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Libertarian Marc Victor, of All People, Targeted in Arizona Senate Race by Wealthy Super PAC
October 31, 2012 in Valley Fever
Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Marc Victor.One of the biggest "Super PACs" in the nation is focusing part of its cash on the U.S. Senate Race that will undoubtedly be won...
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Attention ASU President Michael Crow: Get a Load of This Picture of Vernon Parker
October 31, 2012 in Valley Fever
facebook.com/parkerforcongressSun Devil sin, Parker.Attention Arizona State University President Michael Crow: You may have gotten a letter from Republican Congressional Candidate Vernon Parker, bashing his opponent Kyrsten Sinema for calling ASU...
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Mid-Season Poll: How Many Games Will the Arizona Cardinals Win This Year?
October 31, 2012 in Valley Fever
After getting crushed on Monday Night Football by the San Francisco 49ers, the Arizona Cardinals have now lost four games in a row.That's quite a difference from the start of...
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Vernon Parker Tattles on Kyrsten Sinema to ASU President for "Party School" Reference
October 30, 2012 in Valley Fever
"MICHAEL!" -- Vernon ParkerRepublican Congressional candidate Vernon Parker claims he actually sent a letter to Arizona State University President Michael Crow to tattle on his opponent, Kyrsten Sinema, for calling...
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Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery Gives Warning to Foreign Election Observers
October 30, 2012 in Valley Fever
Maricopa County Attorney Bill MontgomeryMaricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery put out a press release to tell foreigners to keep their distance from polling places on election day, consistent with state...
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Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry
October 30, 2012 in Valley Fever
Slain Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry.One of five men charged in the 2010 shooting death of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry pleaded guilty today to first-degree murder.Three of the...
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Juan Morales Is the First Person in Maricopa County to Be Jailed in a Halloween Costume This Year -- What Is He Supposed to Be?
October 30, 2012 in Valley Fever
MCSOJuan Morales, dressed up as...Now that Halloween is upon is, it was only a matter of time before someone wearing a costume was escorted to the Fourth Avenue Jail for...
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Arizona Cardinals Smoked by San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football
October 30, 2012 in Valley Fever
The Arizona Cardinals lost their fourth straight game last night with a whooping by the San Francisco 49ers, and the Red Birds aren't looking any better.The Cards scored three whole...
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Best Arizona Political Ad of 2012?
October 30, 2012 in Valley Fever
YouTubeState Senator Ron Gould, taking a shotgun blast at Obamacare.Yesterday, our colleague Stephen Lemons put together his list of the top 10 Arizona political ads of 2012.If you've turned on...
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David Aranda Tried to Jump a 6-Foot Block Wall -- You Think He Made It?
October 29, 2012 in Valley Fever
MCSODavid ArandaDavid Aranda got a bit rowdy at a Phoenix bar Saturday night, based on what the cops say -- he got kicked out for being disorderly, then came back...
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Bill Montgomery's "Empty Chair" Rendition: Much More Accurate Than Clint Eastwood's
October 29, 2012 in Valley Fever
YouTubeThat's actually Bill Montgomery's Democratic opponent in the chair.Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery has his own version of Clint Eastwood's "empty chair" routine, and although the Montgomery video is kind...
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Josiah "Baby Jo" Weisman's Not-So-Gangsta Day Allegedly Included Buying Weed With Mom, Pointing a Gun at a Woman
October 29, 2012 in Valley Fever
MCSOJosiah "Baby Jo" WeismanAlleged "South Side Chandler" gangster Josiah Weisman, apparently known on the streets as "Baby Jo," did not have an incredibly gangsta day on Friday.Police say Weisman went...
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San Francisco Giants Are World Series Champions*, and Kirk Gibson Was Right
October 29, 2012 in Valley Fever
nbchardballtalk.comDiamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson.The best hitter in baseball watched a 2-2 fastball go right down the middle with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning last night, as...
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Amazon Will Start Collecting Arizona Sales Tax in February
October 29, 2012 in Valley Fever
Online retailer Amazon will no longer be Arizona's duty-free store.Amazon noted in its latest FEC filing that it's going to start collecting Arizona sales tax on purchases in the state,...
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Is the Maricopa County Elections Department's Spanish Campaign Enough?
October 29, 2012 in Valley Fever
massvote.orgAfter some uproar was caused with the Maricopa County Elections Department printing the wrong election date in Spanish on a few materials, it's now spending money on a Spanish-only campaign...
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Ex-DPS Officer Threw His Mail in the Garbage (Along With His Bondage Child-Porn Collection, Allegedly)
When Common Sense Takes a Personal Day
October 26, 2012 in Valley Fever
MCSORoger ForneyFormer Arizona Department of Public Safety officer Roger Forney did not do such a good job getting rid of his alleged collection of child porn depicting boys "in bondage...
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Phoenix Coyotes Now Short 20 Games After NHL Cancels Games Through November
October 26, 2012 in Valley Fever
The NHL season's still fading away, as the league announced today that the games have been canceled through November 30.For the Phoenix Coyotes, that's 20 games -- half of them...
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Light Rail Ninja "Kairo" Stiffs New Times, Talks to 12 News (Video)
October 26, 2012 in Valley Fever
Facebook"Kairo"Now, we're not trying to start a duel here, but we tried to get an interview with the Metro Light Rail ninja earlier this week -- and exposed his identity...
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Maricopa County Mugshots of the Week: Mixed Messages
October 26, 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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Maricopa County Elections Department Starting Spanish Campaign Due to Election-Date Error, Which Supervisor Wilcox Calls a "Tragedy"
October 26, 2012 in Valley Fever
Photo by Matthew HendleyEarlier this week, some were protesting the elections office. Now everyone's singin' Kumbaya.The Maricopa County Elections Department released some of the details this morning about the Spanish-language...
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Light Rail Ninja Kairo: Hero, or Disaster Waiting to Happen?
October 26, 2012 in Valley Fever
FacebookKairo, the light-rail ninja.Now that more than 500,000 people have seen the YouTube video of Phoenix's light rail ninja "Kairo" breaking up a fight, it's caused some debate.Some people think...
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Dylan Escalanti Has Tattoos for Eyebrows, and Allegedly Beat a Woman With a Frying Pan
October 25, 2012 in Valley Fever
YCSODylan EscalantiBelieve it or not, the man pictured to our right is accused of committing a crime.Specifically, the Yuma County Sheriff's Office says Dylan Escalanti allegedly beat a woman with...
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Dan Coleman, Once Charged With Murder, Now in Second Run for Arizona House
October 25, 2012 in Valley Fever
Dan ColemanThere are four names on the general election ballot for State Representative in District 27, and while two of those people will be elected, only one of those people...
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Mesa High Schoolers Apparently Smoke "Spice," Get High Enough to Warrant a Hospital Visit
October 25, 2012 in Valley Fever
knowyourmeme.comSomehow, seven Mesa High School kids landed in the nurse's office yesterday with the same symptoms, and four were taken to local hospitals.The mystery illness was apparently solved after one...
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Light Rail Ninja Goes by the Name "Kairo"
October 25, 2012 in Valley Fever
FacebookKairo, the light-rail ninja.The man who broke up a fight on the Metro Light Rail using a samurai sword a few weeks ago goes by the name "Kairo."It's not his...
