See also: Rebecca Zahau’s Death Ruled Suicide; Max Shacknai’s Death an AccidentSee also: Jonah Shaknai’s Son Pronounced Dead Just Days After Girlfriend’s Death The son of Medicis Pharmaceutical CEO Jonah Shacknai died from an assault, according to independent investigators hired by the boy’s mother, Dina Shacknai.Max Shacknai was 6 years…
See also: Ben Quayle “Goes Both Ways,” According to David Schweikert Turns out, we weren’t the only ones who were wondering whether Congressman David Schweikert’s campaign was trying to claim his primary opponent, Congressman Ben Quayle, is bisexual.Senator Jon Kyl, who’s endorsed Quayle, has a thing or two to say…
See also: Sheriff Candidate Bails Out Inmate Who Claims Jail Guards Beat Him The evidence is in, and Kolton Clark’s account about being beat up by Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office detention officers isn’t included in that evidence.The Sheriff’s Office announced last week that Clark — who was bailed out of…
El Mirage’s appointed and elected city officials are not releasing accident data for an intersection with a speed camera — until after the election. That, despite repeated requests by El Mirage City Councilman Jim McPhetres for those statistics…
“Eduction,” education, let’s call the whole thing off… See also: Russell Pearce’s “Arizona Teacher’s [sic] Association” Scrambles to Show It’s No Sham See also: Russell Pearce’s “Arizona Teacher’s [sic] Association”: Olivia Cortes Part 2? (w/Updates) See also: Russell Pearce’s New Signs Tout His “Eduction” (w/Update) Phoenix videographer Dennis Gilman calls…
The rumored change-of-plea for Jared Loughner — the lone suspect in last year’s shooting that killed six people and injured 13, including then-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords — is officially scheduled for tomorrow.U.S. District Judge Larry Burns signed the order today, indicating Loughner wants to change his plea from not guilty as…
Jared Loughner — the lone suspect in last year’s shooting that killed six people and injured 13, including then-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords — is planning on entering a guilty plea this week, according to some anonymous people.The Los Angeles Times said this weekend that Loughner’s set to plead guilty tomorrow, and…
A weekend full of high hopes ended on a low note for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who lost a three-game series to the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. In a two-steps-forward, one-step-back kind of situation, the D-backs moved within two games of the NL West leaders on Friday, but after…
See Also: Sheila Polk’s Letter to Brewer Misstates AZ U.S. Attorney’s Position on Medical Marijuana See Also: Medical Marijuana Dispensary Lottery Coming Tuesday, and Will Be Streamed Live Online A letter about medical marijuana to Governor Jan Brewer by Yavapai County Sheriff Scott Mascher, and signed by other sheriffs, contains…
Football is finally back — although it seems like it never left if you’ve been watching coverage of the New York Jets’ training camp — as the Arizona Cardinals kicked off the NFL preseason with a 17-10 loss to the New Orleans Saints.Quarterback Kevin Kolb completed one of his four…
Footage of Monroe’s funeral on YouTube: Abbott says he’s the left-front pallbearer as the coffin’s being taken from the Westwood chapel Regular readers of this blog know that the 50th anniversary of the death of Marilyn Monroe is not normally something I would write about or comment on, but it’s…
Lando Voyles, a criminal prosecutor in the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office who is running for Pinal County Attorney, put out a press release today claiming that his opponent refuses to prosecute violent felons who attack prison and jail guards. Serious allegations, even in a heated political race. And a recent…
See also: Joe Arpaio’s Favorability Rating “Falls” to (Sigh) 53 Percent See also: Mike Stauffer’s Third-Wheel Bid for Sheriff May Keep Arpaio in Office See also: Sheriff Candidate Bails Out Inmate Who Claims Jail Guards Beat Him; MCSO Calls B.S. and Arrests Him Again Democratic candidate for sheriff Paul Penzone…
An inmate was recently bailed out of the Fourth Avenue Jail by Democratic Maricopa County Sheriff candidate John Rowan, after the inmate told his family he’d been beaten by jail staff.That inmate is now facing another criminal charge, as the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says it has evidence that Kolton…
It turns out there’s more evidence leading police to believe Rebekah Mellon murdered her husband Tuesday night at their home in the Willo neighborhood — the whole shooting was recorded on video.Mellon made her initial appearance in court yesterday, and a prosecutor explained that he got word from the Phoenix…
For Tent City’s 19th birthday, Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Pastor Michael Salman kept the inmates as bored as possible — not even close to matching the gaudy celebration for of the jail’s 18th birthday, which included women throwing pink panties at the sheriff…
If you follow Arizona’s medical marijuana program as closely as sports fans follow their teams, this one’s for you — the dispensary lottery will be streaming live online Tuesday.The applicants have different odds of obtaining the approval to start up a dispensary on “Selection Tuesday,” as there are various amounts…
See also Local Latino Activists Target Unlikely Politician Senator Robert Meza is accused of being out of touch with the mostly Latino community that he represents. And he isn’t doing himself any favors with a complaint he filed with the Secretary of State on July 16 against a group of…
See also: Joe Arpaio’s Racial Profiling Trial Begins, and, Yes, He’s Guilty as Sin See also: Joe Arpaio’s Taliban, Nativist Steve Camarota, and More Problems for the MCSO See also: Joe Arpaio’s (ahem) Legal Scholar Brett “Shut Up” Palmer and Flunky Brian Sands Under Oath As U.S. District Judge G…
Ousted state Senate President Russell Pearce never fails to provide absurdly outrageous moments. Pearce’s outrageous moments are far more cringe-worthy and outright despicable than they are humorous — (although some are pretty damn funny). There are still almost five full months left in 2012 and Pearce has already racked up…
Former Arizona House Speaker Kirk Adams — who’s facing off against fellow Republican Matt Salmon in Arizona’s Fifth Congressional District primary — got the stamp of approval from former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.A nod from Palin might scare the neighborhood liberals, but if history tells us anything, candidates endorsed by…
In April, Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute released a poll showing the race between President Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney in Arizona was essentially a “toss up.”Every poll since then pretty much shows the prez getting smoked.According to the two latest polls in the Obama/Romney Arizona horse race, Romney’s…
