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:…
According to Governor Jan Brewer, GOP presidential candidates will be coming to Arizona to debate.The debate, Brewer says, was awarded to the state by the Republican National Committee, and has apparently persuaded the governor to not seek a “louder voice” for Arizona nationally by moving the state’s primary date to…
For the second time this year, we have the pleasure of bringing you an actual man bites dog story.The latest human to turn the table on man’s best friend: 33-year-old John Kroll, who allegedly bit a police dog as he was getting arrested earlier this week.According to court records, Police…
Maricopa County is now safe from six illegal immigrants who were allegedly using stolen identities to work at a Mexican restaurant in Chandler.That’s right, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office conducted its latest illegal immigrant roundup at Moreno’s Mexican grill in Chandler this morning. It netted a total of six arrests.The…
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department today released its findings on the bizarre deaths of both the girlfriend and son of Scottsdale-based Medicis CEO Jonah Shacknai.The death of Shacknai’s son Max, 6 — who fell down a flight of stairs at the family’s Coronado mansion in July — was ruled…
According to a Hispanic woman with a video camera, comedian Katt Williams is a “racist” “uncle Tom” who’s “kissing white ass.”If you ask “Maria,” he’s apparently a (black) white supremacist, too (click here to see a documentary on the only other black white supremacist we’ve ever heard of).The woman’s six-minute…
Assault rifles, a cool-looking off-road machine and a bored deputy who evidently has too much time on his hands — what’s not to love about today’s shot for “You Write the Caption?” The photo features a “Deputy Templeton,” who apparently submitted his picture for humor’s sake to a fitness Web…
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department later today will announce its findings in the bizarre death of Rebecca Zahou, the girlfriend of Scottsdale-based Medicis CEO Jonah Shacknai. Zahau’s body was found naked, hog-tied, and hanging from a balcony at Shacknai’s Coronado mansion in July.The SDCSD will reportedly announce that Zahau’s…
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:…
A Sedona-based hiking guide has been sentenced to two days in jail and is banned from national forests for six months after getting caught running a tour service on federal lands without a permit.James Reich of Sedona Hiking Adventures is also prohibited from working as a guide in national forests…
Of all the ways to stick it to the man, not even showing law enforcement the courtesy of waking up to have your mugshot photo taken is our current favorite.The above photo is not a picture of Ramon Corrales passed out next to a toilet after a night of tequila…
Three boys whose grandfather forced them on torturous marches across tough Grand Canyon trails told rangers their entire summer had been filled with travel and abuse.The three boys — 8, 9 and 12 — told how their grandpa, Christopher Carlson of Indianapolis, injured them repeatedly during trips to various states,…
When Suzanne Izenberg was arrested for arson yesterday, the arresting officer suggested to the court that she not be released on bail because she’s a drug abuser and there’s a good chance she’ll try to set something else on fire — which makes a lot of sense considering she’s tried…
With the November 8 recall election advancing on him like an out-of-control semi, state Senate President Russell Pearce is attempting to morph himself into an honorable man, a practical politician and rehabilitator of Arizona’s economic fortunes, all in a lame attempt to spare himself from the wrath of the voters.This…
No settlement for now between Fox and Cox.The communications company and Captain Joel Fox of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office attended a settlement conference on Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark E Aspey, but no resolution was made in Fox’s lawsuit over the release of his embarrassing “Zorro” e-mails. The…
Hey, Chandler parents, it’s time to freak out…Yesterday morning, a kid was nearly abducted in Chandler — and two others were nearly scooped up by a couple of creeps last night, which has caused the Chandler Police Department to increase neighborhood patrols.Chandler Detective Seth Tyler says it’s unclear if the…
Former County Attorney Andrew Thomas, having previously submitted $47 million in claims against the state and county, has now apparently decided to man up. Though he was fully prepared to soak the taxpayers for tens of millions, he now realizes — according to an e-mail he sent to Arizona Republic…
After pressure from Valley civil rights leaders, comedian Katt Williams has apologized for the anti-Hispanic rant he spewed during a performance in Phoenix last week.”My remarks were not to be offensive. I want to apologize if my comedy act was taken out of context. I sincerely appreciate my fans within…
Patricia Hipshire is missing, and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office needs your help finding her.Hipshire, 57, was last seen on Monday August 22, at the Apache Junction Library…
So….did you hear the one about the Arizona Diamondbacks being the hottest team in baseball?It’s not a joke, it’s a fact: the Arizona Diamondbacks, with nine straight wins, are the hottest team in baseball.The D-Backs now lead the National League West by six games, with about a month left to…
I see a lot of vatos around wearing the clamdigger pants with the knee-high white socks and white sneakers. Though this is nothing new, I’ve noticed recently that the shoes and socks are the whitest white I’ve ever seen. If I wear white sneakers and socks, they get dirty pretty…
HEAD GAMES You can’t “just shake off” a concussion: Thank you for this timely, informative, and well-written article (“Knocked Out,” Steve Jansen and Gus Garcia-Roberts, August 18). As a neurologist, I can’t begin to tell you how frustrating it is when I see head trauma shrugged off as an injury…
