10 Things Transplants Learn About Phoenix
As a city with a lot of transplants, there are a lot of lessons people are going to learn after moving here.Here are 10 things transplants will learn at some point after their move to Phoenix:…
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Showing 7987 - 8008 of 32232Slide Fire in Sedona’s Oak Creek Canyon Keeps Growing (Video)
OO.ready(function() { OO.Player.create(‘ooyalaplayer’, ‘BvaTdobjoJbW0kK6azB5Phl4Hoh-oHqy’); });Please enable Javascript to watch this videoSlide Fire in Sedona’s Oak Creek Canyon: Time Lapse Video by Andrew Pielage.Freelance photographer and New Times contributor Andrew Pielage traveled to Sedona and the Oak Creek Canyon area earlier this week to capture images and video of the Slide…
Top Four Most-Read Phoenix News Stories of the Week
In case you missed any news action this week, we’ve got you covered.Here’s our recap of the most-read news stories of the week:…
Sedona and Flagstaff “Open for Business”
Not only is the Slide Fire burning thousands of acres of beautiful Arizona land, it could certainly affect tourism in Flagstaff and Sedona for Memorial Day weekend.The Sedona Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau has released a statement saying both cities are “open for business.”…
Slide Fire North of Sedona Grows to 7,500 Acres
The wildfire that started Tuesday afternoon just north of Sedona, near Slide Rock State Park, is up to about 7,500 acres.The firefighting effort, which now involves more than 800 people, has so far been able to keep the fire west of State Route 89A, which has been one of the…
Memorial Day Weekend DUI Patrols: Phoenix, Peoria, Mesa, Tempe, and More
Drunk driving is bad.With that out of the way, here’s where one police department will be setting up a sobriety checkpoint and other departments will be operating “saturation patrols” around the Valley, looking for impaired drivers this weekend:…
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Maricopa County Mugshots of the Week: Lockup’s Hottest Ladies, Volume 2
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest.This week, we bring you our second edition…
Jan Brewer Calls Special Session to Deal With New Department of Child Safety
Governor Jan Brewer has called a special session of the legislature to deal with the creation of the Department of Child Safety, which is replacing Child Protective Services.Brewer made the announcement today, and also released the details of her bill to reform CPS…
Cox Bringing Gigabit Internet Service to Phoenix Area
Cox Communications is establishing super-fast Internet service in the Phoenix area with speeds on par with Google Fiber.The announcement from Cox comes just a few months after Google announced it planned to offer gigabit broadband service, which Google has billed as “100 times faster than today’s basic broadband.”…
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Slide Fire North of Sedona Up to 4,500 Acres
The wildfire that started Tuesday afternoon just north of Sedona, near Slide Rock State Park, has grown to 4,500 acres.The fire was about one-tenth that size 24 hours earlier…
Undocumented Immigrants in the Military? One Who Lived in Phoenix Received Medal of Honor
House Republicans in Washington have blocked a vote on a bill that would allow certain undocumented immigrants to serve in the military, and the Pentagon is reportedly considering doing that without congressional approval.The idea’s apparently not agreeable to everyone, but at least one undocumented immigrant has served in the military…
Ask a Mexican on the “No Espeak English” Ruse and the World Cup
I’m a half-mexicana, half-gabacha working as an appointment scheduler in a medical office. I’m one of a handful of schedulers there who speak Spanish. I’ve noticed in the years I’ve been working in this field that about seven to eight times out of 10, when a Spanish-speaking patient calls, gets…
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Who Gets to Chop Off the Head of Tom Horne’s Zombie-Like Campaign?
As Tom Horne’s zombie-like re-election campaign staggers forth, a question remains: Who will chop off its head? Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne’s bizarre relationship with women is best described by ex-AG staffer Sarah Beattie, the 26-year-old who has deluged both state and federal authorities with physical evidence demonstrating that Horne…
Who Will Chop Off the Head of Tom Horne’s Zombie-Like Campaign?
As Tom Horne’s zombie-like re-election campaign staggers forth, a question remains: Who will chop off its head? Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne’s bizarre relationship with women is best described by ex-AG staffer Sarah Beattie, the 26-year-old who has deluged both state and federal authorities with physical evidence demonstrating that Horne…
Teenager Arrested for Cutting an Arm Off a Cactus in Scottsdale
Cacti are taken very seriously in Arizona.Scottsdale police arrested a 16-year-old Gilbert boy yesterday for cutting the arm off a cactus in Pinnacle Peak Park…
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Obama: Deaths of Vets in Phoenix Apparently Not Linked to Wait Times
President Obama says the inspector general looking into allegations that 40 veterans died waiting for care at the Phoenix VA hospital does not see a link between the wait times and the veterans’ deaths.Obama made a statement this morning about the state of various investigations into wait times at VA…
Wildfire Burning Just North of Sedona, Near Slide Rock
A wildfire started yesterday afternoon just north of Sedona, near Slide Rock State Park.The “Slide Fire” was estimated to be 400 to 450 acres as of about 7:30 p.m. yesterday, according to information provided by the Forest Service…
Top 10 Sites for Digging Up Online Info in Maricopa County and Around Arizona
Do you want to dig up dirt on your new boyfriend, local politician or the business begging for your money and time? If you live in Maricopa County or elsewhere in Arizona, we’ve got a few awesome and mostly free online resources for you:…
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ASU Research: Overweight Teenagers Have Fewer Friends
Researchers at Arizona State University found in a study of teenagers that overweight teens had an average of one fewer friend than non-overweight teens.Additionally, when the kids were asked to make a list of their closest friends, non-overweight teens chose more non-overweight friends, whereas overweight kids weren’t as discriminatory on…
ADOT Has 1,800 More Golden Tickets to the HOV Lane for Drivers of Plug-in Cars
The Arizona Department of Transportation is releasing more of the “clean air — blue skies” license plates, which allow drivers to be in the HOV lane solo at any time.When the plates first rolled out in 2007, pretty much any vehicle using an alternative energy source could get the plate,…
Steve Gallardo Running for Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Instead of Congress
The field of Democrats to replace retiring Congressman Ed Pastor in Congressional District 7 just got a little less crowded.State Senator Steve Gallardo announced that he’s going to run for a spot on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors instead of a seat in Congress…
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Phoenix Named Among Most Dangerous Cities for Pedestrians
Out of the largest metro areas in the country, the Phoenix metro area is one of the most dangerous for pedestrians.Recently released National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics show Phoenix is near the top in pedestrian deaths, but that’s partly because Phoenix is one of the biggest cities in the…