Mayor Greg Stanton and Councilman Bill Gates released a statement — just before the Phoenix City Council considered the appointment of an Interim City Manager — pledging not to approve a contract that would permit the next city manager to engage in pension spiking. That is, the two said they…
The partying only seems to be increasing as the fall semester at Arizona State University goes on.Over three weekends, coinciding with the start of the semester at ASU, an alcohol task-force made a grand total of 1,367 arrests…
Kate Gallego’s impressive performance in the August race for a seat representing Phoenix’s Eighth District has earned her an endorsement from Equality Arizona. Gallego nearly won the race outright with 47 percent, but was just shy of the 50-percent-plus-one threshold needed to avoid the November 5 runoff election. Pastor Warren…
Nothing reeks of desperation like Arizona residents breaking the state record for buying lottery tickets.Arizonans forked over $692.9 million for their 1-in-a-zillion chance at getting rich in fiscal year 2013, which is the most spent in the 31-year history of the Arizona Lottery…
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton announced on Tuesday that he’s endorsing Laura Pastor, a candidate in the District 4 City Council race. “As a former classroom teacher and a lifelong educator, Laura Pastor is exactly the voice we need on the Phoenix City Council,” Mayor Stanton said in a news release…
Isn’t there some sort of joke about Arizona State University’s seemingly generous acceptance rate?It makes a warning to freshmen to avoid drinking paint seem fitting…
A non-profit group working to rebuild fire-ravaged Yarnell has raised about $1.2 million toward those efforts, but are far short of their overall goal of about $6 million. Various organizations and individuals have contributed good and cash, and now a Peoria theater is getting on charity…
A Phoenix man accused of stealing merchandise from a Target store told a police officer that if he touched his genital area while searching him, he’d return the favor.Sure enough, police say 25-year-old Alexander Garcia gave the officer a solid squeeze — which landed Garcia in jail on a felony…
Yesterday, a fairly large deal was made of Senator John McCain playing what appeared to be poker on his iPhone during a Senate committee hearing on military action in Syria.War, war, war, blah blah blah, I’ll raise you five bucks, boots on the ground, war, missile strikes…
A lot of people seem to be concerned that Senator John McCain was playing games on his iPhone during a Senate committee hearing on the Syria situation.McCain is not one of those people who seems very concerned…
The Phoenix Suns finally got rid of Michael Beasley.Beasley, best known for his role as a frequent customer to the Scottsdale Police Department, also played basketball here on occasion, as he was payed millions of dollars to make a negligible contribution to one of the crappiest teams in the National…
Over Labor Day weekend, 656 Arizonans celebrated with a good ol’ fashioned DUI arrest.Of those arrests, 126 were for driving of the influence of drugs, which is the highest in recent history…
If Scott Graham is responsible for all the missing cats in a Mesa neighborhood, then it’s safe to say that he messed the wrong people’s cats.Now that Graham was sentenced to house arrest in the case — which involved the murders of up to 40 cats — people are protesting…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s comrades in his sham “investigation” into President Obama’s birth certificate ought to be committed to a mental-health institution.Why? Consider the “prime suspect” for faking Obama’s birth certificate, according to one of the birthers in on Arpaio’s gag — Phoenix New Times…
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 guy chucking his son over a wall to run from the cops, to…
This week’s Most Wanted, featuring a few more scofflaws, including suspects who’ve violated probation and ripped someone off at gunpoint. Suspects featured here are presumed innocent — until a judge or jury says otherwise. Check out the Valley’s Most Wanted:…
A 15-year-old stole a police car while officers were breaking up the party he was attending in Mesa, cops say.The youngster’s name wasn’t released by police, but Mesa Police Sergeant Tony Landato says he was seen running from the home when police arrived, but returned to hop into the front…
It certainly appears that Sheriff Joe Arpaio is going to get a babysitter monitor as a result of the Melendres racial-profiling lawsuit.Maybe, just maybe, the MCSO will operate a little differently with this appointed monitor looking over Arpaio’s shoulder…
Attorneys for the ACLU and Sheriff Joe Arpaio still haven’t agreed how MCSO is going to remedy the racial profiling a judge found in the Melendres v. Arpaio case.However, by all accounts, the appointment of a babysitter monitor seems certain…
Phoenix officials approved on Wednesday a loan of up to $2.5 million that will help transform Travel Inn Apartments into 90 studio apartments for homeless and low-income individuals. Part of the loan agreement ensures that 38 of those remain earmarked as affordable rental units for at least 40 years. The…
The remaining ballots cast in the Phoenix council election have been tallied, and it’s unofficially official — District 4 candidates Justin Johnson and Laura Pastor, and District 8 candidates Kate Gallego and Warren Stewart will face-off in a November 5 election. (The vote counts don’t become official until the City…
The ruling by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service to recognize same-sex marriages for tax purposes is a good sign, according to a group of Arizona’s gay-marriage proponents.The agencies explained yesterday that same-sex couples that were legally married in any jurisdiction will be treated as…
