Legally challenged rapper DMX (a.k.a. Earl Simmons), currently serving a six-month jail sentence in a Maricopa County Jail, will not be the latest celebutard to try to kick his addiction — on camera — with doctor-to-the-stars Drew Pinsky.”X” was denied a motion by a county Superior Court judge that would have…
Two Phoenix women invited a 14-year-old runaway to stay in their apartment, then tried to force the girl into prostitution, police say. After she was rescued on Sunday, the girl told police that the women had made her sleep in a closet. Savoya Mansfield, 18, and Mattique Johnson, 19, both arrested on suspicion of kidnapping…
The Department of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is changing the U.S. permanent-resident card, a.k.a. the “Green Card.” Not only will it actually be green again, but it’s got new security features to deter things like immigration fraud (which, if you hadn’t noticed) is a hot-button issue these days.The original permanent-resident…
At the federal courthouse in Phoenix this morning, a Canadian man pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit cancer medication over the Internet to victims in Arizona and as far away as Belgium.Hazim Gaber, 22, of Edmonton, Canada, pleaded guilty to five counts of wire fraud after selling the bogus drugs over the…
Following an improbable, storybook season, there’s still no guarantee that the Phoenix Coyotes will stay in the Valley. And now — after talks to keep the Coyotes in Glendale have stalled — a familiar, Canadian billionaire hell-bent on moving them to Canada has again joined the conversation.David Thomson and Winnipeg-based True…
The Peoria Police Department — like most cop shops — doesn’t want people driving drunk on Memorial Day, but if you’re hammered and dumb enough to hop behind the wheel of a car, the Peoria fuzz is being kind enough to tell you exactly where they’re gonna be.On Monday, May 31,…
Jeffrey Otto was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for his role as one of four arsonists involved in last year’s fire at the Young Champions of America headquarters in Phoenix. Otto, 20, had been the last of the three surviving arsonists to plead guilty to the crime that destroyed a building, cost the life…
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, in her current wave of playing election year politics actually making tough decisions, signed a bill into law yesterday that legalizes certain types of fireworks in parts of Arizona.Brewer, who could have just let the bill become law without her signature, threw her Jane Hancock on…
The Arizona Diamondbacks have now lost five of their last six games as the Los Angeles Dodgers — with the help of a Phoenix native and ASU baseball star — beat the Rattlers 7-3 in Phoenix last night. That Phoenix native and ASU baseball star, of course, is Dodger outfielder…
One of Arizona’s more-laughable pieces of legislation coming out of this year’s embarrassing legislative session is a bill that makes it a class-six felony to knowingly create a human/ animal hybrid and a class-one misdemeanor to buy or sell a human-animal embryo.In other words, anyone who creates a centaur or a…
You know it’s bad when California’s tres unpopular, washed-up screen star guv — whose dad was a member of the Nazi party back in the day — is using your state’s “papers please” law as the butt of his shuck-and-jive before a crowd of college grads.”I was also going 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: Feathered Bastard: 9500 Liberty a Must-See for Those Concerned by SB 1070 Joe Arpaio Arrested Elvis Presley…
Nik Richie vows to make the Texas woman who won a lawsuit against him the “face of herpes in America” as retaliation. As mentioned last week, Richie’s finances will be examined at a hearing in the Valley this week following his loss last year of the lawsuit. The woman from La…
A former University of Arizona student and professional golfer on the LPGA Tour died in Henderson, Nevada, yesterday, her agent confirmed today.Erica Blasberg, 25, was a golfer at the U of A in the early part of the decade and was in her sixth season on the LPGA Tour.Blasberg’s agent,…
Brian Willner, the 35-year-old director of the special-education program at Agua Fria High School who was accused of raping a 15-year-old special needs student, has been formally charged with three felonies.Willner was arrested last Monday but was not immediately charged with any crimes.Court documents filed Thursday by the Maricopa County…
A bill that would legalize certain types of fireworks in Arizona is sitting on Governor Jan Brewer’s desk, awaiting the governor’s signature, veto, or inaction — in which case, the bill would become law without the governor’s signature.We’re not sure how Jan’s gonna play this one, but it only seems…
Authorities in Utah are looking for an Arizona couple they believe traveled to their state to find a buyer for the couple’s unborn baby.Why Utah? According to court documents, the couple allegedly sold another one of their children in Utah about three years ago, and the going rate for a…
No doubt you’ve heard about Sheriff Joe’s weekend visit to Stoney’s Rockin’ Country bar and dance hall in Las Vegas. It was protested by about 200 people, who called him a racist and yelled, “Arpaio go home!” at him. This guy’s name is mud nationwide. Just wait till he’s (hopefully)…
Criss Angel, the over-dramatic, often-shirtless “magician” and star of A&E’s Criss Angel Mindfreak, performed a “death-defying” stunt in Lake Havasu on Saturday, and, as we predicted last week, nothing too cool happened and Angel’s still alive — despite ruthlessly pimping the danger element of the stunt.As we said last week,…
The snazziest apartment complex in the Valley, Grigio Tempe Town Lake, has filed for bankruptcy and is seeking an emergency court ruling that will keep residents’ services online. An attorney working for Grigio’s developer, Susan Freeman of Lewis and Roca, says she’s confident the bankruptcy judge will approve continued payments for the many services…
Good news to report out of Chandler: The battle of the bulge — as we referred to it in a post in February — has been won, and the Chandler-based Heart Attack Grill came out the victor.You may recall that back in February the cardio-crippling beef joint filed a lawsuit…
A Chandler man and his 7-year-old autistic son, who went missing last week, were found dead in an apparent vehicle wreck last night. Conrad Hernandez, 47, and his son, Max, 7, were last heard from on Friday morning when Conrad was supposed to drop the boy off at school. According to officials at…
