Sinema describes the love that dare not speak its nameNow that Congressman Jeff Flake has announced his intention to run for the seat of retiring Arizona U.S. Senator Jon Kyl, it’s safe to assume that state Senate president Russell Pearce will go after Flake’s sixth district seat in 2012.Actually, you…
It’s official: Republican Congressman Jeff Flake will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Senator Jon Kyl.Flake made his announcement this morning at the same Phoenix hotel where Kyl announced his upcoming retirement last week. Flake, who has represented Arizona’s 6th Congressional District since 2001, which includes parts…
The Phoenix Suns split their games this weekend, beating the Utah Jazz 95-83 on the road while getting beat 113-108 at home by the Sacramento Kings. That keeps their record at an even .500, although the nature of their losses suggest it is an uneven .500. Planet Orange got over…
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:…
As a follow-up to my colleague James King’s recent blog item on Daniel Rodriguez’s autopsy report and the fact that meth was found in his system, I’m posting the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s findings, here.One thing to keep in mind, a fact some seem to be conveniently forgetting: the cause…
The Phoenix Police Department is asking the public’s help in tracking down a man it’s referring to as an “investigative lead” in the murder of a Phoenix woman yesterday.Investigators are looking for 53-year-old Wade Ridley, the ex-boyfriend of 62-year-old Anne Marie Simenson, who was found murdered in her Phoenix home…
Reporters and ad execs from the war-torn East Valley Tribune will be moving to a Tempe address next month — and out of the funky old building that’s housed a newspaper for 55 years. In a way, the move will mark the final destruction of the old Mesa Tribune, which published its…
The domestic violence suspect shot and killed by Phoenix police Officer Richard Chrisman was apparently high on crystal meth when the Phoenix Police Department’s Killer Cop gunned down him and his dog in a trailer in south Phoenix last year.A toxicology report released today shows that suspect Daniel Rodriquez had…
What do 100 high-end computer CPUs, $1,660 worth of toilet paper, and a box of brownies have in common? They used to be property of Arizona State University – that is – until they were stolen. And those are just three of the 136 cases of stolen University property reported…
Several New Times staffers were stunned this week when they received Facebook friend requests from Joe Watson, a former New Times staff writer who decided to take his writing career in a (ahem) different direction — he’s now a poet (sort of).Watson, you see, is also known as the “Salon…
Montana’s State House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly yesterday to repeal that state’s 2004 voter-approved medical marijuana initiative The repeal bill still needs to go before the State Senate — and faces possible veto by Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat. But the vote, even though it fell sharply along party…
Add one part delusion to three parts grandstanding, mixed with a healthy glob of nativism, and what do you get?Governor Jan Brewer’s SB 1070 “counterclaim” against the federal government for not protecting Arizona from “invasion.”You’d think that at least state Attorney General Tom Horne would have sense enough to know…
Assistant public defender Jeffrey Kirchler tried to suggest at Faleh Almaleki’s murder trial yesterday that the lead detective in the case invented the “honor killing” angle that turned this Maricopa County case into an international sensation. …
The Pinal County man who police say sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl on Monday has been arrested.The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office announced today that 25-year-old Juan Carlos Cuadros-Ortiz was taken into custody thanks to an anonymous tip from a citizen.Ortiz was located near Highway 84 and Burris Road in Casa…
The Associated Press wants to assure readers that it knows what “the Birther Bill” is — despite the way TV news websites destroy stories it puts over the wire.Earlier this week, we posted a story explaining to the AP and CBS affiliate KPHO the difference between the “Birther Bill” and…
The good news: Arizona placed in the top 10 in a national ranking. The bad news: It’s a list of the top 10 states with the deadliest eating habits. According to financial news website 24/7 Wall St., Arizona has the ninth-deadliest eating habits in the country, a ranking based on…
A Mesa pervert who convinced his girlfriend to help him drug and then molest her own daughter has been sentenced to a fairly lengthy prison sentence.Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Paul McMurdie this morning sentenced William Lewis Riedel to 20 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor, and…
The Phoenix Police Department is asking the public’s help in tracking down the person who murdered a Phoenix woman in her home yesterday. The suspect, police say, may be driving around in the victim’s car.About 4 p.m. yesterday, Phoenix police were called to a house in the 28600 blockof North…
Several members of Congress — Democrat and Republican — have been sleeping in their Congressional offices in Washington D.C., as oppose to finding permanent lodging in the nation’s Capitol, and a government watchdog group isn’t happy about it. Three of those members of Congress happen to represent Arizona.The executive director…
Back in December, medical marijuana foes Bill Montgomery and Sheila Polk, county attorneys for Maricopa and Yavapai, respectively, quietly explored whether or not Proposition 203 could be declared unconstitutional. An e-mail sent to the Arizona Department of Health Services on December 6, signed by both Montgomery and Polk, implies that…
Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated wrote a column this week in which he discusses offseason trade rumors involving Arizona Diamondbacks star Justin Upton. Verducci writes that the Diamondbacks’ new general manager, Kevin Towers, “never really wanted to move 23-year-old outfielder Justin Upton.” He only wanted to see what sort of…
The Phoenix Suns reached .500 for the first time since December 19 yesterday, beating the hapless Golden State Warriors 112-88 at the US Airways Arena. Planet Orange opened up a can of whoopass on the Warriors right from the beginning, at one point taking a 33-point lead over their opponent…
