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Babeu's "Elite" Staff Overcomes Bad Behavior with Loyalty

Mesa Doctor Gabriel Ogbonnaya Found Not Guilty of a Dozen Sex-Abuse Charges

A Mesa doctor who was charged with a dozen sex-abuse charges in 2010 was found not guilty yesterday by a jury of his peers.Gabriel Ogbonnaya, who was a physician with Healing Touch Internal Medicine in Mesa, was accused by multiple women of making sexual advances toward them in his capacity as a doc ... More >>

Cardinals Fan Who Shot Raiders Fan Is Ex-Cop; Glendale Police Say Self-Defense Issue Possible

See also: Oakland Raiders Come to Town, Someone Gets ShotSee also: Glendale Police Say Cardinals Fan Shot the Raiders FanGlendale police say investigators will be sending their findings to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office to determine possible charges in the shooting outside of the University o ... More >>

Oakland Raiders Come to Town, and While Not Entirely Surprising, Someone Did Get Shot

The Oakland Raiders came to town on Friday to play some preseason football against the Arizona Cardinals, and someone got shot.According to Glendale police, a man called police saying he'd "accidentally" shot another man in a parking lot just north of the University of Phoenix stadium, and waited at ... More >>

Education Only a Con Man (or Congressman) Could Love

Elie Malkoun, Australian Illegal Immigrant and Former Heroin Trafficker, Gets Two Years for Buying Guns at Glendale Gun Show

An Australian illegal immigrant and ex-heroin trafficker was sentenced today to two years in prison for buying guns at a Glendale gun show. Elie Malkoun, 53, of Victoria, Australia, is a veteran of his own country's prisons, having served 10 years starting in 1989 for his role in a multimillion-dol ... More >>

Arizona State University and University of Phoenix are Full of Douchebags, According to GQ

www.bestweekever.comIf you got to Arizona State University or University of Phoenix, you probably are, according to GQ.​According to GQ, two of the nation's "douchiest colleges" are right here in the Valley.The magazine recently released its first-ever, "heavily researched, possibly stereotypey" g ... More >>

Forbes Reminds Arizona (and the World) that Billionaires Still Exist

scrapetv.com ​In case anyone in the Valley needed a reminder that you don't make enough money and the recession put your retirement fund in the crapper, Forbes reminds us that five of the world's 1,210 billionaires are Arizonans. Forbes put out their annual list of worldwide billionaires W ... More >>

Jack Harris No Longer Overseeing Phoenix PD; Acting Police Chief Joe Yahner Taking Over Day-to-Day Operations in Wake of Kidnapping-Stats Scandal (Updated)

Public Safety Manager Jack Harris (left) stripped of his police chief duties, with Assistant City Manager Ed Zuercher.​Public Safety Manager Jack Harris  retains some of his duties as police chief, but Executive Assistant Police Chief Joe Yahner becomes Acting Police Chief in ... More >>

Oakland Raiders Fans in Prime Form at Cardinals Game; 49 People Ejected, 20 Arrested at Uof P Stadium

Twenty people were arrested and 49 others ejected from Sunday's football game at the University of Phoenix Stadium. Most were Raiders fans, according to posts on a football Web forum. ​Oakland Raiders followers lived up to their reputation on Sunday as some of the rowdiest punks in footbal ... More >>

Colorado to Join Pac-10; Uncertainty Reigns in College Football Landscape

ncaastrategies.com​The first domino fell when Nebraska decided to leave behind the Big 12 and move to the Big 10. The second came tumbling down this morning when Colorado announced it was also deserting the Big 12 and coming to the Pac-10. Now, it looks as all hell is about to break l ... More >>

Taste 2010, Crave Potato Chips Make Their Debut and Bacon on a Cupcake in Today's Eater's Digest

An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. ​ If you're an architecture buff and a foodie then you won't want to miss the free panel discussion tonight at 8 at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. David Tyda will be interviewing the architects behind ... More >>

Peoria Father Aaron Chubick Arrested in 2008 Hit-and-Run That Killed Bicyclist

Image: Aaron Chubick's Facebook page Peoria resident Aaron Chubick, 32, was arrested last week in connection with an October 2008 hit-and-run that killed a bicyclist.​A Peoria man who smashed his pickup into a bicyclist in 2008, then left the victim dead on the road, was picked up by c ... More >>

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has No Conflict in County Attorney Replacement Pick, Supes Say

Good to go: County Supervisors decide they have no conflict in deciding who will replace former County Attorney Andrew Thomas.​ We thought it was possible the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors had a conflict of interest in picking a new county attorney, with two of the five having be ... More >>

WWE's Top 10 Themes in Video: Stone Cold, The Rock, Ric Flair, and More

Courtesy World Wrestling EntertainmentTry imaging the Undertaker making this kinda entrance without his trademark funeral dirge.​In honor of World Wrestling Entertainment's action-packed WrestleMania 26 hitting the Valley this coming weekend, Mike R. Meyer assembled a list of the 10 best entrance ... More >>

Searching for Bigfoot Inc.: Arizona Discovery May Be the "Biggest Find of the Millennium"

www.cardboardmonocle.com​A California company called "Searching for Bigfoot Inc." claims to have made a discovery in the hills near Flagstaff that could change everything you may think you know about Sasquatches. In a press release from SFBF, the group claims a man named Larry Jenkins, who lives ... More >>

Hot Links: Flu Shots, Potato Fire, and $20 Parking for U2

​More than 13,000 students in the Glendale Elementary School District will receive free seasonal flu vaccinations from the Maricopa County Department of Public Health. All shots will be administered by November 6, and parents must sign a permission form for their child to get the shot...The Potato ... More >>

Former Chandler Economic Development Director Pleads Guilty to Disorderly Conduct

Richard Mulligan, former director of economic development for the city of Chandler​It seems the only thing separating Richard Mulligan, Chandler's former director of economic development, from the dysfunctional hillbillies gracing the Jerry Springer Show is the number of teeth in h ... More >>

Jennifer Storm

Hot Links: New Campuses, Stabbing Suspects, and Lawsuits

​Governor Jan Brewer has dropped plans for a special November 3 election on a temporary sales-tax increase. The earliest possible reschedule date for an election is December 8. The Senate is still trying to get enough votes to send a budget package to Brewer...University of Phoenix has opened a 21 ... More >>

Hot Links: Cardinals Concessions, Suggs, and Butter Jackson

The cash-strapped Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority has made a deal with the Arizona Cardinals to have the NFL team operate concessions at University of Phoenix stadium, beginning in 2010. The Cardinals will market the stadium for sponsorships and non-football events, but officials for the stadiu ... More >>

Al Sharpton Whups Sheriff Joe, and Courtney Bisbee’s Innocence Claim Is Shot Down by a Judge

Little Room for Improv-ment at the Phoenix Improv Festival

It sounds like the premise of an especially horrific nightmare: You're on stage in front of at least 100 strangers. One of them yells out the phrase "Silly String in the Desert." And then the crowd, who all paid $15 to be entertained for the evening, expects you to use that phrase as the title of th ... More >>

Wide Receiver Anquan Boldin Throws Momentous Tantrum on Arizona Cardinals' Momentous Day

Maybe Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin should take a lesson in sportsmanship from Leinart.

Hot Links: Domestic Partner Registry Coming to Phoenix; Suspects in Westgate Shooting IDd; Iraqis Demand Freedom for Shoe Thrower

Correcting injustice: The city of Phoenix becomes the second Arizona city to create a domestic partner registry, making it easier for gay partners to visit each other in the hospital. Cops identify the suspects in a bar shooting near the University of Phoenix stadium. Is it possible to watch ... More >>

Andrew Thomas Ignores Evidence That Courtney Bisbee Was Wrongly Convicted of Child Molestation As Supporters Work to Free Her

Over the Weekend: Graffiti, Wiener Dogs and "Scottsdale Bars"

It took less than one drink to get Shannon Wilcutt busted for felony DUI

Let the Sunshine In

When power-tripping HOAs push solar-minded residents around, everybody pays the price

The Big Chill

One Valley gelateria has the competition licked

The Curse

Here's why the Cardinals have sucked forever, and why they might never suck again

Shrine Whine

Governor Photo-Op was wrapping herself in the flag over the new AZ 9/11 shrine. Now, she who puts the P in politician's running for cover

Capricorn Clubbin'

A hot Jett and a sweaty Kreme kick it with Power 92.3's JX3 at his Hard Rock B-day bash

Dirty Tricks

A call to an ex-gubernatorial candidate's campaign cell phone is linked to forged documents used to slam Napolitano and Salmon.

Buzz-Kill Betty

Our intrepid gal learns the hazards of sticking a tape recorder in a drunk's face

Big Bong Theory

Arizona's pro-pot advocates cast first stone in latest national effort to legalize marijuana

Numbers Racket

A businessman, his wife, the lottery and their lawyers

Think Tank Warfare

Barry Goldwater's widow says the conservative institute that bears his name is twisting his legacy

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Tokin' Resistance

Proposition 200 -- the Drug Medicalization Act -- is causing high anxiety among politicians and lawmen

HIGHER YEARNING

INVESTORS WANT WESTERN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY TO CASH IN ON THE MBA CRAZE. BUT THE SCHOOL HAS YET TO MASTER ITS OWN BUSINESS PROBLEMS

THE RUNNING MANPAUL JOHNSON'S POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS ONLY BEGIN IN PHOENIX