For awhile, Thursday’s game looked like it was up in the air. As the D-Backs and Red Sox traded runs through five innings and battered around each other’s starting pitchers, it looked as if Arizona might be able to finally pull out a road win. Nope, not happening. The Snakes’ 8-5…
Gilbert police arrested a man on Tuesday after they were led to the suspect by the rims on his car. The “dubs” the suspect, 38-year-old John McCombs Wilcox (pictured), was rollin’ on probably won’t find their way into a Dr. Dre video anytime soon, though. The rims didn’t have any tires…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio had his birthday “ruined” last weekend, and we found out yesterday that Joe’s blaming his birthday tears on the wrong blind-advocacy group. On Monday, Arpaio issued a press release whining that his invitation to speak at a convention for guide-dog users was withdrawn because the group…
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Anyone hip to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Twitter page knows that his birthday was “ruined” last weekend with the news that he was uninvited to speak at a convention of guide dog users.As crushed as the sheriff seems to be after getting the boot from the convention, we just…
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may have let the cat out of the bag when it comes to the federal government’s apparent plans to sue Arizona over the state’s controversial, new immigration law.In an unscripted interview with an Ecuadorian television station today, Clinton says the Justice Department — at…
Now that Steve Kerr is out of the picture in the Suns organization, it seems even more likely that Amar’e Stoudemire won’t be around next season either. According to this report, there is now no chance that Stoudemire will commit to a long-term deal with Phoenix. For Suns fans who are…
The Phoenix Coyotes are one step closer to reaching a deal that would keep the team in the Valley. That is, prevent the Yotes from moving to Winnipeg, which they would probably do if the league can’t find a buyer willing to keep them in Arizona by the end of the…
We posted yesterday that it looked like the Utah Utes would be joining the Pac-10 as the 12th team in the very near future. A day later, it’s official. Utah accepted the Pac-10’s offer at a press conference after a meeting by school officials…
A Coconino County sheriff’s deputy busted a cap in the ass of a vicious pit bull near Flagstaff after the dog attacked a stroller being pushed by a neighbor of the dog’s owner.According to the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, about 8:40 a.m. yesterday, dispatchers got a call from a woman who…
One of two people police believe are responsible for systematically stealing thousands of pieces of luggage from baggage carousels at Sky Harbor International Airport last year has pleaded guilty to theft and other charges.Stacy King, 39, admitted to two counts of theft, trafficking in stolen property, and a dangerous drug violation in…
When attorney Kathy Zatari applied to be administrator of the Governor’s Regulatory Review Council in early 2006, the selection panel rated her first of its four finalists — and offered her the job. But after less than four years, Zatari was unceremoniously terminated. And, according to a lawsuit she filed…
Administrators at Estrella Women’s Health Center in Phoenix — where Dr. Galen Johnson, now accused of assaulting and sexually abusing one of his patients, practiced — want to make it clear that Johnson is no longer employed at the center, having resigned just days before the alleged incident.Estrella business manager Lena Redondo tells New…
An early-morning party at a west Phoenix apartment complex resulted in the shooting death of an unidentified man after an argument with another party-goer. Police are not identifying the victim yet, as investigators are still on the scene trying to piece together what happened. …
For the second time in as many nights, the D-Backs offense just wasn’t good enough. After scoring three runs in last night’s 6-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox, the stagnant Snakes offense only mustered a pair of runs Wednesday night. Quite simply, it wasn’t enough to back D-Backs starter Rodrigo…
ASU alum Phil Mickelson has a shot — yet again — to become the number-one golfer in the world this weekend, depending on how well he does at the U.S. Open in Pebble Beach, California. In addition to Phil playing well, Tiger Woods needs to suck in order for Phil…
BORDER BANTER No longer against those who passed 1070: I found your “Badlands” story illuminating. I am an immigration lawyer, and I speak with people on a daily basis whose lives and families’ lives are affected by this country’s flawed immigration policies. Like many people, I initially chalked up the…
Current and former staff at Adobe Mountain School in North Phoenix tell New Times the May 25 death of a boy in custody was a suicide — breaking a seven-year, suicide-free streak for the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections. And a former ADJC inmate who roomed briefly with the boy…
I’m a civil rights lawyer. I sue the San Diego Minutemen. Whenever the Minutemen are accused of being racist they always say something like, “I’m part-Hispanic,” or they’ll note that some of their members are Mexican. This last claim is actually true. Some of the most zealous Minutemen are actually…
Twelve years ago, Jose Saenz was a Los Angeles Unified School District dropout and run-of-the-mill tagger known on the east side of Los Angeles as Smiley, a nod to the way he flashed his trademark brilliant grin. At age 22, he sidled up to two young east-side men peddling dope…
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked Arizona’s Clean Elections Commission from distributing “matching funds” to candidates in the 2010 election — meaning that instead of getting up to $2.1 million dollars in public money for the primary campaign, Governor Jan Brewer and challenger Dean Martin will merely get $707,000…
It’s late Saturday afternoon, June 5, and the roof at Chase Field is closed for the Diamondbacks’ game against the Colorado Rockies. John McCain steps out of the Diamondbacks dugout onto the diamond. The famed U.S. senator’s mission, along with that of a new friend of his named Paul Babeu…
