A local pastor left bloodied after refusing to submit to a search at the Interstate 8 Border Patrol checkpoint near Yuma has posted a video of the incident that shows him being Tasered in his car. The video, posted on YouTube by Steven Anderson, shows Anderson arguing with an Arizona Department of Public…
Things seemed to get a little personal during the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 3-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night at Chase Field. For proof, look no further than the nice-size bruise that Ryan Roberts is probably sporting on his left arm this morning.The contusion came via an 86-mile-per-hour fastball…
The governing board of the Gilbert Unified School District approved an increase in athletic fees for Gilbert high schools Tuesday night. Parents will now pay almost double for their kids to participate in sports — up to $100 per sport from the current fee of $55…A Valley pastor named Steve…
Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas’ office has withdrawn a court demand to stop county leaders from setting up their own civil lawsuit department. That much you knew, if you read yesterday’s blog post on the subject. We later learned, thanks to an irate phone call last night by Thomas’ special…
In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! 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: New Release Tuesday: Maxïmo Park New Meat Puppets album hits stores…
Jim Jeselun, a reserve deputy for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, thought something was odd about a man he saw walking into a Scottsdale bank on Monday. For one thing, he was wearing a “big Afro wig.” When the man came out of the First Fidelity Bank at 7401 E. Camelback…
We scanned last Thursday’s Danny Seo column in the Arizona Republic for more signs that the Guru of Green was pushing products for his own gain, but didn’t spot any. Plant native species in your yard. Recycle your old magazines. Clean your windows with a towel instead of paper products…
With all of the uncertainty surrounding the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes ice-hockey team, organizers of a rally in support of keeping the NHL team in Glendale are begging hockey fans to come out en masse Saturday. Just not to the Westgate City Center — anymore. Contrary to previous reports, the “White…
One of baseball’s best traditions is batting practice, because not many things in sports are sweeter than watching a Major League ballplayer cranking moon shots into the outfield and over the fence. If you love BP and the Cincinnati Reds are your fave, then you probably experienced the best time…
U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested 53 illegal immigrants on the Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation Friday, while a separate incident lead to the discovery of a smuggling tunnel, fifty feet north of the border in Nogales. The tunnel is the 11th tunnel near the border to be discovered since October 2008…30…
In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Feathered Bastard: Rob Haney, Maricopa County GOP Chair, and His Anti-Mexican Rant to the Catholic…
Light rail trains will not be allowed to run past Arizona State University’s Sun Devil Stadium from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday because of President Obama’s commencement speech. Metro Light Rail says shuttle buses will serve as a “bridge” around the service gap.On top of that, thousands of…
Maricopa County leadership is claiming another win in its fight against a lawsuit filed by County Attorney Andrew Thomas. According to the Board of Supervisors, Thomas is no longer asking the courts for an injunction to stop the county immediately from setting up its own civil lawsuit department, which the…
A local group of self-fashioned ghostbusters hit the publicity jackpot today with a nationwide Associated Press article about their activities at a “haunted” New Mexico bar. The group’s members, who call themselves the West Coast Ghost and Paranormal Society, have a Web site that begs for donations and a stable…
Don’t believe the labor union — and by the way, take $5 off your next purchase at Food City. That’s the message from the Bashas’ grocery chain in its latest English-and-Spanish-languages mailer to Valley homes. “Who is trying to destroy Food City?” the flier asks, then answers its own question…
Mayor Phil Gordon’s finding out what it’s like to be a big fish in a small oasis during a junket to Saudi Arabia this week with nine other U.S. mayors: Phoenix is by far the largest city represented. Middle Eastern media reports the mayors were received today by the Acting Governor…
A man who stole a pipe from a Mesa smoke shop slammed his car into a manager who had tried to stop him, police say. The incident began on Saturday just before 3 p.m. when the man, who wasn’t identified immediately by police, walked out of DJ’s Smoke Shop, 2034…
The Arizona Republic and other local media still haven’t reported that the $280 million lawsuit against KB Home and Countrywide Financial was launched by a labor union. The Las Vegas Sun, on the other hand, realized its original story about the mortgage-fraud class action lawsuit had missed a main point,…
Before Sunday afternoon, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ weekend series against the Washington Nationals at Chase Field was looking like a disaster. Following a pair of tough losses on Friday and Saturday, it seemed the Snakes were about to get swept by the basement-dwelling Nats, giving new manager A.J. Hinch the ugliest possible start.Thankfully, the…
Starting today, the city of Phoenix has instituted a fire ban at city parks. Charcoal, wood, and open fires are not allowed in mountain preserves, and smoking outside vehicles is prohibited. However, propane and gas grills may be used in designated areas…A Valley homeless man named Greyson Malzac is being…
I’ve really got to wonder about these so-called “Christians” who spend all of their time hating on Mexican immigrants, legal and otherwise. I mean, did they ever go to Sunday school? Hear the parable of the good Samaritan? Read the Sermon on the Mount? Or any of the New Testament,…
In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! 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:Arty Girl: Michael Cajero at Eric Firestone Gallery in Tucson Curtains: Theater…
