Andy Kunasek: Andrew Thomas’ Lackeys Offered Political Deal in Criminal Probe

Maricopa County Supervisor Andy Kunasek says in a letter released today that prosecutors working for former County Attorney Andrew Thomas tried to extort a political deal from him in return for dropping a criminal matter. The letter addressed to “fellow Arizonans,” Kunasek explains, is to help people understand the full story behind…

Phoenix Parents Arrested in Connection With Kids’ Exposure to Meth; 1-Year-Old “Acting Like a Junkie”

A 1-year-old “acting like a junkie.” A 3-week-old girl choking and turning “bluish gray,” but not receiving medical attention from their meth-smoking parents. These are some of the chilling allegations in court paperwork against Jeremiah and Adrienne Outland, a Phoenix couple arrested at their home yesterday following a months-long police investigation…

Hispanic Republican Candidates Challenging Ed Pastor Offer Opposing Views on 1070

  Two Republicans running against Democrat Ed Pastor in Congressional District 4 give voters a distinct choice between moderate and extreme right-wing views on immigration. Once they get to the general election, neither Jose “Joe” Penalosa nor Janet Contreras probably stand a chance in the heavy-on-the-Dems district that encompasses parts of Phoenix, Laveen…

Men Rescue Baby in Laundromat; Store Customer Beats Attacker With Bat

  Average folks struck back at criminals recently in two separate incidents. In the most dramatic of the cases, two men rescued a baby who was being threatened by a suspected armed robber inside an east Phoenix laundromat. The disturbing crime began at about 3:15 a.m. Monday morning at the laundromat at…

Steven Anderson, Hate-Spewing Tempe Pastor, Acquitted in Checkpoint Protest That Left Him Bloody

  No fan of freedom could appreciate the draconian Border Patrol/Yuma County checkpoints on Interstate 8 near the Arizona-California. These Third-World-style roadblocks thwart the Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable search and seizure, courtesy of a still-disputed 1976 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows them within 100 miles of the international borders. Still, we’re not thrilled with the…

Hyundai Heavy Industries to Build Big Solar Plant in Southern Arizona by 2012

  A massive solar-energy project will be capturing the sun’s rays near the Cochise Stronghold area in southern Arizona within two years, Hyundai Heavy Industries announced on Wednesday. The Korean company intends to build a 150-megawatt plant in Dragoon, Arizona, and a 25-megawatt plant in nearby Cochise. The plants will…