A Phoenix meth addict locked himself inside a bathroom in the lobby of a Tempe hotel for nearly an hour in his quest to chase down two imaginary people, police say.Jason Meyers, 33, managed to crawl into the ceiling at one point, although court documents obtained by New Times don’t…
Did you know it’s against the law in Arizona to have sexual relations with a rodeo clown in an elevator on Tuesdays?No? That’s probably because that “dumb law,” like nearly every “dumb law” you’ve ever heard about Arizona, is complete horse shit. Check out 10 such laws that are attributed…
President Obama addressed the nation yesterday to explain why he’s pushing for some sort of military strike in Syria.While Arizona’s congressional delegation is split on striking Syria, the one local poll done on the issue showed that Arizonans really don’t want military action there…
Editor’s note: New Times is taking the extraordinary measure of publishing a series of complaints by Prescott Wildland Division Chief Darrell Willis about our coverage of the deaths of 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots. We’re doing this because Willis’ letter is itself newsworthy, and his statements as a public official and…
The group that tried to gather signatures to get gay marriage on Arizona ballots in 2014 has called it quits.In recent weeks, it surfaced that major funding sources for Equal Marriage Arizona had pulled out. Now, it’s ending the campaign…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he’s going after the party scene at Arizona State University this weekend.Well, the old man himself won’t be out there scribbling minor-in-consumption tickets to the youngsters and telling them what life was like during the Civil War, but his staff warns of a “major…
Roy Wayne Roby, a retired lieutenant-colonel in the Venezuelan Air Force linked to an Arizona plot to violate an arms embargo, was arrested last week in Florida. Two weeks ago, an Arizona federal judge sentenced a Venezuelan Air Force colonel to 19 months in prison in the same case, which…
A Glendale man is facing prison time thanks to being tagged in a photograph on Facebook.Augustine Escobar, 40, is a convicted felon, and is not allowed to have any firearms. According to court documents obtained by New Times, an officer cruising Escobar’s publicly viewable Facebook profile found a photo of…
Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox looks to be short a Corvette, after getting into a car accident this weekend.According to local activist Lydia Guzman, who posted the photos on Facebook, Wilcox was hit by a red-light-runner. Wilcox isn’t hurt, she says…
When there’s rain, people in Phoenix just seem to lose all control of their vehicles, as evidenced by the many messes people caused on the roadways yesterday.If you’ve ever noticed that people around here really can’t drive in the rain, there are statistics to back that up: Phoenix police say…
In an effort to save a transitional-living facility for homeless female veterans, Democratic Representative Mark Cardenas will be living on the streets of Phoenix this week.Cardenas is joining Seráh Blain, the executive director of local political-advocacy group Secular Coalition for Arizona, who’s been living homeless for several weeks now, in…
The Phoenix Suns will be the most unwatchable team in the NBA, according to USA Today.Yes, that includes the Charlotte Bobcats and a team called the Pelicans…
Republican Congressman Matt Salmon does not support the American military attacking Syria.According to the Arizona Republic’s apparently left-wing columnist, E.J. Montini, that means Salmon’s the kind of guy who would watch Jerry Sandusky rape little kids in the shower at Penn State.What?…
Every time it rains a considerable amount in the Phoenix area, most drivers seem to take a similar approach to the situation.That approach is panic, and a general sense of, OH GOD WHAT DO I DO?…
Welcome to Most Wanted — New Times’ weekly post featuring scofflaws, including suspects in robberies, homicides and assault cases, sex offenders who’ve absconded, and even “dead beat” parents who aren’t shelling out court-ordered child support. Suspects featured here are presumed innocent — until a judge or jury says otherwise. Check…
If you planned on watching the Phoenix Suns this season, it might be time to make new plans.According to USA Today, the Suns will be the most unwatchable team in the NBA…
If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to stand in the middle of a busy intersection, Phoenix resident Shawn Mathews has the alleged recipe: LSD, meth, and a sprinkle of cocaine.According to court documents obtained by New Times, that’s the mixture Mathews explained to the cops, after he fought with…
The Carson Palmer era for the Arizona Cardinals started off with a 24-27 loss to the St. Louis Rams. Yippee.Nearly all of the major problems with the Cardinals last year — a mostly incompetent offensive line, sub-par running game, poor tackling, bad pass defense, and general sucking — all returned…
Vice President Joe Biden thinks former Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano is a good fir for the Supreme Court of the United States.Considering the rumor was that Napolitano was on Obama’s short list for the spot before, it wouldn’t be surprising to see her in the running again, if there were…
How dumb can the nativists get? On Friday, I blogged about an anti-amnesty rally being held at the state Capitol, sponsored in part by nativist extremist Rusty Childress’ new anti-immigrant group Remember 1986. To answer my own question, this is how dumb Basically, Remember 1986 is a rehash of Childress’…
Welcome to Courthouse Update, a weekly rundown goings-on at the Maricopa County Superior Court.This week, Debra “Death-Row Debbie” Milke is out of jail, two people were found guilty of murder, a man with bad excuses for hitting a bicyclist gets his punishment, and more:…
Today in Found at the Border: Officers at the U.S./Mexico border busted one of the more unusual border-crossing attempts in recent memory yesterday.According to Customs and Border Protection, a 35-year-old Mexican man jumped into a large shipment of chili peppers, and went-face down into the peppers in his attempt to…
