The superintendent of the Tucson Unified School District did something this week that may sound nuts — she gave back a $20,000 bonus.Superintendent Elizabeth Celania-Fagen is in her second year as head of the district and evidently doing a good job, so the district’s governing board gave her a $20,000…
Time Magazine has named Arizona State University President Michael Crow one of the 10 “best college presidents” in the country — in part, because he ruined what was traditionally a perfectly good party school…
One thing we failed to point out in our previous post about Mike Tyson’s latest brush with the law is that the former heavyweight champ is currently on probation here in Arizona.In case you forgot, in 2007, Iron Mike was convicted of misdemeanor DUI and felony cocaine possession…
Window Rock Democrat Chris Deschene announced Wednesday that he will file paperwork to form an exploratory committee for a possible run for Secretary of State. The office is Arizona’s second highest and is currently held by Republican Ken Bennett, who is expected to run for reelection. Described in his House of Representatives…
One month to the day after telling Oprah he was done using violence to resolve his “issues,” Iron Mike Tyson seems to be at it again…
As if Saturday’s loss to USC wasn’t enough, ASU’s secondary is now in trouble — legal trouble.ASU cornerback Terell Carr was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of three different misdemeanors…
Flight attendants for US Airways aren’t too thrilled with some of the working conditions after the 2005 merger with America West Airlines, and they plan to let management know Friday morning when they picket at Sky Harbor Airport…
The Phoenix Coyotes have finally come up with a good idea to get people to go to games — the organization will drive them there.One week after setting a franchise record for fewest tickets sold, Coyotes President Douglas Moss announced today the team’s newest attempt to boost attendance, “The Coyotes…
The Phoenix Suns have a new gimmick — valet parking for bikes.The Suns seem to think that finding a spot to lock up is a major concern for fans, so tonight the team will unveil an NBA first: “The Lou Amundson Bike Valet.”…
On December 5, for $250, you could have the (cough!) honor of posing for a photograph with Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former Congressman J.D. Hayworth. Or, you could go into your bathroom and flush $250 down the toilet — whatever seems like a better value.That’s right, Joe is hosting a fundraiser for…
Now that Jan Brewer is officially a candidate for the state’s top spot, the unelected governor seems to realize that she can’t hide in her office anymore.Brewer announced her intentions to run last week and has nine public appearances on the books this week. Nine appearances in one week is…
Kumari Fulbright One look at this mug, and you’re probably thinking: There are three very important rules when owning a Gremlin…
The chief prosecutor in the case against a teen suspected of murdering a nun on the Navajo Indian Reservation last week is refusing to turn him over to federal authorities without an extradition request.Tribal police arrested the suspect, 18-year-old Reehahlio Carroll, when he was stopped for a traffic violation last…
You would think that after a 90-day stint as a guest of Maricopa County, rapper and, um, tough-guy DMX would have learned a thing or two for his upcoming mixed-martial-arts fight. Seems you would be wrong…
Officials at Sky Harbor International Airport announced today that they will start conducting random bag-checks to prevent luggage theft at baggage-claim areas.Good thinking, considering two people were just arrested for stealing more than a 1,000 bags without anyone seeming to notice for more than a month…
Arizona State University’s Tempe campus could be one of the first universities in the country with a Google Street View.Street View is a popular feature by Google that gives users a 360-degree street-level look at locations in most major American cities. It has been used at a college campus once…
In his first public comments since getting the boot from the NHL-owned Phoenix Coyotes, “The Great One” claims he’s not bitter. There was speculation that Gretzky might be a no-show for the NHL’s hall of fame induction ceremony last night in Toronto to spite the league and its leadership for…
The daughter of a Tucson man believed to have been murdered by the D.C. sniper plans tol be front and center today when the state of Virginia is scheduled to pump a lethal dose of potassium chloride into the murderer’s bloodstream…
Americans dearly love their reality shows. We also enjoy waching fat people slaving away to shed girth.So a new weight-loss show is coming to the Valley this weekend to try to find the next flab-to-fitness story to feature in one of its episodes.The show has a working title called Obese and looks to…
The author of the book Muslim Mafia, which received a glowing endorsement from Arizona Congressman John Shadegg (pictured), is using the tragedy at Fort Hood, Texas, last week as a battle cry for a “backlash against the Muslim community and its leaders.”Hold on — that’s just the beginning…
The Ahwatukee Foothills News is asking its readers to spare what they can to help keep the tiny paper afloat in the Internet age.One problem — its parent company, Freedom Communications, just pulled the plug on one of its other Valley newspapers after declaring bankruptcy but still had the gaul…
The Goldwater Institute released its annual legislative report card today, and as a whole, our legislators earned a big fat “C” when it comes to “protecting freedom.”…
