Chase Field was a virtual ghost town last night as the Arizona Diamondbacks lost to the Washington Nationals 7-2 in front of the smallest crowd in team history. Only 15,670 people were in attendance to witness the defeat, adding a dubious distinction for an otherwise unremarkable game that saw the…
The Arizona State football team started camp yesterday full of questions. Who is the quarterback? Do they have an offensive line? Is the defense as good (or better) than as advertised? Ultimately, however, the biggest question is whether the Sun Devils can put together a winning record and make it…
On Tuesday, the Arizona Capitol Times ran a story with the headline “Quayle Mailer Not Actually What Meets the Eye.”The article bashes District 3 Congressional candidate Ben Quayle for distributing campaign literature showing a picture of him with two toddler-age girls. The criticism is that Quayle doesn’t have kids and…
ANDY’S CRUSADE How will Lisa Randall be repaid?: What I wonder is: Who’s going to return to Lisa Randall and her family the hundreds of thousands of dollars they were forced to waste [defending against] former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas’ phony charges (“Phantom Murder,” Paul Rubin, July 22; also…
Theirs was not your average love story. Kevin Pratt and Tashi King got married young, in an age when people tend to wait. The wedding was so small, they didn’t even tell their immediate family. They served pie instead of cake — and the bride wore red. They were perfect…
REZA UNBOWED On Friday, July 30, in an act of classic retaliation by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, Phoenix civil rights leader Salvador Reza was kidnapped by a pack of armed thugs in the employ of Sheriff Joe Arpaio. That the men who took Reza into custody were peace officers…
I am a retired gringa living in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. Most of us foreigners here are liberal and sympathetic to the immigration problem, which the U.S. Congress refuses to address in a meaningful way. Unfortunately, I get lots of e-mails from acquaintances “apprising” me of the horrible situation in el Norte,…
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:…
As Jack Nicholson’s character writes over and over again in The Shining, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”Which is why I decided to take a break last night from immigration, Sheriff Joe, and all the drama here in Mari-Kafka County and pay a visit to the…
Emmett Trapp, 2, was found dead near his home earlier today. This morning, Prescott Valley police discovered the dead body of a 2-year-old boy who went missing earlier this week.Cops have been looking for Emmett Trapp since he was reported missing Monday.Authorities were being fairly tight-lipped on the details of the discovery…
Jan Brewer got a chuckle out of us this afternoon, and it wasn’t caused by her cigarettey-voice, her new BFF status with Greta Van Susteren, or even the sadly hilarious fact that she’s somehow the governor of an entire state. It was her birthday wishes for President Obama in the form…
Fear not Arizona. It appears two convicts, who escaped from a state prison over the weekend, have decided to bid the Grand Canyon State adieu in their attempt to evade capture.We just spoke to Barrett Marson, spokesman for the Arizona Department if Corrections, who says prison officials believe the two…
It’s that time of year again. And no, we’re not talking about monsoon season. The month of August is now known as “Brett Favre Month,” where the future Hall of Fame quarterback hijacks sports and makes himself the top story. Will he retire? Or won’t he? Our pick is that he’s…
Ben Quayle to his immediate family — which one of his primary opponents suggested was “rented.”Quayle’s getting beat up in some local news outlets for a campaign mailer he sent out showing him with two toddler-age girls (they’re adorable).Check out the mailer after the jump…
Though the false collar of Phoenix’s best known civil rights leader by a goon squad of sheriff’s deputies has rated only begrudging coverage in the Arizona Republic, the New York Times evidently thinks the incident significant enough to condemn.In a commentary on District Court Judge Susan R. Bolton’s 1070 ruling,…
With all of the hype and attention surrounding the Miami Heat’s new super-trio and all things LA, it may be easy to forget that there are 28 other teams in the NBA. Some of which are pretty good. A partial schedule was released last night, including some marquee games and…
How does spending nearly $150,000 to feed cocaine to monkeys stimulate the economy? Senator John McCain would argue that it doesn’t — it’s just one of several ways to waste taxpayer dollars via President Obama’s stimulus program.McCain, along with Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn, unveiled their study of the stimulus program…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio isn’t up for re-election this year — or next year. As far as we know he’s not planning on running for county attorney, either. But that’s not stopping him from airing “campaign ads” bashing his old foe, Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley.Romley’s not stooping to…
Mark Reynolds got a nice birthday gift Tuesday night: a win, plus a game-changing three-run home run. But he’ll probably need an ice pack after a scary incident in the sixth inning when he was hit by a pitch in the face. The Snakes came away with a 6-1 victory over…
Five men were indicted yesterday in the murder of Chandler Police Officer Carlos Ledesma.The suspects, Thadika Singleton, 38; John Webber, 37; Doarnell Jackson, 35; Jerry Wayne Cockhearn, 25; and Eldridge Gittens, 34, each has been charged with first-degree murder, as well as several other crimes including attempted armed robbery and conspiracy to…
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:…
Sheriff Joe’s bully boys in beige targeted him for a political arrest on Friday, July 30, but now Phoenix civil rights leader Salvador Reza is sitting pretty, with even Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley agreeing that there was no probable cause for his arrest by the MCSO. Reza has Arpaio on…
