Despite there being no evidence to support state Senator Nancy Barto’s claim that “sex-selection abortions are happening in this country,” Governor Jan Brewer signed a controversial bill into law banning race/gender-based abortions.The new law forces any doctor who performs an abortion to sign an affidavit confirming that the reason for…
Earlier this month, Scottsdale-based Go Daddy CEO Bob Parsons made a video of himself shooting an elephant in Zimbabwe. As villagers butcher the animal (many whom were wearing orange Go Daddy hats) the video has AC/DC’s “Hell’s Bells” playing in the background (see video below). As expected, animal rights activists…
If there’s one good thing about getting executed, it’s the food.Eric John King was put to death this morning for the 1989 murders of two men at a Phoenix convenience store — but he didn’t die hungry.According to the Arizona Department of Corrections, King chowed down on catfish, corn bread, and…
The United States Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday to determine whether Arizona’s “Clean Elections” system — most notably, the “matching funds” section of the law — violates the U.S. Constitution, and based on initial reports about the hearings, things aren’t looking good for its supporters.If you’re unfamiliar with “Clean Elections” click…
On Saturday afternoon, a drunk Phoenix man thought going into his house to urinate would cut into his busy schedule of doing yard work and drinking beer — so he pissed on his lawn and now is charged with three felonies.According to court records obtained by New Times, 59-year-old Timothy George Evans…
A Pinal County man really didn’t want to drive the man who’d just kidnapped him from Eloy to Phoenix early yesterday morning, which prompted him to jump from his own moving vehicle to get away from the gun-wielding suspect.According to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, the 41-year-old victim was at…
The state finally has put convicted murderer Eric John King to death after sitting on death row for nearly 20 years for the 1989 murders of two men during a convenience store robbery that netted about $72.The Arizona Republic gives the following report: When the curtain opened into the death chamber at…
If you’re reading this after 10 a.m., there’s a pretty good chance that convicted murderer Eric John King will be dead.The United States Supreme Court this morning denied a stay of execution filed by King’s attorneys that would have delayed his execution until the state switches to a one-drug execution…
Go Daddy CEO Bob Parsons shot an elephant on a trip to Zimbabwe earlier this month, and, as expected, animal-rights activists are furious.Parsons posted a video on his blog last week with the title “Hunting Problem Elephant, My 2011 Vacation,” which shows him blasting away at an elephant that he…
There’s something about a person smiling ear-to-ear in their mugshot that really irks us here at New Times — take the creepy mugshot of Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner, for example. Regardless of whether the accused is guilty, an overly chipper mugshot suggests they’re not taking the charges against them…
Hatin’ on fatsos isn’t just for Westerners anymore — a study conducted by researchers at Arizona State University shows that negative attitudes toward the overweight is going global.According to a cross-cultural study of attitudes toward obesity — to be published in the April issue of Current Anthropology — the overall…
For the second time in as many mugshots, Rachel Brock, daughter of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock, showed up for her booking photo after getting arrested last week smiling like an idiot someone who isn’t potentially looking at a lot of prison time for allegedly having sex with an underage…
There are two executions scheduled to take place in Arizona in the next week, and Bishops of the Arizona Catholic Conference aren’t happy about it.The group issued a statement on the matter this morning, which you can read in its entirety below. …
The United States Supreme Court is listening to arguments today to determine whether Arizona’s “Clean Elections” system violates the U.S. Constitution.The system was a hot topic during last year’s election cycle because several candidates — including Governor Jan Brewer and former Treasurer Dean Martin — were running as publicly funded, or…
The Afghan war veteran fatally shot by a Glendale police officer early Saturday morning suffered from post-traumatic-stress disorder and alcoholism, his parents told police after the shooting, and, as an Army man, he apparently wasn’t fond of the Marine Corps.According to the police report, first obtained by KPHO, 24-year-old Jeremiah…
Jeremiah Pulaski, 24, returned to his home in Glendale from Afghanistan — where he served in the United States Army — in February, and it appears he’s had some trouble readjusting to society.According to his latest Facebook status update, he was thinking about doing some traveling.”I think Im gonna Just…
Straight from the seemingly endless saga that is the Brock family sex scandal: Rachel Brock, daughter of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock, was re-arrested last week and charged with the same sex-with-a-kid-related charges she faced when she was originally arrested last December. The child Brock is accused of getting busy…
Last week, the much-anticipated SCA investigative report was released to the public (New Times staffers had a blast thumbing through some of the findings, which may or may not involve seducing a “live sheep.” Check it out here and here).The case involves the lies, corruption, and potential crimes committed by…
An Avondale man who traded a tattoo for sex with a minor was in Maricopa County Supreme Court this morning where he changed his plea to guilty to various sex-with-a-kid-related charges.Juan Lara, 38, pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted child prostitution and two counts of unlawful tattooing for the…
Thanks to the University of Arizona basketball team’s shocking win over the Duke Blue Devils last night, Mr. Duke himself, Phoenix Suns forward Grant Hill, will don Wildcat Red and Blue for the next 48 hours.Hill and Phoenix Suns teammate/former UA star, Channing Frye, made a bet on last night’s…
Kid-killing Minutewoman Shawna Forde’s co-defendant, Jason Eugene Bush, was found guilty this morning in a Pima County Superior Court for the murders of an Arivaca man and his daughter in May 2009.In addition to the two first-degree murder convictions for the murders of Raul “Junior” Flores and his 9-year-old daughter,…
A Pinal County parolee, who spent seven years in prison for attempted murder, succeeded in killing his own cousin, according to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office.Jose Martinez, 25, got popped yesterday after several witnesses went to police to tell them he’d killed his own cousin, 18-year-old Antonio Macias Jr.According to…
