The seven-way race for Pinal County sheriff should be whitled down to three candidates tonight after election workers tally early ballots and those cast today at the polls in the primary election. The victors will square off in the November general election. Glenn Millsaps of Collidge and Kevin Taylor of…
See also: Legislators Send 20-Week Abortion Ban Bill to GovernorSee also: Appeals Court Delays 20-Week Abortion Ban at Least Two More Months For some reason, the rumor is being passed around again that Governor Jan Brewer signed legislation declaring a woman’s pregnancy officially begins two weeks before conception.Even though the…
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A Yuma man found Cocopah Police Chief James Spurgeon’s gun the other day — because the man’s 6-year-old son was pointing it right at him.The Yuma Police Department is investigating the incident, as a police spokesman says Spurgeon left it at an acquaintance’s apartment in the city…
Why did Republican Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Flake wait till practically the last possible minute to endorse Bob Worsley, the foe of recalled, disgraced ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce in the GOP primary for Legislative District 25? After all, the tusker golden-boy has never gotten along with bigot-…
The Arizona Diamondbacks are playing such great baseball right now that the Cincinnati Reds’ starting pitcher last night, 35-year-old Bronson Arroyo, hit a go-ahead homer.The Diamondbacks have successfully lost four games in a row after being swept by the San Diego Padres over the weekend, so in the words of…
See also: Arizona Legislators Want Construction to Start on Border Fence Arizona’s “Joint Border Security Advisory Committee” is looking to start building the dang fence on the border as soon as possible, and they’ve got enough money to build a good 528 feet of it.The committee is not even close…
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Arizona’s “Joint Border Security Advisory Committee” is looking to start building the dang fence on the border as soon as possible.Even better, they have enough money to build about 500 feet of that fence, which would leave the committee just 199.9 miles short of its goal of 200 miles of…
If your new girlfriend’s name is Latina Carr, you may want to take our advice and not give your phone number to another woman.That’s because her last boyfriend was hiding in a bathroom at 6 a.m. yesterday, telling police Carr just stabbed him for allegedly getting a call from another…
The Justice Department is stopping by Maricopa County during tomorrow’s elections just to make sure no one’s being racist to an illegal degree.The agency announced this morning that it’s sending federal observers to three cities in Alabama, as well as Maricopa County to make sure everyone’s complying with the Voting…
See also: Topless Women Will Be Walking Around Phoenix This Weekend Yep, topless women walked around downtown Phoenix yesterday to protest against gender inequality.”Go Topless Day” was an international effort, and Jenna Duffy, the organizer of the local event, told New Times that if guys can walk down the street…
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Anthony Stuber and Peter Cardinale Stole From a Little Girl With Cancer Last week, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office caught the two guys who allegedly stole donation jars meant for a 7-year-old girl who has cancer.It doesn’t come as a surprise, but Anthony Stuber and Peter Cardinale will be facing…
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See also: El Mirage Officials Withholding Accident Stats at Intersection with Speed Camera Until After Election, Despite Councilman’s Request for Data El Mirage officials claim photo-enforcement cameras they installed on U.S. 60 (Grand Avenue) last year to catch red-light runners and speeders was all about safety, not revenue. During a 2011…
The school year just started, but there’s already a teacher accused of having sex with a student.This time, it’s 26-year-old Paradise Valley High School teacher Jordan Doneskey, who’s accused of sexing up a 17-year-old student — with approval from the girl’s mother, according to police.According to court documents obtained by…
See also: Is the Bloom Off the (Jason) Rose? The Scottsdale Polo Championships will be back this fall, thanks to the Scottsdale City Council unanimously approving the use of taxpayer money to fund almost half of the event’s budget.Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane — who uses Valley P.R. hotshot Jason Rose’s…
See also: How to Speak Republican First, Republicans were enamored with George W. clone Texas Governor Rick Perry. Then they thought pizza guy Herman Cain was their man. Eventually, the roving finger pointed at Rick Santorum, and even Newt Gingrich (forget about Bachmann). But ultimately, boring Mormon Mitt Romney’s turtle-like…
Congressman Jeff Flake posted on his Facebook page on Thursday that during his campaign trail travels all over the state — to places such as Superior, Miami, Globe, Payson, Show Low, Prescott, Flagstaff, Williams, Lake Havasu, Sierra Vista, Tucson, Kingman — he had a revelation. “What I’ve found is that…
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