On Sunday, several employees for Prescott Valley’s minor-league hockey team, the Arizona Sundogs, went into a small lift, intent on staying there until they sold 300 hundred season tickets.As of about 1 p.m. today, they still had 24 more season tickets to sell…
This is a photograph of President George W. Bush and Governor Jan Brewer, in which Bush is giving Brewer a little smooch, and Brewer’s not shoving her finger in his face…
The price of having sex with a 17-year-old student is a 3 1/2-year prison sentence for former Paradise Valley High School teacher Jordan Doneskey.As part of a plea agreement, Doneskey will spend the rest of his life on probation, will have to register as a sex offender, and agreed to…
Senator Jeff Flake claims to support expanding background checks for gun purchases.He also voted against expanding background checks for gun purchases, which might seem confusing, because that doesn’t make sense.See also:-Is Jeff Flake a Wuss for Voting Against Expanded Background Checks?-John McCain Bucks the NRA, Supports Expanding Background Checks for…
I have always liked ranchera music. As of late, I have wanted to get deeper into it, as far as the history, the culture, and especially the songs and lyrics. The older I get, the more rancheras seem like poetry to me . . . sounds cursi, i know. So…
Phoenix, we’re surrounded. This year, we set out on a mission to find emerging creatives around the city who could use some cash for their next big projects. Truth is, there are countless individuals who continue to shape Phoenix through their visual art, performing art, design, online, culinary, and craft…
If you need an illustration of Arizona’s diseased “attrition through enforcement” mentality, look no further than the case of Solaguahire Zenil, a local DREAMer, who is currently in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. See also: -The MCAO Follows ICE’s Blueprint for Separating Immigrant Families According to her…
Pinch-hitter Wil Nieves drove home Paul Goldschmidt in the top of the 10th inning today at AT&T Park in San Francisco to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a 3-2 win over the Giants. The victory gave the D-backs the series win and pushed them to 5-0 in extra innings on the…
Democrat Fred DuVal has made his candidacy for governor official, as one of only two Dems whose names have been tossed around in the media for the seat in 2014.DuVal has a lot of titles you could use to describe him, like former underling to President Clinton and Governor Bruce…
The Arizona State University student found dead in a Tempe apartment is identified in court paperwork as 19-year-old Rebecca “Becky” Kasper.Court documents describe a written note left near Kasper’s body that police believe was written by Kasper’s boyfriend, 22-year-old Luis Soltero, admitting to killing her. That note wasn’t found far…
The outcomes are now known for charges against three of six family members accused of harming 10-year-old Ame Deal, who was murdered in Phoenix almost two years ago.Ame’s father, David Deal, pleaded guilty this morning to attempted child abuse and possession of marijuana, while the girl’s aunt previously pleaded guilty…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s still not giving up on his months-long exploitation of the school-shooting tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut.Arpaio’s office announced another super-serious training session for the school-patrol posse, led by the MCSO’s apparent school-shooting consultant, actor Steven Seagal.See also:-Joe Arpaio’s Posse Doing a School-Shooting Simulation, and Steven Seagal’s Supervising-New Times…
A 19-year-old Arizona State University sophomore was found dead in her Tempe apartment yesterday, according to police.The student’s name hasn’t been released at this point, but police believe 22-year-old Luis Soltero, the woman’s boyfriend, murdered her…
Arizona Diamondbacks fans watching their team’s battle against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday evening may have felt a nagging sense of déjà vu sometime around the ninth inning. It’s probably because the game was shaping up to be an exact repeat of how the defending World Series champs beat…
The term “illegal immigrant” has been the cause of some controversy, as some people and media outlets have changed their tones on whether it’s offensive.The Associated Press recently decided it’s not using the phrase and the New York Times said yesterday that it’s encouraging reporters to “consider alternatives” to the…
Last month, Republican State Senator Don Shooter made an unannounced and unwanted appearance at a Yuma charter school. He burst into a classroom after he slipped past the front desk and caused a scene, according to police reports. New Times just received the cell phone video that teacher Danielle Munoz took of the…
Dejuan Donaldson, the man accused of raping three girls between the ages of 10 and 17 who were walking to schools in south Phoenix neighborhoods in 2010 and 2011, will be going to prison for a long time.For the sexual assaults, Donaldson earned himself 51 1/2 years in prison –…
Having a robber sneak up behind you with a knife while you’re at an ATM is undoubtedly scary as hell.If a robber sneaking up behind you with a knife looks like the guy in the photo above, we’re guessing an involuntary bowel movement is the only logical reaction…
Defending her use of the phrase “illegal immigrants,” Governor Jan Brewer explained recently that doing something illegal makes you “an illegal.” We’ll note that driving under the influence after a couple of glasses of scotch and rear-ending a minivan must not be illegal, or else Arizona apparently has “an illegal”…
A Republican testified before a Senate committee Monday to call the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill an “excellent starting point,” but said he feels that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families were left out of the proposed legislation.No, this isn’t the The Onion.See also:-Pervgate…
Senator John McCain is doing a pretty good job, according to hardly anyone.That’s according to a poll from Behavior Research Center, which says McCain’s 26 percent approval rating among Arizonans is the lowest level in 21 years.See also:-John McCain Bucks the NRA, Supports Expanding Background Checks for Gun Sales-John McCain…
The Transportation Security Administration has decided that it’s not quite ready to let people bring small knives and other objects onto airplanes.Originally, the TSA decided to allow passengers to bring small folding knives on planes, as well as some sports equipment that’s been banned since 9/11…
