Phoenix police were forced to use pepper-spray on a group of demonstrators protesting the American Legislative Exchange Council at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa in northeast Phoenix this afternoon when the activists raised a little hell in front of the resort.In at least one instance, a protester attacked police…
More subsidies for the solar industry in Arizona are crucial to avoid being left behind by other states and China, a Phoenix business leader said today at a solar-power conference. Tax incentives and loan guarantees “make a lot of sense” right now in Arizona, which is already a leader in the industry, said…
“Baseline Killer” Mark Goudeau learned his fate this afternoon when a jury sentenced him to death for a murderous crime spree that terrorized Valley residents for nearly a year.Goudeau was convicted of nine counts of murder last month following a five-month trial. Today, a jury sentenced him to death on…
Natalie Wisneski, the former chief operating officer for the Fiesta Bowl, was in a Phoenix U.S. District Court this morning where she pleaded not guilty to multiple charges that she was involved in a scam to make illegal campaign contributions to several federal, state, and local political candidates.Wisneski is the…
A Valley attorney — best known for representing an escort who accused baseball villain Albert Belle of stalking her in 2006 — has been recruited to represent Jerice Hunter, the mother of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley.Attorney Scott Maasen has agreed to represent Hunter, his office confirms to New Times. However,…
Nothing says happy holidays (in Arizona, anyway) like Santa, your toddler, and a machine gun — and you can celebrate the holidays by getting a picture of all three at the Scottsdale Gun Club next month.According to the club, “Santa’s back with his bag of goodies” — which happens to…
Arizona Congressman Trent Franks yesterday reintroduced a bill into Congress that would make it a crime to have an abortion based on the gender or race of the fetus.While abortions based on race or gender have been a problem in countries like India and China, there’s no evidence to suggest…
Question: What’s Herman Cain’s favorite pizza topping?Answer: pussy, duh!That’s one of several jokes currently making the rounds on the Internet about the embattled GOP presidential candidate/former Godfather’s Pizza CEO, who is currently reconsidering his run for the presidency amidst multiple allegations of sexual harassment made by several women.Also giving us…
Fagala-fearing Arizona Congressman Trent Franks has reintroduced legislation that would place a federal ban on race/gender-based abortions — which would be fantastic news if either were actually a problem in the United States.Franks today once again introduced his “Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act,” which outlaws abortions based on the race or gender…
There are some messages so loud and clear that even someone as dense as Arizona’s grammatically-challenged chief executive gets the message.Less than a week after the release of a poll showing Governor Jan Brewer’s disapproval rating at 49 percent, with 32 percent of Sand Land voters willing to recall her…
If your public relations firm happens to represent an organization that advocates for people with disabilities, it’s probably in your best interest to not make fun of people with disabilities. Just ask Valley PR honcho Jason Rose, who took to Twitter over the weekend to compare a “knucklehead” he saw at…
Judging by the latest information, a plane crash into the western flanks of the Superstition Mountains appears to have been the result of an “awful mistake,” says a flight-school instructor.Six people — three men and one of the men’s three young children — were killed when the twin-engine plane hit…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio today ended months of speculation about who he’d support in the GOP presidential primary by officially throwing his weight behind Texas Governor Rick Perry.Arpaio is currently in New Hampshire campaigning with Perry, which is where he gave his official nod. “I’m endorsing Rick Perry because…
The Arizona Supreme Court today will consider whether to issue an execution warrant for a man convicted of murdering his adoptive mother back in 1984. After murdering her, he chopped her body up into several pieces, and scattered them in dumpsters near the Florence Prison — where he was an…
The Red Mountain Tea Party bills itself as the largest weekly Tea Party meeting in America, and organizers were proud to get Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to speak tonight.Arpaio blew the teabaggers off, though, because the sheriff had “an emergency that came up in his schedule that he could…
As you’ve probably heard, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will be in New Hampshire today where he’s expected to endorse Texas Governor Rick Perry in the Republican presidential primary.Arpaio’s nod could be a double-edged sword for Perry, though, who many far-right-wingers — a.k.a. the people who typically vote in Republican…
An Australian illegal immigrant and ex-heroin trafficker was sentenced today to two years in prison for buying guns at a Glendale gun show. Elie Malkoun, 53, of Victoria, Australia, is a veteran of his own country’s prisons, having served 10 years starting in 1989 for his role in a multimillion-dollar…
The trails on the Superstition Mountains near the site of last week’s plane crash are now open for business, even as wreckage from the crash — including human bone fragments, apparently — remains on the mountain.The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office says one hiker’s already found a bone fragment near the…
Lois Fraley, a former Arizona Department of Corrections officer, spent 15 days in early 2004 as a hostage inside a tower at the Lewis Prison Complex in Buckeye — the longest prison standoff in the nation’s history.On December 1 at 10 p.m., her story will be featured on the premier…
For the first time since 2009, former Arizona Cardinals quarterback/2004 Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart played in a professional football game. By halftime, Leinart was back on the bench, which is where he’s likely to remain for the rest of the season.In what was to be Leinart’s latest chance to…
Should anyone be surprised that Governor Jan Brewer will be one of the keynote speakers at the American Legislative Exchange Council’s big wingding in Scottsdale this week at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa?I’m sure not. Even before ALEC posted the announcement to its website and the governor’s office noted…
Dr. Andrew Weil’s Center for Integrative Medicine has found a major new funding source thanks to a deal made this morning with the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.The Tucson-based center, which controversially merges alternative treatments like acupuncture with conventional medicine, expects to open a Valley clinic sometime next year. (The…
