Arizona residents can kiss any hopes of a second honeymoon with former Governor Fife Symington goodbye.(Single tear.)The exonerated thief bowed out of the race for governor Thursday, the Arizona Guardian reports, and threw his support behind former Arizona GOP Chairman and longtime friend John Munger, who announced his candidacy last…
A Vermont woman, who was thrown off an airplane for refusing to put a blanket over herself while she breast-fed her 1-year-old daughter, is suing Mesa Air Group. The incident happened about three years ago and sparked national protests, or “nurse-ins” at 19 airports across the country. The lawsuit claims that on…
President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize today, and his former presidential rival and Arizona Senator John McCain seems to have some sour grapes. McCain told CNN’s John King that he thinks the president was given the honor, not based on any of his accomplishments but because of what prize…
Between dropping names like Barry Goldwater and Fred Thompson, two high-priced Washington, D.C. special prosecutors hired by Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas to investigate Don Stapely didn’t offer much more today than saying that they won’t say much more.The notable exception to the otherwise hollow press conference came as Joseph DiGenova and Victoria…
As we reported yesterday, for the second time this season, the Arizona Cardinals were on the verge of not selling out Sunday’s game and being blacked out on local television.NFL rules state that if a game is not sold out 72 hours before kickoff, it will not be broadcast on…
The 2010 Census is set to bring thousands of much-needed jobs to the Valley. Vangent Inc., the company in charge of processing about 40 percent of the 2010 Census data, will be setting up shop in here and bringing about 3,000 jobs along with it…
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has a new ally in its fight to end certain types of experiments performed on animals in classes at Arizona State University: the students themselves.Well, not all the students, just the ones with the same general furcoat-hating, meatless mentality as PETA…
You’re in luck, ladies! One of America’s hottest bachelors is living right here among us. No, shockingly, it’s not Mayor Phil…
A former Scottsdale Community College football player, who was a top junior college recruit, collapsed and died mysteriously at a friends home in Seattle, the Associated Press reports.Tony Fein, 27, an Iraq War veteran and prospect for both the Baltimore Ravens and the Seattle Seahawks (he played linebacker for the…
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, who has stayed out of the spotlight for the last few weeks, sent a letter to U.S. Senator Max Baucus yesterday outlining for him exactly why she thinks his healthcare-reform plan could be the straw that breaks Arizona’s economic back.In the letter, Brewer discussed the heavy…
A Scottsdale man made quite the legal jump from being investigated on accusations of child molestation to being charged with conspiracy to commit murder, when police say he tried to have potential witnesses against him killed.Scottsdale police say 59-year-old Ira Joe Anderson is alleged to have molested his stepdaughter for the last four…
Any big plans for the weekend? Going to the mall? Golf? Bed Bath and Beyond? Here’s something you may not be doing: Watching the Cardinals game on television!…
People will do just about anything to avoid the long arm of the law. You know, a cool police chase, hiding out in a friend’s garage, or how about going to Mexico to have full facial reconstructive surgery and a fingerprint removal procedure.No, this is not the plot of some…
The self-proclaimed “King of all Media” will be honoring one of our own this month for her groundbreaking cancer research and selfless humanitarian work. Just kidding, it’s Stern. She’s not a cancer researcher, she’s going on the show to be honored for being hot…
What do the Arizona Diamondbacks have in common with the dentist? Um, nobody in their right mind wants to see them, and it’s painful when they do.The Diamondbacks’ winning percentage wasn’t the only thing in the tank this year, as ESPN reports a 4,700 fan drop in attendance per game…
A Prescott Valley woman, who now lives in Maricopa County, was sentenced to two years’ probation and 80 hours of community service after pleading guilty to animal cruelty and disorderly conduct.Boy did Michael Vick pick the wrong lawyer…
A routine traffic stop resulted in the seizure of what authorities say was nearly $10,000 worth of crystal meth on its way to Phoenix late last week…
The frozen head of Ted Williams made headlines again last week when a new book claims lab technicians at Scottsdale-based Alcor Life Extension Foundation used the Spendid Splinter’s frozen head as a baseball as they hit it with a monkey wrench.Well, Fox Sports is taking a gimmicky approach to predict…
A group of severely disabled Arizonans have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System for denying payment for adult-incontinence briefs prescribed by a doctor.The lawsuit claims that AHCCCS denied payment for the briefs, which forces caretakers of disabled people to pay for the briefs out…
If you’re like many of us and missed the federal government’s generous “Cash for Clunkers” deadline, you may have been hoping someone would steal your dumpy old Chrysler so you can collect a little insurance money. In the past, parking your car in certain Phoenix neighborhoods overnight would more than likely make those…
If you think the mustache went out with the cheesy bass riffs in ’70s porn, you may be wrong. Clay Zavada, the stache-clad relief pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks, has made it to the finals. No, we don’t mean the baseball postseason (he’s on the Diamondbacks, remember); Zavada has been named a…
Thousands of people were forced to leave the Phoenix Convention Center this afternoon after a mysterious bag and a bonehead comment sparked a police investigation and an all-out evacuation.Phoenix police say shortly after 1 p.m., a man brought a bag to a Convention Center security guard and said “hope it…
