Peoria police will man a DUI checkpoint at the entrance to Lake Pleasant on Castle Hot Springs Road on Monday, and Tempe will host a DUI task force. The enforcement efforts are aimed at reducing vehicle collisions on what is considered “one of the most deadly holidays for motorists,”…
I was up too late the other night watching a documentary on the National Geographic Channel about Hoover and his many, many sins. And aside from Hoover’s reported penchant for getting himself up in drag, the similarities between the iconic FBI chief and our own Sheriff Arpaio are unavoidable. One in particular struck me as a…
Terry Goddard says the presence of a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office patrol car near his Phoenix home Friday morning made his family “uncomfortable.” “This is not typical, and it made my wife and son uncomfortable,” the attorney general said in a prepared statement. “I hope the deputy was engaged in…
Phoenix police arrested three members of an Ahwatukee street gang in connection with an aggravated assault that left a man with a ruptured ear drum. Cops believe the gangbangers have committed armed robberies and other crimes. What’s the name of this suburban gang, which — judging by the suspect pictures…
Mark Flatten, an investigative reporter with the East Valley Tribune for more than 20 years, is leaving the newspaper on June 5 to start work as an investigator for the Goldwater Institute.Flatten helped the newspaper on many of its biggest stories and won numerous awards over the years. According to…
Although the decision on Maricopa County Sheriff’s Captain Joel Fox and the SCA donation is scheduled for Monday, we think it will probably be announced on Tuesday, after the holiday. Either way, we imagine there’s still time for Fox to reveal the identity of these secret contributors.But if he doesn’t,…
Rookie relief pitcher Clay Zavada got a shaving-cream pie in the face, courtesy of catcher Chris Snyder, after the Diamondbacks beat the Florida Marlins 4-3 at Land Shark Stadium Thursday night.Zavada — who sports a big, dark moustache reminiscent of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata’s — had pitched brilliantly in his Major League debut, popping up…
Two buses from the Roosevelt School District collided near 23rd and Southern avenues yesterday. According to police, one bus rear-ended the other while it was stopped at a stop sign. Sixty students were on the buses, but police say there were no major injuries…Inspectors have found that in the past…
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:ACLU Slams Joe Arpaio Over Jail Lockdown, and Channel 3’s Marissa Wingate Digs Joe’s Slop Up…
A former Maricopa County jail inmate who was stripped to his underwear and felt up by a female guard-in-training during a search did not have his rights violated, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. Charles Byrd, who was convicted of trafficking in stolen goods, was in the…
All those long hours on the Nintendo DS will pay off for the “trainer” who wins the regional Pokemon video game competition this Saturday in Phoenix. We confess we’ve never played the Pokemon game, though we’re not too bad at Call of Duty 4. Like the television cartoon, Pokemon seems to be all about…
This anti-meth artwork of three Valley kids will be incorporated into a widely distributed poster following a contest by the state Attorney General’s Office: First Place: Alison Calabrese, Wigwam Creek Middle School, Litchfield Park (above)…
The story: Arizona Republic reporter Eugene Scott is arrested in August for leaving his puppy in a hot car. The dog wasn’t hurt, but Scott was charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty. The follow-up: Scott was placed in a Chandler court diversion program, which usually involves taking some kind of civic-lesson…
This is what you’ve been waiting for, drinkers: By July 1, light-rail train service will be extended past 2 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. This means you’ll be able to get wicked-drunk at local bars — without the danger of potentially killing someone with your car. We can only assume…
The ol’ SUV was in the shop yesterday in Mesa, giving us a chance to use light rail for more than just an experimental commute or novelty ride. In fact, we put the Valley’s urban transportation to the test with a mix of trains, Valley Metro’s DASH bus and a taxi…
Will this victim who died of heat exposure … Marcia Powell…
You can help guide the Valley’s transportation future at a public forum on Wednesday to discuss how the light-rail system will connect and run alongside Interstate 10 West. The sequel to the successful launch of the 20-mile starter line is still in the planning phase, but Metro expects light rail…
One day after the Scottsdale City Council voted to oppose the city of Phoenix’s $97 million CityNorth subsidy, Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman said he’ll ask his Council to consider taking the same action. Challenged by the Goldwater Institute as unconstitutional, the tax giveaway was struck down by the appellate court…
Blackberry CEO Jim Balsillie’s bid to buy the Phoenix Coyotes now has some competition: Las Vegas-based businessman John Breslow, who owns 3 percent of the franchise, says he has built a syndicate to purchase the Coyotes and keep them in Glendale.Breslow made a fortune in his family’s welding business, and…
No one’s going to confuse the Arizona Diamondbacks with a contender just yet, but at least the retooled lineup of new manager A.J. Hinch is starting to make some noise. In a marathon day of baseball on Wednesday in Miami, the Snakes scored 17 runs and collected 23 hits, and,…
A female inmate at Perryville state prison died early Wednesday after being left outside in a holding cell for four hours in temperatures above 100 degrees. The inmate, Marcia Powell, 48, was serving a 27-month sentence for prostitution…Phoenix police have released the names of burglary suspects who caused a major crash…
Almost eight years after Faylene Grant drowned at her Gilbert home, her husband, Doug, faced a county judge last Friday, May 15, to hear his fate. The 43-year-old onetime nutritionist for the Phoenix Suns was handcuffed, shackled, and wearing a black-and-white-striped jail suit that’s been his attire since a jury…
