Former Arizona U.S. Congressman Rick Renzi was sentenced today to three years in prison following his June conviction on fraud and corruption charges. The sentence was a long time coming in this classic case of congressional corruption, but Renzi, a Republican, will finally be doing some hard time. New Times…
Say hello to “GRID” bikes. This morning, city of Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton helped unveil the logo and name of the bicycle-renting program expected to launch by early next year. The bikes are bright green, sport a girly-basket on the handlebars, and come with a high-tech locking system to prevent…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio was recently on the Al Jazeera America program “Consider This ” to discuss immigration (what else?) and got b-slapped in the nicest way possible by filmmaker Dan DeVivo, one of the two persons behind the immigration-related documentary Two Americans, the other person being Phoenix-based reporter Valeria Fernandez…
Four Chandler boys are in juvenile jail this morning, accused of torturing and killing a kitten. The boys, ages 8 to 12, were caught by their trailer park’s surveillance video kicking the two-month-old kitten repeatedly before tossing its “limp and lifeless” body into a pool, Chandler police say…
Welcome to Courthouse Update, a weekly rundown of goings-on at the Maricopa County Superior Court.This week, a former corrections officer pleads guilty to murdering his wife, and more:…
Senator John McCain, trying to win back some of the right-wingers who’ve been mad at him lately, claims he’s a “Reagan Republican.”The definition of “Reagan Republican” appears to be open to interpretation…
Phoenix Police have released the names of the four people killed in a shooting rampage Saturday, October 26, at a Phoenix townhome near West Hazelwood and 17th Avenue. The name of the suspect, who died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, was also released. According to police, the four victims…
UPDATE: Victims of Phoenix Quadruple Homicide Identified Along with Suspected Shooter Five people were found shot to death at a Phoenix condominium complex near 17th Avenue and Hazelwood Street Saturday morning, October 26. Two dogs were also killed. That makes at least nine shooting deaths in the metro Phoenix area…
In case you missed any news action this week, we’ve got you covered.Here’s our recap of the most-read news stories of the week:…
Christine Jones’ DUI story just doesn’t add up. Jones, the former Go Daddy general counsel now running as a Republican candidate for Arizona governor, told an officer during an April 2004 stop that she’d just had one drink, nearly five hours earlier. Yet two breathalyzer tests showed her BAC at…
In case it wasn’t abundantly clear that the Phoenix Suns would be horrible this season, it’s even clearer now.The Suns traded center Marcin Gortat and guards Shannon Brown, Malcolm Lee, and Kendall Marshall to the Washington Wizards for center Emeka Okafor (who’s injured) and a 2014 protected first round draft…
For the second time this week, a Valley police agency has started a search for a double-murder suspect.Two people were shot and killed this morning in Youngtown this morning, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office…
With the challenges and dangers that young students face today (online bullying, offline bullying, gossip, hate, and the increasingly common school shooting) programs like the Anti-Defamation League’s “World of Difference” has arguably never been more important. But Phoenix Catholic Bishop Thomas Olmsted disagrees…
An armed home invasion in Peoria yesterday ended when one of the victims wrestled away a gun from one of the intruders, and shot him.The three suspects in the case were found when one of them called 911 for the gunshot wound…
Senator Jeff Flake thinks the public should know how many people have enrolled in the health insurance marketplaces created by Obamacare.Flake released a letter he sent to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, asking for reports on enrollment in the federal and state-run exchanges…
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest.This week, most of our offenders are kind…
Yesterday, Arizona House Speaker Andy Tobin announced that he had the endorsement of Pinal County Sheriff Paul “studboi1” Babeu for his run for Congress.Given Babeu’s record, it had us wondering whether it’s better to have your campaign endorsed by Babeu, or slices of deli meat stuffed between a couple slices…
Pinal County Sheriff Paul “studboi1” Babeu has endorsed Arizona House Speaker Andy Tobin for Congress.Perhaps Babeu’s serious that he’s not considering a run for Congress himself…
A mistrial was declared in the retrial of Johnathan Doody, who’s been accused of massacring nine people at a Buddhist temple more than 20 years ago.Jurors had been deliberating for nearly two weeks in the retrial, which came about the conviction was overturned in federal court several years ago, on…
Volaris, a Mexican low-cost airline, will begin its flights between Phoenix and Mexico City on December 4, just a couple months after initiating service between Phoenix and Guadalajara in Mexico. Volaris will fly out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Guadalajara three times a week. They will have the…
Today in Found at the Border: Officers at the border busted the old weed in the tortillas trick yesterday in Nogales.U.S. Customs and Border Protection says a 37-year-old Tucson man had 384 pounds of pot hidden among a shipment of fresh corn tortillas…
Public-opinion research of people in Mexico shows that most people there aren’t interested in moving to the United States.According to surveys from Pew Research, 61 percent of Mexicans said they wouldn’t move to the United States even if they had the means or opportunity to do so…
