Phoenix City Council Vacancy: Anyone but Sal DiCiccio?

  Now that the Phoenix City Council has signed off on a staggering $270 million in budget cuts, we can turn our attention to the really important stuff — the imminent vacancy for the District 6 Council seat. Of course we’re kidding when we say this is more important than…

Hot Links: Investigators Search Gilbert Business in Stapley Case; NBA to Assist Valley’s Needy; Coconino County to Charge $20 to Fight Speed Camera Ticket

Sheriff’s investigators search a Gilbert business for evidence that County Supervisor Don Stapley made an improper deal to create a special tax district for land his buddy owned. At least copper theft will be on the decline: The metal scrap industry expects a miserable year as export demands from China and…

Cities and Towns Win Lawsuit to Block State From Taking Extra Money

The Arizona Supreme Court today ruled that the state cannot collect an additional $30 million from cities and towns to help balance the budget. Back in November, it appeared the lawsuit against the state by the League of Arizona Towns and Cities was on firm footing when we wrote about…

“Baby Man” William Windsor Found Dead in Home, Autopsy Underway

You might say he’s gone to that Big Crib in the Sky. William Windsor, better known to Phoenicians as “Baby Man,” has sucked his last pacifier. According to Phoenix police, Windsor — a former country-western singer, Broadway actor, heir to the Popular Mechanics fortune, and full-time adult baby/diaper lover –…

Arizona Cardinals Return Home

Jonathan McNamara It would take more than a Super Bowl loss to prevent the Arizona Cardinals from receiving a hero’s welcome at Sky Harbor Airport on the afternoon after their defeat to the Pittsburgh Steelers. A few thousand dedicated fans with the luxury of leaving their respective jobs at around 3:30…

Phoenix Man Gets 46 Years for Drugs and Shooting Another Man in Foot, Leg

“Crawl, punk!” the man known as “Mississippi” yelled, reloading his 20-gauge after blasting a man in the right foot. Then, according to a  news release by Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas’ office, the 62-year-old man fired again, striking his victim in the left leg. The scene went down in a south…

Peoria Cops Seeks Suspected Scammers

Calling all cars: Be on the lookout for a peacoat-wearing mom-type in glasses and a smiley, plump girl.This pair may not be Public Enemy #1 and 2, but they’re accused of the type of crime that probably makes their victims want to commit aggravated assault. According to Peoria PD, these two began…

Bible Study Ban Story by Sonoran Alliance Dies Without Details

[jump] We’ll leave it to our readers to decide whether some Christians who wanted to hold a Bible Study were lying, or whether it was the DOR employees who would get in trouble if they admitted denying them.   What “DOR employees?” These Bible-hating state workers exist only in Chewie’s imagination, it seems. …