GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney will be in the Valley tomorrow, where he’s likely to announce that former Vice President Dan Quayle is endorsing his bid for the presidency.Romney, as you may recall, is one of several GOPers who planted his lips on the arse of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe…
A Hells Angels hanger-on who helped alleged murderous biker Paul Eischeid flee the country in 2004 has been sentenced to prison time for supplying Eischeid with a false passport before he skipped town.Eischeid — a former Charles Schwab stockbroker with a “relatively clean criminal record” — is accused of the…
If you happen to run into the parents of accused murderer Paul Giovante Jones, do him a favor and let them know he’s a killer and he’s “proud of it.”That’s the message Jones, 26, asked Scottsdale police to relay to his parents after he fatally shot his boyfriend, Colton Scharge,…
The days of sounding off about the day’s news under the anonymity of the Interwebs have come to an end at Arizona’s paper of record.Arizona Republic editor and vice president for news Randy Lovely announced yesterday that readers would no longer be able to comment on stories on the paper’s…
The Glendale Police Department says it no longer plans to search a city landfill for the remains of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley, who was reported missing nearly two months ago.Glendale Sergeant Brent Coombs says police no longer expect to find any investigative leads in the landfill, and are no longer…
Nothing quite says “merry Christmas” like Santa and a few high-powered machine guns — in Arizona, anyway.In honor of the Scottsdale Gun Club’s celebrating the holidays by giving people the chance to have holiday photos taken of their children holding machine guns, we’ve opted to go with the above photo…
Arizona State University reportedly has offered University of Houston football coach Kevin Sumlin the head coach position that opened up when soon-to-be former coach Dennis Erickson was given the boot earlier this week.KTAR broke the story about the offer, and reports that the university is ready to cough up nearly…
Rick Perry’s presidential campaign is on life support at the moment, and according to a group of Hispanic Republicans, Joe Arpaio’s recent endorsement of Perry could be the final nail in the Texas Governor’s coffin.”We believe the Arpaio endorsement is a colossal blunder from which Rick Perry will never recover,…
Arizona Congressman Trent Franks — best known for his fear of homosexuals, his belief that black people were better off under slavery, and tackling the non-existent problem of race/gender-based abortions — has endorsed his Congressional colleague Michele Bachmann in the GOP presidential primary. Additionally, Franks will serve as the Congressional…
There’s good news and bad news for 60-year-old Shaun Deter, who lost his keys after his vehicle malfunctioned while he was allegedly “super” extremely drunk and driving last night.The good news: his keys have been found (they were on his dashboard).The bad news: they were found by a firefighter who…
An officer-involved shooting in Chandler earlier this week has been ruled a suicide — turns out the victim shot himself in the head before getting shot by police.According to the Chandler Police Department, about 6:45 p.m. Monday, 39-year-old Adam Buckner pointed a gun at one of his neighbors in the…
As we reported yesterday, Jerice Hunter, the Glendale mom eyed in the disappearance of her missing 5-year-old daughter, Jhessye Shockley, has hired an attorney after getting thrown in jail — and then released without charges being filed against her — last week.We spoke to Hunter’s attorney, Scott Maasen, yesterday, and…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has officially picked his horse in the GOP presidential primary, Texas Governor Rick Perry, which came as a bit of shock to those familiar with America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff.”Arpaio, as you probably know, is the poster-boy for bootin’ brown folks back across the border. Perry,…
Phoenix police were forced to use pepper-spray on a group of demonstrators protesting the American Legislative Exchange Council at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa in northeast Phoenix this afternoon when the activists raised a little hell in front of the resort.In at least one instance, a protester attacked police…
“Baseline Killer” Mark Goudeau learned his fate this afternoon when a jury sentenced him to death for a murderous crime spree that terrorized Valley residents for nearly a year.Goudeau was convicted of nine counts of murder last month following a five-month trial. Today, a jury sentenced him to death on…
Natalie Wisneski, the former chief operating officer for the Fiesta Bowl, was in a Phoenix U.S. District Court this morning where she pleaded not guilty to multiple charges that she was involved in a scam to make illegal campaign contributions to several federal, state, and local political candidates.Wisneski is the…
A Valley attorney — best known for representing an escort who accused baseball villain Albert Belle of stalking her in 2006 — has been recruited to represent Jerice Hunter, the mother of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley.Attorney Scott Maasen has agreed to represent Hunter, his office confirms to New Times. However,…
Nothing says happy holidays (in Arizona, anyway) like Santa, your toddler, and a machine gun — and you can celebrate the holidays by getting a picture of all three at the Scottsdale Gun Club next month.According to the club, “Santa’s back with his bag of goodies” — which happens to…
Arizona Congressman Trent Franks yesterday reintroduced a bill into Congress that would make it a crime to have an abortion based on the gender or race of the fetus.While abortions based on race or gender have been a problem in countries like India and China, there’s no evidence to suggest…
Question: What’s Herman Cain’s favorite pizza topping?Answer: pussy, duh!That’s one of several jokes currently making the rounds on the Internet about the embattled GOP presidential candidate/former Godfather’s Pizza CEO, who is currently reconsidering his run for the presidency amidst multiple allegations of sexual harassment made by several women.Also giving us…
Fagala-fearing Arizona Congressman Trent Franks has reintroduced legislation that would place a federal ban on race/gender-based abortions — which would be fantastic news if either were actually a problem in the United States.Franks today once again introduced his “Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act,” which outlaws abortions based on the race or gender…
If your public relations firm happens to represent an organization that advocates for people with disabilities, it’s probably in your best interest to not make fun of people with disabilities. Just ask Valley PR honcho Jason Rose, who took to Twitter over the weekend to compare a “knucklehead” he saw at…
