Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard filed a motion Tuesday afternoon to have his lawsuit against the owners of the Tucson Citizen dismissed because it wouldn’t accomplish anything. Goddard had already failed last week to convince a judge that he should force the owners, Gannett and Lee Enterprises, to keep publishing…
We just read a letter from a reader outraged at an upcoming five-day conference for federal employees being held this August at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge luxury resort hotel. We can see why she’s ticked. The government is going to borrow 46 cents of every dollar it spends…
How bad is pancreatic cancer? Ninety percent of people who find out they have it die within a year. And the pancreas isn’t even a brand-name digestive organ, like the kidney or liver. The ghastly statistic is one reason the gene-science gurus at TGen in Phoenix are major recipients in $74 million of gifts being distributed…
Chris Young has come up with a few big catches this season, but none of ’em were as clutch as his game-ending nab that sealed the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 6-5 victory over San Diego last night at Chase Field, snuffing out the Padres’ 10-game winning streak. In addition to being a…
People marched in central Phoenix yesterday to protest the California Supreme Court’s Decision to uphold the constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman. The rally, organized by grassroots organization Marriage Equality USA, drew around 200 people…An investigative report by the Arizona Office of the Auditor General…
As Elvis Costello was wont to sing (and perhaps still does), “I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused.” Actually, living in this big Tent City we call Maricopa County, it’s way too difficult to be amused. So I’m resigned to being disgusted. Or I was until…
In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Up on the Sun: No Doubt, Fun., Pool Parties and Taylor Swift Over the (Memorial Day) Weekend…
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Captain Joel Fox owes $450. That’s a whole lot less zeroes than some expected. Fox was on the hook for $315,000 in penalties. But don’t turn up the house lights just yet — this show’s not over. Thomas Shedden, a judge with the Arizona Office of Administrative…
Announcement of the accidental death of the 4-year-old daughter of forever-troubled ex-heavyweight champion Mike Tyson at her Phoenix home brought back some haunting memories. One of the stories in our 2006 “Murder City” series was called “The Case of the Two Abigails,” which concerned the tragic deaths in separate cases of two little…
Phoenix police reported today that Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter, Exodus, who was found “unresponsive” Sunday after choking on a treadmill cord, died this morning at 11:45 a.m. Police so far have termed the incident a “tragic accident.” The call to police about a child not breathing came in at 10:34…
The death of a mother during or just after childbirth, like that of Arizona Treasurer Dean Martin’s wife, Kerry, is a relatively rare occurence these days, compared to most of human history. Still, the problem remains “significant,” says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The United States had an…
A California man tried to drive through the international border at Naco last week with about 13 pounds of liquid meth in his pickup’s windshield washer reservoir. The find is part of an ongoing trend in the world of illegal drugs to package methamphetamine in ways that make smuggling easier…
Arizona State Treasurer Dean Martin’s wife of 13 years died this morning while giving birth to the couple’s son. State House Speaker Kirk Adams announced the tragic news on the House floor, “his voice breaking,” according to the Arizona Republic. KTAR (92.3 FM) news also has the story, complete with a…
A Maricopa County jury is expected to resume deliberations later this afternoon, this time to determine if cop-killer Donnie Delahanty should get the death penalty for murdering Phoenix officer David Uribe (in the photo). Earlier this month, the panel convicted the 22-year-old of shooting the veteran officer to death during a routine traffic…
The U.S. Bureau of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is seeking a supervisor and agents to operate a recently approved investigation office in Phoenix. The news, (first reported in the Arizona Daily Sun yesterday), comes after about two years of talks for such an office. ICE has offices in Phoenix, Tucson, Douglas, Nogales,…
The rumor mill had Janet Napolitano as a potential Supreme Court justice nominee, but President Barack Obama today announced Sonia Sotomayor was his choice. Looks like the former Arizona governor will have to to slog it out with border-reform activists and angry conservatives for a while longer as Homeland Security secretary…
“Blood” in the streets. Scorched landscapes of foreclosed homes. Snarky bidding wars among investors. This is the Phoenix metro area readers of the New York Times knew over the weekend. In case you missed it, “Amid Rubble of Housing Bust, One City Bigins a New Frenzy,” is a breezy but fun romp…
Do you have a friend who either doesn’t give two poops about baseball or doesn’t know jack squat about the game? Or perhaps you’re entertaining some English blokes who would rather sip a spot of tea while watching the cricket than checking out a game of “rounders,” as those British…
A 16 year-old boy is dead after diving from a cliff into Lake Pleasant. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s office has recovered the body, and believes another diver may have landed on top of the teen once he was in the water…Former boxing champion and Phoenix resident Mike Tyson’s daughter is…
In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Feathered Bastard: Joe Arpaio Declares End to Jail Lockdown, Admits Hunger Strike Involved 1800 Inmates Joe Arpaio,…
Statistics that showed Arizona had a seat belt usage rate of more than 95 percent a few years ago were probably bogus, says Alberto Gutier, director of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. Gutier, who was fired by Governor Janet Napolitano as highway office director in 2003, was reappointed…
Sheriff Joe has just declared the jail lockdowns caused by massive hunger strikes ongoing in his vast incarceration complex to be over. The MCSO issued a press release on the matter, stating that, “Effective today, May 22, 2009, the Maricopa County jails that have been on indefinite lockdown [sic] will…
