Arizona State University has made a deal with the Justice Department to stop using popular electronic readers like the Kindle until they are made functional for the blind. ASU is one of three universities participating in a pilot program that gave Kindles to students to see how they would work — as opposed…
James Ray, the salesman who led a self-help seminar that left three people dead and dozens injured, went out and got some lawyers, and as you could probably imagine, they don’t think he broke any laws.As part of hundreds of documents released yesterday by the Yavapai County Attorney’s Office, a letter…
What is wrong with the Phoenix Suns? These guys simply can’t hold big leads. For what seems like the 20th game in a row, the Suns jumped out to sizable advantage before watching that advantage evaporate. This time, it was to the Pacers, a far-inferior team, on the road in…
Police are warning residents of Phoenix and Scottsdale about a carjacking suspect still on the loose. The carjacker struck twice last night — at 10 p.m. in an Albertson’s parking lot in Scottsdale, he demanded a woman’s car and was fought off before jumping into a green 1998 Chevy Trailblazer, which…
Twice a week, Teresa has a nightmare. It is almost always the same. She and her husband, Michael, are driving home in their gray Chevy pickup, sleepy and content after a long day with family. It is a cool, clear night. Their chatty 2-year-old daughter, Adrianna, is buckled snugly into…
I’m surprised by the choice of the word “amnesty” by those who would demonize immigration reform, especially in the South. Doesn’t the modern well-being of many Southerners derive in some way from their ancestors’ having sworn to amnesty oaths, both before and after the Civil War? Isn’t it being disingenuous…
CUT ‘EM DOWN An ally in Joshua: I am a longtime reader and fan of New Times. I read every article about our Nazi sheriff, Joe Arpaio, and sheep of a county attorney, Andrew Thomas, even though each sends nausea rifling through my body. If the article “The Nooses Must…
It would not be entirely accurate to say that attorney Mark Briggs “stole” $810,000 from a client. “Stole” is such a harsh word, so direct, so ugly. If you believe Briggs and his lawyers, the situation is simply more . . . complicated. Sure, Briggs, then a lawyer at Quarles…
WAY OF THE GUN Why doesn’t it surprise me that nativist stalwart Lynne Stevens, known also by her YouTube handle “Jackie40D,” recently pulled her ever-present sidearm while protesting day laborers at a Walmart in Central Phoenix? Two reasons: Stevens’ several violent statements in the past toward Mexicans and others, and…
As I recently noted in an update to one of my blogs, Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Chief Deputy David Hendershott is scheduled to be deposed in the big Melendres vs. Arpaio racial profiling lawsuit this Tuesday, January 19. Previously, it had been scheduled for January 8, but was moved back recently.Now…
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: Word To the Nativists: Learn to Type, Your Phone Messages Are Lame Up on the…
Sounds like Jan Brewer may have missed the memo.As we reported yesterday, the governor’s campaign committee recently filed an affidavit in the pending Clean Elections lawsuit being pursued by the Goldwater Institute — arguing that her campaign was counting on matching funds and would be “irreparably” harmed if U.S. District…
There was a chill, and dare I say it, a thrill in the air for some, on this winter Wednesday morning, the first day of a federal grand jury looking into criminal abuses of power by Sheriff Joe Arpaio.The grand jury spent almost all day questioning three witnesses at the…
We were leaving from a visit to 620, otherwise known as the Phoenix Police Department, this morning, and bumped into Detective Clark Schwartzkopf. We barely know Detective Schwartzkopf but have heard a lot about his excellent work as the lead agent in the infamous “Serial Shooters” case. Two Valley men –…
The sendoff rally for the Arizona Cardinals is set for Friday morning at Sky Harbor International Airport, and the Cards want you there.The Cardinals are heading to New Orleans to face the Saints on Saturday afternoon, and the team is inviting fans to come to the airport for a pep…
Governor Jan Brewer announced today who will replace Roger Vanderpool as the next director of the Department of Public Safety, and although it’s probably much to the dismay of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, it’s not anti-illegal-immigration blowhard Russell Pearce. Brewer has appointed Robert Halliday, a 35-year DPS veteran, as the agency’s…
It’s coming down to the wire, and Chicago Cubs President Crane Kenney says a decision on whether the team will keep its spring-training facilities in Mesa or move it to Naples, Florida, will be made “in the very near future.Kenney met with lawyers and Mesa city officials this morning to…
The 1958 Chevy Impala, billed by organizers of the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction as a car that once belonged to rock ‘n’ roll legend Buddy Holly, was pulled from the auction block today over concerns about its authenticity.A few weeks ago, Barrett-Jackson was boasting that the car was bought by Holly…
One little tidbit we forgot to mention in our earlier post about Treasurer Dean Martin’s announcement that he was running for governor is who would replace him as the Republican candidate for state treasurer.The likely suspect — for now, anyways — is Senator Jim Waring.Waring is term-limited in the Senate and…
Coming off the highest-scoring game in NFL playoff history, the Cardinals are expected to have a key piece of their offense returned for Saturday’s game against the New Orleans Saints.. Anquan Boldin, the often-whiny-over-his-contract but explosive wide receiver, is expected to return to the field after suffering knee and ankle injuries that left…
As we predicted yesterday, Arizona Treasurer Dean Martin officially declared his candidacy for governor this morning at a closed electronics plant in Phoenix. Martin, who is in his first-term as treasurer and is a former state senator from Phoenix, will challenge sitting Governor Jan Brewer for the Republican nomination. Other notable Republicans possibly seeking…
Former Phoenix police Officer Carl Ramirez, fired after testing positive for steroids in November, is appealing his termination. Ramirez tested with one-tenth of a nanogram over the allowed limit of nandrolone, a popular steroid among athletes. Experts say nandrolone naturally occurs in the body…Powell Junior High School in Mesa will close…
