As was anticipated, the U.S. Department of Justice filed suit today in federal district court against the state of Arizona and Governor Jan Brewer over Arizona’s new “papers, please” legislation, SB 1070.In the lawsuit, the United States government “seeks to declare invalid and preliminarily and permanently enjoin the enforcement of S.B…
If the whole U.S. Senate thing doesn’t work out for former Congressman J.D. Hayworth, he should find some solace in the fact that his work as a TV pitchman — namely his pimping of “horse-love repellent” in a John McCain campaign ad — is getting noticed by some of the…
We took the bait and tuned in to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office’s latest stab at reality TV, Lockup Extended Stay: Maricopa County Jail, over the weekend and it seems as though if you’re a lesbian living in the Valley, the county jail is — as one inmate describes it…
Amar’e Stoudemire is no longer a Phoenix Sun. After weeks of playing the waiting game (while already knowing the answer), Suns fans finally got the official news Monday afternoon. Stoudemire is headed for the Big Apple and the New York Knicks, agreeing to a five-year deal that is worth nearly…
In a battle of two of the most disappointing teams in the National League, the Arizona Diamondbacks lost again. This time it was at the hands of the Chicago Cubs in a 9-4 loss Monday afternoon at Chase Field. Wins are seemingly getting harder and harder to come by these…
What a wild and interesting past few days for the Arizona Diamondbacks. After manager A.J. Hinch and General Manager Josh Byrnes were given the boot Thursday night, former Dodger Kirk Gibson was named interim manager — just as the Dodgers were arriving in town for a weekend series. The series…
Check out this link for a bit of common sense amidst all the anti-immigrant hysteria now swirling throughout Sand Land. It’s a videotaped interview with Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada by Eric Byler, co-director of the documentary 9500 Liberty, which chronicled the rise and fall of a measure similar…
Today will likely be the day.The Washington Post is claiming this morning that the Justice Department will file a lawsuit to try and stop Arizona’s controversial, new immigration law as early as today…
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:…
Gannett Company, the parent company of the Arizona Republic, launched pay walls for three of its newspapers yesterday, charging Internet users to look at the papers’ content. The new, pay-to-read format at the Tallahassee Democrat, The Greenville News in South Carolina and The Spectrum of St. George, Utah tests the…
The mystery over who killed 47-year-old Jeffrey Ahlers is shaping up to be a regular “who done it” and Tempe police say there is no new information in the case the department can share with the public.There are suspects, though — it was either Ahlers himself or somebody else…
Just one day after his medical license was suspended by the Arizona Medical Board, Dr. Gabriel Ogbonnaya has been formally charged with sexual abuse and sexual assault.Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley announced at a press conference yesterday that his office has charged Ogbonnaya with 14 counts of sexual abuse and…
A Bullhead City couple accused of “brutally” sexually assaulting and murdering their six-week-old baby pleaded not guilty to murder, and several other charges related to the boy’s death, yesterday. Staci Lynn Barbosa, 19, and Jonathan Edward Vandergriff, 23, appeared in Mohave County Superior Court yesterday where they each pleaded not…
Just when it seems like smuggling violence can’t get any worse comes news of a slaughter just south of Nogales, Mexico: 21 dead, at least six wounded in a massive gun battle. Media outlets are reporting that the skirmish between rival gangs took place Thursday morning on a dirt road…
Last week, a source who was front-and-center to at the wildfires raging in northern Arizona told New Times that the Department of Public Safety placed photo-radar cameras on an emergency road as response crews tried to battle the blaze.The DPS, however, now says those claims are false…
Radio host Carlos Galindo recently paid a visit to the convenience store/restaurant Minute Liquor/Dora’s Kitchen on 16th Street in south Phoenix to talk to the owner, who happens to be GOP CorpCom candidate Barry Wong’s tenant.Though the man is not identified, there is a financing statement for the business on…
There are few things on the face of god’s green earth more disgusting than a public bathroom — the lone turd floating in the bowl, the piss everywhere, and the weirdo standing next to you at the urinal who subtly tilts his head in your direction for no other reason than to…
Amidst all of the free agency chaos in the NBA, Channing Frye will remain a Phoenix Sun — and a hell of a lot richer. Frye agreed to a five-year, $30 million deal Thursday night. After the Suns offered Frye this deal Thursday afternoon, he and his camp were…
Out with the old. In with the new. The Arizona Diamondbacks brass let their frustrations be known Thursday night, firing General Manager Josh Byrnes and manager A.J. Hinch. And after a lackluster and embarrassing past season-and-a-half, it was time…
The way the Arizona Diamondbacks have played this season, it seemed only a matter of time before heads began to roll. Last night, those heads got rollin’ — news leaked that the team will give the axe to manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Scott Byrnes at a press conference at 10 a.m. today…
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:…
Residents of Scottsdale and Tempe who want to know the locations for recent crimes can go to an info-sharing, map Web site fed by police data. The RAIDS Online site provides a mapping service for several PDs across the country, including the two east Valley cities. We spent a few minutes…
