creek and ... More >>

Hot Links: Chandler Mardi Gras, Glendale Fire, and CityNorth

​A disabled train blocked traffic in the state Capitol area in west Phoenix this morning. The train, which is about 100 cars long, is sitting at the intersection of 19th Avenue and Buchanan. Police say it may take several hours to move, and are advising motorists to take an alternate route, such a ... More >>

FBI Looking for "High Country Bandits" Believed to Have Robbed Six Arizona Banks

Surveillance footage from one of the banks hit by the "High Country Bandits."​Arizona's got a brand new pair of "bandits" that the FBI believes are linked to at least six bank robberies since October.The FBI is calling the bank-robbing duo the "High Country Bandits" because the majority of t ... More >>

Cat Killing Prescott Woman Gets Probation

www.airmail.net​A Prescott Valley woman, who now lives in Maricopa County, was sentenced to two years probation and 80 hours of community service after pleading guilty to animal cruelty and disorderly conduct.Boy did Michael Vick pick the wrong lawyer.

Page the Village Idiot Is Anything But

Hot Links: Horne's Tickets, Frommer's Snub, and DNA Samples

​State school superintendent Tom Horne has received half a dozen speeding tickets in the past 18 months, including one for speeding in a school zone. Horne says he's paid all the tickets he's aware of, and said he is interested in running for attorney general next year...Chandler has barred the Vi ... More >>

Housing Crisis: Governor Brewer Signed a Bill that Has the Potential to Bankrupt Homeowners Facing Foreclosure

Jack Pfister, Former General Manager of Salt River Project, dies at 76

Jack Pfister, Phoenix community leader and former long-term manager of power and water utility company Salt River Project, died yesterday at the age of 76 after a long battle with cancer. A native to Prescott, Arizona, Pfister quickly rose to leadership in the Phoenix community, where he played rol ... More >>

Hot Links: Shaq Packs, Doc Prescribes, and Cows Burp

ASU basketball player James Harden worked out for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. Harden, the PAC-10 Player of the Year, is expected to be among the top five picks in tonight's NBA draft...the Phoenix Suns traded Shaquille O'Neal to the Cleveland Cavaliers the day before the draft. In ... More >>

Rob Haney, Maricopa County GOP Chair, and His Anti-Mexican Rant to the Catholic Church

Maricopa County GOP Chair Rob Haney I've really got to wonder about these so-called "Christians" who spend all of their time hating on Mexican immigrants, legal and otherwise. I mean, did they ever go to Sunday school? Hear the parable of the good Samaritan? Read the Sermon on the Mount? Or an ... More >>

Hot Links: Pet Chimps Banned, Barkley Apologizes, and Monks Get Funky

No, a dead president isn't throwing people off yachts in California, but a man named John Fitzgerald Kennedy was convicted yesterday on two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of a Prescott, Arizona couple who were tied to anchor and drowned in Southern California...Barrels of monkeys are ap ... More >>

Medium Cool

How photography’s “holy trinity” turned images into art

Hot Links: The State of the State is Broke

Obama Rockets Ahead In New Hampshire Polls, Expect Long Lines At the Election Booths, McCain Arrives In Phoenix

Farmers, Ranchers, Foodies Party At Tapino Kitchen Wine Bar Shindig

Creature Comforts

Toy boy gets shirty

Burning Art

Human sparks fly at Paper Heart

Born Again

Business and environmentalists agreed for once, and a beautiful Arizona stream will return to us.

Tongue and Groove

Count Smokula lights up the Trunk Space

Heads Will Roll

Clash closes first roller derby season

Heat Stroking

Dust off the clubs, because were breaking golf down to its coolest forms

Lit Parade

Book fair writes into Scottsdale

Clown Glory

Circus Chimera gets in tents at Anthem

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Bitter End

Marcia Rowlette's body was found in her husband's freezer. Her mother wants to know what the hell it was doing there.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Wily Coyote

Team owner Ellman skates over financial inquiries

Dry Noon

In Bumble Bee ghost town, two Wild West-style businesses square off over the old town well

Step Class

The Carpetbag Brigade, a Prescott-based physical theater group, performs Tragedy Magnate Ha-Ha

Night & Day

May 20 - 26, 1999

Tributary Bypass

Ninety years ago, an electric company harnessed all 14 miles of Fossil Creek. Now, environmentalists want the water set free.

Night & Day

August 13 - 19, 1998

Putting Globe on the Map

As the gritty old mining town tries to broaden its economic base, residents debate how much of its future lies in its past

Night & Day

July 30 - August 5, 1998

Night & Day

May 21 - 27, 1998

Flashes

The Great UFO Cover-up

It's not what you think. Scottsdale resident Mitch Stanley knows what the March 13 "UFO" was. But will anyone listen?

Pic Hits for the week

Revolver

A periodic tour guide to indie rock subterranea (where the seven-inch is still king)

Puff Peace

TAPES IN THE MAIL AND SO MUCH MORE

DEPLORE THE STADIUM TAX? DON'T BUY CARS.FOES OF THE BASEBALL TAX ARE ORGANIZING A BOYCOTT

PLAYINT THE SKIN GAME