Voters will begin casting their ballots on August 4 for Phoenix mayor and in five of the city’s eight city council districts.Phoenix election officials will be mailing out about 290,000 early ballots, which is about three times the actual number of ballots cast in the last mayor’s race in September…
A racist, Arizona City “juggalo” — who claims to be studying for a Ph.D in “scratching balls” — was arrested yesterday after admitting to molesting a 16-year-old special needs girl.Timothy Lowe, 22, was booked into Pinal County Jail on three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count…
The federal government avoided economic catastrophe today after the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill to increase the debt-ceiling yesterday. The bill cleared the Senate this morning, and President Barack Obama signed it into law moments ago.The vast majority of Arizona’s members of Congress, apparently, were no fans of…
Talk about throwing a rookie into the pot of boiling water, just like that little bunny in the creepy Michael Douglas vehicle, “Fatal Attraction.” Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson took no time in seeing what newly arrived first-baseman Paul Goldschmidt could bring to the table in what is the biggest…
Once again, Elizabeth Johnson, the mother of missing baby Gabriel Johnson, was supposed to be in court this morning. Once again, Johnson didn’t show up, despite the fact that she’s in the custody of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.Court officials tell New Times Johnson was supposed to be in court…
The biggest problem porn star/former Charlie Sheen “goddess” Bree Olson faces with her new porn-star-comprised rock band is “being taken seriously,” she says — which is a legitimate concern for a rock band made up of women who have sex on film for a living. The fact that they often…
Congratulations to the New Times reader who goes by the handle Maybe368, you are the proud winner of this week’s New Times You Write the Caption contest. On Friday, we asked readers to provide what they think would be an appropriate caption for the above photo. We picked the five…
Two pretty incredible things happened yesterday: the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bi-partisan debt-ceiling bill that — Senate-approved — will keep the federal government from defaulting on its loans. Also, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords — who was shot through the brain eight months ago — walked into the House and…
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Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s lawsuit against the state’s voter-approved medical marijuana law should be dismissed by the court, says the U.S. Justice Department.In a motion filed in U.S. District Court today, lawyers for the United States government argue that the legal action filed by Brewer in May against her own…
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was in Washington D.C. today to “support a bipartisan bill to avoid economic crisis,” her office “tweeted” moments ago.”Gabrielle has returned to Washington to support a bipartisan bill to prevent economic crisis. Turn on C-SPAN now: http://t.co/ddhmVMB,” her office posted on her Twitter page…
A Phoenix man allegedly broke into a woman’s home early Saturday morning, took off his pants, and took a seat on the couch next to the woman’s daughter, who’s less than a year old.When asked by the homeowner why he was in her house — and sitting next to an…
Back in January, longtime Ford engineer and proving grounds manager Mike Stoeckler flew to from Dearborn, Michigan to deliver an urgent request to Maricopa County planning officials.The automaker had one 2.1-mile-long track at its Arizona Proving Grounds in Wittman, a small town off the U.S. 60 just northwest of Sun…
I’m getting pretty annoyed at having to berate Sonoran News’ nutjob newshound Linda Bentley over her myriad stupidities, but I can’t let this one go.As I noted in a recent column, neither Bentley, her publication, nor the crotchety bigot who runs it, Don Sorchych, have corrected their recent slime of…
The ashes of Karen Dory’s husband were found Saturday after a two-month search by Tempe police. During a plea for the public’s help Thursday, 76-year-old Dory remained confident in her hopes that the ashes of her husband, Grant Dory, would be returned. The next day, the ashes were found. Tuscon…
As predicted, it didn’t take long for police to track down “Bozo,” a member of the 18th Street East Side Posse street gang, who allegedly pulled a gun on a man in Goodyear last month.As you can see in his booking photo, “Bozo,” a.k.a. Leo Rufus Rodriguez Jr., stands out…
A buddy of ours from Mobile (Alabama, not that tiny burg tucked into the mountains southeast of Phoenix) has been yapping at us all year about one Paul Goldschmidt, a young first-baseman who has been hitting the crap out of the ball. “He’s the next Mark McGwire,” our friend likes…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is being sued again — this time by four immigration activists arrested last summer during a protest at the 4th Avenue Jail.Two of the plaintiffs are lawyers who acted as legal observers during the protest; one demonstrator claims he was beaten by guards.Their allegations stem…
A Pennsylvania man tells New Times that he’s the father of 10-year-old Ame Deal, the 10-year-old girl tortured — and ultimately murdered — by members of her own family last month.Ame was locked in a tiny footlocker by her cousin and her husband, Sammantha and John Allen, each 23, because…
National Football League officials will receive Arizona’s official bid to host the 2015 Super Bowl today, which — as we noted in April — means one thing: thousands and thousands of underage hookers will invade the state to cash in on the testosterone of Super Bowl weekend — at least…
It’s a race in the National League West, as the Arizona Diamondbacks — after winning two of three against the Dodgers over the weekend — play the division-leading San Francisco Giants by the bay tonight through Wednesday. And they’ll be doing it with a new starting pitcher in the rotation, Jason Marquis, who’s…
