Following the NFL draft, the Arizona Cardinals have released three players: running back Edgerrin James, cornerback Rod Hood, and linebacker Travis LaBoy…Arizona Representative Robert Meza has resigned from the board of Chicanos por la Causa to focus on creating a nonprofit organization for educational assistance. Meza had been a financial…
The largest water park in the state, Wet ‘n’ Wild Phoenix, is scheduled to open in mid-June. The $30 million, 35-acre park includes 30 slides and a coaster called Maximum Velocity. The park replaces the WaterWorld Safari park in north Phoenix…In Tucson, Reina Irene Gonzales was sentenced to two 22-year…
Yerba Mate, a species of holly native to South America, makes for some tasty tea. Unlike black teas, which are prepared by steeping dry tea leaves in boiling water, Yerba Mate is made by steeping leaves in hot water (not boiling). This is because boiling Yerba Mate leaves can make…
Although no cases of swine flu have been reported in Arizona, officials are taking precautions: The Arizona Department of Health is talking with Centers for Disease Control, doctors are urging people with flu-like symptoms to stay home from work, and US Airways is waiving its change fees for passengers flying to…
An Iraq war veteran who says he was stabbed multiple times by a Mesa police officer during his arrest has filed a lawsuit, and is preparing an expert witness list for a federal judge. The veteran, Keith LaVoie, got into an altercation with officers in January, 2007, after a night…
While most Valley cities have been clamoring for federal stimulus money, the council for the city of Scottsdale voted this week to refuse $224,000 in federal stimulus funds. Some members of the council expressed concern that accepting the funds would create overheard that would strain city budgets in the future…After…
The Arizona Auditor General’s Office says the Maricopa County Community College District illegally put 26 non-employees on its payroll. The move created taxpayer-funded pension accounts and money for nonprofit organizations, which officials say violates the state’s ban on giving public funds to corporations…NASCAR drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rick Mears…
Five teenagers were arrested Monday after stealing a motorcycle at gunpoint. Police suspect the teens are tied to a car theft ring…About two dozen protesters gathered outside the studios of The Colbert Report to protest Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was a guest on the show last night…Eight people…
Walk into vintage soda shop MacAlpine’s (on 7th street, between Thomas and McDowell) on a hot day and ask for something special, something with a super-kick, and they just might make you a delicious shake with coffee in it. It’s not on the menu, but it’s their suggestion, and while…
The world premiere of the movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine will take place at the Harkins Cine Capri at Tempe Marketplace on April 27. Tempe won the premiere, which star Hugh Jackman is scheduled to attend, through an online contest by Twentieth Century Fox…Alicia-Monique Blanco, better known as Miss Arizona, earned…
A gay rights group says they were harassed by a Casa Grande police officer when they gathered to protest taxes along a city street. The group filed a complaint, and Casa Grande police chief Robert Huddleston says the incident is being investigated…Former state legislator Karen Johnson announced she plans to…
The Maricopa Association of Governments plans to announce a partnership with Nissan and a Scottsdale-based company called Ecotality Inc. to create charging stations in the Valley for electric and hybrid vehicles. Nissan wants to bring 1000 electric vehicles to Phoenix, and Ecotality Inc. said tax incentives for those who buy…
Phoenix may get its first solar power plant, if the city can procure about $1 billion in private investments. The proposed site for the plant is 1200 acres at the Valley’s only active landfill, between Buckeye and Gila Bend…A Phoenix couple came home to find a body in their kitchen,…
Phoenix police are keeping a close eye on the Phoenix Goddess Temple after receiving complaints from neighbors that the temple is really a brothel. The temple offers “cuddle parties” and a sex ed program on Fridays…The Phoenix Suns beat the Memphis Grizzlies 119-110 Monday night, marking their 45th victory this…
You know a coffee company’s out to serve up ass-whooping drinks when their menu includes beverages named things like the “Annihilator” and “Double Torture.” Dutch Bros. — an upstart company with drive-thru locations in Nevada, Oregon, Arizona, and other southwestern states — seems to have made it the company’s mission…
The Arizona Department of Transportation says federal stimulus money will create 6,020 construction jobs statewide, but that doesn’t come close to filling the gap left by the 77,000 statewide layoffs in construction over the past two years…The Phoenix Suns rebounded from Friday’s 89-106 defeat by the Memphis Grizzlies to beat…
The Arizona Diamondbacks requested proposals last month for a new Cactus League complex, and Phoenix is one of the finalists. An aid to Phoenix mayor Phil Gordon says the proposed Phoenix site is located along Loop 101, but further details on the site are elusive thus far…Arizona Governor Jan Brewer…
ASU is bucking tradition a bit by declining to offer the keynote speaker at its next graduation commencement ceremony an honorary degree, even though that speaker is President Barack Obama. An ASU spokesperson says honorary degrees are conferred upon people with a large body of work, and Obama’s “body of…
ASU sophomore James Harden, the Sun Devils basketball star recently named Pac-10 player of the year, has decided to skip his last two years of college and declare for the NBA draft…Fatality rates on roads in Arizona are at a record low, and officials partially credit the use of seat…
He said, she said: Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and Attorney General Terry Goddard have butted heads over a U.S. Supreme Court case. Brewer wants Goddard to file a legal brief in support of a 2006 state law on funding for students who are learning English, and Goddard says Brewer has…
Monster is one of the most popular energy drinks on the market. The brand offers a plethora of flavors, including coffee-flavored energy drinks like the Java Monster Loca Moca. Looks like: A big ol’ can of whoop ass.Smells like: Sugar-laden espresso.Tastes like: Chocolate coffee with an extra sweet kick.Caffeine and…
The Mesa Unified School District plans to lay off 210 teachers today. The cuts do not include personnel with one-year contracts who may not be hired back anyway. A district spokesperson says the cuts will save the school district “30 to 60 million dolllars”…Rawhide Western Town will get new management…
