Ay, chinga! Our Mexican neighbors south of the border use curse words an average of 20 times a day, according to the polling firm, Consulta Mitofsky. No word on whether an equal rate of swearing can be found among the millions of illegal immigrants from Mexico who live in the…
Phoenix police released a sketch today of the man they believe beat and robbed a 90-year-old woman in her Phoenix home over the weekend.On October 10, police say a man broke into the woman’s South 12th Street home by going through an unlocked kitchen window. The man grabbed the woman…
A Pima County judge sentenced a Marana man to 17-years in prison yesterday for molesting three boys more than 10 years ago. According to court records, authorities opened the case in 2006, after the three brothers told their guardian that Arnold L. Geib, 73, molested them on multiple occasions when…
A man went into a Scottsdale Circle K this afternoon and brought his Nissan Frontier pickup truck with him — literally…
U.S. Border Patrol Agents made two substantial drug busts this week, resulting in the seizure of about 2,400 pounds of weed, 971 pounds of which was being moved on horseback.On Sunday and Monday, agents from the Tucson and Sonoita stations made two separate busts along the border, snagging about a police…
Chandler police announced today that a man accused of sexually abusing his own step granddaughter has been indicted on various child molestation charges.Richard Michael Scott, a 66-year-old former Chandler resident, was arrested on October 8, after police say he sexually abused his step granddaughter and two of her friends…
Joe goes ballistic on two journos from NYC He hates us, he really does hate us! Yes, the mere mention of New Times (or the East Valley Tribune) causes Grampa Joe to fly out of his chair and run looking for his top PR flack Lisa Allen during this vid…
What would drive someone to use his summer vacation to travel to some of the planet’s least exotic destinations: Indianapolis, Minneapolis, and Detroit? For one Phoenix man, the motivation came from one of the most unlikely places imaginable: The WNBA.Let’s clarify: The WNBA is a professional sport, where women, not…
The man accused of a random, fatal baseball-bat attack on two little boys playing in a park in December has been found incompetent to stand trial — for now. Joe Sauceda Gallegos, 39, a reported schizophrenic with a history of mental problems, became the only suspect after the mangled, bloody bodies of the boys…
Governor Jan Brewer wrote the Environmental Protection Agency Monday, warning that new regulations being imposed on the state could close the Navajo Generating Station that provides electricity to Central Arizona Project canals…
The “spiritual warrior,” who organized a $10,000 per person sweat lodge retreat that left two people dead and 19 injured, addressed the media for the first time since the tragedy occurred five days ago. James Arthur Ray answered questions yesterday at one of his self-help seminars and expressed his regret over what happened at the spiritual…
The Mesa Historical Museum will close early next year because of lack of revenue and city funding. The museum’s exhibits will be moved to other places, including the Arizona Museum for Youth, where the exhibit “Play Ball: The Cactus League Experience” will be housed…An illegal immigrant who was involved in…
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: Salvador Reza Calls for Anti-Joe Arpaio March This Friday, October 16 The Anti-Lou Dobbs Effort,…
This looked like a more serious story at first, with an initial e-mail coming from Phoenix police about 20 dead dogs in a canal near 29th Avenue and Dunlap. But, whew! Turns out it’s just cats. The bodies of the animals had been in the water so long that their species was no…
If you live in Phoenix, you’ve probably been asking yourself one thing: What do Phoenicians have in common with O.J. Simpson?The answer: We like our Fords white…
The Environmental Protection Agency fined Firebird International Raceway, and if you ask Firebird International President Charlie Allen, it’s a blessing in disguise.The EPA claims that in 2005, Firebird failed to properly report and label hazardous waste like aerosol cans and used oil contaminated with racing fuels, brake and carburetor cleaners, and…
Cool video in favor of the “Basta Dobbs” campaign, even though I can’t support it As much as I’d personally like to see CNN’s Lou Dobbs put out to pasture, I can’t totally get behind this new effort by Latino groups asking CNN to boot him. True, he is an embarrassment…
A new study conducted by a researcher at Arizona State University, in collaboration with two researchers at European universities, came to this conclusion about the female psyche: Fat women should never look at a female model advertising anything. Ever…
Democrats in the Arizona lLegislature will be short one key staffer as they head into election season and a potential special session.Mallory Hutchison, the democratic legislative caucus director, will be leaving the party effective tomorrow.Democratic Party spokeswoman Jennifer Johnson wouldn’t comment on the reason behind the resignation because it is…
Governor Jan Brewer announced that she’s releasing money from the state’s Fiscal Stabilization Government Services Fund to finish repairs on the saddle-shaped roof of the Veterans Memorial Coliseum.Brewer says in a press release that she’s pledged $1.7 million of the state’s money to make sure the roof is fixed before…
A man who was recently released from prison led police and border agents on a high-speed chase that went right through a Southern Arizona high school last week. Patagonia Police say Border Patrol agents alerted them that 37-year-old Donald Jones, who they had been chasing down State Route 82, was on his…
The public blame game surrounding the death of two people at the “spiritual warrior” retreat near Sedona is officially under way. Howard Bragman, a spokesman for James Arthur Ray, the self-help author who organized the retreat, says Ray and his staff were not responsible for building the structure at the Angel Valley site…
