UPDATE 4/26: The settlement has been approved, according to the AP.UPDATE: Judge Wake issued an order saying the parties will meet on Monday to discuss moving the trial date to the week after the board of supervisors meeting.The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office announced today that lawyers agreed to a $175,000…
The picture above was an interesting sighting at the corner of Baseline and McClintock in Tempe today. As you can see, “your” cops apparently support Michael Monti for Tempe mayor.That’s interesting, seeing as it was just a few weeks ago that a Monti fan complained that “your” firefighters support Mark Mitchell…
Amid heavy dissent from the public over Arizona’s bill allowing employers to drop coverage for contraception in their health care plans if they have “religious objections,” House Bill 2625 was voted down by the Senate late last month.Thanks to those gems of procedure in the Arizona Legislature, Senators moved to…
After the bills known as “SOPA” and “PIPA” were shelved amid some mass protests from online communities, there’s a new bill in Congress that has the Internet riled up — the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or “CISPA.”The bill has been referred to numerous times as being “worse than…
Added to the running list of places not to keep babies — the camper to a truck parked outside a Peoria McDonald’s.Peoria police say an anonymous tipster led them to an “extremely unhealthy” 3-month-old yougnster in the back of the truck, at the McD’s near Thunderbird and Loop 101.If you…
SB 1070 got its (nth) day in court yesterday, with oral arguments being heard over the immigration law in the highest court of the land.Check out Stephen Lemons’ analysis on the fate of 1070.The last time we polled our readers about what the Supreme Court would do with the law,…
Jonathan Knight — who taught Tae Kwon Do to children in Gilbert — pleaded guilty today to charges related to sending pictures of his penis to a 12-year-old former student of his.Knight pleaded guilty to two counts of furnishing obscene or harmful items to a minor, as well as luring…
Thinking President Obama’s reelection bid could include a victory in Arizona is apparently not a romantic left-wing fantasy, a new poll suggests.Sure there’s some time left between April and November, and its only 488 registered Arizona voters, but a contest between President Obama and GOP nominee-in-waiting Mitt Romney would be…
A Peoria man is accused of driving off in a police car this morning, after being handcuffed behind his back and placed in the back of the car.Peoria police spokesman Jay Davies tells New Times that today’s events started around 6:30 a.m., as 24-year-old Nicholas Wade Fields allegedly broke into…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has ordered a lockdown on parts of the 4th Avenue Jail, as the sheriff’s office says the Mexican Mafia is “attempting to control” the jail.”Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio ordered parts of the maximum security 4th Avenue Jail be placed on indefinite lockdown as racial…
We almost forgot about when the “Motor City Madman” Ted Nugent — known in more recent days simply as a madman — was deputized by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.Turns out, Nugent’s still a “Special Deputy” to Arpaio, a sheriff’s office spokesman confirms to New Times…
The Arizona Diamondbacks put nine runs on the board last night against the Philadelphia Phillies, and hung on to win despite the Phillies tacking on five runs in the ninth inning at Chase Field.Justin Upton hit his first home run of the season — a 436-foot bomb to left field…
In case you missed it, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio told the Associated Press over the weekend that 500 illegal immigrants were arrested by his office “just for spite” after the civil rights investigation into the sheriff was launched.Of course, Arpaio was just kidding about the statements he made during…
Albert Arias pleaded not guilty today to the murder of his father — a killing police discovered after Arias allegedly went to the police station and told several people he’d done it.Arias is actually the second person to allegedly pull this move in just over a month — Kevin Skinner,…
There’s apparently a chupacabra shortage over at KPHO, because the TV station is “telling it like it is” about a new animal phenomenon — high-fiving cats.Here’s the entire story: A bobcat was on a guy’s porch in Cave Creek. One of the guy’s house cats goes up to the glass…
It wouldn’t be surprising to anyone that Mexican people are crossing the border between Mexico and the United States, but according to research, they’re actually going the other way — leaving the United States and going to Mexico.According to a report released today by the Pew Hispanic Center, it appears…
Believe it or not, living with two ex-boyfriends at the same time didn’t work out well for Phoenix woman Daytona Johnson.After punching one ex-boyfriend/baby-daddy, then throwing a can of Febreeze at her other ex-boyfriend/baby-daddy — and later slicing his throat with a meat cleaver — Johnson’s getting a trip to…
The death of 88-year-old Mesa resident Lola Pershall has been ruled a homicide, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.MCSO spokesman Jeff Sprong tells New Times the details of Pershall’s death are not being released at this time.The sheriff’s office called it a “suspicious death investigation” when her body was…
Senate Bill 1070 is due to be heard in the Supreme Court this week, as the oral arguments are scheduled for Wednesday.Today’s the second anniversary of the immigration bill being signed into law by Governor Jan Brewer, and since then — or even before that — everyone’s developed an opinion…
If we learned something from congressman-turned-lobbyist-turned-congressional-candidate Matt Salmon this week, it’s that the tea party doesn’t seem to appreciate comparing politics with the guy who said fine, kill Jesus if you really want to. (That’s paraphrased a little.)That’s the highlight from this week’s debate between Salmon and Kirk Adams –…
Robert Fisher, one of the FBI’s and Scottsdale Police Department’s “most wanted” fugitives, may still be in Arizona, according to information relayed from the FBI.Fisher’s accused of killing his wife and two young kids, then blowing up their Scottsdale home in April 2001.According to various media reports, including the Payson…
The body of an 88-year-old woman was found in her Mesa home, her car was found in Texas, and her 43-year-old grandson has yet to be found.Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office detectives haven’t ruled the case a homicide — yet, at least — but it has been given “suspicious death investigation”…
