Senator John McCain’s now dubbing J.D. Hayworth, his U.S. Senate opponent in the GOP primary, as “the earmarker” in his latest Web ad attacking Hayworth’s Conservative principles.Unfortunately, he lost us with Glenn Beck.McCain’s new ad, entitled “Earmarker” begins with a clip from the Glenn Beck Program, where we can’t tell…
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office — using “any means necessary,” as directed by a judge — delivered the mother of missing baby Gabriel Johnson to court this morning without a hitch, and things didn’t go in her favor, court officials tell New Times.Elizabeth Johnson had requested a new attorney in her kidnapping…
Weezy just can’t catch a break. A Yuma County judge issued a bench warrant for legally challenged rapper Lil Wayne yesterday, after he missed a pre-trial hearing in his drug and weapons case, court officials tell New Times. If the judge wants to find Weezy, he won’t have to look…
There’s something particularly obscene about the fact that state Senator Russell Pearce’s bigoted, anti-immigrant legislation SB 1070/HB 2632 will be heard today on the House floor, falling, as the date does, on St. Patrick’s Day.Because before nativist hatemongers had Mexican immigrants to kick around, there were the Irish. Fleeing poverty,…
ASU’s men’s basketball team went down in flames last night at the Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, losing to the Jacksonville Dolphins 67-66 after a bizarre finish that confirms a time-tested Yogi Berra adage–it ain’t over `til it’s over. A Devils’ season that once had been a pleasant surprise ended abruptly…
The Phoenix Coyotes season just went from good to historic. Last night, the Coyotes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1, marking the doggies 43rd win this season, a franchise-tying, single-season record. Coyotes Coach, Dave Tippitt isn’t letting the team’s impressive record get to the players’ heads, though. In fact, he’s using…
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, Royals fans, there’s nothin’ here for you unless your boys in blue happen to play against the Dodgers, the Cubs, or the…
Finally, the Phoenix Suns open up a serious can of whup-ass on a bad team. Fact is, the Minnesota Timberwolves are the worst team in the NBA’s Western Conference, at 14-54. And who would’ve thunk it not that long ago, but the 42-26 Suns have become one of the best. With last…
Federal immigration officials are opening a processing center in Mesa to handle an influx of Central-American immigrants. The center, which will operate at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, will serve as the final stop before the illegal immigrants are put on planes for home. The facility will open in about two weeks…The…
Maybe Sheriff Joe figures that if he runs for Governor of Arizona, the federal grand jury now investigating him won’t indict him. Could that be why he keeps playing up the drama of a possible candidacy for Governor of Arizona? You know, like in his latest Tweet, where he states…
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 Bloody Hands: 85 Dead in the Arizona Desert and Counting Up on the…
Arizona State University is running a billboard ad campaign pushing ASU as all-world, and ABC 15 is quibbling with its slogan on a billboard in town..The station’s beef is the result of the billboard at 32nd Street and Cactus Road, where an article “the” was missing, as in “one of…
Congressman Harry Mitchell may want to think twice before giving the Obama healthcare bill the thumbs up because a new poll suggests that, if he does, voters in his district will give him the heave-ho come November. Harry shouldn’t start packin’ his bags just yet — the poll was funded…
A fair question arose on Sunday as we were watching the NCAA Tournament Selection Show, a made-for-TV event where 65 teams get the good word that they have made it to the Big Dance: If you were a college player, would you rather be eliminated in the first round of the…
Former Phoenix Coyotes goalie, Nikolai Khabibulin, has got himself a date — in court, that is.We learned today that Knabibulin’s first court appearance after getting nailed for speeding through Scottsdale in his black Ferrari is scheduled April 12.Not only do police claim Khabibulin was speeding, but they say he was a…
Former Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Curt Schilling says professional baseball players, who have admitted to using steroids, should be barred from the Baseball Hall of Fame.New York Yankees fans would say: So should a dirty sock with some alleged blood on it that somehow managed to slip past Cooperstown’s content police.Schilling…
A researcher at Arizona State University found that ads featuring plus-sized models are unlikely to work on their intended audiences: fatties.Sorry, Kirstie Alley, the Jenny Craig endorsement buffet may be coming to an end…
E-mails penned by Maricopa County sheriff’s officers — as well as all other county employees — will stay for now with Maricopa County officials, and not the Sheriff’s Office, a judge has ruled.At a hearing in Tucson last week, Pima County Superior Court Judge Ted Borek ordered that his preliminary…
“Spiritual warrior” James Arthur Ray will get his day in court, but autopsy photos of his alleged victims will not be released to the public, a Yavapai County Superior Court judge ruled this morning.Judge Warren Darrow set a trial date of August 31, for Ray and ruled in favor of…
Congratulations sports fans, you can start watching golf again without dozing off. After a sexless four months away from the sport he helped re-invent, Tiger Woods announced he will be returning to the world of professional golf in less than a month. Tiger released a statement yesterday confirming what many…
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, Royals fans, there’s nothin’ here for you unless your boys in blue happen to play against the Dodgers, the Cubs, or the…
According to a recent count, more than 2,700 homeless people live on the streets of metropolitan Phoenix. The Maricopa Association of Governments says this is a 6 percent decrease from the year before. Of the 2,729 people living on Valley streets, 236 are younger than 18…Lockheed Martin’s Arizona Support Center in…
