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Joe Arpaio All-but-Declares Victory, and Immediately Declares 2016 Candidacy
November 06, 2012 in Valley Fever
Photo by Matthew Hendley Sheriff Joe Arpaio, wife Ava, and a cardboard Mitt Romney.Sheriff Joe Arpaio apparently wants to remain Maricopa County Sheriff until he's dead, as he declared his candidacy...
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Arranged-Marriage Fiasco Involving Iraqi Family Ends With Everyone Getting Probation
November 06, 2012 in Valley Fever
MCSOLeft to right: Tabarek Altameemi, Mohammed Altameemi, and Yusra Farhan.Three members of an Iraqi family living in Phoenix have been sentenced to probation for their various roles in the abuse...
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John McCain Goes From Grumpy Old Man to Kid on the Playground in Three Seconds (Video)
November 06, 2012 in Valley Fever
Today in news only marginally related to elections, Senator John McCain transformed from a grumpy old man to a kid on the playground in about three seconds.We're not 100 percent...
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Arizona's Legislative Elections: Five Districts to Watch
November 06, 2012 in Valley Fever
azredistricting.orgClick here for full-sized map.As is the case with the congressional races in Arizona, not every race for Arizona's legislative seats is competitive -- just 17 of the 30 state...
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Barack Obama T-Shirt Shooting: Peoria Cop's Demotion Upheld
November 06, 2012 in Valley Fever
FacebookNo "hope" out of these youngsters.Erstwhile Peoria Police Sergeant Pat Shearer remains Officer Pat Shearer for posting a picture on Facebook of a bunch of kids who'd apparently just shot...
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Arizona's Congressional Elections: Good, Bad, and Ugly
November 06, 2012 in Valley Fever
azredistricting.orgClick here for full-sized map.As is the case every two years, all nine of Arizona's seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for grabs, and some are closer...
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Election Day 2012: Pick the Arizona Upset
November 06, 2012 in Valley Fever
It's November 6 (6 de Noviembre), which means it's Election Day, folks.Many people already voted with the early ballots, but today's the day that we get to find out who...
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Kingman Kids Found Alone, Locked in Bedroom; Cops Find Mom at Local Club
November 05, 2012 in Valley Fever
Mohave County Sheriff's OfficeAmanda Morse, after the club.A Kingman police officer hit the club early Friday morning, but only because he was looking for the lady who locked her children...
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Chaparral High School Student Accused of Being Scottsdale Rapist
November 05, 2012 in Valley Fever
Danny JacksonA 16-year-old Chaparral High School student has been arrested in a bizarre case involving two rapes in Scottsdale.Danny Jackson's the one accused of the rapes, and was arrested Friday...
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Arizona Ballot Propositions: How to Vote Against (or With) Russell Pearce and His Ilk
November 05, 2012 in Valley Fever
Russell Pearce (right) with late killer/neo-Nazi J.T. Ready.Here's the thing about the propositions on the ballot for tomorrow's election: for the most part, they're boring, and at the end of...
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State Representative David Burnell Smith Hit With DUI, Pulls a "Do You Know Who I Am?"
November 05, 2012 in Valley Fever
David Burnell SmithDriving under the influence: not very funny. Republican state Representative David Burnell Smith's arrest for alleged DUI: hilarious.Smith pulled the alleged DUI trifecta in his encounter with Scottsdale...
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Arizona Cardinals: Decent at Best; Green Bay Packers Win 31-17
November 05, 2012 in Valley Fever
The Arizona Cardinals' trend of playing mediocre-but-losing football continued for a fifth straight game, as the Cards lost to the Green Bay Packers 31-17 at Lambeau Field yesterday.Even with the...
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Phoenix Man Loads U-Haul Truck Full of Stuff, Drives a Few Blocks, U-Haul Explodes
November 02, 2012 in Valley Fever
via twitter.com/LarryGaleSee ya.Imagine putting just about everything you own in a U-Haul truck to move out-of-state, and just a few blocks after saying goodbye to the old house, the truck...
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Bill Montgomery Joins in on Useless Demand for Kyrsten Sinema's Client List as an Attorney
November 02, 2012 in Valley Fever
Maricopa County Attorney Bill MontgomeryOver the past couple of weeks, the Arizona Republican Party, supporting Republican congressional candidate Vernon Parker, has demanded that Parker's Democratic opponent, Kyrsten Sinema, release a...
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Sun City's Alleged Meth-Lab Mom Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse
November 02, 2012 in Valley Fever
MCSOBrenda Lipe (left) and Lancelot Lipe.Half of a Sun City couple that allegedly ran a meth lab in their garage pleaded guilty this morning to child abuse.Brenda Lipe initially faced...
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Maricopa County Mugshots of the Week: When Things Go Wrong
November 02, 2012 in Valley Fever
MCSOEvery week we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert's own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike...
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Obama Campaign Reportedly "Gives Up" on Arizona -- Surprised?
November 02, 2012 in Valley Fever
sodahead.comPresident Obama's campaign manager Jim Messina says they're done trying to win Arizona, now that the election's a few days away, according to Politico."Messina called Arizona an 'enticing prospect' and...
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Phoenix Woman's Husband Allegedly Stabbed Her to Death in Front of Her Five Children
November 01, 2012 in Valley Fever
MCSOSalvador Garcia-SanchezA suspected illegal immigrant who was just recently released on bond from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody was arrested yesterday in the fatal stabbing of his wife.Maria Gonzalez was...
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Cocopah Police Chief Above the Law? Ask the Yuma Man Whose Son Found the Chief's Gun
November 01, 2012 in Valley Fever
dhs.govCocopah Police Chief James Spurgeon.Cocopah Tribal Police Chief James Spurgeon wasn't charged for allegedly leaving his gun at the Yuma home of an "acquaintance" in August, but the man whose...
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Herbert Ridge Failed at Stealing Gas, but Did Manage to Light Himself on Fire (Video)
November 01, 2012 in Valley Fever
ABC 15Herbert Ridge (left, smoking) and the moving vehicle he jumped out of (top, right).Not only did Herbert Ridge fail in his attempt to siphon gas out of a truck...
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Joe Arpaio Targeted in Prank Involving Obama Kenyan Birth Video, Which He Never Even Saw
November 01, 2012 in Valley Fever
The fakest fake video in the faking world.A hoax video of President Obama's birth in a Kenyan hospital, intended to make asses out of "birthers" like Sheriff Joe Arpaio once...
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Michael Tolley Loves Purses -- Enough to Break Into 17 Houses to Steal Them, Cops Say
November 01, 2012 in Valley Fever
MCSOMichael TolleyTempe resident Michael Tolley loves purses so much that he allegedly broke into 17 houses in his own neighborhood to steal them.Maybe its not the actual purses he loves,...
Deborah Braillard Settlement, for MCSO Jail Death, Rejected by Board of Supervisors
October 31, 2012 in Valley Fever
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Border Crossing Gone Wrong: Jeep Gets Stuck on Top of 14-Foot Fence
When Common Sense Takes a Personal Day
October 31, 2012 in Valley Fever
For all the "build the dang fence" advocates, or people who like to laugh at idiots, here you go -- someone tried to drive over the border fence near Yuma...
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Allen West, Congress' Resident Goof, Turns to Arizonans for Campaign Cash
Why the Rest of the Country is Laughing at us.
October 31, 2012 in Valley Fever
Desperate-for-cash Florida Congressman Allen WestIt's a sad day when you find out that Republican Florida Congressman Allen West is trying to squeeze some bucks out of Arizona residents.West -- for...
