No mo’ JaNo — Janet Napolitano literally stands behind Barack Obama now, and Jan Brewer is our new governor. Conservatism, here we come. More warnings on peanut butter snacks. The NFL might come after you for using unauthorized Super Bowl-related promotional material — does that include putting Cardinals signs on someone’s…
A New Jersey company that processes payments for tens of thousands of American restaurants and other small businesses had its electronic pockets picked in a data breach that may be the country’s largest ever.And it waited until Inauguration Day to let us know about it.A Washington Post article by Brian Krebs about…
In a move reminscent of America’s Dumbest Criminals, two suspects who allegedly burned “Go Cards” into the lawn of Philadelphia Eagles player Donovan McNabb (right) were caught because one left his address at the scene of the crime. The Saturday lawn incident was actually part of a series of pranks at…
It will be interesting for Arizonans to see how the soon-to-be ex-governor handles this important position, especially the issue of illegal immigration. Barack Obama’s decision to pick her for the job has been criticized on a number of fronts. Napolitano’s confirmation came as part of a package deal with six other Cabinet members;…
We’ve never even tried to obtain metadata from a government agency, and now the Arizona Court of Appeals tells us we can’t have them. What the hell are metadata, anyway? (And isn’t it annoying they must used in plural form?) Well, it turns out that every keystroke you make in a word processing…
The owners of the Desert Canyon Treatment Center in Sedona may have helped people kick the habit, but they were hiding their own sins at the same time, according to a federal indictment released today. William and Diane Steiniger (pictured) cheated on their taxes for more than 10 years by hiding income in other…
[jump] Arizona’s nightmarish budget deficit is the furthest thing from her mind right now, that’s for sure…
Longtime radio jock Dave Pratt kicked off a book signing tour in mid-November to promote his not-for-profit, autobiography, Behind the Mic: 30 Years in Radio.A month later, he was let go from his job as morning show host at country music station KMLE (107.9 FM). You can read a twinge of bitterness in…
Arizonans travel to Washington D.C. for the inauguration. Philadelphia Eagles player Donovan McNabb’s Chandler home has a beautiful lawn — a vandal burned “Go Cards” in it. More media jobs lost: Clear Channel is cutting 1,500 in radio division. West Valley suspects zip-tied two people in a marijuana deal gone…
The Arizona Republic’s parent company, Gannett, is starting to look like the Black Knight in Monty Python’s Holy Grail, losing an arm here, a leg there — except no one’s claiming these are just flesh wounds. On the heels of a companywide 10 percent cut in personnel last month, Gannett…
Super Bowl-bound: The Arizona Cardinals redeem themselves in a nerve-wracking championship game, sealing this year’s season as the finest since the franchise moved to the state in ’87. That’s not our javelina: Tucson museum denies ownership of a javelina that attacked a Dutch dude — he wants $400,000. You won’t…
A team of surgeons and nurses at Phoenix Children’s Hospital early this morning finished a 17-hour operation to separate conjoined twins. The hospital staff released these photos this afternoon to tout the achievement and the national media attention it brought. NBC’s Today Show is scheduled to report live tomorrow morning…
Window-cleaning news blogger Pete Kosednar recently had his records request fulfilled for the video of Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon running a red light in August, which we pass along to you for the educational value. Until Gordon’s ticket, we had no idea that red-light cameras could catch you simply for failing…
In the negative-growth, Blade-Runner-like depressed future that may befall Phoenix, the Valley’s light rail trains may one day look like the Rome subway car seen below. But for now — despite whatever budget woes are facing the city — authorities aren’t going to stand for so much as a smudge-mark…
1947. It was the year of flying saucers, breaking the sound barrier and the first televised state-of-the-union speech. And it was the last year the Cardinals won a championship game. As Cardinals fever blows out thermometers this week, news outlets are dredging up the octogenarians who made the team famous in…
If only all robberies were this easy. A guy walked into the Circle K at University and Dobson early this morning at about 3 a.m. and chatted up the clerk on the subject of Arizona’s 2 a.m. alcohol cut-off time. The clerk told the dude — a 6-foot-tall black man wearing…
Senatorial differences: John McCain opposes giving bailout funds to the guy who stomped him in the presidential election. But Jon Kyl, who holds no such bias, says it’s “too risky” to hold back on the funds. Another shocking case of child abuse: Police say a Valley couple forced their 9-year-old daughter to…
Ask not what your state can do for you: Arizona just keep’s digging deeper into a financial black hole. Janet Napolitano’s headed for an “easy” confirmation, despite the fact that she’s been soft on illegal immigration, a problem she’ll be charged to take care of as Homeland Security secretary. Doctors…
Gannett employees, including those at the Arizona Republic and Channel 12 News (KPNX), are being forced to take a mandatory week of unpaid leave between now and March in an effort to cut costs and avoid layoffs. It’s the latest piece of bad news in an industry that’s had more…
Is photo enforcement on Arizona’s highways and freeways coming to an end? On the heels of the launch of a citizens initiative to ban the cameras that have been multiplying like coyotes on local streets, a group of state lawmakers has now introduced a bill that would do the same…
If you try to do a “drive by” shooting of something as majestic as the Grand Canyon and expect to get a picture anyone else will want to look at, “I think you’ll fail,” says photographer-extraordinaire Jack Dykinga. Shutterbugs take note: When it comes to the state’s most famous hole, Dykinga (that’s his self-portrait at…
Andrew Thomas and Joe Arpaio have won another round in their fight to bust illegal immigrants for smuggling themselves into the country. As New Times reported previously, Thomas’ interpretation of the state’s human smuggling law — that average Joses and Marias can be prosecuted on smuggling conspiracy charges — have…
