See also: Mark Matheny Accused of Failing to Kill His Wife and Himself Mark Matheny — the alleged white supremacist who barricaded himself inside his house near Queen Creek on Tuesday — didn’t make it incredibly difficult for investigators to find out his motive for allegedly stabbing his wife last…
UPDATE, September 7: KPHO responds after the breakSee also: ASU Student Plagiarized Articles for East Valley Tribune and State Press It turns out that Raquel Velasco, the Arizona State University student called out by the East Valley Tribune and the State Press for plagiarism, actually wrote for a few more…
The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2 last night in the Bay Area, as the D-backs won the three-game series against the division-leaders.There were two main points to this game: D-backs starter Trevor Cahill kind of, sort of, almost got close to pitching a no-hitter, and Giants third-baseman…
Phoenix police say they’ve solved a rape case from 2004 with the arrest of a convicted sex offender. That’s the good news, which must bring tremendous relief to the victim, who was 17 when Keith Edward Allen broke into her home and subjected her to a lengthy, horrific attack. But…
One of your readers wrote a question about “DREAMers,” and I have a thought on the subject. This is not a criticism, although I have criticized your column before. I know that most Hispanics in the United States are in favor of the DREAM Act, but what if this is…
Moviegoers will gain insight into an L. Ron Hubbard-like cult leader in director Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master — scheduled for release here on September 14 — but the wild beliefs taught by the real Hubbard go beyond any fictional version. Hubbard’s Scientology is based on revelations by the science-fiction…
At the conclusion of her four-page letter to Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery, explaining the Arizona U.S. Attorney’s Office’s rationale for dropping its criminal investigation into Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s and ex-County Attorney Andrew Thomas’ offices, Ann Birmingham Scheel offered an incredibly lame summation of four years of inaction and incompetence…
The City of Tempe is proud to report that Tempe’s Mill Avenue District area was near the top of some list of “America’s Most Fun, Affordable Cities.”Since Ocean City, Maryland topped the list, it was kind of an indication that this one could be tossed in the garbage, but a city press…
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The East Valley Tribune announced today that one of the paper’s former interns plagiarized several articles while she was “working” there during the spring semester.The Tribune didn’t release the name of the plagiarist, but we can tell you her name is Raquel Velasco — who was called out for plagiarism…
Just got word from Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne’s office that U.S. District Court Judge Frederick Martone today upheld the state’s “secret ballot” law. The voter-approved law was intended to block potential national legislation pushed by labor unions that would have allowed unionization in companies without a secret-ballot election by…
See Also: Joel Fox, Former Sheriff’s Captain Used in Scheme by Arpaio Campaign, in Merit-Board Hearing Today Joel Fox, a former captain under Sheriff Joe Arpaio who was at the heart of the SCA campaign-finance scandal, lost his appeal to get his job back today. By a 5-0 vote, the…
Here’s a tip — if you’re throwing away about a pound-and-a-half of meth, almost a pound of heroin, a few guns, and almost $20,000 in cash, also tossing pictures of yourself in there may not be the best idea.Abraham Ortega-Leyva learned that one the hard way…
A man barricaded himself inside his house near Queen Creek yesterday when police came looking for him. Cops suspected him of attempting to kill his wife.Mark Matheny, an alleged white supremacist — which seems apparent, given the swastika tattooed on his chest — then attempted to kill himself, which didn’t…
The Phoenix Suns are hiring a new gorilla mascot, a job that has more required skills and duties than you could possibly imagine.Not only does the team prefer that you have a college degree to dress up in a gorilla suit and drunk basketballs, the job actually has a longer…
See Also: Joel Fox, Former Captain in Sheriff Arpaio’s Office, Blames Stress for Lies to State Criminal Investigators See Also: Two of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Top Deputies Have “Love Connection” to SCA Scandal The stink from Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office wafts on: Joel Fox, the love-swollen former captain under Arpaio…
See also: Puente’s “Undocubus” Set to Travel to Democratic National Convention Undocumented immigrants who rode across country on the “Undocubus” to protest immigration-related deportations were arrested outside the Democratic National Convention yesterday.The “No Papers No Fear” mission is supposed to make the point that Dems are as unfavorable to the…
After two consecutive heartbreaking losses, the Arizona Diamondbacks were the ones doing the heartbreaking on Tuesday night by beating the San Francisco Giants in 8-6 in 11 innings. The win snapped a three-game losing streak and barely kept the D-backs’ postseason hopes alive. With the score deadlocked at 6 in…
See also: Edward Sauceda Has Arizona Cardinals Face Tattoo, Pre-Season DUI Which alleged criminal has the dumbest Valley-related face tattoo in town?Unfortunately, we’ve done this poll before, and unfortunately, we have a new contestant…
See also: Scott Graham Accused of Mutilating Neighbor’s Cat This morning, Mesa police mentioned in a statement to the media that alleged cat mutilator Scott Graham told a “strange story” to investigators in response to the allegations.Taking a look at court documents filed in the case, we have a pretty…
See also: Arpaio’s Republican National Convention Role Doesn’t Exist; He’ll Be at a Zoo After being relegated to a speaking role at a zoo near the Republican National Convention last week, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio now is listed as being a speaker at a farm near the Democratic National Convention this…
See also: Best Alter Ego – 2010: Ben Quayle (a.k.a. Brock Landers)See also: Is Jason Rose Behind “The Dirty” Bomb Dropped on Ben Quayle? Shortly after Republican Congressman Ben Quayle conceded the primary election to Congressman David Schweikert, there was already a job offer waiting for Quayle — the return…
