Lisa Aubuchon gave up confidential information to a State Bar investigator regarding Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former County Attorney Andrew Thomas, and she doesn’t want that info leaked out. The deputy county attorney, once the attack-wolf for Arpaio and Thomas and now the subject of a State Bar investigation, filed…
A former Valley soccer coach pleaded guilty today to attempted sexual conduct with a minor and charges related to possessing nude pictures of his roommate’s little boys. Before his November 2008 arrest, Daniel Cope worked for two years for the American Youth Soccer Organization, coaching games in Phoenix, Tempe,…
You’ve probably heard the predictions by now: Democrats are going to be scarcer in Congress this November. The number of potential seats lost could be high, but there’s only so much money to go around to help them campaign. The AFL-CIO, typically a stalwart money source for Democrats, announced…
Media pundits across the country chastise the Reverend Terry Jones for his planned “International Burn-a-Quran Day.” Yesterday, the Obama administration had General David Petraeus weigh in on Jones’ upcoming “event,” with the commander of forces in Afghanistan warning that a public Quran-burning would put the lives of American service personnel…
Alberto grew up in Phoenix, after his illegal-immigrant parents took him here when he was two years old. The young man, now 18, left town this summer for New Mexico to escape Arizona’s oppressive, anti-undocumented fervor.Santa Fe’s New Mexican newspaper details his story in its online edition today, reporting that he’s…
The Arizona Green Party wants a federal judge to block the names of 11 candidates from appearing on the November 2 ballot, saying the candidates are “shams” who don’t represent the party.The lawsuit and request for immediate hearing comes a few days after the state Democratic Party accused former state…
A Chandler homeowner opened fire on suspected gang members who had infiltrated his party early Sunday and attacked him while trying to steal a keg of beer.Two of the suspects were killed at the scene in a neighborhood near Ray Road and Arizona Avenue. Cops have arrested eight other gang…
Rodney Glassman, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, would make the Bush-era tax cuts permanent for the middle class, says his spokesman, Blake Morlock. The candidate’s spokesman, Blake Morlock, called us after reading this morning’s blog post about Glassman’s stance on the tax cuts. Despite Glassman’s earlier position, vis-a-vis a news…
Police on Tuesday released a sketch of the woman suspected of throwing acid on another woman in Mesa last week. Mesa police released a sketch of the woman suspected of throwing acid on another woman last week. The attack left the victim with burns on her face and chest, and…
Rodney Glassman, the young, rich, Democrat running for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Republican John McCain, loves the tax cuts put into place by former President George W. Bush. It’s surprising to hear any Dem praising a move by Bush, who still gets the credit by President Obama for today’s…
Arizona was the first state in the country to launch an extensive speed-camera system on highways and freeways. The experiment failed. This week, highway crews are ripping out the poles and camera housings along Interstates 17 and 10 and State Route 51 in the Valley, a chore required by the…
Stephen Dubner, half of the writing team behind the upcoming movie (based on the book), Freakonomics, calls it an example of “unbranding” in a New York Times blog post today. Whatever the name for recruiting candidates of a third party to suck votes away from Democrats, Steve May and Jim Weiers — both Republicans…
Republican Senator John McCain and his Democratic contender, Rodney Glassman, will match wits later this month in a televised debate. The political show-down will take place in the studios of Channel 3, (KTVK-TV) and air at 6 p.m. In announcing that Glassman will take part, the Democrat’s election crew took the opportunity for a bit…
Terry Goddard condemned New Times’ blog post today about Jan Brewer’s mentally ill son — in a press release sent to the biggest blabbermouths in town, the news media. “The New Times post about Governor Brewer’s son is both unfair and inappropriate . Her son is not running for governor. Families…
By now, much of the country has seen the horrendous debate performance Monday night by Governor Jan Brewer. Let the parodies begin. (Full Disclosure: Um, we know this child.) Next up is a video that’s garnered a few thousand hits with Brewer played by a drag queen:…
We’re hearing a lot about acid attacks these days — now there’s been one in Mesa. Police report that a 41-year-old woman stepped out of her vehicle in her driveway at about 1 p.m. yesterday when a woman walked up and threw acid on her. She then ran away through the…
A 21-year-old Navy man received a 10-year prison sentence in Maricopa County Superior Court today for the murder of his rival for the love of a 48-year-old Chandler schoolteacher.Sixto Balbuena stabbed 18-year-old Samual Valdivia on April 10, 2009, after catching the younger man at the house of Tamara Hofmann, a…
Zaremba Group, the Cleveland company that bought the unfinished Centerpoint towers in Tempe for $30 million this week, plans to rent out the units once planned as condominiums.The real estate company’s Scottsdale office hasn’t returned our call yet, and the guy from Cleveland who knows something, Zaremba president Joe Urbancic,…
The same day that a Phoenix man pleaded guilty to stealing luggage at Sky Harbor, (his wife and accomplice has already been convicted), another case of looted baggage turned up.The new case appears far worse than that of Keith and Stacy King, prolific pilferers themselves.This time, it involves a guy…
The Justice Department has sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio before. He’s still here.A federal judge called conditions in the Arpaio-run county jail unconstitutional. They fixed a few toilets — no big deal for Arpaio.Now we’re supposed to get excited about this new lawsuit related to the feds’ civil-rights probe? Not feeling…
The unfinished Centerpoint towers in downtown Tempe have been sold to the Zaremba Group for $30 million, we just heard from Mark Winkleman, CEO of ML Manager. His succinct e-mail says all that we know about the deal, so here it is: After sorting through over 300 interested buyers from…
Dr. Emilio Luna, the west Phoenix pediatrician accused of distributing child porn on a public file-sharing system, was the only one who had used his laptop computer, federal agents allege. A complaint filed by agents in court gives more details as to why Luna was arrested, and what kinds of…
