A former Tucson resident has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and three years probation for his role in a ghastly car crash that left a severed arm laying in the backseat of his SUV. An arm that the police later found in a dumpster after the driver threw it out and called 911 to report his car stolen. Full story below.

Here’s a another (gruesome) little story that seems to have slipped under the local radar screen. And once again, it involves the Old Pueblo. Yes, a former Tucson resident and Army soldier has been convicted of leaving the scene of a car crash in which a fellow enlisted man lost his arm. Oh, and the guilty man was also convicted of tampering with evidence after throwing the arm in a trash bin … after he found in his backseat the next morning.

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Is there something in the water in the fine city of Mesa? First came the news of a 24-year-old woman arrested for dancing in the nude, in the middle of the day, inside a cemetery. Now AZ Central‘s reporting that a 22-year-old Mesa man was arrested after racing across several rooftops because he thought Batman was chasing him.

It all started on Friday when the chipper looking Kara Rene Mitchell was spotted dancing topless atop graves at the Mesa City Cemetery. And because why stop there, she eventually decided to shake her money-maker completely au naturel before commandeering a golf cart. Needless to say, she’s been charged with indecent exposure and (oddly) soliciting sex in public, says the Phx New Times.

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From deep-fried delights and frozen tipples, to John Dillinger and Dudley “Booger” Dawson, these are a few of our favorite (Tucson) things. Missed our original list, click here to learn why “You Can’t Buy Love” in the Old Pueblo.

Ask any Tucson resident about Lucky Wishbone, and more than likely they’ll start singing a silly little diddy about, “Chicken, shrimp and steakfingers, too … Good things are goin’, at Lucky Wishbone.” (Click here to hear the song.) That’s because this famed fried-chicken spot, which first opened in 1953, has become a local landmark, with eight locations across Greater Tucson. All of which raises a serious question: what the hell is a steakfinger? Think of it as fishsticks for landlubbers, a breaded and deep-fried hunk of round steak, like a chicken fried steak that made to eat on the go.

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We miss Bob Ross. We miss his hair, his weird obsession with paint thinner (happiest time of the day was cleaning his brushes) and of course, painting “happy little trees” alongside the television. Fear not, for Bob is back with The Best of: The Joy of Painting. A step by step guide to 60 of his favorite (don’t they all look the same?) paintings, it’s a full color, high gloss, Bob-O-Thon. If only we hadn’t used all the paint thinner…

Courtney Cox's reported boy toy, Brian Van Holt has admitted to an intimate relationship with the victim

It’s been a while since we updated you on the sadly-compelling story of the Tucson model/actress, Juliana Redding (pictured below), who was found brutally beaten and strangled to death in her apartment in ritzy Santa Monica, CA back in 2008. And HOLY (BLEEP) do we have an update for you! Three words: Courteney Cox’s boyfriend.

Long story short (click here to read our earlier coverage), the cops say Redding was slain in a murder-for-hire plot involving a shady spinal surgeon, who was both a business associate of Redding’s father and her ex-boyfriend. Now, as police prepare to try Redding’s alleged killer, a 44-year old real estate agent who’s been described as a “female James Bond,” details about the horrific murder scene are starting to leak out.

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Forget all the naked drug fiends, brawling brides and plane-hating paint huffers, because things are about to get really wacky in the far East Valley. Yes, this weekend Queen Creek is hosting its first-ever Roots N’ Boots Pro Rodeo, a hard-charging salute to the town’s ranching and farming roots. Here, you’ll enjoy exciting Cowboy-style events including bull riding, saddle bronco riding, bareback riding, team roping, steer wrestling and barrel racing. Not to mention carnival rides, food and crafts vendors, live music and a special appearance by the newly-crowned Roots N’ Boots Rodeo Queens.

That said, we’re most excited about a completely different form of horsepower riding into Queen Creek.

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A local woman pleaded guilty to shooting her ex-boyfriend/drug dealer while he sat in a hot tub outside his Scottsdale home. Yes, Morgan Leigh Adams (pictured) just copped to manslaughter in the shooting death of Dale Webber back in May 2009, according to CBS 5. Webber, whose body was found by his landscaper, had apparently been dead for several days before he was discovered dead from a single bullet wound.

During the course of their investigation police clued in on Adams, 28, who moved in with Webber for a month before the murder after three years of dating, after noting that both the victim’s cell phone and gun were missing.

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Well, here’s something you don’t see every day. A 32-year-old Gilbert man was pried out of a 40-foot sewer hole that he’d fled down to escape the cops. According the Arizona Republic, Eugene Gimzelberg (not pictured) was discovered after two passersby reported they heard someone screaming for help in a field north of Loop 202 and Higley Rd. The responding officers found the suspect “naked except for one shoe” and suffering from injuries sustained when he tumbled into the sewer hole.

Turns out Mr Gimzelberg had been (surprise, surprise) smoking PCP and marijuana as well as eating magic mushrooms, and had fled into the sewer when cops showed up earlier in response to reports of a suspicious man shambling around the neighborhood.

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Recently, Scoop Factory went deep beneath the streets of Phoenix as it explored the Camelback Pedestrian Underpass, a surprisingly beautiful tunnel connecting Biltmore Fashion Park with the cluster of high-rise offices, condos and hotels just across this busy street. However, we’ve got the sad story behind this stunning civic space, as well as how history seems to be repeating itself as city officials argue over how to connect two popular shopping centers on opposite sides of the Phoenix/Scottsdale border.

Hopefully, this latest shopping center squabble won’t also end with poor pedestrians being squashed by SUVs.

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As chosen by you, here are the most popular stories OF ALL TIME (aka last week). Just in case you missed it.

Recently, Scoop Factory went deep beneath the streets of Phoenix as it explored the Camelback Pedestrian Underpass, a surprisingly beautiful tunnel connecting Biltmore Fashion Park with the cluster of high-rise offices, condos and hotels just across this busy street. However, we’ve got the sad story behind this stunning civic space, as well as how history seems to be repeating itself as city officials argue over how to connect two popular shopping centers on opposite sides of the Phoenix/Scottsdale border.

Hopefully, this latest shopping center squabble won’t also end with poor pedestrians being squashed by SUVs. »READ MORE

OK seriously, what’s going on in the East Valley? First we woke up to the news that Chandler’s new City Hall has signs posted in the bathrooms warning people to not drink from the toilets.

Now, comes word that a Mesa man was arrested for throwing oranges at airplanes.

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As chosen by you, here are the most popular stories OF ALL TIME (aka last week). Just in case you missed it.

First it was scary scary-looking sinkholes creeping closer and closer to the Valley. Now comes word that another horrifying trend has also shown up in AZ. Just days after a Washington woman suffered serious burn after a stranger threw acid in her face (pictured), a Mesa woman was attacked with acid on Thursday. »READ MORE

First it was scary scary-looking sinkholes creeping closer and closer to the Valley. Now comes word that another horrifying trend has also shown up in AZ. Just days after a Washington woman suffered serious burn after a stranger threw acid in her face (pictured), a Mesa woman was attacked with acid on Thursday. [Update: Turns out the Washington attack was a horrible hoax, but the Mesa incident was all-to-real.]

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Here’s another weird local story that’s been flying under the radar. Remember way back in 2008 when a Valley resident (pictured) was arrested for threatening to turn the Super Bowl into a massacre? No? Well let us refresh your memory, and also tell you why this so-called armed ‘Drunkenstein’ just had his conviction overturned.

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As chosen by you, here are the most popular stories OF ALL TIME (aka last week). Just in case you missed it.

Well this sad story keeps getting weirder and more salacious. Back in the end of June, we brought you the oddly-overlooked story of former Tucson resident, Juliana Redding. The 21-year-old model/aspiring actress (pictured), who was found brutally beaten and strangled to death in her apartment in ritzy Santa Monica, CA more than two years ago. We promised you a follow up as details emerged, and have they ever!

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Well this sad story keeps getting weirder and more salacious. Back in the end of June, we brought you the oddly-overlooked story of former Tucson resident, Juliana Redding. The 21-year-old model/aspiring actress (pictured), who was found brutally beaten and strangled to death in her apartment in ritzy Santa Monica, CA more than two years ago. We promised you a follow up as details emerged, and have they ever!

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Yet another local crime story that seems to have slipped under the radar screen. Even better, this one is like a real life version of that super-romantic Sandra Bullock movie, “Speed 2: Cruise Control” “The Proposal.”

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Here’s a crazy story that seems to have slipped under the local radar. Pictured is Juliana Redding, a 21-year-old model/aspiring actress who was found murdered in her apartment in ritzy Santa Monica, CA more than two years ago. A former Tucson resident, Redding’s story probably would have been bigger news locally if the Old Pueblo still had a functioning newspaper. Now, however, the case is back in the headlines as the woman arrested in her murder has been linked to a disgruntled business associate of Redding’s father in a potential murder-for-hire plot.

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