Earlier today, Senators John McCain and Jon Kyl released a 10-point plan to combat crime along the U.S./Mexico border, which — among other things — includes hiring 3,000 more Customs and Border Protection agents for Arizona, building new fences along the state’s southern border, and increasing aerial surveillance.McCain’s opponent in…
Remember when Michael Jackson awkwardly kissed his then-wife, Lisa Marie Presley, at the 1994 MTV Music Video Awards and then turned to the crowd and infamously said, “And just think, nobody thought this would last”? We all know how that turned out, and in seemingly related news, Nik Richie, a.k.a…
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer got a dash of good news over the weekend in her bid to go from accidental governor to elected governor — the latest poll number puts her as the leader in the crowded field of GOP candidates for guv.Needless to say, we were shocked.According to the latest…
Ex-Prez Bill Clinton is coming to Phoenix next Monday to stump for buddy Andrei Cherny, a former Clinton adviser who’s running for State Treasurer. For a donation of a whopping $840, locals can sign up for a quick “meet-and-greet” with the former president. People affected by the recession can opt for a lottery…
The Arizona Diamondbacks are off to an atrocious start, and, unfortunately, we can only say “it’s still early in the season” for so long.The Rattlers were swept by the San Diego Padres over the weekend, losing 6-3 on Friday, 5-0 on Saturday, and 5-3 on Sunday, placing the D-Backs in…
The Phoenix Coyotes split two playoff games over the weekend — including a big win in Detroit — to lead the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 heading into the fourth game of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. The Coyotes dropped a heartbreaker at home on Friday night, losing…
It’s not the end of the world. Each NBA playoff series is a best-of-seven, and we’ve seen many teams lose the first game and go on to take the series. But damn… The Phoenix Suns were handled from the opening jump at US Airways Center last night by Coach Nate McMillan and…
After packing US Airways Center Friday night (by giving all the tickets away for free), and bringing Kurt Warner out for some pre-game, go-team accolades, the Arizona Rattlers lost their home opening game against the Chicago Rush. The Rattlers came on strong, with rookie quarterback Nick Davila completing 10 of…
A Mesa man was killed Saturday when 500 pounds of palm fronds fell and trapped him. The 28-year-old man was trimming a palm tree when the accident occurred, and by the time rescue crews arrived, he had suffocated. Efforts to revive the man were unsuccessful…Bashas’ Inc. is fighting to keep a…
Speaking to attendees of the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s Black and White Ball Saturday night at the downtown Phoenix Sheraton, Governor Jan Brewer refused to say whether or not she would sign state Senator Russell Pearce’s police state/anti-immigrant bill SB 1070. But she assured the crowd that she understood…
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:Up on the Sun: Arctic Monkeys at Marquee Theatre”POP!” Exhibition Opens Tonight at Heard Museum’s NU (Native +…
A judge sentenced the former owner of a central Phoenix antique store to seven years in prison today for the 2006 fatal shooting of an unarmed homeless man. Roger Garfield, who was profiled in New Times’ March 11 edition, had been hassled for weeks at his store at 7th Avenue and McDowell Road…
With summer approaching and the death count of migrant bodies found on the Mexico-Sonoran border in the high 80s according to the watchdog group Derechos Humanos, there may be no better time for Margaret Regan, author of The Death of Josseline: Immigration Stories from the Arizona-Mexico Borderlands to be visiting the Phoenix area…
Incoming Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley waited a whole hour or so this afternoon after winning the job before he fired his one-time close aide Barnett Lotstein. Lotstein, most recently a top spokesperson and special assistant to departed County Attorney Andrew Thomas, was escorted from his eighth-floor office in downtown…
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon earlier this week defended hiring Sue Lindmeier, sister of his girlfriend’s business partner, saying former Phoenix City Manager Frank Fairbanks and City Attorney Gary Verburg reviewed and approved her contract.Fairbanks, who retired in November, said today it isn’t true that he approved Lindmeier’s contract.”I’ve never heard of her in…
Outgoing Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas wants us to believe he’s just fine with the decision to replace him with Rick Romley. A statement by Thomas, released through his über-flack, Jason Rose, contains none of the vitriol or threats about Romley’s appointment spouted by Sheriff Joe Arpaio today. While Arpaio threatens to…
State Senator Russell Pearce’ s anti-immigrant/police state legislation is scheduled to go to the Senate floor Monday for its final read. There, legislators are expected to approve the amended version that just emerged from the state House. From the Senate, it will be transmitted to Governor Jan Brewer, who will likely…
The Phoenix Police Department announced today that it’s won an indictment for a suspect in a murder/sexual assault that happened in 1994.Who doesn’t love a good cold-case file.On October 21, 1994, 35-year-old Eric Harmon was found murdered and sexually assaulted in Papago Park. Phoenix police Sergeant Tommy Thompson tells New…
No need to wonder how much the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office dislikes the Board of Supervisors’ choice to appoint Rick Romley as the new county attorney. Take a gander: …
Ken Kendrick, managing general partner of the Arizona Diamondbacks and a long-time baseball-card collector, is lending his $2.8 million collection to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.Kendrick’s 25-card collection contains some of the rarest cards around, which is why it’s worth so much. If you’re a baseball fan, the collection’s impressive…
It was just announced that former Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley will serve out the rest of Andrew Thomas’ term as county attorney and Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s apparently having a shit-fit about it. Arpaio’s so bent out of shape over the idea that he’s threatening legal action.”Romley’s appointment to interim…
We called that one.As New Times’ Paul Rubin predicted last week, former County Attorney Rick Romley got the nod from the Board of Supervisors today to replace Andrew Thomas in his old job. Thomas, of course, resigned earlier this month to run for attorney general; Romley, who held the post…
