Ersula Ore, the Arizona State University assistant professor whose arrest video went viral, has pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor resisting arrest. Commissioner Julie Mata set Ore’s sentencing for August 1 at 8:30 a.m…
Disgraced legal professionals Lisa Aubuchon and Rachel Alexander hope to avoid paying the cost of their disciplinary proceedings with a fresh lawsuit they filed last week. The civil complaint filed on July 2 is yet another piece of fallout from the “unholy collaboration” of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and…
Home-based porn girl Emma Lovett appears to be enjoyed by at least one mounted Maricopa Sheriff’s Office deputy in a Fourth of July Twitter pic. “Peace,” officer!…
Frank Riggs, a former California Congressman who wants to be Arizona’s next governor, is “proud” to have the support of recalled State Senator and scandal-magnet, Russell Pearce. Riggs is one of six candidates vying to win the Republican primary on August 26, which in red-state Arizona could be the deciding…
In case you missed any news action this week, we’ve got you covered.Here’s our recap of the most-read news stories of the week:…
Arizona State University officials announced on Thursday afternoon that a deal was nearing completion to take over the venerable Thunderbird School of Global Management. The deal would be beneficial to both institutions, their respective presidents claim. The international business school, founded in 1946, would become part of ASU’s W.P. Carey…
Supporters and students of Arizona State University assistant professor Ersula Ore packed a courtroom this morning for a hearing on the viral-video star’s criminal charges. The hearing was a procedural step on the way toward a possible trial on four charges stemming from Ore’s now-famous May 20 arrest by ASU…
Hundreds of our fellow Arizonans will get DUIs in the next few days. A multi-pronged Fourth of July enforcement effort is set to ensnare drunk or drugged drivers. Driving under the influence endangers you and others, and a DUI citation can be expensive and problematic. So do what you can…
Under pressure from supporters of professor Ersula Ore, Arizona State University announced on Wednesday that the officer who arrested her in May has been put on leave. The power of a viral video seems to be at work here, since ASU had previously ruled that the actions of ASU police…
A Navajo woman was sentenced to about 14 years in prison on Tuesday for a horrific attack committed against a child she reportedly believed was “evil.” Shonya Tanya Sam and her brother, both of Many Farms, put the 7-year-old girl through a bizarre, hellish experience for several days in early…
A 6-year-old Phoenix boy was molested last week after his meth-using mom left him alone in a house with other drug users. Police arrested Dale Brian Simmons, 50, of Phoenix, on Friday , the day after the boy reported to his mother that the man had assaulted him. He’s been…
The University of Arizona isn’t saying much about the firing of medical-marijuana researcher Sue Sisley, but officials deny any political motivations. In an email sent to the Phoenix New Times in response to our questions this morning, a U of A representative also notes that the university has “championed” medical-marijuana…
Dr. Sue Sisley, the outspoken physician and medical-marijuana researcher, has been fired from a University of Arizona job, possibly due to political pressure. Joe “Skip” Garcia, the University of Arizona’s senior vice president for health sciences, who happens to earn $810,000 a year, is being trounced in the news this…
Our December article about the exaggerations concerning Arizona’s water supply wasn’t read by everyone, it seems. “Arizona Could Be Out of Water in Six Years,” screams a recent headline from the esteemed Smithsonian Institution’s web site. Yes, that’s total nonsense…
The golf-cart driver involved in a downtown-Scottsdale crash on Sunday that broke a passenger’s neck has been cited for at least seven other driving infractions since 2006. Police say Akop Akopyan, 34, was operating a for-profit, downtown-Scottsdale shuttle service with his golf cart when the accident occurred just after 3:30…
Two recent policy decisions in Arizona regarding solar energy make leased rooftop panels a poor deal in the state, says an energy-news website dedicated to promoting the technology. Greentech Media’s research into the impact of the Arizona Corporation Commission’s November decision to add a new, yearly fee to the bills…
Are you serious? Police dash-cam video of the action-packed, May 20 arrest of Ersula Jawanna Ore, a 33-year-old rhetoric and English assistant professor at Arizona State University, has gone viral, feeding claims of racism and police brutality. As publicity grows along with an accompanying firestorm of criticism leveled at ASU,…
Andrew Thomas, who infamously abused his power as Maricopa County Attorney and had his law license taken away, has qualified for $754,000 in public funds for his gubernatorial campaign. The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office confirmed on Thursday that a supplemental filing of 259 five-dollar contributions Thomas made on Tuesday…
The Obama Administration sent out a warning in Spanish-language news media over the weekend that undocumented children entering the country would receive no “permisos.” In the open letter to parents in other countries, Jeh Johnson, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, describes the horrors that some unaccompanied minors risk…
Shanesha Taylor, the Valley mother who achieved fame by leaving her kids in a hot car, sheds tears and blames the economy in an exclusive interview the New York Times published Sunday. Taylor’s facing felony prosecution for her decision to leave her 2-year-old and 6-month-old kids in a car for…
A Glendale man facing felony charges of running an illegal poker room claims he “never made a penny” off the operation. Mike Talerico, 42, is one of several local men facing serious charges in separate cases since the state began a fresh crackdown on poker rooms in December. The legal…
Andrew Thomas, the disgraced, ex-Maricopa County Attorney running for Arizona governor, has come up 113 five-dollar contributions short for Clean Elections cash. Thomas and other gubernatorial candidates need 4,500 contributions of five dollars each to qualify for about three-quarters of a million dollars of public funds under the state’s clean…
