HOA lawyer Augustus Shaw tells New Times today that he’s “strongly considering” dropping his run for the State House following an official complaint that he doesn’t live in the right legislative district.Shaw, a Republican, wants to represent District 17 in Tempe, but the complaint alleges that he actually lives in south…
As we mentioned last week, Phoenix’s own Robbie Findley is on the United States team playing in South Africa for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Findley, who starred at Shadow Mountain High School almost a decade ago, actually got the start at forward this past weekend against England in Saturday’s…
It’s Sheriff Joe’s party, and he’ll cry if he wants to.Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s 78th birthday was “ruined” over the weekend after he received word he would no longer be the keynote speaker at a convention for guide dog users that’s to be held in Phoenix this July.The National…
There would be no meltdown for the Arizona State University baseball team this year, as there was in 2008. Drew Maggi made sure of that, even if the sophomore wasn’t around two years ago when the Sun Devils were upset in the Super Regional at home against Fresno State. In…
A Mesa man got a smooch on the wrist from a Maricopa County Superior Court judge on Friday when the judge sentenced him to only three years’ probation after the man pleaded guilty to one count of animal cruelty. Jeremy Tuffly, 28, entered the guilty plea to animal cruelty in May after…
Huppenthal spanked hard by a student journalist. Is this sweet or what?No one’s ever accused Republican state Senator John Huppenthal of being the brightest bulb in the state GOP’s closet. You might think Huppenthal’s lowest moment came when he scuffled with a 78 year-old Democratic activist on election day 2008…
I made the 7 p.m. Friday, June 11 showing of La Mission at AMC Arizona Center to catch the appearances of the film’s stars Benjamin Bratt and Jeremy Ray Valdez, as well as director Peter Bratt, Benjamin’s brother.The Arizona Center show was dedicated to raising money for local Latino advocacy…
The most dramatic moment in baseball has got to be a walk-off homer, and Chris Young of the Arizona Diamondbacks did just that on Sunday afternoon, blasting a 411-foot bomb to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 at Chase Field. The whacky win earned the D-Backs the weekend series…
We got word on Friday that a Mesa man who killed a kitten after trying to feed it to a python was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of animal cruelty. In one of the more despicable crimes against an animal we can remember, 28-year-old Jeremy Tuffly tried to…
It’s official. Arizona has its head up its backside, and it now has the trophy to prove it. Last night on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, Maher announced the winner of a four-week long competition to decide which of the 50 was America’s stupidest state. And — like there…
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:…
El Mirage Mayor Michele Kern isn’t seeking re-election, but she hopes that whoever replaces will focus on the residents and make decisions that are in their best interest. She has serious reservations about whether Lana Mook, a mayoral candidate in the August 24 election and unapologetic champion of Luke Air…
The feds are finally getting serious about folks like Evelio Padilla-Ortega. Padilla-Ortega served just six years in a Mexican prison for a 1988 murder he committed in California, then snuck back into the United States. The Mexican national, now 47, was caught by U.S. authorities in 2003 and deported. The…
Sand Land’s minuteman weirdness got weirder today, with Stacey O’Connell, an ex-Minuteman Civil Defense Corps member, issuing a “Wanted” poster for his former leader Chris Simcox seeking info on his whereabouts and offering a cash reward for same. As I reported last week, Simcox’s wife Alena sought and received an…
You may have heard about the airplane that crashed into a central Arizona high school this afternoon, and it turns out that Arizona Treasurer and gubernatorial candidate Dean Martin was at the school at the time of the crash.Martin’s campaign manager, Renee Roebuck, tells New Times the treasurer was at the…
Phoenix Suns big-man Amar’e Stoudemire continues to chirp about his future in the Valley and now says that remaining in Sand Land is his first choice, despite saying on Tuesday there was “no chance” that he’d pick up his $17.7 million contract option to stay with the team.The problem for…
As we reported earlier today, a Phoenix police officer has been arrested on multiple felony charges, and we now have the details of the case, which include the officer allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from drug dealers dating back to 2008.The Avondale Police Department contacted the Phoenix PD last week to…
You can add Yuma Mayor Al Krieger to the long list of Arizona politicians intent on embarassing the hell out of this state.According to this clip from KYMA Channel 11, Krieger used a Memorial Day speech to criticize congressional plans to repeal “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” — and, while he…
The pageantry, spirit and global fascination should be enough to get even casual soccer fans to plop down and watch a game or two of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. But if it somehow isn’t, there is a local connection between Valley residents and the iconic tournament being played half…
As I mentioned in my Bird column this week, actor Benjamin Bratt’s in town with his brother director Peter Bratt to promote their new film La Mission, a “cinematic love letter” to lowrider culture and the San Francisco Mission District where both men were raised.Bratt plays Che Rivera, a tough…
It’s been more than two weeks since ASU student Kyleigh Ann Sousa was killed during a robbery attempt in Tempe, and police still haven’t arrested anybody — which sparked Silent Witness today to offer an $11,000 reward for information leading to the arrest or indictment of Sousa’s killer or killers.Tempe police Sergeant Steve Carbajal…
We just got word from the Phoenix Police Department that it’s arrested one of its own. We don’t have too many of the details at the moment, but PPD spokesman Trent Crump says he plans to address the media soon. …
