The Arizona Cardinals made it official: untested quarterback Kevin Kolb will be the team’s new quarterback.The pick, however, is not necessarily a popular one.Kolb reportedly has agreed to a five-year deal worth up to $63 million, with about $20 million in guarantees. In exchange for Kolb, the Cardinals have sent…
It’s been a year since Arizona’s infamous immigration law, Senate Bill 1070, went into effect, gutted though it was, by the federal court.While this could be cause for celebration by nativist politicians and their supporters, a community will gather in Phoenix to celebrate the fight against the state’s bigoted immigration…
In this week’s column, I addressed the claims of Arizona Tea Party members, and some Republicans, concerning the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. One of these claims is that the AIRC may have violated Arizona’s open meetings law, as well as state procurement procedures in the pick of the commission’s mapping consultant…
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…
We got our hands on the arrest reports for the four monsters charged with the torture and murder of 10-year-old Ame Deal, who suffocated after she was locked in a footlocker and left overnight by family members earlier this month.If you ever want to smile again, stop reading right now…
We’ve already heard about Senator John McCain calling tea party politicos hobbits yesterday as he ranted before Senate members about debt ceilings and balanced budget amendments.Well, Wes Harris, the leader of those beloved, hairy-footed small people who live in Middle-earth Phoenix, is backing Wes Gullett, a former McCain operative and…
The story of discrimination faced by an Egyptian Muslim couple who once lived in Tempe is a troubling one.The couple, Soha Abdelrahman and her husband, Hany Ibrahim, were paid $197,500 by the owners of the apartment complex they used to live in, thanks to a settlement negotiated by the office…
The Arizona Cardinals have apparently found their quarterback: soon-to-be former Philadelphia Eagles backup QB Kevin Kolb.Kolb reportedly has agreed to a five-year deal worth up to $63 million, with about $20 million in guarantees. In exchange for Kolb, the Cardinals have sent Pro Bowl cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a second-round…
Jeffery Hendershott, who was arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run and DUI two days ago, is in a close race with an alleged probation violator for Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Mugshot of the Day contest.Someone out there seems to really want Carla Atkins, a 43-year-old blonde, to win. She’s been staying ahead…
The suffocation death of a 10-year-old girl found in a footlocker at her family’s home earlier this month has been ruled a homicide — and members of her own family are believed to be responsible, Phoenix police announced this afternoon.Initially, the July 12, death of Ame Deal was suspected to…
We had a chance this morning to grab a cup of coffee with Scottsdale Lieutenant Mike Stauffer, who is currently campaigning to unseat Joe Arpaio as the Republican nominee in next year’s race for Maricopa County Sheriff.In short, what we took away from our hour-long chat is this: Stauffer wants…
“Cowards.” That’s how Karen Dory described the people who snuck into her Tempe home and stole her husband’s ashes last month. On June 2, Dory’s East Fairmont Drive home was burglarized. The unknown suspects stole what she referred to as “memories’ — family heirlooms and jewelry. But what mattered most…
The storm that pummeled the Valley last week delivered a knock-out blow to KO Boxing Gym in South Phoenix.Michelle Rosado, a Valley woman who promotes boxing through Face II Face Events, is hoping that Valley residents and boxing fans will pitch in to help rebuild the gym…
If you’re planning to cast a ballot in Phoenix’s August 30 election and haven’t yet registered to vote, get signed up now because time is running out.August 1 is the last day to register.Phoenix voters will choose a Mayor, and those living in council Districts 1, 3, 5 and 7…
Have you seen this bracelet?It came off one of two men who attacked a woman and her 18-year-old daughter in the driveway of their Peoria home as they unloaded groceries from their car.Peoria police say that on July 23 at about 9 p.m., two men accosted the women, threw them…
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Justin Upton put two in the seats last night, helping the D-Backs to a 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres.Upton’s first jack came in the fourth inning off Padres rookie pitcher Cory Luebke, giving the D-Backs a 1-0 lead heading into the fifth.Luebke, it seems, got…
It appears the Twitter account of former Arizona Attorney General/Current Mayor of Twitter-town Grant Woods has been hacked.Woods currently holds New Times” coveted “Best Twitterer” award, so, of course, he took the hacking in stride.”Sorry. Twitter account hacked. Anthony Weiner told me this could happen,” Woods “tweeted” last night, obviously…
“The Mav” had quite the day for himself yesterday.Aside from calling Tea Partiers “hobbits” while addressing the Senate, Senator John McCain also managed to bash Nevada Senator Harry Reid, President Barack Obama, Reid’s opponent in last year’s Senate race Sharon Angle, one-time Delaware Senate candidate/possible witch Christine O’Donnell, and even…
The Arizona Cardinals are rumored to be considering four quarterbacks to hopefully fill the void left by Kurt Warner.Cardinals brass have discussed trade options with the Philadelphia Eagles for Kevin Kolb and with the Denver Broncos for Kyle Orton. According to Arizona Republic sports writer Kent Somers, the team also…
A few years ago, my girlfriend and I visited the beautiful city of Mérida in the Yucatán. We were surprised to see a sentence in our guidebook warning us to be on the lookout for Mennonites pedaling queso in the mercado. Sure enough, we bumped into a bearded, light-skinned Mennonite…
POT STICKLERS So much for “will of the people”: Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and Attorney General Tom Horne are huge hypocrites. You can bet your ass that if medical marijuana weren’t the thing that voters approved — and, instead, it was one of their pet right-wing issues — there would…
The guys should be here somewhere. Last time Nick Wood saw them, they were just past a clearing where the power lines hum, tucked into the pine forest on the other side of a downed section of barbed-wire fence. Their firewood still is stashed there, neatly covered with a green…
