Earlier today, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas announced his resignation, declaring that he’ll quit the office to run for Arizona Attorney General. But the county’s general counsel, Wade Swanson, followed up on that announcement with a pointed letter suggesting that Thomas is hardly ready to be the state’s top law enforcement…
Voting on a bill that would limit the punishment for teen “sexters” was delayed in the Arizona House today because lawmakers don’t think the bill is the right fix for the growing problem.For anyone unfamiliar with “sexting,” it’s basically when someone uses a cell phone or computer to send another…
Since our previous post about J.D. Hayworth’s “Million Dollar March,” the Hayworth campaign got back to us, saying all the money the campaign claims it received during the campaign is in-hand — and not just a collection of pledges with no financial backing.”We have raised over $1 million in checks, cash,…
Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas will resign from office on April 6 to run for state Attorney General. Thomas’ campaign consultant, Jason Rose, issued a news release this afternoon about the decision, linking to a video on Thomas’ exploratory committee Web site. The move has long been anticipated, but…
A birthday cake loaded with marijuana buzzed up two inexperienced teens at a north Valley high school this week, sending them to the office with complaints of “strange feelings.” The cake-and-bake incident began at Cactus Shadows High School about 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Scottsdale police say. Two students, ages 16 and 18, told officials…
We bumped into this local treasure while driving through Guadalupe this morning. Because the trailer is in a fairly residential area, at first glance, we thought it was some guy advertising that he beat his wife and wanted people to come watch — as long as they made an appointment…
The results are in: Sex great Tiger Woods and Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino of The Jersey Shore are named the two un-sexiest men of 2009, according to an opinion survey conducted by the Boston Phoenix.Tiger, who just finished a stint at an Arizona rehab center, where he was being treated for…
The Gila County Attorney’s Office is recommending that a Nebraska-based attorney prosecute cases against Maricopa County Supervisors Don Stapley and Mary Rose Wilcox.The Gila County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote on the appointment of Dennis McCarthy as special prosecutor at its meeting April 6, according to an agenda…
U.S. Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth says his campaign raised more than $1 million in the month of March, including about $100,000 late last night.Right.At the beginning of March, Hayworth embarked on an ambitious fund-raising goal of a million dollars for the month. He gave it the catchy name “Million Dollar…
The stepfather of a girl who went missing in 2001 pleaded guilty on Tuesday to possessing 26 pipe bombs, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reports today. Michael Turney, 62, (right) had reportedly planned to use the bombs to launch a suicide attack on a local union hall with which he had…
The Wild, Wild West, indeed.Two Mexican nationals have been arrested in connection with burglaries on trains traveling through northern Arizona on Friday morning, according to the Arizona Daily Sun.Train robberies? Huh.Well, they weren’t going for the gold…
If Calgary Flames goaltender Miika Kiprusoff didn’t exist, the Phoenix Coyotes would have won last night’s game by three or four goals. Unfortunately he does exist, he’s awesome, and the Howlers could only muster one goal against him — losing the game 2-1. Kiprusoff had 29 saves against the Coyotes…
Here is your guide to today’s spring training games, as well as a look at some of yesterday’s games that most Valley baseball fans actually care about (sorry, Indians fans, there’s nothin’ here for you unless your boys happen to play against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or the Cubs): Arizona Diamondbacks: The D-backs…
While common sense would dictate that maybe Nash might’ve sat this one out to rest and rehab his back in preparation for the playoffs, the Suns superstar was anything but idle during the contest. He led his team in the stats (and came damn close to notching a triple-double) with…
A 94-year-old Mexican woman was arrested at the border near Nogales for allegedly trying to smuggle almost 11 pounds of marijuana into Arizona. According to authorities, the woman said she was crossing the border for a day of shopping, but agents became suspicious and found bundles of pot taped from…
Noor Almaleki typed a text message to a friend. “Dude,” she wrote at 1:06 p.m. last October 20, “my dad is here at the welfare office.” Noor, 20, hadn’t seen her father, Faleh, since moving out of the family home in Glendale months earlier. His presence both startled and alarmed…
In honor of April Fools’ Day, I turn this column over to Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project movement, to answer your preguntas. Enjoy! I’m a white, college-educated, liberal, democrat, socialist U.S. citizen. I don’t have any problem with Mexicans coming here to get a good job. In fact,…
A conservative, we all know, is a liberal who’s been mugged. So what’s a conservative who’s been wrongly arrested? My answer: Don Stapley. Until recently, the longtime county supervisor had a reputation as a middle-of-the-road Arizona Republican — a Mormon with serious roots in the community (Stapley Drive got its…
MICHAEL X? Of all the ironies in the fallout from Councilman Michael Johnson’s alleged roughing-up at the hands of a rookie Phoenix cop, there’s one that’s particularly troubling: The presence of Charles Muhammad, a minister for the Nation of Islam’s Phoenix branch, at a press conference given by Johnson last…
AZ INJUSTICE It’s only a matter of time: Stephen Lemons has hit on two topics that absolutely make my blood boil (“Courtney’s Scar,” “Hate Squad on Hold,” March 18, “Profound Pettiness,” March 25). Thank God for New Times, or we would be in the dark in this community! I refer…
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: First Friday Celebration of Al Beadle at Phoenix Metro Retro Incoming: Justin Bieber,…
State Senator Russell Pearce’s police state bill, SB 1070, passed the House Military Affairs and Public Safety committee again today, after a three hour session of testimony, with state Representative Kyrsten Sinema, the Assistant House Democratic Leader, taking the lead on peppering Pearce, and others speaking for and against the bill, with…
