Voters in 23 school districts were asked yesterday to help raise money by approving either a sale of bonds or allowing for extra money to be spent in an “override.””No” was the answer most often received, according to unofficial election tallies.See how your district fared in our handy list:…
The publicist for Gabrielle Giffords’ new book denies that the Associated Press bought an “advance” of the book legitimately for its November 4 preview article.”Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope,” has been embargoed for release by retailers until November 15, and no advance copies were offered to anyone, says…
If you lead police on a car chase while high on crystal meth and heroin — trying to run down officers as they shoot at your vehicle — and then try to bodyslam the cop who finally gets his hands on you, don’t be too surprised if your mugshot looks…
The call from the White House was going to come in at 1:15 p.m.Perhaps it would be an executive that deals with local governments. Maybe, maybe the VP?Nope. It was President Barack Obama on the other line.”Please hold for the President of the United States…” a voice on the phone…
Admitted pederast Luis Mejia Ortiz was in Maricopa County Superior Court today, where he was sentenced to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges that he molested his girlfriend’s 9-year-old daughter on several occasions.In all, Ortiz pleaded guilty to one count of child molestation and three counts of…
Ousted state Senate President Russell Pearce’s bag of filthy campaign tricks didn’t quite have the impact he’d probably hoped — as evident from the results of last night’s unprecedented recall election.As it stands right now (official results aren’t expected until later this week), Pearce received 9,188 votes, or 45.25 percent…
Joel Fox is a now a former captain of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, having been fired last month by the same sheriff who apparently benefited from Fox’s campaign hijinks.But Fox’s experiences of the last three years in trying to dig himself out from the mess his bosses created may…
Soon-to-be-former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce got the boot from office last night, becoming the only sitting state Senate president to lose in a recall election in the history of the United States.Pearce’s loss is viewed by many as a warning shot to immigration hard-liners, and far-right-wingers, who have followed…
While they were electing Greg Stanton as their next mayor, Phoenix voters also returned Councilwoman Thelda Williams to her seat in District 1, and chose Daniel Valenzuela over Brenda Sperduti to represent them District 5. Like Phoenix mayor-elect Greg Stanton, Williams beat her opponent Eric Frederick with a double-digit lead…
It’s not looking good for El Mirage officials who rallied for voters to approve an $8.5 million bond for a new police station and to partially fund the building of a local YMCA. But with only a 19-vote gap, it’s too close to call. Residents cast 984 ballots against the…
Soon-to-be-former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce conceded defeat to his opponent, Jerry Lewis, in yesterday’s unprecedented recall election to become the first sitting state Senate president to get booted from office in United States history.As many of Pearce’s supporters — including Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio — discussed following his…
Russell Pearce can kiss his powerful seat in the Arizona Senate goodbye — the current Senate president conceded defeat tonight to his opponent, Jerry Lewis, in this year’s unprecedented recall election. In another blow to the Valley’s far-right-wingers, Democrat Greg Stanton defeated Tea Party-leaning Wes Gullett in the Phoenix mayoral…
Phoenix mayoral candidate Wes Gullett conceded the Phoenix mayor’s race to Greg Stanton, who ended the night with 56 percent of the vote — a 13-point lead over his opponent.Stanton, caught up in a frenzy of hugs, handshakes and media interviews, missed the call from Gullett, and Gullett apparently didn’t…
More than 74,000 Phoenix voters cast their ballot for Greg Stanton for mayor, giving him about 56 percent of the vote, according to early results.About 132,000 people cast votes, and of those, nearly 58,000 picked Gullett.While it is likely a done deal for Stanton, Phoenix election officials note that these are…
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain met with reporters at a Scottsdale hotel this afternoon to address the most-recent sexual harassment allegations against him. According to Cain, he has no recollection of ever meeting his latest accuser, Sharon Bialek, and blames the “democrat machine” for putting Bialek — and three other…
Two mayoral candidates. Two Election Night celebrations.But which one will be the pity party?Wes Gullett is hosting his celebration at Alexi’s Grill, the same central Phoenix eatery where he claimed his second-place victory in the August 30 primary election.He welcomes volunteers, supporters and friends at Alexi’s, 3550 N. Central Avenue,…
A local optometrist alleges in a federal complaint that Nationwide Vision allowed one of its executives to retaliate against her after she filed a sexual harassment complaint.Melodie Nannenga claims that soon after she was hired at the Nationwide store at Power Road and Southern Avenue in Mesa in June of…
A New Times editor and Phoenix resident dutifully headed to the closest voting center at Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church earlier today to cast his ballot. And the doors were locked. Some people who were waiting outside left. Others kept knocking on the door until a poll worker opened it for…
It was late Janary 1974, and I took a train from Connecticut to New York City for the rematch between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali. I had no idea how or if I was going to get into Madison Square Garden for the fight–but I was determined to give it…
Many Phoenix voters have already cast a ballot. Some, perhaps even twice. For those of you who haven’t, today is the day. Don’t forget that Phoenix is now using voting centers, which have replaced the traditional polling places. The Maricopa County Elections Department, which is running school district elections in…
A Phoenix woman was arrested yesterday after police determined that she knew her husband was abusing her 3-year-old daughter and did nothing to stop it.The baby, Dani Mayo, died from her injuries after suffering months of abuse at the hands of her step-father, 22-year-old Corey Daniels. Daniels is married to…
