Poison front-man and reality TV tart Bret Michaels is in an undisclosed Arizona hospital receiving treatment for a brain hemorrhage he suffered last week.Michaels is reported to be in critical condition after he was diagnosed with hyponatremia, a condition that, because of a lack of sodium in the body, leads to seizures.”Even…
The Census Bureau has been crunching numbers and finds that the number of American households where people speak a language other than English is growing faster than ever.And, as expected, Arizona’s among the states with the largest percentage of households where a language other than English is spoken…
Valley members of a labor union’s Arizona chapter got out their picket signs and stormed the streets of Kingman on Monday in protest of — the labor union. The demonstration was the latest move in the union civil war we told you about last week. As we reported, the Laborers’ International Union of North America Local…
Republicans Tom Ridge and Karl Rove have both expressed disapproval of Arizona’s new pro-racial profiling law, which was signed by Governor Jan Brewer last week.Tom Ridge, who was the first Homeland Defense secretary under President George W. Bush and is a former Governor of Pennsylvania, said he was “uncomfortable” with…
According to the latest poll, Attorney General Terry Goddard leads all potential Republican challengers in his bid to become the next governor of Arizona — even Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has been hinting at a run for months but is not officially a candidate.The poll was conducted by the North…
The clock finally struck midnight in the Cinderella story that was the Phoenix Coyotes 2009/ 2010 season. The Coyotes got blown out by the Detroit Red Wings in game seven of the Western Conference playoffs last night, losing 6-1, but kept fans on their feet until the bitter end. The Coyotes…
There’s no nice way of saying it; Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Edwin Jackson sucked ass last night at Coors Field in Denver. And with the exception of the great Dan Haren, the Snakes better get some consistent, professional pitching out of their hapless hurlers, or it’s going to be a very long season. Jackson…
The American Lung Association put Phoenix at the top of its list of U.S. cities with the worst year-round dust pollution. Phoenix may rank first when it comes to dust, but officials feel the numbers may have been effected by readings from a lone air-monitoring station in Pinal County, where pollution readings spiked…
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: Feathered Bastard: Rachel Maddow Delves Into Russell Pearce’s Supremacist Connections, and Mexico Warns the Arizona-Bound Up on…
Four family members kidnapped in Phoenix last week remain missing despite the arrest of a man who allegedly tried to pick up the ransom money. Phoenix police believe that victim Roman Mendez drove to east Phoenix from California last Wednesday morning to pick up some of his family members. (A…
Colombian pop tart Shakira will be in town this week to lend her voice to the chorus of those opposing the state’s racist new immigration law. She’ll travel to Phoenix Thursday to meet with Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and discuss what she can do to help combat racial profiling. Hopefully, the mayor will…
As we reported this morning, Phoenix Coyotes captain Shane Doan’s participation in tonight’s decisive seventh game of the Western Conference playoffs against the Detroit Red Wings would be a game-time decision.While it’s not quite game time, it’s reported that Doan will not be in the lineup when the Coyotes try to win their…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents found nearly a ton of weed in a vehicle in the desert near Casa Grande, which CBP officials say was abandoned by drug smugglers trying to avoid being captured.We can only assume that somewhere near the Arizona/ Mexico border there’s a drug dealer who’s…
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyKudos to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow for doing the above segment on the ideological underpinnings and supremacist associations of state Senator Russell Pearce, “author” of Arizona’s new law codifying racial profiling. I use that word “author” in quotes, because if…
Elizabeth Johnson, mother of missing baby Gabriel Johnson, did not show up to court this morning after her lawyers waived her right to appear for a status conference. Her attorneys were there, though, pushing for a psychological evaluation of Johnson to determine whether she is even competent to stand trial.After all…
Tempe police are looking for a 22-year-old Arizona State University student missing since boarding a westbound light-rail train last week.Daniel Heidinger, an economics student at ASU, was reported missing after leaving his home near Mill Avenue in Tempe on April 21 about 5 p.m. Surveillance footage shows Heidinger boarding a light-rail…
Just in case you missed it — which, if you own a TV, radio, computer, newspaper, telegraph machine, or have talked to another human being anywhere in North America in the past few days, you probably haven’t — the Arizona Legislature passed a series of controversial bills last week that…
It’s win-or-go-home time for the Phoenix Coyotes — and whether Coyotes captain Shane Doan plays in game seven of the Western Conference playoffs against the Detroit Red Wings tonight in Glendale is once again a game-time decision. The team announced yesterday that an upper-body injury that sidelined Doan in game three might still be a problem that could keep…
A wife and mother of two from Mesa is in hot water after an argument with her husband over taxes prompted her to bite and slap the man, as well as stab him with a butcher’s knife. Mesa police say that 41-year-old Sonia Hules got pinched after her 13-year-old son called…
It certainly didn’t look pretty for the Suns early in the game, when the Blazers run-and-gunned their way to a 23-9 lead. But the Suns adjusted and gave the Blazers a taste of their own medicine, and by the time the first quarter had ended, the Suns were down only…
Dan Haren proved once again why he’s the anchor for the Arizona Diamondbacks squad last night as the ace pitcher struck out 10 batters during the team’s 5-3 victory over the Colorado. The right-hander got into some serious trouble early on, however, when Rockies leadoff man Carlos Gonzalez walloped a…
Tempe-based US Airways reported a $45 million loss for the first quarter of 2010 this morning. The airline reported a $2.65 billion in revenue for the January-March period, which was enough — despite the loss — to send stock prices up because the loss is less than analysts projected…The National…
