Peyton Manning’s no longer the quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts, which means the frenzy is officially under way for NFL teams to make their attempts to sign him.The Arizona Cardinals have already reached out to Manning’s people, according to the ESPN-favorite “sources,” and their conclusion from their mass of “sources”…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio wrote to Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster a year ago about two guys — one of whom was an elementary school music teacher — who were surfing the website trying to find a dog to have sex with.Buckmaster apparently doesn’t want to be pen-pals with Arpaio,…
Democratic Congressman Jim Himes’ observation that Congressman Ben Quayle’s being credited for a bill very similar to his own has people getting testy.Quayle’s office tells New Times that Himes’ accusation is “ridiculous,” meanwhile, Congressman Barney Frank lost his speaking privileges for the day on the House floor while getting heated…
With the blessing of the Obama administration, Republican congressmen are proud to announce the parts they contributed to the GOP’s Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, including Arizona Congressmen Ben Quayle and David Schweikert.Problem is, a Democratic congressman from Connecticut says a bill in the package with Quayle’s name stamped…
A Phoenix woman who called the cops this morning reporting a “prowler” outside her apartment ended up being shot by an officer when she went at him with a butcher knife, police say.Phoenix Police Sergeant Trent Crump tells New Times the woman phoned in around 4:30 a.m. today about the…
If you’re a Washington Democrat, Republican, or just a “self-styled do-gooder,” Governor Jan Brewer says you’re not helping solve the illegal immigration problem.Brewer was the keynote speaker at the Border Security Conference and Expo in Phoenix yesterday, where companies were showing off products to be used in securing the border,…
Democratic State Senator Steve Gallardo was none to pleased when he saw some Republican House members were keeping pictures of Latino kids on their desks, symbols of the state’s school-choice program.Gallardo told New Times yesterday it was “insulting” for these House Republicans to have the pictures up, as he claimed…
ESPN’s reporting the Indianapolis Colts are letting go of quarterback Peyton Manning, which means Arizona Cardinals fans can start going rabid over the thought of him signing with the Red Birds.The Cardinals are on the short list of teams Manning would likely sign with, according to professional guesses from sports…
Mesa police arrested 18-year-old Walmart employee Christopher Brown last night, after allegedly sexually assaulting his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend at a children’s amusement park.Not only is the girl Brown’s ex-girlfriend, she’s also his cousin, police say.According to court documents obtained by New Times, the girl met her younger siblings at the indoor…
Democratic State Senator Steve Gallardo noticed something he was not a fan of when he moseyed on over to the House of Representatives for the swearing in of new legislator Martin Quezada — there were pictures of Latino kids on some Republicans’ desks.In the pictures, the kids are holding signs…
Kevin Skinner’s mom told her son she was leaving his apartment on Saturday night.According to court documents obtained by New Times, Skinner’s response was to murder his mother by suffocating her with a grocery bag.After going outside and laying on the grass for a while, Skinner decided to call 9-1-1…
Forcibly medicating Tucson mass-shooting suspect Jared Loughner got the approval from an appeals court yesterday, as two of the three judges on the panel approved of continuing Loughner’s drug regimen.This issue has been in the courts for a while, as doctors are trying to “restore his competency” to stand trial…
Yesterday, Arizona’s representatives defended your freedom to shoot off a quick text or two with one hand, while you’re controlling 4,000 pounds on the highway with the other.Well, after they actually figured out what they were voting for.The ban that would have been enacted under the passage of House Bill…
If you’re not a fan of looking out of the windshield while driving, we’ve got some good news — the Arizona House voted down a bill that would outlaw texting and driving.Municipal ordinances still apply — like Phoenix’s rarely used ordinance against texting and driving — but Arizona’s representatives have…
Republican Wendy Rogers — who lost her bid for a State Senate seat in 2010 — made it official today that she’s joining the Congressional race in Arizona’s newly formed Ninth District.Rogers joins what’s becoming an increasingly populated field of candidates, which already includes Republicans Don Stapley, Travis Grantham, and…
Three members of an Iraqi family living in Phoenix pleaded not guilty today to assault charges, stemming from allegedly beating another family member for reasons such as refusing an arranged marriage, or because she was talking to a boy.Yusra Farhan, 50, and Mohammed Altameemi, 45, both pleaded not guilty to…
About a month ago, police arrested a sixth suspect in connection with the murders of Paradise Valley couple Glenna and Lawrence Shapiro, as well as Phoenix man Bruce Gaudet, and with those arrests came a heavily redacted police report.Now, Jerry Cobb, spokesman for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, tells New…
For the low price of $9.99, you can obtain your own copy of an e-book that’s billed as “a law enforcement investigation” into President Obama’s birth certificate.The authors happen to be Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Posse “lead investigator” Mike Zullo and notorious “birther” Jerome Corsi.The forward, unsurprisingly, is…
The National Football League announced today that a couple dozen defensive players on the New Orleans Saints maintained a player-funded “bounty” system, which involved getting paid for injuring opposing players.Hits on former Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner and former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre sparked the investigation, NFL Commissioner Roger…
According to a Glendale police officer, he found 10 grams of meth in a car being driven by the gentleman to our right.In court documents obtained by New Times, the officer says he was driving the opposite direction of a car on 59th Avenue being driven by 31-year-old Moses Ulloa.Police…
In less than a year, KPHO — always “Telling it Like it is” — has managed to run three stories about chupacabra sightings.Now the local news station is tackling bigger and badder mythical beasts, hooking up with the Navajo Nation Rangers to check out “investigative reports” of other creatures that…
New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer sent a letter to Governor Jan Brewer last week, asking her to give testimony before his Senate Subcommittee on Immigration about Senate Bill 1070. Schumer’s office said the point of Brewer’s testimony would be “to hear whether she still believes the law to be…
