There’s a gentleman in Tombstone who goes by the name of Johnny Bones, and he’s causing a ruckus.Bones was arrested in February, and the American Civil Liberties Union now says Bones is being subjected to “malicious, unconstitutional” prosecution.There’s some real Wild West stuff going on here.According to a report from…
Charges have been dropped against three African refugees who were arrested in August after one of them was accused of trying tried to pass through security at Sky Harbor International Airport with a fake bomb.Court documents suggested they were attempting to test the “effectiveness of screening procedures at the security…
If you’re unfamiliar with “Politics on the Rocks,” it’s a pretty simple concept — younger folks to the right of the political spectrum gather monthly to have some drinks and hang out with politicos.Sometimes it’s headlined by establishment right-wingers, like J.D. Hayworth, but they’ve also featured the more off-the-wall types…
It was a wonderful night in downtown Scottsdale on February 24 — until these guys showed up.Video posted on YouTube, and found by one of our condor-eyed readers this morning, shows the horrors of a gnarly, multi-fighter brawl in the 4200 block of North Drinkwater Boulevard. Behind the brawlers, the…
Two Phoenix Suns players made ESPN’s highlight reel of the “Top 10” plays after last night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers.Unfortunately, they were on the receiving end of Blake Griffin flying through the air.The Suns lost 103-86 last night at the Staples Center, in what appeared to by a…
Congressman Paul Gosar is spreading the word among voters in Arizona’s Fourth Congressional District that there is no way that his opponent, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, is the face of fiscal conservatism. Not with a $1.6 million budget shortfall in Babeu’s office, and especially not with Babeu asking the…
If you follow the advice of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio (heh), you’re supposed to be outraged right now.According to the sheriff’s office, deputies pulled over a couple vehicles full o’ illegal immigrants Tuesday night and found two kiddos in there — a brother and sister, ages 5 and 6.The…
Stop using Spanish in your column. I like reading your column, but when every other word is in Spanish, I don’t know what the hell is going on. It makes you sound like that nerdy kid who uses big words to try and sound impressive. Don’t be lazy, and just write…
PUBLIC’S DIME Bloodsucker lawyers cost public too much: Defense attorneys making millions off the public to handle indigent cases is a real problem — the Bentley that one of them in the [Jeff Martinson] case bought and the office building bought by the other only highlight the problem (“Public Money…
It’s a Saturday night at the Buffalo Chip in Cave Creek, and things are hopping. The Pat James Band is onstage, tearing through a craggy, soulful rendition of Toby Keith’s “A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action.” Boots hang from the ceiling of the bar, under which a…
When a man is so duplicitous as to mislead others about his faith, what does it say about his character? The question is more complicated in the case of former state Senate President Russell Pearce, because he’s been caught fibbing about his religion before, during his failed effort to win…
For one Phoenix man, there’s apparently only one thing left to do after allegedly going on a domestic-violence spree for a few hours — “wildly” swing a baby around in front of a group of people in a parking lot.According to court documents obtained by New Times, the wife of…
Phoenix attorney and ex-Arizona Democratic Party Chairman Don Bivens removed himself from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate today, leaving the way clear for former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona to snag the Dems’ nod for the post.In a statement to the press, Bivens claimed that he was taking a…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio — whose likeness you may have seen on the cover of a recent issue of New Times with the phrase, “To Hell With the Children!” — wants everyone to know his deputies found people who treat kids worse than he does.According to the sheriff’s office,…
We’d like to point out that we were 100 percent correct about the emergency legislation last month to “ban” drugs known as “bath salts” — it doesn’t “ban” drugs being marketed as “bath salts” at all.”Bath salts,” for those joining late, is a name given to any number of synthetic…
A Superior Court judge yesterday afternoon granted a defense motion and ordered a new trial for convicted child killer Jeffrey Martinson…
Please see update below.Scottsdale Police Lieutenant and candidate for Maricopa County sheriff Mike Stauffer’s Twitter audience recently jumped from around 600 followers to more than 2,600 followers, thanks to a number of questionable accounts.Many of the new accounts seem fake, lack photos, and/or have zero or few Tweets. In some…
[jump] “At just after 9:00 this morning Phoenix Police officers went to the area on N. Central Ave./Roosevelt in response to a naked person standing by a statue. Upon arrival, the officers found a nude female. There was no complainant and the woman was transported to a Local Alcohol Recovery…
Last night in Mesa may have been the most dangerous time in the history of pizza.Shortly after 8 p.m. yesterday, two pizza delivery drivers — working for different companies — crashed into each other head-on, killing one of the drivers, a 53-year-old man.About an hour later, police say another pizza…
Yet again, Republican Wil Cardon’s U.S. Senate campaign has gone on the attack against his primary foe, Congressman Jeff Flake, over his travel habits.And yet again, Cardon appears to be confused about what Flake’s actually doing.It started with an ad called “Flake Air,” describing Flake as an “international jet-setter” for…
Good ballgame to watch last night down at the US Airways Center, but San Antonio’s veteran stars proved too much in the end, as the Spurs pulled away late from the Phoenix Suns to win 107-100…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, state Representative Carl Seel, and others held a press conference yesterday at the capitol to pimp out Seel’s House Bill 2480.Seel’s bill is the watered-down, penis-free version of last year’s “birther” bill, which forces presidential candidates to sign a sworn affidavit that they’re eligible in…
