The Arizona Supreme Court ruled this afternoon that the execution of a convicted murderer — who’s been sitting on death row for nearly 24 years — can finally go forward.The court approved the death warrant for Daniel Wayne Cook, who was convicted of the 1987 murders of two men in…
If you were to grow more than 300 weed plants inside your house, here’s a bit of information that might come in handy next time you’re in the Febreeze aisle at Walmart: it’s gonna stink. A Chandler man’s indoor weed forest smelled so bad, in fact, that cops could smell…
A Glendale man who was shot in front of his home last night has died from his injuries, the Glendale Police Department announced this afternoon.The man’s family has not yet been notified, so the Glendale PD hasn’t released his identity but say they are treating the shooting as a homicide.About…
The man in the photo to the right is not Frank Castle in town to commit some vigilante killings, he’s just an alleged car thief in a Punisher t-shirt stealing beer from a gas station. Phoenix police are looking for a man who was caught on camera jacking two 30-packs…
As we mentioned yesterday, like many, we were duped by Scottsdale-based domain provider Go Daddy into calling Joan Rivers hot. Today we learn that Rivers’ body double for Sunday’s Super Bowl ad (the actual woman to whom we referred as “hot”) happens to look a lot like Rivers (although, much,…
Lewis Paul Larkin, the elected county assessor from Pinal County, was arrested on suspicion of DUI last night following a citizen’s complaint to a county Web site. Here’s what the complaint said: The Pinal County Assessor frequents the Kokopelli Moon Saloon everyday (Monday – Fri) around 3 p.m. until around 5…
A Chandler meth head who put his 7-month-old baby in his freezer last year was in a Maricopa County Superior Court this morning, where Judge Robert Gottsfield sentenced him to 10 years in prison and lifetime probation. Chance Kracke pleaded guilty to two counts of child abuse following an August…
Bristol Palin, daughter of one-time vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, seems to have settled into her new Maricopa home quite nicely, but the question remains: why the f*** did she move to Maricopa, Arizona?Palin gave a tour of her new home to E!, which aired the segment last night, and…
The Glendale Police Department is actively searching for the person responsible for shooting a man in front of his house last night.About 8 p.m. yesterday, 9-1-1 dispatchers received several calls reporting gunshots were fired near 53rd Avenue and Greenway Road…
The Phoenix Suns jumped out to a ridiculous start against the Golden State Warriors last night en route to a 104-92 win, banging out 33 points in the 1st quarter while holding the Warriors to 17. It was a matchup between two of the worst defensive teams in basketball that…
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:…
The Maricopa woman who police say used her truck to try and run down several officers — with three young children in the vehicle — offered cops the following explanation for her strange behavior: “I freaked out.”Since our post this morning about 29-year-old Rebekah Lynn Corwin’s wild ride through north…
A plan to oversee medical marijuana cultivation centers in Oakland drew fire from the feds last week — yet the plan is similar to that being developed in Arizona. The way we read it, the February 1 letter from Melinda Haag, U.S. Attorney for California’s Northern District, (see below), to…
If your last name’s Palin, it’s apparently mandatory to turn every mundane thing you do into some sort of televised event. For example, buying a home in Arizona.Tonight on E!, Palin will give a tour of her new diggs to host Guiliana Rancic, as she and her son, Tripp, discuss…
The Arizona Cardinals have a message for fans: sorry for sucking.In a mea culpa letter from team President Michael Bidwill to season ticket holders, he basically apologizes to fans for the horrendous 2010 season — in which the Cards finished in last place in the worst division in the NFL…
Since our previous post about Carl Mosher, a gym teacher at a Catholic school in Phoenix who is accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student, we’ve come across new information that shows Mosher admitted the sexual relationship to the girl’s mother during a confrontation call.According to court records obtained…
We were betrayed…For the last two weeks, the PR department for the Scottsdale-based domain provider Go daddy has been sending out press releases with images of body parts of this year’s “Go Daddy Girl.” We were shown legs, a great ass, and a really happenin’ rack, with the full identity…
A teacher at a Catholic school in Phoenix was arrested over the weekend for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a now-14-year-old female student.Carl Mosher, 32, a physical education teacher at St. Gregory’s Catholic School, was arrested Saturday morning after the parents of a 14-year-old student at the school called…
Phoenix police reported that there were 358 kidnapping calls in their community during 2008, and that a majority of them were linked to drug and human smuggling across the Arizona-Mexico border. In recent months, Phoenix police union leaders have raised questions about the veracity of those statistics. And while they…
A Maricopa mom in a pickup truck led police on a chase through north Scottsdale yesterday morning resulting in multiple wrecks, injured police officers, and the woman getting Tasered — all with three kids in the truck.The wild ride started about 6 a.m. when a Scottsdale police officer watched 29-year-old…
One of the very best college basketball games of the season aired on Saturday night, ending with the Arizona Wildcats nipping the Cal Golden Bears 107-105 in three thrilling overtimes. Saturday night’s road win made it a rare sweep of the Bay Area schools (Cal and Stanford), and kept the…
The Phoenix Suns ended their latest homestand on a down note on Friday night, losing to the Oklahoma Thunder 111-107 despite a heroic scoring effort by Vince Carter. The erstwhile all-star, who was traded to Phoenix by the Orlando Magic, led the stats with 33 points and played some stellar…
