We’ve enjoyed our interactions with Mike Tellef, the longtime public information officer for the Peoria Police and Fire Departments. Mike always has been responsive to our public-records requests (even if we don’t get them sometimes as fast as we’d like), and he is unfailingly courteous and a good guy o share a…
After coming up with a bunch of the dumbest bandit names we’d ever heard, the FBI’s bandit-naming department has finally hit the nail on the head with the name of the latest bank-robbing buffoon.The federal fuzz is currently looking for “The Mummy Bandit” — the man they believe is responsible…
The murder of a prominent Arizona rancher has re-ignited calls for a stronger military presence at the U.S./ Mexico border, but Arizona isn’t the only border state seeking to beef up security in wake of the tragedy — New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson says he will deploy the New Mexico…
It’s really no surprise that Owen “Buz” Mills supports Arizona’s becoming the third state in the country to allow citizens to carry concealed guns without a permit. The candidate for governor calls himself a fiscal and social conservative, and, in sort of a “Who would Jesus shoot?” moment, informs us that the…
El Mirage just can’t catch a break.For decades, the small West Valley community has been steamrolled, dismissed, and mocked by neighboring cities, mostly because they believe that El Mirage and its policies pose a threat to Luke Air Force Base.The city was recently assailed by Glendale over draft updates to…
The John McCain campaign has some harsh words for J.D. Hayworth over comments the former congressman made in regard to McCain calling on the National Guard to be deployed to the U.S./ Mexico border in wake of a the murder of an Arizona rancher over the weekend.Police suspect that the…
At a press conference that more resembled a garden party for Scottsdale’s elite — complete with Range Rovers and BMWs lining the streets near Ben Quayle’s 44th Street campaign headquarters (we even caught Marilyn Quayle telling pals to take campaign literature to “hand out at your bridge groups”) — Quayle made it official:…
Image: Wikimedia Commons Glendale resident Dave Gushert says public safety would be at risk if lawmakers pass a bill that lets most Arizonans pack heat without a permit. The bill, which passed on a 20-10 vote in the Arizona Senate and is headed for likely approval by Governor Janice Brewer, also puts…
Despite criticism of the Valley’s educational system and its students, a girl from a Metro Phoenix school landed a pretty cerebral gig. Andrea Salt, 12, of Gilbert was one of 15 kids chosen by the producers of quiz show Jeopardy! to compete on the program’s “Kids Week” — scheduled to be aired Monday, July 5,…
Welcome to Arizona, the sex-rehab capitol of the world. Jesse James, the bad-boy biker husband of Sandra Bullock, has reportedly checked into a sex-rehab center near Tucson after Bullock was blindsided with the news that James was having sex with the inked up, Nazi-sympathizing tattoo artist, Michelle “Bombshell” McGee, while Bullock was filming the…
After the first period of last night’s game, the Phoenix Coyotes didn’t stand a chance against the division-leading Vancouver Cancucks. The Coyotes lost the game 4-1, but that was a generous outcome for the Yotes given how awfully they played. Ilya Bryzgalov, the Coyotes 40-game winning goaltender (who is usually a brick…
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, Reds fans, there’s nothin’ here for you unless your boys happen to play against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or the Cubs):Arizona Diamondbacks: The Diamondbacks…
With just eight games left in the regular season, and a trip to the playoffs secured, the Phoenix Suns look nearly unstoppable. The Suns nipped the Chicago Bulls 111-105 Tuesday night in Chicago, a city where they have struggled in the past few years. The Suns are now 17-4 since…
A 15-year-old Liberian boy pleaded guilty in a juvenile court to his role in the July, 2009 gang-rape of an 8-year-old girl. The teenager pleaded to charges of kidnapping, sexual assault, three counts of sexual misconduct with a minor, and one count of attempted sexual misconduct with a minor. His…
There’s been a whiff of brimstone in the air with the rumor that state Senator Russell Pearce, the most bigoted public servant in Arizona (and that’s saying a lot), has been actively lobbying Maricopa County to become its replacement sheriff, should Arpaio run for governor, keel over, or be indicted…
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: Barack Obama’s Quota on Non-Criminal Aliens: 400,000 Per Year, Get Them Where You Can Up…
The murder of a prominent rancher near the Arizona/ Mexico border over the weekend has caused politicians and many news outlets to come to the same concussion: An illegal immigrant is to blame.While a lot of the evidence seems to suggest they’re right, the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office isn’t jumping…
Committees in both the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona Senate have approved bills that would allow the state of Arizona to challenge the controversial, federal healthcare bill in court.Attorney General Terry Goddard refused to participate in similar lawsuits filed by more than a dozen states, but Governor Jan Brewer asked…
While there is still no concrete proof that the murder of a Southern Arizona rancher over the weekend was the work of an illegal immigrant, Senator John McCain wants to call in the National Guard to defend the Arizona/Mexico border.Looks like all is fair in a conservative standoff.McCain, who once…
We’re not sure what would terrify a father more: Finding out his 29-year-old daughter’s dating 68-year-old scorned Major League Baseball legend Pete Rose or learning that the geriatric ex-slugger’s persuaded her to appear in Playboy. Kiana Kim’s pops won’t have to make that distinction because he gets to deal with both of…
Maricopa County quickly followed up on a threat to sue over a $456,000 bus bought by Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office, launching a lawsuit in federal court today. Yesterday’s 4-1 vote by the Board of Supervisors should have given attorneys more time to negotiate with the bus company, Motor Coach Industries, before a…
James Arthur Ray is about to stand trial for the deaths of three people at a Sedona “self-help” retreat he organized last October, but that isn’t stopping him from spewing snake-oil from his Web site.As we reported last week, now that Ray lost his company and can no longer hold…
