“People ask me what I do in the winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do: I stare out the window and wait for spring.” — Rogers HornsbySpring has sprung, so here is your guide to today’s spring training games:…
A Chandler man died in a plane crash at Chandler air park yesterday. Nazzi Hirani was flying his World War II plane when it cartwheeled and crashed into a building at Stellar Airpark. Officials have not yet determined the cause of the crash…The Catholic Diocese of Phoenix has laid off…
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: Anti-Joe Arpaio Mural Inspired by New Times Cover Goes from Gallery to Phoenix Wall Up…
When you file a lawsuit that’s vigorously contested, but withdraw it before any judgment or settlement in the case — that’s called failure, right? At the least, it would appear to be the acknowledgment of a mistake. Not so, according to Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas. Thomas said today that…
A loud cheer erupted a few minutes ago here at the Staples Center in sunny Los Angeles. It wasn’t in response to news that Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Peyton Thomas (and his master, Sheriff Joe Arpaio) gave up on a lame-brained (and costly) RICO case against the near world, i.e…
The Hispanic Republican group Somos Republicans says it’s “rejecting” Senate candidate J.D. Hayworth over an endorsement he accepted from the anti-immigration group Americans for Legal Immigration.ALIPAC is a controversial organization for a few reasons: It has the support of cuddly organizations like the Ku Klux Klan and former “Grand Wizard” David Duke,…
Former state Senator Jim Waring seems to be the man to beat in the GOP primary for the district three Congressional seat but Ben Quayle, son of former Vice President Dan Quayle, might be the man to beat him — despite having no apparent campaign platform other than his last…
Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is taking a little break from cracking down on county supervisors to go after taggers. Thomas announced that juveniles convicted of vandalism will be forced to wear bright, orange T-shirts with the slogan “Tagging is a Crime” written in big letters on the backs as…
Inspired in part by New Times’ March 19, 2009 cover art for the feature “Are Your Papers in Order?” by Village Voice Media Executive Editor Michael Lacey, Phoenix muralist Francisco Garcia first painted an image on canvas based on that ski-masked, gun-pointing MCSO deputy. That image later became part of…
This just in: Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Sheriff Joe Arpaio have dismissed the lawsuit that accused county officials, judges, and their lawyers of being part of a “criminal enterprise.”The suit — which the duo filed in December — spared no detail in exploring Thomas’ allegations that the Board…
It’s no secret that Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas has been on a quest to stop the State Bar of Arizona’s duly appointed independent investigator from even thinking about beginning an investigation into Thomas’ ethical mishaps.Almost immediately after Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Rebecca Berch appointed J. Scott Rhodes to…
Jay J. Armes, the bionic super-sleuth, who volunteered his investigative services to Logan McQueary, the father of missing baby Gabriel Johnson, is “halting all activity in connection with this case.”Armes sent us an e-mail in response to a fax New Times received from McQueary’s new lawyer, Tim Maloney, letting us…
The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in dramatic fashion last night, ending the game with an Adrian Aucoin goal in the sixth round of a shootout and shutting down Vancouver’s Mason Raymond in his attempt to send the shootout into a seventh round.The Coyotes struck first, with a…
“People ask me what I do in the winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do: I stare out the window and wait for spring.” — Rogers HornsbySpring has sprung, so here is your guide to today’s spring training games:…
A report by Arizona State University says drug use is on the rise among Maricopa County jail inmates. Using urine tests and inmate questionnaires, researchers found that opiate use had increased. Opiates include heroin and many prescription drugs. Officials with the Maricopa County jails and Correctional Health Services claim they…
When I was in high school, everyone called the Mexican students like myself “cheddars.” I’m not sure where this originated from, or what it really has to do with Mexican culture. When I have asked other Mexicans what this means, they are not sure, either. “Cheddar packing” is a term…
THERE WILL BE BLOOD Hope for humanity: It’s encouraging to read an article with so many of the people I admire in it. People like Dan Millis and Laura Ilardo have been my greatest source of inspiration. The members of No More Deaths are the true heroes of the immigration…
It must be incredibly demoralizing to be a juvenile-justice-reform advocate in Maricopa County these days. The governor’s made official her plan to close the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections, sending about 500 kids incarcerated by the state to the counties, thus cutting roughly $63 million from her budget. The vast…
Before the fatal shooting, there was the red couch. It was soiled, stained, and reeked of cigarette smoke. A few days after bringing it into the Central Phoenix antique store, Ruby Sias realized it needed to be moved outside. She asked the new owner’s son to help her take it…
Last month, committees in both the Arizona House and Senate heard testimony on bills that would virtually wipe out egg donation as a fertility treatment in Arizona. There was not testimony from a single person who’d been harmed by the procedure, which involves a fertile young woman “donating” her eggs…
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: Up on the Sun: Red Bull 3Style DJ Battle Goes Down Tonight In Scottsdale People’s Biennial…
Avondale police are looking for a bank-robbery suspect who held up a Chase bank earlier this afternoon.Police say the suspect hit the Chase Bank at 1545 North Dysart Road about noon and is still on the loose.The suspect walked into the bank, presented a demand note indicating that he had a weapon,…
