The City of Phoenix’s new gun-buyback program won’t be affected by a new law designed to fight the program, but the law could cut down on any future plans for gun buybacks.House Bill 2455, signed by Governor Jan Brewer, prevents the destruction of guns turned over during buyback events in…
Sorry, construction workers — despite what you may have read on the side of the pricey new headquarters for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, you will not be getting the day off due to a bomb inside the building.See also:-Sheriff Arpaio’s New Office Has 574 Square Feet-Joe Arpaio Scores $93M…
If you had a dollar for every time Arizona Diamondbacks closer J.J. Putz blew a save this season, you’d only have four bucks, which is way too many, in Putz’s nine save opportunities.That fourth blown save, came last night as Putz tossed a meatball to San Francisco Giants third baseman…
Senator Jeff Flake’s approval rating apparently is so low that he’s comparing himself to pond scum.”Nothing like waking up to a poll saying you’re the nation’s least popular senator,” the senator wrote on Facebook. “Given the public’s dim view of Congress in general, that probably puts me somewhere just below…
Watch A clip from The Undocumented on PBS. See more from Independent Lens. Please see update below. I have very little to go on with the press release below from U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement concerning the “apparent suicide” at the Eloy Detention Center by a 24 year-old Guatemalan woman…
We can’t tell you precisely why several U.S. senators, including Jeff “Pond Scum” Flake, voted against a bill aimed at expanding background checks for gun purchases. Sure, the powerful NRA likely had some influence. But how could anyone vote against something that 90 percent of Americans want? One possible answer…
The Phoenix mom who spent Christmas ’11 choking one of her kids — and threatening both of her kids with a butcher knife — was sentenced today to one year in jail.Jutrina Tillman, who was 32 at the time, had been drinking that Christmas and was mad at her 5-year-old…
The Peoria Police Department will host a meeting Wednesday between Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Ruben Garcia — who was shot in the face in January while responding to a call — and the two Peoria cops credited with saving his life.One of those Peoria cops is Ryan Bakke, and…
The alleged killers of 10-year-old Ame Deal are the last to face charges in the 2011 case, as three family members now have pleaded guilty to abuse charges and charges were dropped against another.First-degree murder charges are still pending against Sammantha Allen, Ame’s cousin, and Allen’s husband, John.See also:-Ame’s Dad…
“Is daddy living in the mountains now?” It’s a heartbreaking question that 5-year-old Alexa has been asking her mom, Tonya Hensley. It’s been nearly two weeks since members of the Superstition Search and Rescue (SSAR) traced Chris Hensley’s steps into the Superstition Mountains and located his remains in an area…
Guns turned over during “buyback” events in Arizona may not be destroyed, according to a bill signed into law by Governor Jan Brewer.This latest right afforded to firearms is what prompted the Daily Show’s John Oliver to declare, “Arizona is such a great place to be a gun, just a…
Senator Jeff Flake, upon discovering that his approval rating was found to be one of the worst in the country, says “that probably puts me somewhere just below pond scum” on the popularity scale.Public Policy Polling found that Flake’s approval rating among Arizonans is 32 percent, and that, coupled with…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s friends, birther attorney Larry Klayman and ex-lawmaker David Burnell Smith, are doing Arpaio a solid favor in their bogus lawsuit against Respect Arizona, the group trying to recall the elderly sheriff.Respect Arizona’s legal counsel already told New Times last week that the motion to dismiss the case…
Police arrested five suspects after a fight with ASU frat boys — involving baseball bats and shots fired from two handguns — all just blocks away from the Tempe campus. Isaiah Everett, 19; Caleb Everett, 20; Zack Rezendes, 18; Clarissa Casillas, 19; and Michael Reyes, 19; were arrested on Sunday…
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Ian Kennedy fell into a major hole against the San Francisco Giants on Monday evening at Chase Field, having given up a total of three runs in the first two innings. However, that’s not what cost the D-Backs the game. Nope, Kennedy was able to overcome…
In the third round of the NFL draft, the Arizona Cardinals picked the “Honey Badger,” Tyrann Mathieu, a former LSU defender who has apparently never scored higher than an “F” on a drug test.It probably wasn’t an unexpected move, as Cards cornerback Patrick Peterson is buddy-buddy with Mathieu, but that’s…
Peter Spaw, the negligent deputy county attorney who helped harass innocent officials with a merit-less racketeering lawsuit, will have his law license put on probation for two years, the state’s Disciplinary Judge has ruled. Spaw, who still has his high-level job as the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Asset Recovery Bureau…
The average attendance at Phoenix Coyotes games was higher this year than it has been since the 2008-2009 season.Unfortunately for the Coyotes, that doesn’t mean much — Long Island is the only place in North America with an NHL team where fans show up in smaller numbers.See also:-Phoenix Coyotes Already…
Gerald Culverson of Chandler walked out of jail without charges earlier this month after being accused of killing his girlfriend, but ended up in a hospital one week later following a hit-and-run collision. No apparent connection exists between the collision and the earlier arrest of Culverson, Chandler police say. Regardless,…
Winter’s over — the temperature was 100 degrees at Sky Harbor Airport yesterday.According to the National Weather Service, it hit 100 at 1:15 p.m. yesterday, April 28, which is only slightly earlier than usual.See also:-Anchorage, Alaska Has Been Warmer Than Phoenix…
The Phoenix mother who police say admitted to killing her 6-day-old baby girl was the “greatest mother,” according to her husband.Bradley Koistinen maintained that his wife, Nina Koistinen, did not kill their 6-day-old daughter Maya — their eighth child — as he described his wife’s history of mental illness at…
During the uproar over the 2010 shooting death of South Phoenix resident Danny Rodriguez by former Phoenix Police Officer Richard Chrisman, I often wondered why two Phoenix cops could not subdue one unarmed man without resorting to lethal force. See also: -Richard Chrisman Report Released by Phoenix Police Department: Read…
