See also: Daniel Cook, Convicted Murderer With Tortured Past, Executed in Florence Daniel Cook was executed in Florence yesterday for the 1987 strangulation murders of 16-year-old Kevin Swaney and 26-year-old Carlos Cruz-Ramos in Lake Havasu City. Cook represented himself when he originally was sentenced to the death penalty for his heinous crimes…
So often when we see Mexican bands perform in the U.S. and Mexico, the crowd at some point starts chanting “¡Cu-le-ro!” (“Ass-hole!”). Why does the crowd yell “Cu-le-ro” at a band that they seemingly adore and paid a lot of money to see perform? Even fellow Latinos are really confused…
Many a dumb redneck has called my voicemail to leave some anonymous anti-Mexican rant and wonder about my use of the word “nativism” to describe the plague of hate that has engulfed this state for several years. So here’s a definition for the knuckle-draggers, borrowed from American historian John Higham:…
It’s not hard to find an open dumpster in this town. Ask any college kid looking for a few moving boxes or urban forager looking for a meal. But there’s something weird about the set of three tan dumpsters in the parking lot of a building on 14th Street and…
Lester gets spanked by radio ads on KFYI See also: Russell & Lester Pearce’s Hillbilly-Fest: David Schweikert Not Attending, Though Lester Thinks Otherwise (w/Updates) See also: Russell Pearce’s Bro Lester Pearce, Busted See also: Russell Pearce’s Cortes Scandal: Tom Ryan Challenges the Media, Lester Pearce Flips Out So just what…
See also: Andrew Thomas’ Rachel Alexander: “Incompetent” Bankruptcy Lawyer with a $128K Price Tag, and Counting See also: Rachel Alexander Wins Reprieve From Judge; Appeal Back on Track Rachel Alexander has put her major appliances up for sale and apparently moved to Seattle, but is still appealing the suspension of…
The Tucson City Council voted unanimously last night to support the federal Fix Gun Checks Act of 2012 after hearing testimony from survivors of the January 2011 Tucson shootings. “Based on the testimony from them, based on what’s happened in the last couple of weeks in Milwaukee and Aurora, and just…
Daniel Cook was executed today in Florence for the 1987 strangulation murders of 16-year-old Kevin Swaney and 26-year-old Carlos Cruz-Ramos in Lake Havasu City. Appeals made by Cook’s defense team were denied by a state board for the final time on August 3, and by the U.S. Supreme Court before…
See also: Medical Marijuana Grower Shot and Stabbed During Apparent RobberySee also: Medical Marijuana Grower Who Was Shot Runs a “Compassion Club Surprise police are not ruling out the possiblity of charges against the medical marijuana grower who was shot and stabbed inside his home Monday in a robbery attempt.Martin…
Phoenix police arrested now-former fellow officer Christopher J. Wilson last night for alleged sexual misconduct with two teenage boys. Wilson admitted to having improper sexual relationships with a 14-year-old and a 17-year-old, according to Phoenix police Sergeant Trent Crump. An investigation into Wilson’s misconduct began yesterday afternoon after the parents…
If your tortoise went missing in Gilbert, you are not alone. Gilbert Police spotted one of these speedy creatures making its way along a sidewalk in the Power Ranch subdivision last Thursday. An officer contacted members of the surrounding neighborhood to find out who had lost the 25-pound African Tortoise…
Chris Johnson hit two more home runs Tuesday night as the Arizona Diamondbacks stopped a three-game losing streak by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-4. Johnson, who has been with the team only a week, now has five home runs and 15 RBI, in his eight games as the D-backs’ third…
See also Local Latino Activists Target Unlikely Politician See also Senator Robert Meza Files Election Complaint Against Team Awesome See also Tom Horne: Arizona Medical Marijuana Act Preempted by Federal Law, in Part; Cardholders OK, Dispensaries Could be Nixed by Court As unlikely as it is for liberal Latino student…
See also: Jared Loughner Will Spend the Rest of His Life in PrisonSee also: Gabrielle Giffords “Satisfied” With Jared Loughner Plea Deal Jared Loughner — the lone suspect in the January 2011 Tucson shooting that killed six people and injured 13, including former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords — will spend the…
Penzone pummels Arpaio on the El Mirage sex crimes scandal See also: Victims Wonder Why Arpaio Let Sex-Abuse Cases Languish See also: Ex-Police Chief’s Book Details Arpaio’s Negligence in El Mirage Cases See also: Joe Arpaio Foe Paul Penzone Adds Greg Stanton’s Endorsement to a Ton of Others I’m a…
See also: Medical Marijuana Grower Shot and Stabbed During Apparent Robbery Martin Ridgway, the medical marijuana grower who was shot and stabbed inside his Surprise home yesterday during a robbery, was actually running a “compassion club” out of his house.You can find the website for 420 Compassion Club West Valley…
Jared Lee Loughner will die in prison.Loughner — the lone suspect in last year’s Tucson shooting that killed six people and injured 13, including former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords — pleaded guilty to 19 charges in federal court today, after being found competent to understand the charges against him.As part of…
A medical marijuana grower was shot and stabbed inside his Surprise home yesterday in an apparent robbery.Martin Ridgway is in critical condition after being shot once in the abdomen and stabbed multiple times by one of the three men who came to Ridgway’s home posing as medical marijuana patients, police…
See also: Jared Loughner Wants to Change His Plea if He’s Found Competent Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is “satisfied” with Jared Loughner’s expected guilty plea, according to her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly.Loughner — the lone suspect in last year’s Tucson shooting that killed six people and injured 13, including Giffords…
The Arizona Diamondbacks game last night looked like another bad remake of the Bad News Bears.While being shut-out by the Pittsburgh Pirates isn’t embarrassing like it once was, most of last night’s 4-0 loss for the Diamondbacks was hard to watch.The Pirates’ Erik Bedard is a completely average MLB pitcher…
Congressman David Schweikert’s ad saying his primary opponent, Congressman Ben Quayle, “goes both ways,” presumably achieved its intended purpose — it actually got people’s attention, instead of being tossed straight in the trash.It didn’t necessary make everyone happy, as Senator Jon Kyl — who’s endorsed Quayle — called it “what…
See also: Medical Marijuana Dispensary Lottery Coming Tuesday, and Will Be Streamed Live Online Arizona should not authorize medical-marijuana dispensaries as voters intended because they would violate federal law, says state Attorney General Tom Horne. But the state’s 2010 medical-marijuana law isn’t preempted by federal law in decriminalizing pot possession…
