For now, at least, Amar’e Stoudemire doesn’t look like a defensive liability, and the Phoenix Suns played like they give a damn as they endured the second game of a four-game road swing in New Orleans, posting a 109-100 win Monday night. Sure, the Hornets were without the services of their…
The Fiesta Bowl canceled its plan to ask the state for a $300,000 subsidy after the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority said it would be illegal. The Fiesta Bowl wanted expenses capped for next year’s national championship college football game, with some expenses reverting to the sports authority. But the…
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: Hung Up On You Hang Up: Former Malcolm in the Middle Star Plays…
Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, who’s exploring a run for state attorney general this fall, has so far drummed up just $25,070 in donations, according to newly filed documents at the Secretary of State’s office.That figure stands in stark contrast to the fundraising of Thomas’ chief rival, fellow Republican Tom Horne…
A private investigator well-known for tracking down Marlon Brando’s son in the 1970’s has joined the search for the 8-month-old Tempe baby who went missing more than a month ago.Jay J. Armes, who ironically has two metal arms after his were blown off in an explosion when he was 12 years…
We have been a huge fan of Dr. Howard Zinn since the late 1960s, which dates us, but WTF. He was a staunch opponent of the Vietnam War (in fact, this World War II veteran who served as an Air Force bombadier was against just about all wars), and wrote and spoke about his…
Spike Lee, film director and prolific NBA pest, was in Flagstaff last week, where he spoke to students at Northern Arizona University about education and race. Lee, who is responsible for “joints” like Get on the Bus, Do the Right Thing, and Bamboozled, told students that Latino and African-American students…
Diehard Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball haters were sure just a few short weeks ago that this was the year that the Cats’ incredible streak — 25 straight seasons in the NCAA national tournament — finally would end. After all, BYU beat the Wildcats by 30 points down in Tucson at the end of…
If it were up to John McCain, professional baseball players like Mark McGwire, Alex Rodriguez, and Jose Canseco, should have an asterisk next to their names in baseball record books because they admitted to, or were busted for, taking steroids.The comments came when McCain appeared on Sports 600 (KTAR) this morning.The…
State and county budget cuts have forced the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office to suspend the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program for students in the county’s elementary schools.The D.A.R.E. program started nationally in 1983, and the CCSO has participated in the it for more than 20 years.For anyone unfamiliar with D.A.R.E.,…
Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas wants to keep up his fight to hire pricey, out-of-town special prosecutors, filing a lawsuit as suggested by a court-appointed state referee. He’ll apparently have to pay for the lawsuit out of his agency’s own budget, since the Board of Supervisors passed its “you play, you pay” rule. But…
It turns out New Times isn’t the only media outlet on Joe Arpaio’s radar.Arpaio turned to his Twitter page and his propaganda ministers last week to bash CBS 5 for its coverage of the Sheriff’s Office, and the MCSO may have a point on this one.After its unflattering coverage of the…
A 25-year-old Tempe man got trounced by 47-year-old former NFL star and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker on Saturday night in a mixed-martial-arts fight in Sunrise, Florida (a shot from the fight is at left).We’re not huge fans of these sort of fights — there’s just something a little unsettling…
It was a game that stunk of Houston Rockets flops — including one in which Rockets forward Carl Landry fell to the floor grabbing his face as though an eye had been poked out, even though instant-replay showed he wasn’t touched — but Phoenix held on to win 115-111 last night. There were so many…
A Phoenix woman is facing jail time after trying to help a cat. ILeen Kay Barner has been in a dispute with a neighbor in the 2100 block of west Union Hills Drive, and had been served with a court order to stay away from the neighbor’s property. But when…
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: 2010’s Best Album Cover Is Here; Everyone Else Can Stop Trying Revolver Lounge…
The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office today announced charges against the Mesa mom who left her 2-year-old son locked in a closet while she went to work.Corrina Davis, 21, faces two counts of felony child abuse after her son was found in the closet by a county constable, who entered her apartment to evict…
It seems that new Valley bandits keep emerging whom the FBI sees fit to dub with some dopey name.The latest group of bandits the federal fuzz needs help tracking down has one of the dopiest names to date: the “Average at Best Bandits.”This is even worse than last week’s “Deja vu Bandit.”The name, apparently, stems…
Even the Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs show isn’t likely to touch this one: A Tucson man was busted on Wednesday after state troopers found 700 pounds of marijuana in the septic tank truck he was driving. The Arizona Department of Public Safety stopped the truck on Interstate 19 near Tubac and found…
What we feared has finally happened: Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner today announced his retirement from football.There’s some good news and some bad news following Warner’s press conference to announce his departure. The bad (obviously) is that the Cardinals must say goodbye to a great quarterback, a future Hall-of-Famer. The good…
Two Valley residents, as well as a Florida man, have been named in a 28-count federal indictment for smuggling hundreds of thousands of pounds of seafood into the country illegally.Considering the possible penalty of 20 years in prison, they may have been better off smuggling cocaine.The indictment, which was handed down…
Get your “p-o-t-a-t-o-e” ready. Ben Quayle, son of former Vice President Dan Quayle, is rumored to be considering a run for Congress.Quayle, a Scottsdale-based attorney, is believed to have hired a campaign manager to lay the groundwork for a run at the congressional seat currently held by John Shadegg. As far as…
