When voters approved the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act in 2010, do you think they wanted to prevent patients from getting specific forms of marijuana?That’s what the mother of 5-year-old Zander Welton is asking. The ACLU and the Weltons have filed a lawsuit asking the court to clarify that the definition…
Welcome to Courthouse Update, a weekly rundown goings-on at the Maricopa County Superior Court.This week, the third trial in the Temple killings case is scheduled, the alleged vagina-brander enters his plea, and more:…
As expected, Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s lawyer filed a notice of appeal over the permanent injunction in the racial-profiling case against the Sheriff, Melendres v. Arpaio.The Feathered Bastard previously reported that the taxpayers already are on the hook for millions in legal fees, and this decision to appeal wasn’t even approved…
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:…
I’m guessing that members of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors are familiar with the phrase, “no taxation without representation,” but maybe they need a refresher course in what that Revolutionary War slogan means. On Halloween, appropriately, Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s lawyer Tim Casey filed a notice of appeal, challenging federal…
A Phoenix man smashed more than $10,000 worth of windows after apparently getting scared of Alice Cooper’s restaurant, Alice Cooperstown.According to court documents obtained by New Times, 22-year-old Joseph Urango got spooked after looking in the windows of Alice Cooperstown, at First Street and Jackson, believing he saw “murderers” inside…
A shooting at the Los Angeles International Airport has really messed up some flight plans at Sky Harbor in Phoenix.A TSA officer was shot and killed in an LAX terminal, and others were injured, which has resulted in 15 flights being canceled or delayed here in Phoenix…
Just this week on the House floor, Republican Congressman Trent Franks was insisting that Obamacare is unconstitutional.It seems like it’s a little late to still be fighting the law under the claim that it’s unconstitutional, but Franks is never one to give up on his beliefs, pet projects, and lost…
A former high-ranking Arizona U.S. Marshal’s agent has had a criminal ethics-violation charge against him dropped and will enter a pretrial diversion program. The move by the government on Thursday to let Bullen off the hook with light treatment came even as Bullen continues pressing a civil lawsuit against the…
No matter how many police reports we read through on a monthly basis, the criminal creativity, stupidity, and craziness never ceases to amaze us.Just when you think you’ve seen it all, there’s always something worse. From a teenager tossing her newborn baby out of a window, to a crime inspired…
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest.This week, we guess what our alleged offenders…
The female figure will not be the foundation of the marketing campaign for Scottsdale-based Go Daddy.The company actually put out a press release stating that its commercials during the next Super Bowl will not contain “risqué innuendo.”…
The Air Force announced that the crash of an F-16 jet at Luke Air Force Base earlier this year was due to pilot error.The price-tag of the damage: $22 million…
A Chandler man accused of stealing a pickup truck insists he’s no car thief.In fact, according to court documents obtained by New Times, 25-year-old Robert Bryson told police he only “slings dope.”…
The last time we heard about Cocopah Police Chief James Spurgeon, he’d left his gun at the Yuma home of an “acquaintance,” and that gun was found by a 6-year-old kid.This weekend, Spurgeon was visiting the same woman at the same Yuma apartment complex, when they were confronted by another…
The Tempe Police Department is hosting a DUI task force for Halloween.Cops from Tempe, Mesa, Scottsdale, and the Arizona Department of Public Safety will be in Tempe starting today (Halloween), through Saturday night…
Witches of the Tea Party showed up at Governor Jan Brewer’s office this afternoon, supporting her executive order keeping DREAMers from getting Arizona driver’s licenses.So maybe they weren’t actually witches, but they were activists from Citizens for a Better Arizona dressed as witches, sarcastically thanking Brewer for “turning the dreams…
After the Tempe Police Department released the autopsy report on Tempe teenager Adrienne Salinas, local media accounts concluded that the report didn’t say much.However, the autopsy report indicates that Salinas’ entire body was not recovered from the Apache Junction wash where it was found in August, nearly two months after…
There is precious little time to convince District 8 residents who haven’t voted to cast their ballot on November 5 in favor of diversity — that is, to vote for Pastor Warren Stewart over Kate Widland Gallego in Phoenix’s council race. For the first time in nearly 50 years, the…
Guadalupe “Lupe” Davila, a pastor stripped of his ordination, is not letting up his fight to regain control of a small church on the edge of El Mirage. The members, some of whom he fleeced, aren’t ready to give up the fight either. They’re now searching for an attorney who…
Pedro Manzo told his wife a few days ago that he wasn’t sure whether he could handle both their own small kids and the two toddlers they were fostering for the state. He knew himself too well. On Monday, Manzo apparently lost control when the 1 1/2-year-old girl they were…
Though 95 law enforcement officers who died during a cop-related accidents or while chasing down some criminal activity during 2012, there were 125 deaths in 2011. And there were 128 intentional or accidental deaths in 2010. Arizona made the unfortunate list in 2012 with the death of William “Bill” Coleman,…
