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Mesa Woman, 78, Drives Into Fabric Store, Runs Over Four People

A 78-year-old woman who thought she put her Toyota SUV into park outside a Mesa fabric store yesterday was incorrect, and ended up driving quite a distance into the store, hitting three people.

Why I Want to Date a Cowboy (Just Once)

Country guys are hot. The crowd at the Miranda Lambert show provided plenty of people-watching opportunities, complete with lots of overdressed people and gigantic trucks that dwarved my poor little Toyota. I'm about as far from the "country girl" image as one can get, but that doesn't change the ... More >>

Ex-Phoenix Firefighter Mark Nehrenz Gets Jail Time for Drunk-Driving Into a Teenager

A former Phoenix firefighter who was driving drunk when he hit a teenager and drove away in 2011 will spend a little time in jail.Mark Nehrenz was sentenced to 45 days in jail and three years on probation for the incident, which left the teenager with a broken hip.See also:-Phoenix Firefighter Mark ... More >>

Sorrower Embraces Punk DIY Culture and Grindcore Feel

Ask a Mexican on Cubans and Idiots

If Mitt Romney Won't Tell You Which Corrupt Tax Loopholes Need to Be Closed, We Will

Coachella: What The Hell Is That Giant Flower?

See also: Best of Coachella: Sunday, April 15 See also: Top 10 Awkward Dance Moves at Coachella (GIFs) By Gabrielle Canon Coachella-goers arrived to the festival Sunday to find a giant 100 foot tall lotus flower on the grounds near the Gobi tent. Trippy! The crazy thing was that the flower swoo ... More >>

Top 5 Things to Do This Weekend

​If you've pulled out of your lingering calorie coma and haven't been trampled by eager, deal-hungry shoppers, here are your best bets for riding out the rest of Turkey Day weekend. David Spade @ Stand Up LiveWe read somewhere that laughter burns calories. Get a humor workout when David Spade, the ... More >>

Arizona Boycott? Not for Hypocritical Attendees of National League of Cities Conference

​ Faced with the choice of sticking to principles or attending a fun-filled fall conference in Phoenix on the public dime, guess what politicians from El Paso, Texas and Washington State are doing? That's right -- margaritas and networking! Whoo-hoo! In fact, the Natio ... More >>

Phoenix Firefighter Mark Nehrenz Hit a Kid With His Truck and Didn't Bother to Stop. Cops Suspect He Was Drunk

​Phoenix firefighter Mark Nehrenz was arrested Saturday afternoon after he hit a teenager with his truck and then just drove off, according to police.The victim suffered a broken hip and is expected to recover.According to court records obtained by New Times, police suspect that Nehrenz was drunk ... More >>

Barry Jordan, Manslaughter Suspect Who Ranted About Jesus and Satan Before Blaming Toyota for Deadly Wreck, Pleads Not Guilty

Barry Jordan says Toyota's to blame for the death of an 11-year-old girl.​The Scottsdale man who's erratic driving is alleged to be responsible for the death of an 11-year-old girl, and who ranted and raved about Jesus and Satan following the wreck, was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morni ... More >>

Scottsdale Man Rants About Jesus and Satan Before Blaming Deadly Wreck on Toyota

MCSOBarry Jordan blames Toyota for the wreck that caused the death of an 11-year-old girl.​A mentally ill Scottsdale man police say is responsible for a deadly car wreck that left an 11-year-old girl dead, and several others injured, was ranting and raving about Jesus and Satan following the crash ... More >>

Phoenix Woman Murdered. Suspect May be Driving Her Car

A car similar to this one belongs to a murdered Phoenix woman. ​The Phoenix Police Department is asking the public's help in tracking down the person who murdered a Phoenix woman in her home yesterday. The suspect, police say, may be driving around in the victim's car.About 4 p.m. yesterday, Phoen ... More >>

Police Looking for Ex-Boyfriend of Murdered Phoenix Woman; Say He's an "Investigative Lead"

If you've seen 53-year-old Wade Ridley, call the cops. He may know something about the murder of his ex-girlfriend.​The Phoenix Police Department is asking the public's help in tracking down a man it's referring to as an "investigative lead" in the murder of a Phoenix woman yesterday.Investigators ... More >>

Top Chef All-Stars Season 8, Episode 6 Recap: Fish 'n' Filler 'n' Boring Ahoy!

With last night's episode of Top Chef All-Stars, there was some serious hatin' going on in the aftermath of the dim sum elimination challenge last week where EVERYBODY ON THE PLANET thought Two-Stitch Jamie was goin' home. Nope. Still here. Still annoying. Plus, Dale and Teen Wolf Marcel are fighti ... More >>

A Report from Juarez, Mexico, the Bleeding Front Line in the War on Drugs

Epic Super Hero Battle, AZ Bike Week, The PBR Spring Situation, Johnny Cupcakes, and More,

AZ CacophonyHoly look-alikes Batman! Some of the action from last year's Epic Super Hero Battle.​ If comic book flicks have taught us anything, it's that sequels can be a hit or miss proposition. Sure, Superman II, Spider-Man 2, and The Dark Knight were cool as hell, but they were in the minority ... More >>

Sweet Success

Johnny Cupcakes supplies half-baked goods

Hot Links: Loop 202, Andre Leteve, and Sedona Cliff Diving

​Three teenage boys are suspects in a string of Mesa fires. Fire crews responded to six fires within an hour on Sunday, including one inside a vacant home. The teens, two aged 13 and one age 17, were questioned for several hours and booked into the Southeast Juvenile Facility in Mesa on suspicion ... More >>

Beauty and the East

Asian festival explores exotic grub and culture

Waste Deep

Trashy fashions on display at Sky Harbor

Hot Links: Kidnappings, Plane Crashes, and 15 Pounds of Meth

​Two children have been safely returned to their mother after an early morning kidnapping near 27th avenue and Indian School Road. According to police, a group of men stormed the victims' house, yelling that they were police, and forcibly took the children, ages two and eleven months. Police are s ... More >>

Hot Links: CPS, U of A Frat, and Traffic Ticket Refunds

An audit claims that Child Protective Services are taking too long to investigate complaints of abuse at group homes and treatment centers. State law requires CPS to complete an investigation within 21 days of a complaint about a care facility...University of Arizona fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon has ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, May 5, 2009

Hybrid Prius Drivers May Be in for an Unexpectedly Wild Ride

Bruce Jacobs' Rip Of Julie Erfle Spurs Police To Target KFYI Advertisers

Bite Me: Midnight at the Breaking Dawn release party

Cops target Latino judge who drives funky old car

The Mexican on unjustly claiming cultural heritage and linguistic mix-ups

Fu Manchu: Back on tour and headed for Mesa

Get Out of the Bargain Basement Rut . . .

And start dressing like a grown-up

Shoot 'Em Up

Tabb pulls the trigger on some new video games

BEST PLACE TO HEAR EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC

Arcosanti

Turning Japanese

Desert drifters import "car surfing" to Arizona's hot streets

Might As Well Jump!

A hot new sport -- from France -- gives teens an excuse to act like kindergartners

Cheap Trick Special One (Big3)

Marshall Crenshaw What's in the Bag? (Razor & Tie)

They Still Be Trippin'

It's dirty but true: Former Arizonans the Supersuckers keep on rockin' on their profanely titled new album

2 the Extreme

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

Welcome Back Warrior

The government was supposed to take care of mentally disabled Marine combat veteran Brian Callan. It didn't.

The Long and Short of SUV Drivers

Letters from the week of September 19, 2002

Prince of Hearts

Dr. Michael Teodori holds the hearts of many Valley children - often literally - in his hands

Under Fire

Cops seeking sympathy and attention fabricate tales of woe

Big Audio Dynamite

Alma Gates' car stereo can kill you, set world records and possibly save mankind

Fuel's Gold

Consumers clamor for big state bucks under alternative-fuel incentive program

Car Hopped

Where Toyotas are Geos and Hondas are Hyundais and four grand is never enough

Love Stories

RECORDINGS

MINE SHAFTED

THE FOLKS IN MORRISTOWN MAY BE GETTING A NOT-SO-GRAND CANYON

FARMING'S BARREN LEGACY

IN OTHER PLACES, ABANDONED FIELDS GO BACK TO NATURE ON THEIR OWN. IN THE DESERT, THEY NEED LAURA JACKSON'S HELP.

Mayhem on Mill

Tempe's Old Town undergoes a change of characters