Remember that pesky “bruise” that’s kept Arizona Cardinals running back Beanie Wells sidelined for the last three weeks? Well, that “bruise,” it turns, out was a torn meniscus, on which Wells had some secret surgery that the team kept hush-hush for nearly a month.Wells sustained the injury in the final…
A Gilbert man, initially charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 13-month-old girl, pleaded guilty to lesser charges in a Maricopa County Superior Court this morning.David Arnold Reed III, 23, copped to manslaughter and child abuse in the 2009 beating death of Cheree Goard, the daughter of his…
Get out the wax and those tiny combs — the American Mustache Institute announced this week that it’s begun accepting nominations for the most coveted award in the mustached community: The Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year.Last year’s winner was injured Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Clay Zavada, who…
TV news is tacky. The hair, the sewn-on smiles, and dopey catch phrases like “telling it like is” (that’s you, KPHO) make it hard to stomach for any true cynic.Now ABC 15 is recycling a decades-old term — often reserved for children under the age of 10 — to explain…
It’s wise idea to look your best in front of any new boss. And the Arizona Diamondbacks looked pretty damn good as they swept the Colorado Rockies this past week at Chase Field as newly hired general manager Kevin Towers watched from the stands. During the series, the D-Backs flourished…
In New Times’ feature this week, Pinalchio, we examine the shooting of Pinal County Sheriff’s Deputy Louie Puroll.Puroll claims he was shot by a group of Latino or Native American (he couldn’t tell) drug smugglers in the desert just west of Casa Grande.The shooting fueled the immigration debate, thrust Pinal…
One misconception out there is that the inquiry into MCSO Deputy Chief Frank Munnell’s memo by Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu could result in criminal charges being filed against those Sheriff Joe loyalists now suspended with pay: Chief Deputy David Hendershott, Director Larry Black, and Captain Joel Fox. Though Munnell alleges criminal activity…
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 Valley speedster fought that law and actually won.Back in November, we told you about Elvis Saloum, a real-estate agent from Peoria, who managed to rack up 55 photo-radar speeding tickets while driving his mom’s Lexus.Saloum got busted speeding on nearly every Valley freeway at speeds ranging from 86 to…
After months of debate over whether Elizabeth Johnson, the mother of Gabriel Johnson — the baby who went missing last December — is competent to stand trial, her defense team has waived a hearing on the matter.Johnson was initially found incompetent to stand trial following a psychological evaluation back in…
The world of virtual friendship was at a standstill this afternoon.If you went to your Facebook page to update your status, plant crops (you weird Farmvill-ians, you), or flip through photos of hot chicks you barely even know, you may have had some trouble. For the second day in a…
www.icanhascheezburger.com If you happen to have drugs laying around that you don’t feel like enjoying need anymore, the Tempe Police Department is happy to take them off your hands — so they can destroy them. The TPD, in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration, is holding a “drug take-back event” in…
DUIs happen everyday, usually without any of the newsworthy flare needed to make headlines. A Phoenix man apparently decided to go big or go home because, in the course of his alleged DUI, he managed to break just about every drinking-related law on the books.According to court records obtained by…
A Phoenix woman was arrested Tuesday after a quick, crack-fueled game of baseball with a cat. They weren’t on the same team — the woman was at bat and the kitten was the ball.According to court records obtained by New Times, cops got a call at 9 a.m. Tuesday about…
Last night, a friend e-mailed us a photo of a billboard showing a quote from Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu accompanied by what appears to be a Hispanic family lookin’ down in the dumps.The quote isn’t necessarily racist — neither is the photo — but when combined they give the…
The Arizona Diamondbacks, at the end of one of their worst seasons, announced yesterday that Kevin Towers will be the teams’ new general manager.Towers spent 14 seasons as the GM for the San Diego Padres. In that time, the team won four NL West titles and went to the World Series…
INDICTMENT TIME I have a simple question for U.S. Attorney for Arizona Dennis Burke and Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard: Where are the ever-lovin’ indictments? Indeed, you can be sure of one thing in the wake of MCSO Deputy Chief Frank Munnell’s 63-page memo outlining the corruption and alleged criminal…
A Pinal County sheriff’s sergeant is discussing Deputy Louie Puroll, who famously claimed on April 30 that a Latino drug smuggler shot him in the desert. “I can’t speak for our sheriff [Paul Babeu],” Dave Hausman says, “but I can speak for our unit, and the sheriff can slap me…
What punishment could America give that would finally make crossing America’s borders — repeatedly — unpalatable to Mexicans, when even Mexican natives admit that it is at least as harmful to Mexico as it is to America, and the “needless paperwork” in our immigration process is to try to filter…
Want more proof that Sheriff Joe Arpaio is a cross between Tricky Dick Nixon and Vincent “the Chin” Gigante? Take a gander at the Bobby Wetherell affidavit. Much of the local media continues, bass-like, to be impaled on the hook of Deputy Chief Frank Munnell’s loving memo to Sheriff Joe,…
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:…
When it comes to cool stuff hidden in the woods, cops always seem to find it before people who would put it to good use — as is the case with about 1,200 weed plants Yavapai County sheriff’s deputies found about five miles outside of Crown King.Rather than smoke it…
