As the saying goes, pimpin’ aint easy.In fact, it can also get you some prison time. Ask Paul Nichta — the admitted leader of the infamous “Desert Divas” prostitution ring who was sentenced today in Maricopa County Superior Court.Court spokeswoman Karen Arra tells New Times that Nichta got to 2 1/2 years…
We wrote yesterday about the positive moves the Phoenix Coyotes were making this offseason. They were winning awards, re-signing key players, and hoping to build off last season’s success. And then this happens: President Doug Moss gets canned by the National Hockey League…
Weezy can breathe a sigh of relief today — the legally challenged hip-hopster narrowly avoided even more jail time when a Yuma County judge sentenced him to probation this morning in the rapper’s 2008 gun and drug case. Lil Wayne, a.k.a. Dwayne Carter, a.k.a. Weezy, appeared in a Yuma County…
The photos of naked kids found in the photo kiosk of a CVS pharmacy in Fountain Hills last week, which police say belong to a 49-year-old store employee, was just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the man’s collection of kiddy porn.Court documents obtained by New Times show…
They got him.”The Blue Basket Bandit,” who police say is responsible for wreaking havoc on makeup aisles at several Chandler-area pharmacies, has been arrested, police say.The alleged culprit: 34-year-old Phoenix resident Anthony R. Hamilton.Chandler police Detective David Ramer tells New Times that multiple tips from several people who recognized Hamilton…
Of the 100 best football players in the NFL, three are members of the hometown Cardinals. At least that’s what Fox Sports thinks, as the network recently put out its list of the top 100 NFL players. The trio of Cards to make the list: wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, safety Adrian…
Phoenix police are looking for a guy who they say robbed a Goodwill Store in Phoenix earlier this month. The suspect, police say, walked into the store at 3901 East Thunderbird Road in Phoenix on June 1, about 9:15 p.m., with a gun…
Failure, thy name is Dontrelle Willis. The 28-year-old lefty didn’t last very long during the Arizona Diamondbacks’ lopsided loss to the Saint Louis Cardinals last night, and after looking at his stat line for the game, it isn’t surprising. D-Train provided a real stinker for the D-Backs that was like…
Arizona Republic columnist Dan Bickley planted the seed yesterday with an article suggesting that former Phoenix Suns star Charles Barkley was open to the idea of being the team’s next general manager. The Suns have made no indication that they would even want “Sir Charles” to replace Steve Kerr in…
No More Deaths/No Mas Muertes, the humanitarian group that leaves water out for migrants crossing the Arizona desert, will be holding an art auction/fundraiser beginning this First Friday in Phoenix at Bragg’s Pie Factory. The details, taken from the Facebook page for the event, are below.I wrote about No More…
Did Zack de la Rocha, like, read my mind?Or maybe he just read my blog back in June about Los Lobos boycotting Arizona over SB 1070. There I suggested that de la Rocha and all the other great acts avoiding Sand Land like the plague get together and do an…
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 common reaction we’ve received this afternoon when we’ve told people that there’s talk of former Phoenix Suns star Charles Barkley becoming the team’s next general manager has been an overwhelming “pfff.”In any event, the latest piece of sports gossip that’s been cooked up by Arizona Republic columnist Dan Bickley…
Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a manager at a Fountain Hills CVS pharmacy after they received a tip that he was had left several pornographic images of children in one of the store’s photo kiosks. Michael Brown, 49, of Phoenix, was arrested earlier today after sheriff’s deputies conducted a search of…
Here’s some new fuel we’ll likely see added to the knuckle-dragging nativists’ racist fire: Arizona is home to some of the fattest Hispanics in the country, according to a new study conducted by a non-profit health organization…
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is taking yet another stab at reality TV, as its jails will be the focus of the new season of MSNBC’s prison show Lockup: Extended Stay.The show promises to give an inside look at whatever Joe Arpaio allows them to see the jail system, which…
Jan Buescher, the lawyer of Dr. Gabriel Ogbonnaya — the Mesa physician accused of sexually abusing several of his patients — held a press conference yesterday to announce that, among other things, she “will not be trying this case in the media.”Could have fooled us…
The Phoenix Coyotes continued their strong offseason Monday afternoon by re-signing Wojtek Wolski to a two-year deal. As always with the Yotes, terms of the deal were not available, but says nhlscap.com, it’s worth $3.8 million a year. Last season was a breakout year for Wolski as he registered new career-highs…
Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth is on the verge of achieving infomercial super-stardom after his uber-public pimping of a company promising “free government money” and a new ad from John McCain’s campaign.No, Hayworth didn’t actually make the latest ad — it’s a spoof created by the McCain peeps — but it’s…
The only thing that stands between state Senator Pamela Gorman and Sarah Palin is a bikini and someone with a little spare time and photoshop.Don’t look at me to reprise it. But the video above for the conservanut Gorman’s congressional campaign is reminiscent of that famous faux pic of the Wackjob from Wasilla…
Phoenix police are asking for your help in tracking down a woman they say robbed a Circle K convenience store earlier this month. The suspect (she’s that trucker-lookin’ lady in the picture), police say, entered the Circle K near 19th and Peoria Avenues in Phoenix on June 6, about 2…
Oh, those lovable losers known as the Arizona Diamondbacks. They are always finding creative, new ways to lose baseball games. Monday night was no exception, as the team wasted an outstanding pitching (and hitting) performance from Dan Haren and a late offensive power surge to fall 6-5 to the St. Louis…
