Among the things Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers took some heat for this off-season was trading for 35-year-old reliever Heath Bell (and the remainder of his gigantic contract) after a miserable season pitching for the Miami Marlins.Bell’s debut with the Diamondbacks Tuesday night could not have gotten much worse…
When the Goldwater Institute isn’t “lending” $1.9 million to some fatcat on its board or suing the state government over a fish-foot-sucking cosmetic practice, it’s arguing against the evils of expanding Arizona’s Medicaid program so as to cover hundreds of thousands of poor people and pump billions in the state’s…
A retired Mesa cop accused of molesting two kids and sharing child porn with a man who recently was arrested in a Homeland Security investigation has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.Russell Millsaps, also known as Dean Millsaps, 66, was arrested by Mesa detectives a couple of weeks…
The Scottsdale Police Department’s second fatal officer-involved shooting this month was caught on camera, as a neighbor recorded the confrontation between the Scottsdale officer and 72-year-old Preston Phillips last month. Unfortunately, that 19-year-old neighbor released the video to KPHO Channel 5, which hacked up the video with some obnoxious editing,…
It didn’t take long for this year’s Arizona Diamondbacks squad to falter. Opening Day’s exciting win over the St. Louis Cardinals may have been fun and all, but it seemed a distant memory as the D-backs’ were crushed by the redbirds of the Midwest last night in a 6-1 loss…
The Arizona Cardinals landed quarterback Carson Palmer in a trade, which sounds way, way better than the prospect of Drew Stanton being the Cards’ top QB.Though Palmer appears to be an improvement on the surface, he might not be the one who ends the Cards’ quarterback carnival.See also:-Cardinals Get Carson…
Millions of gallons of sulfuric acid soon could be spewed into underground crevices near Florence following that town’s rescinding of a ban on the substance for mining. Last August, the Town Council in the Southeast Valley burg, mostly recognized for its prison complex, passed an ordinance that prohibited large-quantity use…
Carson Palmer of the Oakland Raiders is on his way to the desert. The Associated Press reports that the deal includes a swap for this year’s sixth-round pick for Oakland’s seventh-round pick, and a conditional clause that could trade Arizona’s seventh-round 2014 draft choice as well…
State Attorney General Tom Horne says he’ll file a federal action to halt a Bisbee ordinance legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples if the City Council approves it tonight. The proposed ordinance (see full text below) would grant same-sex couples who enter into an official civil union the same legal…
Gerald Lee Culverson of Chandler has been released from jail without any pending charge, despite Monday’s allegation by police that he killed his girlfriend. Based on preliminary information from the county medical examiner, Chandler police today retracted two key details from the probable-cause statement from which we quoted in Monday’s…
A group of men dressed up like a SWAT team and armed with assault rifles robbed and kidnapped three people connected to a pot-selling scheme last month in Litchfield Park. One of the terrified victims jumped from the trunk of a Jaguar going 60 mph while being taken to a…
No cop is going to look into this bag, Richard Miller must have thought early this morning at a Mesa CVS Pharmacy. A Mesa officer arrived at the CVS, 305 East Brown Road, about 4 a.m. after receiving reports of a troublesome trespasser. He found Miller, walking in circles and…
The 2013 Arizona Diamondbacks have won game one of 162. The D-backs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 at Chase Field last night, in the team’s first game in the post-Justin Upton era. See also: – Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers’ “Moneyball” Strategy Isn’t Madness – Arizona Diamondbacks Opening Day at…
As the Bisbee City Council prepares to adopt an ordinance tonight that would give same-sex couples the right to a civil union that provides the same legal benefits as a marriage, we can’t help but wonder why the rest of the state isn’t doing this. After it passes as expected,…
It looks like the Arizona Cardinals are getting quarterback Carson Palmer from the Oakland Raiders. The final decision hasn’t been made, but an anonymous source told USA Today that the trade is being worked out, and after the Cardinals released John Skelton, it seems like a sure thing…
Jodi Arias’ defense team motioned for a mistrial on Monday, accusing one of the jurors of unspecified misconduct. Trial proceedings were postponed today, but defense attorney Kirk Numri still filed his motion to boot the juror off the panel. The motion comes a few days after Numri sought a mistrial…
In a case that sounds more like a zombie attack than a homicide report, Chandler police busted a 58-year-old trailer-park resident on Friday for allegedly killing his girlfriend and gnawing on her breasts. After Gerald Lee Culverson called paramedics to the home he shared with his deceased girlfriend, Deborah Courtney,…
Too many lifeguards in city pools are white, say Phoenix officials behind a program to encourage more racial diversity in swimming sports. In the past couple of years, the city has spent $15,000 on free lifeguard certification courses for black and brown kids in an attempt to reverse the longtime…
Gilman and I get to know some of our fellow Sand Land-ers and reconnect with old pals like Buffalo Rick… There’s nothing more fun on a mild, sunny day in Arizona than getting out and about and talkin’ to ordinary folks. See also: -Jim Carrey, Right on Gun Nuts, Fox…
Arizona Congressman Matt Salmon told a Sunday news program that he still doesn’t support gay marriage despite his son’s homosexuality. News stories about Salmon’s admission have been referencing a 2010 New Times article about the younger Salmon’s relationship with Kent Flake, cousin to Arizona Senator Jeff Flake. In an interview…
Phoenix resident Steven Lomax Jr. shot and killed his sister’s husband, Richard Swann, on Easter Sunday morning, police say. At least one of the shots was fired while Lomax was on the phone with a 911 operator. After his arrest, Lomax told police he was tired of his brother-in-law’s alleged…
Cold Dead Hand with Jim Carrey from Jim Carrey I’ve lived in New York, Los Angeles and a few places in between, but only in Arizona have I ever felt like I actually might need a gun. Not to protect myself from armed robbers and whatnot, but to protect myself…
