Much to the dismay of many Moon Valley residents, it looks like a Goodwill store is going to open in their neighborhood.A couple of months ago, New Times obtained several e-mail chains among residents of the North Phoenix country-club community, including former Republican U.S. Congressman John Shadegg, rallying others to…
A Mesa man who was found completely naked and covered in both Off! insect-repellent and Raid insecticide told police he was just trying to throw the police dog off his scent.Have we mentioned yet that there was no police dog?…
For more than two years now, Governor Jan Brewer has been threatening a run for a likely unconstitutional third term.She still hasn’t made up her mind, although some gubernatorial campaigns are already starting, giving a very awkward non-answer to Fox News this week…
My co-worker was driving to work this morning when she realized she was being followed by a Mexican in his vehicle. He followed her for at least three miles on the road, and during this time he waved at her, smiled when she frowned, and even puckered his lips. She…
Marco Cardenas looks and acts like a media mogul. He walks with the confidence of a man backed by a multimillion-dollar contract, and he dresses the part, too: Usually all white, from head to toe. “Cocaine white,” he likes to call it. As head of local label Nastyboy Records, MC…
Google tells New Times it’s trying to fix the weird appearance of the phrase “Jew York Times” in certain Google News search returns. We’d emailed the tech giant while reporting the quirk, which a Google spokeswoman told us is a “technical issue.”…
A new sign and more safety warnings are coming from the Bureau of Land Management following the deaths of three hikers this summer near “The Wave” formation near the Arizona-Utah border. Following an analysis of the tragedies, the BLM says today in a news release that several steps will be…
Governor Jan Brewer still hasn’t made up her mind on whether she’s running for a likely unconstitutional third term.We say “likely unconstitutional” because the Arizona Constitution says a governor can’t hold office “for more than two consecutive terms,” and we’re under the impression three is more than two…
The man who has grabbed the butts of three women inside Tempe grocery stores has been linked to a fourth attack.Police in Gilbert and Tempe are now working together on the case, as a fourth woman has come forward, detailing her run-in with the butt-grabber at a Target store in…
Brendan McDonough, the lone survivor of the Granite Mountain Hotshot crew, said it “wasn’t a bad decision” his colleagues made before they died in the Yarnell Hill Fire.That comment came from ABC News’ exclusive interview with McDonough, which aired in part this morning on Good Morning America…
If you’ve driven past the Phoenix VA hospital at Indian School Road and Seventh Street in the past couple of years, you couldn’t help but notice its large solar-panel project. Yet most of the panels have been sitting idle, New Times has learned, collecting sunlight but not transmitting electricity anywhere…
Arizona’s nationally known for its general apathy toward its professional sports teams, but that doesn’t mean the super-fans don’t exist here.Specifically, we’re talking about the folks who are such hardcore fans that they get truly awful tattoos permanently stamped to their bodies to show their pride for their teams. We’ve…
It’s a wonder that Phoenix Suns forward Michael Beasley has ever gotten away with smoking weed.Scottsdale police arrested Beasley early Tuesday morning after finding marijuana in Beasley’s possession during a traffic stop, which is at least the fifth time that someone has caught Beasley with weed…
A Phoenix 16-year-old without a driver’s license was driving his six siblings to their first day back at school on Monday when he crashed the car, killing three of his young brothers.Phoenix police detectives believe the 16-year-old may have been impaired when he swerved the minivan into oncoming traffic and…
Guess who is complaining about unions again? Councilman Sal DiCiccio is defending his District 6 seat against Karlene Keogh Parks, senior vice president of an international insurance firm. Keogh Parks has secured the support of police and firefighter unions and Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton. DiCiccio has in his corner the…
Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Darnell Dockett’s claims that he bought a tiger kind of took a blow after animal-rights activists discovered that the supposed “mother” of the tiger was a male.Dockett has claimed that he did buy a tiger cub, although it’s been hard to tell whether he actually did…
Well, that didn’t take long — a lawsuit already has been filed against Federico’s Mexican Food, which county health officials said was the source of a “bloody diarrhea outbreak” in the West Valley.According to the latest count from Maricopa County Public Health, 33 people were sickened and 15 of those…
President Obama came to Phoenix today to say that it should be easier for people to buy homes, and the mortgage process should be more favorable to home-buyers.Since we’re just talking about things that would be nice to have, I’ll take a large pepperoni pizza from NYPD Pizza delivered to…
From what we can tell, Governor Jan Brewer didn’t do anything obnoxious to the President of the United States today.It appears that the governor avoided embarrassing the state’s residents again, by choosing to keep her finger away from President Obama’s face on this occasion…
Mayor Greg Stanton briefly spoke with President Barack Obama when he arrived in Phoenix to speak about the U.S. housing market. Along with a welcome, a handshake and a half-hug, Stanton had a letter for Obama written by a local Dreamer — Antonio (Tony) Valdovinos. The letter thanked the president…
If Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Darnell Dockett actually bought a tiger cub, then he might be interested in knowing that the “mother” of that cub is a male.Dockett has claimed that he did buy a tiger cub, although it’s been hard to tell whether he actually did or he’s just…
Lance Wallis, a 40-year-old West Valley resident, will not be bringing home the “Father of the Year” award for 2013.That’s because police say Wallis, who was driving drunk, crashed his car in Sun City West, and ordered his passengers — his 4-year-old son and teenage niece — to run. According…
