Will Humble, director of the state Department of Health Services, got the notion to ask the state Attorney General’s office whether cannabis clubs were legal after reading last week’s feature article in New Times, says a DHS spokeswoman.We figured that might have been the case and wrote in a blog…
It’s official: As of yesterday, Arizona has become one of only two states in the country with an official state gun.Yee-ha.Following intense lobbying of state legislators by the Connecticut-based Colt gun company — and a few flicks of Governor Jan Brewer’s pen — the Colt single-action Army revolver is now…
When the tremendous sound and rumble shook the Mesa house at 3:30 a.m., 19-year-old Sepi Tengei’s first thought upon awakening was “earthquake.”She and other family members quickly found out what had happened: An SUV had slammed into the home’s wall outside the master bedroom and crashed into the bed where…
The family of the girlfriend of Scottsdale-based Medicis CEO Jonah Shacknai — who was found bound, naked, and hanging by her neck at Shacknai’s Coronado, California, mansion last week — rejects the theory that she committed suicide.The San Diego Sheriff’s Department is being pretty tight-lipped about the case, and hasn’t…
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson threw a rookie reliever, making his major-league debut, to the wolves on Wednesday night. As you might expect, it cost the D-Backs the game and a chance to gain ground in the standings after the first-place San Francisco Giants lost earlier in the day. Poor…
Yesterday, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio penned a gushing, illegal immigrant-themed endorsement for District 6 Congressional candidate Matt Salmon. Salmon responded with a glowing review of the sheriff’s job performance — which is a far cry from what former Congressman Salmon had to say about America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff” a…
GQ recently released its guide to our nation’s “Ivoriest Towers of douchery”: its list of the “douchiest” colleges in the country.Unlike the magazine’s 2009 “Douchiest Colleges” rankings, neither Arizona State University or University of Phoenix On-line made the cut — likely because the magazine has since switched from a top…
You and your fellow law-breaking wetbacks don’t like Arizona’s SB 1070? Too damn bad. Trot back to Make-Sick-O and protest there — see where it gets you. If you’d work half as hard cleaning up your dump nation as you do sneak[ing] in here, your nation would be worth staying…
SHOOT TO KILL Gun nuts feel manly — when they’re packin’ heat: There was no reason for Bill Russell to shoot this poor, crazy dude. If he were a real man, he would have taken care of it without the use of [violence] (“Deadly Force,” July 7; “Gun in Hand,” June…
Phoenix New Times has an immediate opening for a Night & Day editor. Candidates must be enthusiastic, outgoing, and detail-oriented. The Night & Day editor works closely with an assistant calendar editor and freelancers and must also write for our culture blog, Jackalope Ranch. This full-time position requires familiarity with…
I understand that lawyers need to make a buck, and usually I wouldn’t worry about one latching onto Republican state Senate President and recall boy Russell Pearce like a lamprey sucking the blood out of an alligator, but even so, Phoenix attorney Lisa Hauser is a joke. And not a…
About six years ago, a brilliant and troubled soul named Chris Shelton came to realize that methamphetamine was going to kill him. In 1998, psychologists had diagnosed Shelton with a serious mental illness called “schizoaffective disorder,” which causes periods of losing touch with reality and crippling mood problems, including severe…
Peoria Animal Control Officers are investigating the poisoning of at least three — perhaps as many as seven — cats.Jay Davies, a spokesman for the Peoria Police Department, said that such cases are unusual and that the individual(s) responsible face animal cruelty charges.Animal Control officers were out this afternoon knocking…
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:…
Political endorsements are flying off the shelves in Phoenix, where voters will elect a new mayor and five City Council members on August 30.Among the latest is the Sonoran Citizens Improvement Association’s expected endorsement of Bryan Jeffries, the Mesa firefighter appointed to fill the City Council seat vacated by former…
The man to the right is 20-year-old Josh Baker. About three months ago, he moved to an apartment in Scottsdale — which wouldn’t be a problem if he weren’t a convicted sex offender required to let authorities know whenever he changes his address.Baker was sitting next to a trash can…
Cox Communications has agreed to try and settle a lawsuit launched by Captain Joel Fox of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office over the release of his “love letter” e-mails.Fox filed the federal complaint against Cox on the same day that New Times published excerpts from the emotional expressions of man-love…
Activist Pamela Swift had no shortness of courage when it came to taking on the environmental challenges of Maricopa County in the 1980s.Swift, a Peoria resident, died on June 21 at Thunderbird Hospital after months of illness. She was 76-years-old.During the 1980s, Swift found her place as an environmental rebel,…
District 6 Congressional candidate Matt Salmon must have coughed up $2,000 really impressed Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio — the sheriff has penned a glowing endorsement for the former Republican congressman in his attempt to become a congressman once again.Salmon’s campaign today announced Arpaio’s endorsement. The theme of the political…
GQ recently released its “heavily researched, possibly stereotypey” guide to our nation’s “Ivoriest Towers of douchery.” Unlike the magazine’s 2009 “Douchiest Colleges” rankings, neither Arizona State University or University of Phoenix On-line made the cut — likely because the magazine has since switched from a top 25 format to a…
I have to give a nod to the Arizona Republic’s Mary Jo Pitzl for nabbing a little item I’d been sitting on regarding a fundraising e-mail to fellow lobbyists sent from Mike Williams of the Phoenix firm Williams & Associates. This, on behalf of state Senate President Russell Pearce’s anti-recall…
No, we’re not looking for a “serial-grinding” transvestite who goes by the name “Trina.” But Phoenix police are after he/she allegedly fired a gun at a crowded gas station after getting pepper sprayed and thrown out of a club.According to Phoenix Sergeant Darren Burch, “Trina” was booted from Club PHX…
