The State Bar of Arizona has found probable cause that attorney Mark Briggs — formerly a partner with Quarles & Briggs — violated a host of ethical rules in his dealings with a local novelist and her aborted film production.Mystery writer Sylvia Nobel had filed a complaint against Briggs almost…
Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth released poll numbers today that he claims show he’s inching closer to dethroning Senator John McCain as the Republican candidate for the United States Senate.A Rasmussen poll released today finds that McCain’s lead over Hayworth is only five percentage points, and in the release, the pollster…
The Chevron station on the corner of McDowell and 51st Avenue is giving away discounted gas from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, which has caused hundreds of people to flock to the station — some even got in line last night — and the cops aint happy about it…
Now that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has emerged from his second round of sexual-assault accusations in two years legally unscathed, he may be saying buh-bye to his job in the Steel City. According to a report from NFL.com, the Steelers have internally discussed trading Big Ben for a QB who knows how to keep…
Arizona is a hot-bed for drug activity in the United States, and the Arizona Department of Public Safety announced this morning just how hot it is. According to the DPS, officers recovered nearly $30 million in drugs and more than $2 million in drug money during several different busts in the first quarter…
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon has established a new policy: He will no longer speak personally with New Times or the Arizona Republic. He will only accept questions from the publications if reporters submit them in writing.How very Joe Arpaio-esque.What’s next? Will the mayor start banning reporters who ask tough questions from…
A Peoria man accused of killing a bicyclist in 2008 could barely stand up because he was so impaired by prescription drugs on the night of the collision, police say. Aaron Chubick, 32, faces charges of hit-and-run and manslaughter in the early-morning wreck that killed 65-year-old Richard Markarian. A police report obtained…
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will speak in Mesa today to dedicate a new municipal court. The court at 250 E. 1st Avenue is a 97,000-square-foot facility. O’Connor will be joined by Arizona Supreme Court Justice W. Scott Bales…The Arizona Diamonbacks lost last night to the Los Angeles…
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: Russell Pearce’s SB 1070 a Topic in Democratic AG Debate; David Lujan Apologizes for Missing…
As we reported earlier, Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth released his much-anticipated list of donors to his Freedom in Truth trust — something John McCain has been requesting for months — but the McCain campaign says the list only contains half of the information it requested.”We appreciate the fact that after…
Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with the help of numerous other law enforcement agencies, arrested 47 suspects and 17 non-criminal aliens while taking down a human smuggling ring that operated mostly in central and southern Arizona. ICE is touting “Operation In Plain Sight” as “the most comprehensive human smuggling investigation in…
From the moment everybody learned the identity of the high-priced hooker who helped bring down former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, there’s been a mad-dash among media outlets to get that hussy to strip down for some photos. That is, show the world what the governorship of the Empire State was…
An 18-year-old Phoenix resident has been arrested by Phoenix police in connection with a racing-related collision on February 13 that killed two people. Carlos Garcia had been driving the black car sought by police after the wreck at 43rd Avenue and McDowell Road, police allege in court records. Garcia,…
“Spiritual warrior” James Ray threw us a curve ball today when he sent us an e-mail announcing a new “self-help” radio show he’ll be hosting starting in May.(Insert Sheila Broflovski-esque “What-what-What?” here.)Ray is about to stand trial for three counts of manslaughter stemming from the deaths of three people at…
Just as Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth has been promising for months, the former congressman today released the names of contributors to a trust fund he set up to defend against possible charges stemming from Hayworth’s relationship with shamed D.C. lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Hayworth was never charged with any crime relating to the Abramoff…
A citizens’ panel has made its recommendations to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on the replacement of former County Attorney Andrew Thomas: *Boyd Dunn — Chandler Mayor and divorce lawyer. *Cleve Lynch — a deputy county attorney. *Andrew Pacheco — lawyer and former organized crime prosecutor for the U.S…
Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth did a Web cast this morning where he — in his best stuffed-shirt, white-guy voice — referred to New Times as a “counterculture newspaper” and this writer as having a “troubled mind.”We’re not too tore up over it — we’re not the ones ranting and raving…
State House Minority Leader David Lujan was made to eat a plate of crow stew last night at a debate sponsored by ASU’s Young Democrats among Democratic candidates for state Attorney General. His rival Vince Rabago, a former assistant Attorney General from Tucson, lit into Lujan from jump for missing the…
One of the most popular Valley Fever posts over the last couple of years was about a New Jersey man nabbed by Department of Public Safety officers while moving about 500 pounds of weed in his truck. Busting someone for moving large amounts of ganja isn’t too strange in this part…
We knew it was only a matter of time before some Detroit-loving dickhead chucked a dead octopus on the ice during the first round of the NHL playoffs; we just thought it would happen in Detroit. That was not the case, though. Before the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2 playoff win over the Detroit…
Heading into Sunday night’s first-round playoff opener against the Portland Trail Blazers, the Phoenix Suns look like a team that’s going to be tough to beat. Against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday, in a game that had big seeding implications for both teams, the Suns looked like a supremely confident…
A Lake Havasu City man was injured after his boat exploded and threw him onto the dock. James Tucker, 65, suffered back pain and was taken to Laka Havasu City Regional Medical Center. The explosion is under investigation…The Deer Valley Unified School District will lay off 69 teachers, mostly kindergarten…
