According to state Treasurer Dean Martin, the state of Arizona is only weeks away from having to pay state employees with IOUs. Considering state legislators are the ones who got Arizona into this mess, that sounds good to us.Martin spoke to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Infrastructure and the…
IndyCar bombshell and Scottsdale native Danica Patrick announced this morning that she will be joining the NASCAR racing circuit. Then she went on to sound like Ricky Bobby from Talladega Nights — shamelessly promoting her corporate sponsor.NASCAR drivers have the uncanny ability to work the name of their sponsors into…
Republican senators submitted a report to Congress yesterday outlining billions of dollars of useless or stupid spending in the Obama stimulus plan.What do we mean by useless or stupid? How about $100,000 for a puppet show in Minnesota or a $2 million replica railroad in Nevada.The report, spearheaded by Arizona Senator…
An Arizona appeals court is set to issue a ruling today about whether people accused of shoplifting are entitled to jury trials…
How much would you spend on a bra? $10? $20? Some women may be willing to spend even more, but to get your ta-tas in the cups of this year’s hottest bra, you’re gonna have to pony-up millions.On display at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show at Molina Fine Jewelers in…
The Phoenix Coyotes officially have the worst attendance record in the NHL, and Hockey News, or the “Canadian Bible,” as it is referred to in certain circles, is blaming the team for driving down the entire league’s attendance average.The average per-game attendance for the NHL at this time last season was…
A Mesa man claims he has no idea what caused his on-again-off-again girlfriend to “turn purple” and die yesterday morning, but a member of his family told police he admitted killing her, according to court documents.Gilbert police received a call yesterday morning from a member of 21-year-old Dartanion Terrial Stroud’s family, saying…
In the spirit of giving this holiday season, the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is conducting the Holiday DUI Task Force across the state, and this week’s big winner when it comes to “giving” DUI citations is the Phoenix Police Department.The Task Force will be in effect through New Years Eve…
The Peoria Police Department and Silent Witness are offering a $2,000 reward for information about a man who robbed prescription drugs from a Peoria CVS last week. The man, according to police, went into the drugstore at 8332 West Thunderbird Road, flashed a large kitchen knife to employees, and asked for…
When Tim Hightower fumbled on the opening drive of the Cardinals 30-17 win over the Minnesota Vikings last night in Glendale, and the Vikings marched down the field to score with ease, you couldn’t help but to think, “Okay, here comes a classic Brett Favre beat-down.” Fortunately, that was about…
Despite having the second-worst budget crisis in the country, blistering summer heat, and that whole (gulp!) Sheriff Arpaio problem in its most-populous county, Arizona is among the happiest states in the country, according to a recent survey.The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index surveyed residents of each state, asking six different questions pertaining to…
The latest news in the reshuffling of the usual suspects in state government is that Senator Jim Waring is considering a run for treasurer, assuming Treasurer Dean Martin doesn’t want to keep his job.Waring’s termed-out in the Senate, where legislators are only allowed four consecutive terms in each house, and…
Several Valley commuters got front row seats to a strip tease on the side of the I-17 this afternoon when a pissed off motorist stripped down to the buff and started throwing clothes at oncoming traffic.Department of Public Safety officials say they received a call at about 12:52 p.m. of…
Prescott police arrested a man that Department of Public Safety officers say was shining a laser pointer in the eyes of a pilot flying a helicopter that was perusing two robbery suspects. On Wednesday night, a DPS air rescue helicopter was called to assist officers trailing two armed robbery suspects,…
A Phoenix man got the boot from a city library for downloading an image on a library computer of a topless woman that he claims is “art.” The library security guard, unfortunately, says it’s porn and banned the man from the library indefinitely.Long-time Phoenix resident Mike Seibert, 50, says he was…
Pamela Phillips, the Tucson socialite accused of paying a man to murder her rich hubby back in 1996, was introduced to the long arm of the law when she was arrested yesterday in Austria. Authorities believe that Phillips was behind the murder of her ex-husband, real-estate tycoon Gary Triano. Phillips, according to police,…
When NBC moved this Sunday’s Cardinals-Vikings game from a locally broadcast afternoon game to a nationally televised primetime game, it was probably expecting a middle-aged showdown between two of the league’s most seasoned quarterbacks. The combined age of Kurt Warner and Brett Favre is 78, and a meeting on the field between two extremely veteran…
The ghoulish actors and actresses featured in state and county sponsored anti-meth campaigns apparently aren’t cutting it, so the Attorney General Terry Goddard’s office is now turning to children to get the job done.As part of the Arizona Meth Project’s “Not Even Once” campaign, the AG’s office is asking seventh…
Swine-flu virus is causing more than just a case of the runs and a high fever — now it’s affecting our cyber-health, too, in the form of a new computer virus.Centers for Disease Control officials say there is a new computer virus stemming from an email that claims to give information…
There are few things more maddening than getting stuck behind some old person doing 35 miles per hour, and the City of Phoenix may have found a solution.This week, the city launched a program called “Senior Cab,” where it offers senior citizens vouchers for cab rides at a discounted rate…
The Phoenix Suns are inviting twinkle-toed geriatrics in the Phoenix area to head over to the U.S. Airways Arena this Saturday and bust-a-move with the hopes of joining the team’s elderly dance squad, the “Golden Grannies.”If selected, each Granny will have the distinguished honor of performing dance routines during half-time at…
Arizona’s lackluster Legislature is looking to call its next special session the week of December 14 to discuss ways to bridge the state’s $1.6 billion budget gap. Despite having no plan other than Governor Brewer’s one-cent sales-tax increase that has failed time and time again in the Republican-led Senate — and…
