Another day, another murder here in the Valley, and the latest victim seems to have died under circumstances similar to that of a Tempe man who was found shot to death in a canal last month.Fire crews pulled the body of an unidentified man out of a Phoenix canal near…
If two pounds of weed were to just show up at your door, what would you do? Smoke it? Sell it? Dump it out on your bed and roll around in it?An elderly Michigan woman went a different route — she took what many would consider a gift from god…
Earlier this month, only 16,664 fans witnessed a 10-4 Diamondbacks win at Chase Field against the Florida Marlins, which is the lowest total in franchise history. With the Snakes sitting at 35-58 in mid-July and 20 games back of the division leader, D-backs management are thinking of creative ways to…
The Phoenix man (known as “Paydirt”), who shot and killed the operator of a speed-camera van in April of last year, seems to have gotten his wish: photo-radar is now done-zo on Arizona highways.Not that it’s likely to affect him — he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder this morning and probably…
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.A 17-year-old Mexican kid seems to be heeding that advice — he was caught trying to smuggle weed into the United States twice in just five days.On Sunday night, border agents spotted the kid riding his bike by the Colorado River near…
While the Suns, Cardinals, Diamondbacks, and Coyotes dominate the sports headlines around town, one team actually is a proven winner. Yes, we’re talking about the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. While they may not get the attention they deserve, they were honored by President Barack Obama yesterday for winning the…
omebody better call the cops, because a major beatdown took place in downtown Phoenix last night. Namely, Mark Reynolds and the rest of the Arizona Diamondbacks administered an old-fashioned ass-whupping to the New York Mets at Chase Field on Monday evening, resulting in a lopsided 13-2 victory. It was a…
There’s a debate waging among New Times staffers over whether there should be a fee to hike Camelback Mountain — or at the very least, a fee to park near the mountain.The debate is fueled by — among other things — the eight people who needed to be rescued from…
Some things you just cannot make up. Like a motion from the Almighty filed Monday in district court on the U.S. Department of Justice’s anti-SB 1070 lawsuit. And by the Almighty, I mean, the Lord, Yahweh, Big Poppa Up Above, whatever you want to call the guy with the long, white beard…
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:…
Congressional candidate Ben Quayle got a little love today from Arizona House Speaker Kirk Adams who announced he’ll be endorsing Quayle in the District 3 Congressional race.The political tip-of-the-cap from a high-ranking Republican is good news for Quayle who is currently engaged in one of the most crowded primary races…
Pets need more than just food and exercise in the summer — they need some damned shade, too. Xavier Montes, 30, didn’t catch on to this part of dog ownership, court records show. At about 10 a.m. on Friday, police were called to Montes’ home at 10407 West Montecito Avenue to check…
Firefighters have rescued 10 people from Camelback Mountain because of heat-related illness since Friday, and even more from other local hiking trails in the last two weeks. Not all 10 on Camelback needed rescuing, (read full details on our previous post today), but several of the hikers looked to…
As we all know, Amar’e Stoudemire is now a member of the New York Knicks. But STAT wanted to stay here in Phoenix, at least that’s what he’s saying now that he signed a huge contract. All the Suns had to do was offer him fully guaranteed five-year maximum contract…
We stepped out of the house just before 6 a.m. yesterday to hike Camelback Mountain and nearly jumped back inside. It was about 90. The air was warm and fluffy, like we’d climbed into a sleeping bag in a sauna. We weren’t deterred, though, and sweated our hiney off while hiking Echo Canyon trail. Forget about…
With the July 31st trade deadline looming on the horizon, many are wondering if the D-Backs will make any noise in the following days. One name that keeps getting thrown around is starting pitcher Dan Haren, who is 7-8 with a 4.60 ERA and 133 strikeouts this year. The team…
The neo-Nazis are claiming to have “rescued” four more suspected illegal aliens in the desert. This comes via a Sunday, July 18 post to National Socialist Harry Hughes’ blog “Just Another Day…” Hughes has posted more photos of migrants as well as photos of Border Patrol agents taking them into custody. The…
The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club sent us an e-mail over the weekend saying that “if [we] have the balls,” we should give them a call to discuss — among other things — a former member arrested for murder last week. We were feelin’ a little ballsy, so we did, and…
Police in Prescott Valley arrested 27-year-old Mathew James Noble yesterday after some naked pictures of him found their way onto the cell phone of a 13-year-old-girl.Police got a call from the girl’s mother about 1 a.m. Sunday; she said she found nude photos of a grown man on her daughter’s…
If the cross-dressing gear, kiddy-porn, and sex toys scattered throughout the home office of a Peoria man last week weren’t enough to creep you out, photos of the secret, underground room he built behind his house might be.Luckily, we got our hands on them, and you can check them out…
Although he was highly successful during his stint with the Phoenix Suns,Charles Barkley’s heart apparently lies elsewhere. At least when it comes to the gridiron. Speaking to an NBC affiliate in Washington over the weekend, Barkley announced that he is now a follower of the Washington Redskins…
A coalition of activist groups including Somos America, Sal Reza’s Puente Movement, and the National Day Laborer Organizing Network has just announced that tomorrow they’ll be detailing a series of anti-SB 1070 protests and actions that will be occurring statewide. I’ll provide more details as I get them, but Puente…
