Yesterday, federal officials met with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Attorney General Terry Goddard and promised that 524 of the pledged 1,200 National Guard troops would be deployed to the Arizona/ Mexico border by August or September. Senator John McCain, however, isn’t satisfied and claims the federal government is about 1,200…
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Federal officials met with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Attorney General Terry Goddard today and promised that 524 of the pledged 1,200 National Guard troops would be deployed to the Arizona/ Mexico border by August or September — but Senator John McCain isn’t satisfied.Following the announcement, McCain issued a statement claiming the…
www.automaticmusicgroup.net If you’ve never heard of rapper/producer “The Hard Money Lender,” don’t worry, neither have we. But his days ballin’ as a Los Angeles rap mogul may have come to an end since federal authorities are ordering him to turn over about $25 million worth of assets they say were…
Conservative crybaby Glenn Beck was at it again today, bashing Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth on his radio program for his appearance as a pitchman for a now-bankrupt company that offered tutorials on how to get your hands on “free government money.””He could sell tiny classified ads out of his one-bedroom…
A mere three days after pitching a no-hitter, Edwin Jackson already is reaping the rewards. Jackson, who threw his gem against Tampa Bay on Friday, was named National League Player of the Week for his work. Carlos Quentin of the Chicago White Sox won the award for the American League…
If you’d told us three months ago that a candidate for any office in any galaxy in the universe would want Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s endorsement, we’d have said that the candidate was trying to lose the election.Things have changed for Jan (who earlier this year was one of the most unpopular…
In the end, it wasn’t that impressive. The United States had a lead for a mere three minutes in the World Cup. Thanks to a porous defense and apathetic offense (including that of Phoenix native Robbie Findley), the U.S. had a solid but unspectacular run on the soccer world’s biggest…
The Avondale Police Department is asking the public’s help in identifying the body of a woman found dead in the Salt River over the weekend, and it’s hoping a tattoo (pictured) found on the body will help.Yesterday, a fisherman found the body on the bottom of the river near Indian…
Big ups to Arizona Senator Jon Kyl, who last week sent a map to a member of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors who seems to think Arizona isn’t a border state, yet found it within her jurisdiction to bash our new immigration law. Think what you want about SB 1070, but when you discuss it, it’s…
It was an eventful weekend for the D-Backs as they took two of three (yes, they actually won a road series) from the stumbling Tampa Bay Rays. The obvious highlight was the no-hitter thrown by Arizona’s Edwin Jackson on Friday, the second time an opposing team has been held hitless…
In the past month, two female teachers from Tucson-area high schools were arrested for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with students at their respective schools. Considering that such hanky-panky with a teacher is often the dominating fantasy of many high-school-age dudes — and that Valley Fever readers opted to turn the…
Okay, maybe U.S. Senator John McCain didn’t exactly say that Governor Jan Brewer’s a blithering idiot whose lifetime educational achievement is a certification as a radiological technologist. But he at least admitted on Sunday’s Meet the Press that Brewer had pulled another boner when host David Gregory asked him about…
Above is videographer Dennis Gilman’s latest on the neo-Nazi patrol of the Vekol Valley, which I wrote up recently for this blog. Gilman weaves in snippets from Governor Jan Brewer, state Senator Russell Pearce, and Sheriff Joe Arpaio to make the point that the rhetoric used by these politicians helps…
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:…
We just got off the phone with Mesa Police Department Detective Steve Berry who tells us that not only are the three original sexual abuse charges against Dr. Gabriel Ogbonnaya still active, he was re-arrested on five additional complaints of sexual abuse, and two counts of sexual assault, this afternoon.This…
He may think he’s answerable to no one, but a Pima County judge has ruled that Sheriff Joe Arpaio cannot thumb his nose at the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors when they come calling for financial records and order him to attend a hearing to discuss same. Superior Court Judge…
For the third time in about a month — and for the second time in about two hours — we’ve gotten a report about a Tucson high school teacher arrested for allegedly having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 14-year-old student.This time, however, the alleged perp is a dude, and…
After dragging a physician’s name through the mud with accusations that he sexually abused two of his patients, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has opted against filing charges against Dr. Gabriel Ogbonnaya, his lawyer announced today.Ogbonnaya was arrested about two weeks ago after two of his female patients claimed he sexually abused…
A female teacher at a Tucson high school was arrested this morning for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old male student.As has often been the case with similar, hot-for-teacher type stories and the dirty minds of Valley Fever readers, you probably want to see her mug shot. Well,…
Without a first-round pick in last night’s 2010 NBA Draft, many wondered what direction the Suns would go. With forward Amar’e Stoudemire probably on his way out of town, the Suns made their choices clear by bulking up with two big men. Gani Lawal out of Georgia Tech was selected…
It’s on!Senator John McCain’s campaign announced today that “The Maverick” has agreed to requests made by his opponent in the GOP Senate primary, J.D. Hayworth, to debate — thus ending the longstanding “debate over debates.”…
