Ashley Buckman and her boyfriend James Edwards — in jail after Buckman’s 4-year-old daughter died Thursday night — had no prior contact with Child Protective Services before their arrests last week.Toryn Buckman was pronounced brain-dead when she was brought to Phoenix Children’s Hospital on Wednesday night, after what Edwards told…
On Friday, we asked readers to write the caption for the above photo of ousted state Senate President Russell Pearce — who’s actually trying to get elected again — with some baby.After sifting through all the responses — as usual, some of them more politically correct than others — we’ve…
No doubt you’ve heard of driving while brown, particularly regarding Arizona’s infamous ethnic cleansing law Senate Bill 1070. Well, if you’re Hispanic and plan to continue living in this state, get ready for running-out-of-gas-while-brown, walking-to-the-7-Eleven-while-brown, picking-up-your-kids-from-school-while-brown, going-to-work-while-brown, and while you’re at it, add in witnessing- or being-a-victim-of-a-crime-while-brown.Not that blatant racial…
Image: azmmcaregivers.com The Arizona Patient Education Center’s Tempe and Phoenix locations were raided and shut down yesterday by Phoenix police. The Tempe and Phoenix locations of the Arizona Patient Education Center, which provided medical marijuana to state-registered patients, were raided on Thursday by Phoenix police. “These guys applied for…
Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett officially has become that kid no one wanted to play with because he just made up the rules to games as he went along.Bennett, as you may recall, decided to play ball with the “birther” crowd, taking the “extra step” to verify President Barack Obama’s…
The post-election dust has settled, and we would be remiss not to take a look at the scorecard for one of our favorite public-relations stuntmen — famous (some would say infamous) spin-master Jason Rose. We see that he lost a few more petals in May, but Rose tells New Times that…
Ashley Buckman’s 4-year-old daughter died last night, just one day after Buckman and her boyfriend, James Edwards, were arrested for horrific alleged abuses of the girl.Toryn Buckman was pronounced brain dead when she was brought to Phoenix Children’s Hospital on Wednesday night, after what Edwards told police was five or…
You will remember the quirky case of Michael Marin if you read our paper regularly, but here is the link to the original story, “Burning Man,” about the man, the fire and the repercussions, which now include a prison term for Marin if the jury at his criminal trial in downtown Phoenix…
A federal judge is being asked for a second time to order that records in the criminal case of Arizona Legislator Ben Arredondo that refer to other investigations will be kept secret.This seems to be more proof that while the feds probably were happy to nail Arredondo for his alleged corrupt acts, the…
UPDATE: 4-year-old Toryn Buckman has died.A 4-year-old girl is brain dead at Phoenix Children’s Hospital after an alleged series of abuses at the hands of her mother and her boyfriend.Ashley Buckman and her boyfriend James Edwards, both 22 years old, were arrested yesterday after police were called to their apartment,…
Back in the day, we had several occasions to bat against Mike White, a native New Zealander who happened to be one of the greatest fastpitch-softball pitchers of all-time. Whitey wasn’t a big guy, but he had great command of all of his pitches, and was an absolutely fierce competitor. …
Yesterday, we told you about Scottsdale gun-law author Alan Korwin, who claims to believe the word “birther” is a derogatory term “equivalent of the ‘N’ word.”This claim somehow made it onto the websites of both the East Valley Tribune and Arizona Republic.”‘Birther,’ used by the media with impunity, is a…
Ousted state Senate President Russell Pearce actually is trying to get elected again, this time in Senate District 25, where he’ll have to contend with fellow GOP hopeful Bob Worsley.We’re obviously looking at a picture of Pearce with a baby — taken from an invitation to join him for an “ice cream…
Andrew Thomas is a failed politician in serious need of good publicity.After being disbarred in April for unethical acts as Maricopa County Attorney, Thomas also wants to strike back at the judiciary system, which he feels screwed him over.So now, he’s putting himself on public display as the face of…
If you know the guy who decided to turn flashlights into IEDs that blow up when people try to turn them on, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering $10,000 for you to give him up.Three of these devices have been found in the last three weeks,…
NB: Please see my update at the end of this blog item, with links to the full autopsy and toxicology reports.The Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office has issued a determination as to the cause of death for Marty Atencio, the Army vet brutally beaten and Tased in Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s…
The search of the landfill where police believe they may find the the body of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley will end, but police don’t yet know when.Glendale police spokeswoman Tracy Breeden tells New Times that news outlets saying the search is ending in June are “drawing the wrong conclusions.”There’s no…
Disgraced Democratic-turned-Independent ex-state Representative Daniel Patterson isn’t making an official end to his political career.Patterson took to Twitter to say he’s not running again for his former seat, based in Tucson, but ends with “2014?”That might be a tough one, since Patterson resigned a bit after an ethics committee report…
Shut down Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s notorious outdoors-deathtrap Tent City? Sounds like a solid idea to me, and one the Phoenix human rights organization Puente will be pushing Saturday, June 23 during a rally and vigil outside Joe’s al fresco gulag.I had to look twice at the announcement for this action…
State Representative Ben Arredondo pleaded not guilty (as expected) yesterday to charges of bribery, fraud, attempted extortion and making false statements.A motion to keep evidence in the case secret — which revealed “other investigations,” which are “both closed and ongoing” — was denied.It’s likely that the protective order on the…
According to a Scottsdale gun-law author, the word “birther” is a derogatory term “equivalent of the ‘N’ word.” Perhaps it’s not surprising to hear something a bit nuts coming from the author of After You Shoot: Your Gun’s Hot. The Perp’s Not. Now What?, but Alan Korwin actually got this…
Yesterday, we brought you the letter from Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk, explaining to Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery why no charges will be filed against Tempe Mayor-elect Mark Mitchell.Aside from the “absence of a reasonable belief of probable conviction,” Polk also notes Mitchell’s age at the time and the…
