After our earlier post about ALIPAC founder William Gheen’s accusations that South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham is gay, we got word from J.D. Hayworth’s campaign spokesman, who says the campaign does not support the comments made by Gheen…
The third member of a group of karate instructors who burned down the Young Champions of America headquarters last June, killing a fourth arsonist in the process, has pleaded guilty in the case. Jeffrey Otto, 20, entered a guilty plea last week to charges of manslaughter and arson of an…
In the Arizona Legislature’s latest attempt to make the Grand Canyon State the laughing stock of the entire country, House of Representatives members advanced HB 2441, or as it is more infamously known, the “birther bill.”Legislators voted 31-22 yesterday to advance the bill, which would require President Barack Obama to produce his…
William Gheen, founder of the anti-illegal immigration group Americans for Legal Immigration-PAC, who once told this reporter to only submit questions to him via-email so he could “shove them up [his] ass,” is making some outrageous accusations about Republican Senator Lindsey Graham.At a speech in South Carolina over the weekend,…
Apparently, Leyva didn’t learn his lesson. And he got no respect as King of the Roost — his ex-wife turned him in, according to court documents. …
Two years ago, Phoenix resident Isreal Correa was arrested on charges of false reporting and aggravated harassment — after police say he staged a home invasion and accused then-Justice of the Peace Carlos Mendoza of being its mastermind.The incident led to police rousting Mendoza from bed and cuffing him, before…
Nine activists protesting state Senator Russell Pearce’s anti-immigrant bill SB 1070 chained and locked themselves to the doors of the Arizona Capitol today, forcing the Capitol Police to use bolt cutters to unchain the nine and arrest them for disorderly conduct. As a demonstration of hundreds denouncing SB 1070 raged…
We can think of several people who — if we ever bumped into at a bar — we would go out of our way to not fuck with. Minnesota Vikings defensive superstar Jared Allen is on that list. A man at a bar in Scottsdale apparently doesn’t hold Allen’s badass-ness…
If the slogan for Las Vegas was changed to “what happens in Vegas could leave you married to Nik Richie,” most people would probably think twice before heading to Sin City. Unfortunately for reality TV star Shayne Lamas, there is no such disclaimer, and as a result, she’s now Mrs…
Gotta love the Major League baseball debut last night of onetime ASU All-American first baseman and pitcher Ike Davis. Called up just hours earlier from Triple-A Buffalo, the 23-year-old Davis looped a single to right in his first big-league at bat, and then collected another hit in the New York…
For the non-pot-smoking public, April 20 probably doesn’t hold any significant meaning to you, but for stoners around the world it is a holiday that — as a wise man told us yesterday — “celebrates a tradition of community accomplished through the sharing of traditional home remedies.”In other words, it’s…
We just received a little bad news for Phoenix Coyotes fans — team captain Shane Doan will NOT play in tonight’s playoff game against the Detroit Red Wings. Doan suffered an injury in game three of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs on Sunday night, after chasing a…
Newly appointed Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley has certainly enjoyed plenty of career high points — from his service as a Marine to his 16 years as the county’s top prosecutor.But that’s apparently not enough for the crackerjack news team at KTVK’s 3TV. In an otherwise unremarkable report about Romley’s…
Jeez, how many quality starts are the D-Backs going to waste before they get it together? Another strong effort, this one by Rodrigo Lopez, went for naught last night as the St. Louis Cardinals came from behind to beat the homies by a 4-2 count. Chalk up this loss –…
Peoria police were working the scene of a barricade and possible hostage situation this morning. Officers responded to a call about a burglary in progress at 71st Avenue and Corrine Drive about 4:30. When they arrived, they found a man on the first floor, who informed them that between five and…
Cardinal Roger Mahony of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles denounced state Senator Russell Pearce’s anti-immigrant legislation SB 1070 on his blog Sunday, likening the bill to the police state tactics of Nazi Germany and Communist Russia. Calling the bill “the country’s most retrogressive, mean-spirited, and useless anti-immigrant law,” Mahony spoke…
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: Jan Brewer Promises To Do “the Right Thing” at Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Event, Chamber’s…
Lisa Aubuchon, once Andrew Thomas’ key political prosecutor, is now under investigation herself. Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas’ inept attack-dog prosecutor, Lisa Aubuchon, is now under investigation herself by the new boss at her office, Rick Romley. Romley, named Friday to succeed Thomas (who stepped down to run for…
After a brief fall from grace, thanks — in part — to Arizona State University President Michael Crow’s ruthless crusade against fun under the disguise of “The New American University,” the Sun Devils are back in Playboy magazine’s list of top-10 party schools in the country.According to Playboy’s new rankings, released…
With a three-ring circus of gun enthusiasts, pro-immigrant protesters, and lobbyists swirling outside the Arizona legislature, state Senator Russell Pearce’s police state/anti-immigrant bill, SB 1070, passed its final read today on the Senate floor and was transmitted to the governor. Governor Jan Brewer now has three options: veto it, sign…
As we reported back in January, 2009 was the most rabid year in Arizona history, with 261 animals testing positive for the disease, which is an alarming 85 more than 2008.The outbreak got so bad in Santa Cruz and Coconino counties that county-wide quarantines were issued. The quarantines forced county…
When the Phoenix Coyotes hit the ice on Tuesday it may be without team captain Shane Doan.As we reported this morning, Doan hurt his shoulder in Sunday’s playoff game with the Detroit Red Wings.While chasing the puck into the Detroit zone, Doan tripped over Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard, sending…
