arizona incidents

This event as far as I can tell wasn't mentioned here when it happened this past Wednesday, May 20th. A local man identified as Armando Hernandez entered a shopping mall in Glendale, Arizona and began firing at shoppers in an attack which he live-streamed on Snapchat. By sheer luck, his spray...

I am certain this event will go off without a hitch. Basically a group of bikers plan to gather in a Denny's parking lot for a "draw Muhammad" event and then take the drawing to the nearby muslim community center that the two texas shooters attended. The organizer likes wearing (and selling!) a...

19 Arizona firefighters killed in one of nation's deadliest blazes All 19 had deployed person fire shelters and most were found inside. This is the worst hotshot disaster that comes to my mind anyway - 15 were killed at Alder Creek and around the same number in the infamous Mann Gulch fire in...

Man forced to leave Barnes & Noble store in AZ for being in children's section alone "A Barnes & Noble vice president has apologized to a Scottsdale, Ariz., man after an employee forced the man to leave the children's section of a store in Scottsdale because he was lingering there alone."...

And he's threatening to keep Obama off the ballot. http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/05/arizona_ken_bennett_obama_birth_certificate_birther.php?m=1

Daniel Adkins - shot dead at Taco Bell Arizona's law MAKE MY DAY Trigger-happy shooter not arrested yet http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/29/us/stand-your-ground/?hpt=hp_c1 <SNIP>'ed, breach of rule 4, rule 10.

Yesterday, J.T. Ready, a self-styled militia member and founder of the Minutemen border patrol, donned full body armor and shot and killed his ex-wife, his daughter and, according to accounts I have seen, his grand daughter. Ready was a known neo-Nazi who liked to show up at OWS-type rallies in...

background http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/the_prosecutor_on_trial_ex-maricopa_co._atty_faces_disbarment_for_political Andrew Thomas was disbarred by the COurt today. Will Arapio be the next to fall?

I didn't see a thread for this anywhere so I'm posting this in a new one.

I have been following the events surrounding this fire, currently the 4th largest in AZ history. latest update Officials are already comparing this to the rodeo-chediski fire of 2002. Currently AZ's largest forest fire having burned over 400K acres. My mother had been up at our cabin in...

One more reason to not date politicans. Imagine Scott's girlfriend's surprise when she was booked and spent several hours behind bars while he walked because he was immune. This part is sorta funny: Of course, he did not waive it that night when he otherwise would have spent some time in booking.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_congresswoman_shot I thought he wasn't even going to trial, due to his clear mental illness. Looks like he is indeed gonna face trial for his crimes.

The irony is palpable: Fuller was busted for one count of making threats and will apparently be charged with disorderly conduct as well.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/fearing-tea-party-violence-arizona-republicans-resign/ Yes, I know there is no evidence teabaggers are linked to the shooting this past weekend. However I can see how that, coupled with the teabagger's rhetoric have created a climate of fear for people in...

My mother called me a few minutes ago from the area in Tucson and said there was a massive amount of police, helicopters, and ambulances. She wanted to know if I had heard anything. Then on the radio I heard that Rep. Giffords was giving a talk and a gunman walked up and began shooting. Between...

It has a dome, therefore it is a..... ? http://www.theatlanticwire.com/features/view/feature/Locals-Protest-Mosque-Thats-Actually-a-Church-2546?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheAtlanticWire+%28The+Atlantic+Wire%29

This case was probably the biggest news story in my home town in the past year. I don't know anybody involved so all the information that I have comes from the local newspaper. In December 2009 a Lukata Way (31 years old) was shot three times and killed at a house in Sierra Vista, AZ. Robert...

My son called me today to wish me a happy birthday, and to tell me about some recent excitement that he had a part in. He is a uniformed customs and immigration agent at the Nogales port of entry in New Mexico. Three days ago he was standing guard duty in the parking lot that straddles the...

Yuma mayor says Washington, Lincoln would have called gay troops "lacy-drawered" What is going on over there in Arizona? phTwfedn9RA Says "we don't need pacifists" - what? Gays are pacifists? Perhaps he should say that to their faces.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100604/ts_ynews/ynews_ts2425 Apparently, having a "dark" child showing soo prominently on the mural caused soooo many complaints. I am definitely NOT going to Arizona any time soon.

I heard something on the news which states that police and possibly a helicopter were fired on by drug-smugglers crossing the border into the United States. Anybody got a link to this? This has already caused proponents of the new immigration bill in Arizona to point to this as being a reason...

Joe Arpaio, who calls himself "America's Toughest Sheriff," is under investigation in addition to the regular lawsuits the county receives. Full: Los Angeles Times In another case, this was interesting: Full: FOX10/myfoxphoenix.com

Mrs. Tennessee, a contestant in the Mrs. America contest was bitten by a rattlesnake (Arizona has quite a few different species) a few days ago as she backed up to avoid confronting an alleged brown recluse spider and didn't see the rattler behind her. Luckily Mrs. Iowa, who is an RN, was nearby...