Department of Public Safety officers arrested three people last night for trying to sell live grenades. The suspects were arrested in the Maryvale neighborhood of west Phoenix. Officers say they are still looking for another suspect in the attempted sales…Last night, two horses were injured after the trailer they were being moved inside…

A Maricopa County Jail inmate convicted of the beating and strangling death of a fellow inmate has been sentenced to death.This afternoon, 27-year-old Pete Van Winkle learned his fate in Maricopa County Superior Court after he was convicted of first-degree murder earlier this year. Van Winkle was convicted of the…

Congressman John Shadegg’s theatrics on the floor of the House of Representatives are becoming almost legendary. By legendary, we mean borderline insane…

The NHL’s head-honcho, Gary Bettman, met with the Coyotes top brass and other community leaders in Glendale to discuss the sale of the bankrupt franchise and vowed to do whatever it takes to keep the team in the Valley…

Will Sarah Palin be coming to the Valley to promote her new book? You betchya! On December 1, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the former GOP vice-presidential candidate will be at the Costco in Tempe to promote her new tell-all, Going Rogue.  Palin began her book tour on Oprah…

The newest data is in: Burning piss and itchy bumps are on the rise in the United States — again.The Centers for Disease Control announced today that reported sexually transmitted diseases increased to record levels in 2008…

Last night the city of Mesa approved plans for a movie studio to go up in the city. Gateway Studios is scheduled to begin building in August. The studio will be Arizona’s first movie studio and is slated to be capable of hosting the production of movies, television shows, commercials, and game shows…An…

In what is hopefully the final stage of the exhaustive state budget battle, Governor Jan Brewer hopes to call a special session as soon as this afternoon…

While John McCain has remained tight-lipped over former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s new tell-all, his campaign staff isn’t following suit…

Anyone familiar with Seinfeld knows about “The Bro,” or, as Frank Costanza vehemently campaigned, “The Mansierre.””The Bro,” as described on the show, is a supportive undergarment to support and hide a man’s breasts — or, simply put, a bra for men.It seems fiction has once again invaded reality, because a man-bra…

NBC talking-head Brian Williams will be in the Valley Wednesday to accept the 26th annual Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism. Williams, who just had a guest spot on the NBC comedy 30 Rock as the wise guy “Nicki Malarulo from Scotchdale, New Jersey,” is well known for his admiration…

Vice President Joe Biden will be in the Valley today for the first time since being elected. Biden will attend a fundraiser for Arizona Democrats and then hold a roundtable discussion about how stimulus money is benefiting Arizona at Sky Harbor International Airport… A Chinese solar-panel company announced Sunday that it will…

Congressman Jeff Flake spoke to the College Republicans at Arizona State University last night, and it turns out, he’s not too thrilled about the healthcare bill that narrowly passed the house over the weekend. “The worst piece of legislation I’ve ever seen,” Flake said. In fairness, Flake added that the…

Last week, the librarian at Camelback High School got an unexpected package in the mail — two books that were checked out in 1959. Along with the books, a $1,000 money order for “late fees.”When she got the package, librarian Georgette Bordine thought “here we go again.”…

Former East Valley Tribune scribe and co-winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Paul Giblin, is heading to Afghanistan.The Arizona Guardian announced this morning that Giblin will be working in Afghanistan for a year as a civilian spokesman for the U.S. Military…

A writer at a Web site called Examiner.com has a beef with New Times and has called for our (gasp!) expulsion from the state of Arizona. Get in line: Many have demanded this over the years.In an article written yesterday, the Examiner’s  “libertarian examiner,” Daniel Heller, got pissy over an event notice for a book-signing…

Arizona Cardinals receiver Sean Morey, who has already committed to donate what’s left of his concussion-rattled brain to science, admitted Thursday that he played in last week’s game against “Da Chicago Bears” with another concussion…

Yesterday morning, Scottsdale police got a call from the Paiute Neighborhood Center saying a man was exposing himself to kids at a bus stop in the  6600 block of East Osborn Road.When they got there, he was gone.This morning, police figured they would watch the area, just in case the perp…