The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office did not review a 3,000 page internal Arizona Department of Corrections investigation into the 2009 cage death of Perryville Prison inmate Marcia Powell.The County Attorney’s office last week declined to prosecute anyone involved in Powell’s heat-related death. The ADC had asked for charges of negligent…
From the beginning, Mike Nixon’s successful path to the NFL was a long shot. And even though he spent more than nine months working his tail off to get there, his professional-football dreams were halted when the San Diego Chargers gave the former Arizona State Sun Devils standout his unconditional…
Stephen Dubner, half of the writing team behind the upcoming movie (based on the book), Freakonomics, calls it an example of “unbranding” in a New York Times blog post today. Whatever the name for recruiting candidates of a third party to suck votes away from Democrats, Steve May and Jim Weiers — both Republicans…
If there’s any sort of absolute that applies to the Arizona Diamondbacks during this dreadful season of baseball it’s this: The only thing that’s certain is that nothing’s for certain. For instance, the Snakes appeared to be on an upswing entering their three-game series this past weekend against the Houston…
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If you needed a reminder not to drink and drive this holiday weekend …A 40-year-old woman from Sells, Arizona is facing negligent homicide, criminal damage and driving under the influence charges in connection with the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent. Cops said that based on field sobriety tests,…
Republican Senator John McCain and his Democratic contender, Rodney Glassman, will match wits later this month in a televised debate. The political show-down will take place in the studios of Channel 3, (KTVK-TV) and air at 6 p.m. In announcing that Glassman will take part, the Democrat’s election crew took the opportunity for a bit…
Terry Goddard condemned New Times’ blog post today about Jan Brewer’s mentally ill son — in a press release sent to the biggest blabbermouths in town, the news media. “The New Times post about Governor Brewer’s son is both unfair and inappropriate . Her son is not running for governor. Families…
By now, much of the country has seen the horrendous debate performance Monday night by Governor Jan Brewer. Let the parodies begin. (Full Disclosure: Um, we know this child.) Next up is a video that’s garnered a few thousand hits with Brewer played by a drag queen:…
Props to the campaign of governor-wannabe and current Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard. This latest YouTube video from the Goddard camp body-slams Governor Jan “We Have Did” Brewer on her bogus statements about headless bodies in the Arizona desert. Looks like Goddard’s ready to go into cage fighter mode. (I know,”Terry?”…
We’re hearing a lot about acid attacks these days — now there’s been one in Mesa. Police report that a 41-year-old woman stepped out of her vehicle in her driveway at about 1 p.m. yesterday when a woman walked up and threw acid on her. She then ran away through the…
It’s no secret — not really — that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s son is seriously mentally ill. During her years in the state Legislature and as a member of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, she mentioned it often in passing, and earned a reputation as a big-hearted advocate for…
A 21-year-old Navy man received a 10-year prison sentence in Maricopa County Superior Court today for the murder of his rival for the love of a 48-year-old Chandler schoolteacher.Sixto Balbuena stabbed 18-year-old Samual Valdivia on April 10, 2009, after catching the younger man at the house of Tamara Hofmann, a…
Recently, someone e-mailed me asking if the aged, stone-faced action hero Steven Seagal, who stars in Robert Rodriguez’s Mexican-immigration revenge flick Machete as a badass drug lord, was one of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s “special deputies.” You know, like Lou Ferrigno, Ted Nugent, and other lesser lights.I told the e-mailer I…
Zaremba Group, the Cleveland company that bought the unfinished Centerpoint towers in Tempe for $30 million this week, plans to rent out the units once planned as condominiums.The real estate company’s Scottsdale office hasn’t returned our call yet, and the guy from Cleveland who knows something, Zaremba president Joe Urbancic,…
The same day that a Phoenix man pleaded guilty to stealing luggage at Sky Harbor, (his wife and accomplice has already been convicted), another case of looted baggage turned up.The new case appears far worse than that of Keith and Stacy King, prolific pilferers themselves.This time, it involves a guy…
The Justice Department has sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio before. He’s still here.A federal judge called conditions in the Arpaio-run county jail unconstitutional. They fixed a few toilets — no big deal for Arpaio.Now we’re supposed to get excited about this new lawsuit related to the feds’ civil-rights probe? Not feeling…
Dennis Gilman’s simple suggestion for a Goddard attack adNo use belaboring a point: Governor Jan Brewer’s a colossal idiot. How did this hillbilly queen become governor? Oh, that’s right, she lucked into the job once ex-Gov. Janet Napolitano skipped Sand Land to become the Obama administration’s official border hawk and…
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:…
The unfinished Centerpoint towers in downtown Tempe have been sold to the Zaremba Group for $30 million, we just heard from Mark Winkleman, CEO of ML Manager. His succinct e-mail says all that we know about the deal, so here it is: After sorting through over 300 interested buyers from…
No deal has yet been reached between Veolia Transportation, the company that operates Phoenix city buses, and the three unions that represent its employees. They have extended their contracts through September 30, pushing back further the possibility of a bus strike.Negotiations continue with Veolia negotiators wanting to slash workers’ compensation…
Dr. Emilio Luna, the west Phoenix pediatrician accused of distributing child porn on a public file-sharing system, was the only one who had used his laptop computer, federal agents allege. A complaint filed by agents in court gives more details as to why Luna was arrested, and what kinds of…
