Just about everyone in the country knows that 26 people — incuding 20 children — were shot and killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut last week, before shooter Adam Lanza killed himself.The question is: now what?See also:-Sandy Hook Slaughter: Adam Lanza’s Mom, Ron Barber’s Wisdom, Bob…
Just like many of you, I’ve been transfixed this weekend watching the TV news coverage of the slaughter of the innocents at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. And like a bad case of acid reflux, the national debate has begun — for the umpteenth time — over…
Consider this: it hasn’t quite been two years since Jared Loughner opened fire outside a Tucson safeway, killing six people, and injuring 13, including then-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.With today’s shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut — which reportedly killed 27 people, including 20 kids — there have…
City of Phoenix officials cautiously assured the safety of kids in city schools this afternoon, after 27 people — including 20 children — were reportedly shot dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.See also:-More Than Two Dozen Dead Following Shooting at Newtown, CT Elementary School…
Just about every week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest.This week, most of our featured Fourth Avenue visitors will…
Joseluis Marquez was sentenced to life in prison, plus a few extra years, for the 2010 robbery and murder of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Kyleigh Sousa.Sousa was dragged by a car in an attempted robbery of her purse in an IHOP parking lot just south of the University’s Tempe…
What would it be like, I wonder, if Maricopa County had a sheriff who just kept his head down and did his job, rather than what we currently have, a corrupt gasbag who only cares about getting his corpse-like mug on the boob tube? See also: -Joe Arpaio’s Lawyers Fail…
James Naylor — one of the men busted in recent months in Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Craigslist bestiality stings — was sentenced this morning to 18 months on probation.An MCSO detective found a post from Naylor on the website seeking some “hung tops,” which also noted he was “willing to try…
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is worried he’s being forced to violate federal law by implementing Arizona’s voter-approved medical-pot law. Meanwhile, President Obama said today that federal law enforcement officials have better things to do then prosecute adult use of marijuana by anyone in Colorado and Washington, considering that voters…
Since we’re now a week away from December 21, now would be a good time to sort out everyone’s plans.As you’ve probably heard, there are people who believe that some sort of Mayan calendar runs out of days, so — obviously — the world’s going to blow up or something,…
Despite becoming the butt of jokes for his concerns about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, Senator John McCain got his way — U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice told NBC News she’s taking herself out of the running for the secretary of state post.In a letter to President…
The Arizona Cardinals will be rolling with rookie quarterback Ryan Lindley this week against the Detroit Lions, because, really, who gives a shit at this point?It’s not as if it actually matters who’s chucking up the footballs for the Cards, but the spectacle at the quarterback position has been the…
Lawyers for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio have failed in their attempt to get the Justice Department’s racial-discrimination lawsuit tossed.Chief U.S. District Judge Roslyn Silver made a ruling this week on the June motion to throw out the suit against Arpaio, the Sheriff’s Office, and the county. Only MCSO is…
DA Morales of Three Sonorans fame channels Isaiah (beard and all), and gives the TUSD board an Old Testament-style tongue-lashing Will the anti-Mexican machinations of Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne and state schools Superintendent John Huppenthal be thwarted, at long last, by a federal judge? They certainly could be, given…
The last known picture taken of missing ASU freshman Jack Culolias was given to his twin brother, who posted it on Facebook yesterday.See also:-Search for ASU Freshman Jack Culolias in River Basin Ends-Search for ASU Freshman Jack Culolias Ends, Then Starts Again: “Object” Spotted-One Red Shoe Remains the Only Sign…
After a review of MCSO’s hiring practices, Sheriff Joe Arpaio has issued a press release to assure the public that not everyone working for the Sheriff’s Office is a white-skinned American.See also:-Joe Arpaio’s Office Commits Worst Racial Profiling in U.S. History, Concludes DOJ-Joe Arpaio Looks Like Tired, Old Racist on…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio doesn’t want to be called the (obviously self-proclaimed) “toughest” sheriff in America anymore, he wants to be called the “oldest” sheriff in America.See also:-Joe Arpaio Wants to Be Called America’s “Oldest” Sheriff, Instead of “Toughest”…
Dear Readers: Behold your favorite Mexican’s annual Christmas gift guide, where I give shout-outs to some of my favorite books that deserve your money this holiday season! And for once, I won’t recommend my books — ¡Ask a Mexican!, Orange County: A Personal History, and Taco USA: How Mexican Food…
It’s Friday night at 10 p.m., and about a dozen people sit at two green-felt-topped tables at the Camelback Card Club when John Schnaubelt walks in. He’s a large guy in his mid-40s and would have been noticeable even if he hadn’t stared at the players and said, “Hello, ladies…
Nativism, as a force in this state and beyond, must be crushed like a fat, hairy tarantula beneath a boot heel. So while I admire the effort that the Real Arizona Coalition has put into its recently rolled-out S.A.N.E. immigration initiative, the participation of Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is…
A married couple that runs an unlicensed babysitting business out of their home has been arrested, after a 3-year-old girl with many, many injuries died in their care, according to police.The girl’s exact cause of death isn’t known, but police say 27-year-old Ryan Reed admitted to abusing the girl, and…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio now wants to be called America’s “oldest” sheriff, instead of the title (he gave himself) of America’s “toughest” sheriff…
