State Senator Kimberly Yee’s plan to let cops seize and destroy medical-marijuana at their whim appears dead, a political consultant for the dispensary industry says. Jason Rose, previously a PR guy for the likes of Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Andrew Thomas, now counts among his clients the Regulated Dispensaries of…
Jared Loughner’s mom told Pima County Sheriff’s Department investigators that she thought her son was on “meth or something,” when she was interviewed the day her son went on a murder rampage, killing six people and injuring 13.In perhaps another sign that Loughner’s parents didn’t recognize a potential sign of…
One of Arizona’s most influential bloggers, Jeff Vath, the man behind the widely-read, GOP-centric Politico Mafioso blog, passed away Tuesday night at John C. Lincoln Hospital in Deer Valley. He was 52. According to his wife of 24 years, Mary Anne, Vath’s death was due to complications from surgery on…
Alan Champagne, the man Phoenix police believe is responsible for the deaths of two people found in a homemade coffin in a backyard earlier this month, apparently had some help in the murders and burial of the victims’ bodies.Champagne’s girlfriend, 22-year-old Elise Garcia, was arrested on Monday on charges related…
How could you forget Senator John McCain’s “complete the danged fence” ad?”It’ll work this time,” assures underwear model/Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu.Well, today, while McCain took a tour of the border, he watched a woman climb over an 18-foot border fence in Nogales…
Thousands of pages of records have been released from Pima County Sheriff’s Department’s investigation of Jared Loughner’s 2011 shooting that killed six people and injured 13, including former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, perhaps giving more insight into Loughner’s life.Interviews with Loughner’s parents show they had their concerns about Loughner’s mental health,…
Two women burned by a bottle of Everclear flung into a fire will have permanent scarring, and frat boy Andrew Kent, who is believed by police to be the tosser of said bottle, was noted in a police report as not displaying any remorse toward victims. Kent allegedly threw the…
Governor Jan Brewer and other state officials attended a demonstration today of a new, mobile solar-power generator that unfolds like the lotus flower it’s named after. Monarch Power CEO, Joseph Hui, introduced the Lotus Mobile as a product that could power a refrigerator or other appliances in any location (when…
If you live in Tucson and don’t have a shotgun to blast anyone who comes into your house uninvited, you’re in luck.A Tucson group called the Armed Citizen Project, funded by donations, plans to give away shotguns to people in certain areas of Tucson — “for free!”…
Eddie Basha Jr., an Arizona legend who used profits from his successful grocery chain to fund countless charity causes, spent the last years of his life fighting allegations of racism, mistreating employees, and even hurting babies by a labor union bent on domination. Though Basha, the grandson of Arizona-pioneering Lebanese…
In a battle of gun-related publicity stunts, neither Gabrielle Giffords’ husband Mark Kelly nor Tucson gun shop Diamondback Police Supply really proved their point.Kelly bought an AR-15 rifle, claiming that he was just experiencing the process of buying one, but now the gun shop says it’s actually not going to…
Filing petitions to recall politicians is officially “in,” now that yet another petition has been filed with the Secretary of State’s Office, this one to recall Republican Representative John Kavanagh.Kavanagh’s “bathroom birther” proposal is what sparked this one, according to a press release sent to us by Raise the Bar…
Tempe police arrested ASU student Andrew Kent Monday after he allegedly tossed a bottle of liquor into a backyard bonfire, which exploded and burned two women. One of the victims was a 17-year-old girl and prospective student visiting ASU, scoping out the school to see if it was a place…
Don’t let the map of Texas on top of his head fool you, Daniel Landreth’s been locked up in Arizona since 2006.Upon Landreth’s release from prison Monday morning, he was picked up by deputies from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, who arrested Landreth on a warrant…
Speaking of shenanigans, you may remember Tea Party generalissimo Ron Ludders for his escapades during the 2011 recall of ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce, and during Pearce’s ill-fated comeback attempt in the 2012 GOP primary for state Senator from Legislative District 25. See also: -Russell Pearce Supporter Ron Ludders’ Lame…
Tucson gun store Diamondback Police Supply found out how to beat the Mark Kelly’s anti-assault-rifle publicity stunt — an anti-anti-assault-rifle publicity stunt.Kelly bought the rifle, claiming that he was just experiencing the process of buying one, but now the gun shop says it’s actually not going to give it to…
Shenanigans. Republicans wouldn’t be Republicans without them. And the effort under way to recall Sheriff Joe Arpaio is the perfect occasion for pro-Joe Rs to roll out their usual dirty tricks and monkeyshines. See also: -Joe Arpaio’s Chad Willems Talks to the Shadow Army about the “Blocking Campaign” and the…
Toilet policeman and Republican Representative John Kavanagh has dumped his “bathroom birther” bill, which would have criminalized the use of a public restroom if the sex on someone’s birth certificate doesn’t match the sign on the door.Still, Kavanagh’s not giving up — he’s got another proposal to regulate toilet usage…
Former Paradise Valley High School teacher Jordan Doneskey, who was having sex with a 17-year-old student — with approval from the girl’s mother — pleaded guilty to three charges related to his arrest.As part of a plea deal, Doneskey, who was 26 at the time of his arrest in August,…
Videographer Dennis Gilman’s account of the protest outside the Sheraton on Thursday Here’s something you don’t see everyday: A local Latino group protesting a Cesar Chavez Dinner. See also: -Joe Arpaio Cozies Up to Latino Pastors, Prensa Hispana, and Michael Nowakowski Days Before Employer Raid (w/Update) The group? Sal Reza’s…
Going back just about a week, there seems to be quite a few people who (allegedly) committed some very scummy crimes in the Phoenix area.From running over a person with a car, murdering a man with a hammer, being a creepy child-porn collector, and more, there’s just some plain freaky…
James Drorbaugh describes every computer user’s worst nightmare: While he was away or inattentive, an unscrupulous, perverted acquaintance downloaded hundreds of disgusting images and videos of child pornography, resulting in a raid of Drorbaugh’s home and, ultimately, a pending prison sentence of at least four years. We wrote about the…
