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Valley Fever

10:18 am
Feb. 10, 2012
Joe Arpaio and The MCSO Had Literally Nothing To Do With Arrest Of Escaped Jail Inmate Jairo Contreras
By James King
Remember yesterday when the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office put out a press release saying how it used its "cell phone technology" to track down an inmate who escaped from an MCSO jail? Well, ... More >>

Valley Fever

8:22 am
Feb. 10, 2012
Arizona Wildcats And, Gasp, ASU Sun Devils Both Take Conference Wins
By Paul Rubin
The Arizona Wildcats and Colorado Buffs are very similar teams--scrappy, undersized, terrific team defense, very well-coached. The two teams met last month in Boulder, and the Cats lost a one-poi... More >>

Valley Fever

7:37 am
Feb. 10, 2012
Phoenix Suns Beaten By Houston Rockets as Steve Nash is Named to the All-Star Team
By Benjamin Leatherman
Yesterday had both its highs and lows for the Phoenix Suns. First the good news: Steve Nash was named to this year's NBA All-Star team as a reserve on Thursday, which shouldn't come as a surpr... More >>

Valley Fever

4:48 pm
Feb. 9, 2012
MCSO Inmate Escapes In Laundry Cart (Two Weeks Ago); Arrested in New Mexico
By James King
A minimum-security inmate at one of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's jails escaped "several days ago," but was arrested this afternoon at his girlfriend's house in New Mexico, the MCSO ann... More >>

Valley Fever

3:53 pm
Feb. 9, 2012
Sixth Suspect Arrested in Connection With Paradise Valley Murders; County Attorney Defends Release Of Alleged Killer
By James King
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery announced this afternoon that a sixth suspect has been arrested in connection to the murders of a Paradise Valley couple found bound and burned in their... More >>

Valley Fever

1:26 pm
Feb. 9, 2012
Ron Barber, Gabrielle Giffords Aide Wounded in Tucson Shooting, to Run in Special Election
By James King
Ron Barber, a former aide to former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, announced this morning that he'll run in the special election to finish the remainder of Giffords' term.Giffords resi... More >>

Valley Fever

11:23 am
Feb. 9, 2012
Jeffery Higgins, MCSO Detention Officer, Pleads Not Guilty to Charges He Got Drunk and Pointed Loaded Gun at Son
By James King
A detention officer with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office accused of getting drunk and pointing a loaded gun at his own son has pleaded not guilty to one count each of aggravated a... More >>

Valley Fever

9:15 am
Feb. 9, 2012
Search Continues for Mother of Newborn Dumped in Front of Phoenix Home
By James King
Phoenix police said yesterday that the woman to the right could potentially be the mother of a newborn who was dumped in front of a Phoenix home on Tuesday. They've since contacted the... More >>

Valley Fever

8:00 am
Feb. 9, 2012
ASU Sports in Full Force as Women Begin Defense of National Title, Men Try to Win a Basketball Game
By Paul Rubin
Lots of sports action in Tempe this weekend, which for our purposes starts tonight at the Wells Fargo Arena, where the ASU Sun Devils should be in a close, if not so artistic, battle against the ... More >>

Feature

12:00 am
Feb. 9, 2012
The Life of a State: A Timeline of Arizona's History
By Paul Rubin and Amy Silverman
Long before we were officially a state, Arizona was making history — and not all of it bad, though some of it certainly borders on the... More >>

ˇAsk a Mexican!™

12:00 am
Feb. 9, 2012
Ask a Mexican on Ron Paul and Science Fiction
By Gustavo Arellano
My family for six generations have been born and raised in Brownsville, Texas. Everyone speaks Spanish most of the time. Right now, almost every... More >>

Valley Fever

3:50 pm
Feb. 8, 2012
Izrahias Morales, High School Freshman Who Brought Gun to School to Shoot Teacher, Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder Charge
By James King
A Goodyear teen who brought a gun to school to kill his math teacher last year pleaded guilty this afternoon to one count each of attempted first-degree murder and possession of a firearm... More >>

Valley Fever

2:13 pm
Feb. 8, 2012
Scholarship Set Up to Honor Slain MCSO Deputy William Coleman
By James King
A scholarship has been set up to honor the memory of slain Maricopa County Sheriff's Deputy Bill Coleman, who was murdered last month while responding to a burglary call at a medical facility ... More >>

Valley Fever

1:27 pm
Feb. 8, 2012
AG Tom Horne Wants to Replace Cops in FLDS Haven Colorado City, Kid-Raping Polygamist Warren Jeffs' Old Stomping Grounds
By James King
A bill that would replace local police in Colorado City with deputies from the Mohave County Sheriff's Office was unanimously approved by a state Senate committee this morning.Colorado City, for... More >>

Valley Fever

12:09 pm
Feb. 8, 2012
Brian Weymouth (Subject of Our Last Cover Story) Files Lawsuit Against A Bunch Of Folks
By Paul Rubin
Brian Weymouth, a Paradise Valley businessman now facing major felony charges, has filed a civil lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior Court against several county officials and a former ... More >>

Valley Fever

12:03 pm
Feb. 8, 2012
Joe Arpaio Went Immigrant Hunting This Morning -- Bags Two Brown Folks
By James King
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio went hunting for illegals again this morning, this time at a Phoenix maid service business, where his deputies arrested a grand total of two suspected illegal... More >>

Valley Fever

7:35 am
Feb. 8, 2012
Phoenix Suns Beat the Milwaukee Bucks For Their Third Straight Win After Steve Nash's Last-Second Shot
By Benjamin Leatherman
The ending of last night's Phoenix Suns game against the Milwaukee Bucks was certainly dramatic and pulse pounding. With the score tied at 105 in the final moments of the fourth quarter, Steve ... More >>

Valley Fever

7:30 am
Feb. 8, 2012
Newborn Dumped In Front Of North Phoenix Home "Affectionately Nicknamed Baby Kathleen" -- After Street Where She Was Dumped
By James King
If you happened to have had a baby yesterday, and then dumped it in front of a home in north Phoenix, police would like to have a word with you -- and make sure you're not bleeding out after gi... More >>

Valley Fever

6:18 pm
Feb. 7, 2012
Lawrence and Glenna Shapiro Murders: Five Arrested, Including Two Ex-Cons
By James King
The Paradise Valley Police Department confirmed today that five people have been arrested in connection with the murders of Glenna and Lawrence Shapiro, whose bodies were found bound a... More >>

Valley Fever

1:52 pm
Feb. 7, 2012
Mentally Ill Phoenix Man Arrested Twice in 24 Hours For Failing to Register as a Sex Offender
By James King
As if we needed another anecdote about how Arizona fails its mentally ill residents, we bring you the story of James Copeland, a mentally ill convicted sex offender who was arrested twice in 2... More >>

Valley Fever

1:07 pm
Feb. 7, 2012
Representative Kimberly Yee Wants to Tell You When You Can Have An Abortion
By James King
Republican Arizona Representative Kimberly Yee has taken a page out of fagala-phobic abortion bully Trent Franks' book, and is taking it upon herself to attempt to dictate when women in Arizona ... More >>

Valley Fever

10:50 am
Feb. 7, 2012
Jhessye Shockley Disappearance: Search Of Landfill Continues, Photos Released
By James King
Authorities this morning continued their search of a landfill south of the Valley, where they believe they might find the body of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley.The landfill search starte... More >>

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The Life of a State: A Timeline of Arizona's History The Life of a State: A Timeline of Arizona's History
By Paul Rubin and Amy Silverman

Long before we were officially a state, Arizona was making history — and not all of it bad, though some of it certainly borders on the unbelievable. In 1910, a… More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, February 9th, 2011

PRINCESS VICTORIA Victoria herself responds: Most interesting thing to me is that [inside the article] in an Arizona paper, the close-up photo of my ukelele case (with a bumper sticker that… More >>

Ask a Mexican on Ron Paul and Science Fiction
By Gustavo Arellano

My family for six generations have been born and raised in Brownsville, Texas. Everyone speaks Spanish most of the time. Right now, almost every Republican in the state is trying… More >>

Businessman Brian Weymouth Gets on the Wrong Side of His Celebrity Partners Businessman Brian Weymouth Gets on the Wrong Side of His Celebrity Partners
By Paul Rubin

To get on the bad side of Hall of Fame rocker Alice Cooper, Mexican boxing idol Julio Cesar Chavez, and a man who scaled Mount Everest takes some doing. But Brian… More >>

Super Bowl Prostitution Hoax: Indianapolis Mobilizes for an Epic Battle with an Urban Legend Super Bowl Prostitution Hoax: Indianapolis Mobilizes for an Epic Battle with an Urban Legend
By Pete Kotz

Indianapolis is bracing for war. It's Super Bowl week, after all. Time for the Annual Invasion of the Hookers, which promises to be as harrowing as the Ottoman Empire's advance… More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, February 2nd, 2011

GET OUT THE VOTE Thanks for the hope and inspiration: Great piece! As an old student activist (and former member of the Maricopa County Community College District governing board), I'm proud… More >>

Ask a Mexican on Ethnocentric Idiocy and Etymology
By Gustavo Arellano

My cousin had put a picture on Facebook that said, "I will not be forced to learn a foreign language to accommodate illegals in my country." He's Mexican-American. Our family… More >>

Victoria Jackson Goes From Comedy Heights to Being the Tea Party's Princess Victoria Jackson Goes From Comedy Heights to Being the Tea Party's Princess
By Gus Garcia-Roberts

Victoria Jackson hurtles through intersections and down side streets while using her left hand to hold a Flip cam to her face. The inside of her car ­— a weathered… More >>

Richard Carmona Promises AZ Dems a U.S. Senate Seat Richard Carmona Promises AZ Dems a U.S. Senate Seat
By Stephen Lemons

The big-applause lines from former Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona's address at Democrats' recent winter meeting in Tucson conveyed two important messages: He can beat Republican Congressman Jeff Flake in a… More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, January 26th, 2011

DIRTY JOE A culture of corruption: This is a great article with plenty of historical perspective on the culture of corruption that is Joe Arpaio's Maricopa County ("Coddling Joe," Michael Lacey,… More >>

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