Today marks one month since 5-year-old Glendale girl Jahessye Shockley was reported missing by her family, and police are no closer to finding her.Shockley, police say, wandered away from siblings — who were caring for her at her family’s apartment at the time — a little before 5 p.m. on October…
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu is often compared to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for several reasons — his crusade against illegal immigrants, and love of TV cameras, to name a few.There’s another similarity: dude can raise cash.Babeu announced last week that he’s considering running for Congress. Since his announcement,…
In celebration of Russell Pearce’s recent fall from grace, we submit to you the above photo of the now-former Senate president throwin’ in the towel for this week’s New Times You Write the Caption contest.Here’s how you play You Write the Caption: We show you a picture (above) and you…
A poll released Wednesday shows that the vast majority of Arizonans prefer a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants who’ve been in the United States for an extended period of time, and can meet reasonable criteria for citizenship — as oppose to simply booting them back to their native countries,…
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that it will re-hear New Times’ lawsuit against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and others over the 2007 arrest of its founders after our newspaper published an article about a grand jury that — the public would later learn — didn’t actually…
As if the ouster of former Senator Russell Pearce wasn’t enough of a signal to border-hawk Arizona politicos that it’s time to perhaps reassess their positions on immigration, a poll released yesterday shows that the majority of Arizonans prefer a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants, as opposed to simply…
In July, news broke that someone in the U.S. Justice Department had leaked a memo in an attempt to retaliate against a whistleblower in the Fast and Furious scandal. That someone, it turns out, was former Arizona U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke. Burke resigned in disgrace at the end of August, two…
Ousted former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce went On the Record With Greta Van Susteren last night to discuss his getting booted from office — and piss and moan about Jerry Lewis, the man who beat him in Tuesday’s historic recall election.Van Susteren asked Pearce whether he and Lewis are…
A teacher with the Scottsdale Unified School District was arrested yesterday after two 12-year-old girls accused him of grabbing their breasts.The two girls, who police say are best friends, say the alleged gropings happened while the two were in the school’s library with 60-year-old Thomas Weaver, their teacher at the…
The penalty phase of Mark Goudeau’s trial continued this morning, with jurors hearing the deeply emotional accounts of the impact that the nine murders have had on the surviving family members and friends. Today’s testimony (continued from yesterday) truly was gut-wrenching. Goudeau stared straight ahead or buried his face in some…
State Senate Republicans confirm to New Times that GOPers have selected a replacement for ousted Senate President Russell Pearce following his historic loss in Tuesday night’s recall election. The new Senate President: Senator Steve Pierce, a Prescott Republican.Pierce is one of three possible replacements for Pearce Senate Republicans considered. The…
Phoenix Mayor-elect Greg Stanton today chose Karlene Keogh Parks and Paul Luna to lead his transition team before he takes office on January 3.And, as we reported earlier, Phoenix Community & Economic Development Director Paul Blue will also be part of that transition team over the next 60 days. When…
Where is James Patock’s dog, Lobo?As we reported last month, the former Arizonan last saw Lobo, his 10-year-old German Shepherd, when the United States Park Police were searching his trailer at the National Mall in Washington D.C.Cops mistakenly believed his trailer was a giant bomb and searched it, finding three…
Phoenix Mayor-elect Greg Stanton, who beat his challenger with a commanding 14-point lead on November 8, has tapped Community and Economic Development Director Paul Blue as his first chief of staff.Stanton won’t be sworn into office until January 3, but in the meantime, Blue will help make sure there is…
Just got done reading a hilarious take on Mormon history written by Pete Kotz and posted over at our sister paper in Denver, the Westword.Colorado doesn’t know Mormons like we do, so we figure the piece should go over well here, too. He’s got over 500 comments on it, which…
Christian Weems, the friend of Susan Brock — the soon-to-be-former wife of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock — who pleaded guilty to charges that she tried to hide evidence of the sexual relationship Brock was having with a teenage boy, was sentenced to probation this morning.Brock’s adult daughter Rachel also…
Russell Pearce may be spending “a little time with [his] god” after getting the boot from his powerful position as state Senate president Tuesday night, but for the less pious, Pearce’s ouster means one thing: it’s time to speculate about what he’ll do next.The predictions have ranged from his again…
NOT SO DOPE Giving power to cartels: Your story’s on point when it says the Obama administration’s anti-marijuana policy, if enforced, will kill taxpaying businesses and put money in the hands of Mexican drug cartels in the middle of the second Great Depression (“Obama’s War on Weed,” Ray Stern, October…
I am an Anglo intruder in New Mexico. When I moved to Albuquerque from Virginia, I fell in love with Mexican culture. I was impressed at what I called “Southwestern hospitality.” I have had so many second dinners when I go to people’s homes that I gained a few pounds…
That police detective Mike Meislish led the search of suspected serial killer Mark Goudeau’s home on October 7, 2006, was a godsend. It could have been homicide detective Mike Polk, now in prison for possessing kiddy porn. Or it might have been David Barnes, another dick later fired after his…
Remember when Arizona Governor Jan Brewer had the most epic brain-fart in the history of public speaking during a televised debate last year (which in turn — somehow — made her poll numbers go up)? If not, check it out here (it’s humiliating). Well, presidential candidate/Texas Governor Rick Perry is…
Folks have been asking why I haven’t blogged yet on state Senate President Russell Pearce’s removal from the body politic last night when he was defeated in the Legislative District 18 recall race, 53-45 percent. A massive win for challenger Jerry Lewis, Citizens for a Better Arizona and for anyone…
