A verbal altercation between patrons of Country Thunder in Florence early this morning turned bloody, resulting in one man stabbed and another taken into police custody. According to media coverage of the stabbing, deputies from the Pinal County Sheriff's Office descended on the scene of a spat that was occurring...
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Ready or not, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo once again will invade the pop cultural consciousness tonight when the second season of the infamous reality program debuts on TLC. And if you're one of the millions of viewers who plucked one of those "Watch 'n' Sniff" cards from the pages...
A group of automotive enthusiasts is trying to prevent any roads and highways in the state from becoming toll roads.Additionally, the proposed ballot initiative submitted by the group targets plans for potential toll lanes on highways, which would allow solo drivers to pay to use the carpool lane...
Introducing "Schaefer," in which Eric Schaefer -- a local guy with a big (but discerning) appetite and a sense of humor to match -- takes on the Phoenix food scene. (And this week, New Jersey.) Enough with "sliders" already. Brisket sliders. Ahi sliders. Jewish sliders. (Looking at you, Chompies.) Short...
No one would call the sheriff's lawyer, Tim Casey, a maestro of spin, but his response to federal Judge G. Murray Snow's final order in the ACLU's racial-profiling lawsuit, Melendres v. Arpaio, was a little like painting a smiley face on day-old road kill. Arpaio still is the jefe, Casey told...
The Guilty Pleasure: Habanero Lime Soft-Serve Ice Cream Where To Get It: Certain QuikTrip locations Valleywide The Price: $2.39 and up What It Really Costs: "You're eating what?!" I feel weird writing about convenience store food. For the most part, convenience stores' "fresh" items are of questionable provenance, sitting in...
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio's lawyers submitted a notice of appeal in Melendres v. Arpaio, the ACLU racial-profiling lawsuit, which Joe recently lost, big-time. Currently, both sides in the case are attempting to come to some agreement on a consent decree that would enforce federal Judge G. Murray Snow's order to the...
If Black Sabbath isn't quite terrifying anymore, they've done a remarkably good job recovering from their lead singer appearing in a goofy MTV reality-sitcom for three years. You'll be able to see just how well they've recovered Friday at US Airways Center. If that's not your speed, we've got four...
Can someone check Joe for vitals? The MCSO's beginning to resemble a re-make of Weekend at Bernie's. Sheriff Joe Arpaio recently crawled out from under his rock in Fountain Hills where he's been licking his wounds since his February slip and fall to do a YouTube video, in which he...
Just in time for a round of political debates and candidate forums -- including one tonight -- an anonymous letter to the Arizona State Bar Association has prompted an investigation of Lawrence Robinson, a candidate in the race for a District 8 seat on the Phoenix City Council. (Chicanos Por...
A new approach to evidence in domestic-violence strangulation cases has quadrupled prosecutions for the crimes and garnered an award for the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. Last year, County Attorney Bill Montgomery's office partnered with local law enforcement agencies and Scottsdale Healthcare to make sure victims were properly examined after an...
The Arizona Diamondbacks had a tremendous weekend filled with drama, hitting heroics, and -- most importantly -- winning games as they swept the Milwaukee Brewers during a three-game road series at Miller Park in the Cheesehead State. As a result of their back-to-back-to-back victories, the Snakes are off to one...
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My columna a couple of weeks ago about whether Aztec savagery influences violence in Mexico today drew muchos responses, both bueno and malo. Here are two: I enjoy reading all your replies and was thinking about the last reply you wrote about the violence/Aztec blood question posed to you. I...
Incest, eyeball-gouging, interior decorating: If Only God Forgives is any indication, writer-director Nicolas Winding Refn is a man of many interests. He's also put Kristin Scott Thomas in a blond wig and an assortment of cougar-mom outfits, which is either a plus or a minus, depending how you look at...
The Arizona Department of Health Services has released a database showing, among other things, which hospitals people tend to leave dead a little more than average.The database shows rates of dying at hospitals around the state, and it's separated by the reason that someone's admitted to the hospital. For example,...
Winning a medal at a national wine competition means a lot. In fact, wineries often spend thousands of dollars on entry fees every year in hopes of taking one home. And according to a 2001 study, a one-point increase on the Robert Parker wine ratings can translate to 7 percent...
Grab a shovel and heap some extra dirt onto the grave of Monsterland -- it turns out the horror-themed Mesa venue apparently won't be resurrected. Nope, despite previous proclamations to the contrary, it seems the defunct haunted attraction and event space, which closed in January, will stay dead and buried,...
A Child Protective Services employee was arrested in a plot to hinder the prosecution of her boyfriend, a Mexican Mafia gangster, who was convicted of second-degree murder last month.The employee, 62-year-old Elida Perez, "has a long history of association with criminal street gangs," according to court documents obtained by New...
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Just before dusk, 18 strangers entered a yurt on a Midwestern homestead. Peruvian tapestries decorated the walls of the large, round structure, and rattles stood poised for ceremony. The participants — professional men and women ages 35 to 65 — put on comfortable clothing and set up sleeping bags, pillows,...
Rama Burshtein's Fill the Void opens on green leaves, smiling faces, lush billows of fabric that when pieced together, the sensuous images accumulating into a fuller picture, become a wedding dress, tulle and silk diffusing the glow. Engagements, weddings, births, and deaths: This film is a more traditional kind of...
At his Wednesday press conference where he doubled-down on his support of deceitful ex-Phoenix detective Armando Saldate, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery insisted that Debra Milke, the person Saldate put on death row, would remain nonbondable pending trial. "I want to underscore, she's not entitled to bail under the Arizona...
The Arizona Diamondbacks ran into the Miami Marlins at the wrong time for this week's series, as the Stanton formerly known as Mike is fresh off the disabled list and already is on a tear.Giancarlo Stanton homered twice for the Marlins Monday night, including a solo homer in the ninth...