Five months ago, you could’ve sneaked up and hit us up-side the face with a two-by-four and we wouldn’t have been half as shocked as if you’d said Jan Brewer was leading the polls for governor.That was five months ago — meantime, Jan signed SB 1070, and needless to say, things changed.According…
There’s a new clue in the death of Kyleigh Sousa, the ASU student killed during a robbery-gone-wrong this past May, and the Tempe Police Department needs the public’s help to answer a few questions the clues have raised.Tempe police Sergeant Steve Carbajal tells New Times a driver’s license that was taken…
This just in: MCSO’s fearless leader Sheriff Joe is heading into the desert today to hunt for illegal aliens in the oven-like temperatures. And he’s breaking out the big guns, or at least one of them — a .50 caliber machine gun, in case they run into any of them-thar narco-terrorists. His…
Frequent New Times readers may remember Jimmy Wayne, the country music star currently walking from Nashville to Phoenix to raise awareness for homeless kids.You may also remember that back in February we managed to piss off a few (probably all) of his fans by saying their hero had wimped out…
The British Open teed off this morning at the Old Course at St. Andrews, one of the most historic links in all of golf. Over 150 golfers will take their hacks to try to win the third major this golf season. But the tournament also means it’s yet another chance…
The trial for James Arthur Ray, the Oprah-approved “self-help” guru who organized a deadly sweat-lodge retreat in Sedona last year, won’t begin on August 31, as originally scheduled.Court docs released yesterday show Ray’s trial has been vacated and that no new date has yet been set.The reason for the delay is…
Well, the sun came up yesterday, which seems to mean one thing lately here in Sand Land: somebody robbed a bank — or at least tried to. For those in the news biz, you’ve probably noticed lately that about once a day a cop from some Valley city wants your help in finding someone…
The day has finally arrived, Arizona: The state’s much-loathed photo-radar speed-enforcement program comes to an end tonight. At 11:59 p.m. today, the plug will be pulled on all the state’s speed-cams, and anyone caught speeding past one will no longer have to fear a process server dropping off a nasty-gram…
Crusading U.S. Senate candidate and former New Times journalist John Dougherty has fired a salvo at what he refers to as “Arizona’s axis of hysteria.” That is, this odd fundraising venture on the part of Sheriff Joe Arpaio and neo-Nazi-hugging state Senator Russell Pearce called B.A.N., or Ban Amnesty Now.On…
The first half of the 2010 season was a mostly forgettable one for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Sure, there was Edwin Jackson’s no-hitter and Chris Young’s selection as an All-Star. But it’s mid-July, and the Snakes’ playoff hopes are essentially finished. With a 34-55 record, the D-Backs are already 17.5 games…
The trend this week among Arizona politicos locked in primary campaigns they have no chance of winning is that, once the reality sets in that their chances at victory are slim-to-none, they suspend their campaign. In the last seven days, both Owen “Buz” Mills and state Treasurer Dean Martin have bailed on…
At age 17, Sergio Marquez left his hometown in the Mexican state of Michoacán and traveled to the small U.S. town of Wapato, amid the fertile farmlands of Washington’s Yakima Valley. Even in Mexico, he had heard about the valley’s famed apple trees — and the work that could be…
SO LONG, SARAH Fenske will be missed in the Valley: Sarah Fenske’s move to become a managing editor in a big city is great for [St. Louis], but a great loss for the Valley. In a media storm of divisive reporting in all forms — print, television, radio and online…
Most Mexicans I know (myself included) feel it’s a terrible disrespect to keep old photos of you and your ex around, and vice versa. I’d never keep pictures of me and an ex around to try and push my new/current boyfriend’s buttons; I guess I feel it’s a slap in…
On a hot Tuesday night in Jackson Heights, in a storefront next to a Rent-a-Center on Roosevelt Avenue, a meeting room fills rapidly. Over the din of the elevated 7 train, the large hall buzzes with Spanish dialects from various Latin American countries. The space is the Queens home of…
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 Phoenix Suns made another official move today. Hours after completing a sign and trade for Josh Childress, the Suns traded for Toronto Raptors forward Hedo Turkoglu. Leandro Barbosa and Dwayne Jones were sent to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Turkoglu…
Tempe police today released video footage of the biker who was hit and killed by a car over the weekend. It’s pretty graphic.The worst part is the driver of the car just took off after hitting the victim, and now police want your help in tracking down the person behind…
True to its June 29th promise, the Zack de la Rocha-led, anti-SB 1070 musicians’ movement Sound Strike has announced a benefit concert for Friday, July 23 at the Hollywood Palladium to benefit organizations fighting SB 1070 on the ground here in Arizona.Rage Against the Machine and Conor Oberst and the…
There’s speculation that the 3-year-old boy who was found dead in his family’s car yesterday was left in the car by his mother, which goes against her claim that she took her eye off of him for a few minutes and he wandered into the car on his own.Today, the…
Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth may want to get out the forks because if you believe the latest poll numbers, the dude’s done.Poll numbers released today by Phoenix-based Behavior Research Center show that McCain now has a 45-point lead over the former conservative radio host turned “free government money” pitchman…
The Mesa doctor accused of sexually assaulting and abusing several of his patients was in a Maricopa County Superior Court today where he pleaded not guilty to all charges.Gabriel Ogbonnaya’s charged with 14 counts of sexual abuse and sexual assault stemming from incidents dating back to 2007…
