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Mother's Day in Metro Phoenix: 12 Recommendations Based on Time, Budget, and Location

Sunday is Mother's Day, and (especially if you don't do it throughout the year) you'd better find a way to honor the woman that gave you life. Brunch is the traditional meal of the holiday, and there are plenty of those in the Phoenix area if your mom loves waffles, omelettes, and bacon. But there a ... More >>

The 10 Best Things I Saw in 2012

Michael Hall's Back in Arizona, After Allegedly Killing Ex-Girlfriend in Front of a Child, Then Heading for Vegas Strip

After allegedly shooting his ex-girlfriend to death in Avondale -- in front of their 4-year-old daughter -- Michael Hall decided to skip town, in favor of Las Vegas.Not some residential suburb of Las Vegas, and not some crime-riddled corridor of the city -- Hall was popped last month by Las Vegas M ... More >>

City Slicker

10 Favorite Spots for Pie & Coffee in Greater Phoenix

Whether its the boss on your back, your lover calling to break up (again), or the puzzling investigation of a brutal murder of a popular high school student named Laura Palmer, troubles seem to melt away with a slice of pie and a "damn fine cup of coffee" at your favorite neighborhood restaurant, di ... More >>

GOP State House Candidate Ordered Off Ballot; Judge Rules Pretending to Live at Buddy's House Doesn't Count as Residency

A Republican state House Candidate has been ordered off general election ballots by a Maricopa County judge, since the candidate pretended to live in a friend's/campaign worker's vacant house to qualify as a resident of the district.Darin Mitchell already got enough votes in the primary to land on g ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, April 12, 2012

Youth Brigade

"Bearded Bandit" Robs His Fifth Bank, He May Also Not Have A Beard

​A bank-robbery suspect the FBI's calling the "Bearded Bandit" has struck again, as has the FBI's bank-robber-naming department.The "Bearded Bandit" may have robbed five Valley banks, but whether he actually has a beard is up for debate.According to the FBI -- and the pictures it has provided -- t ... More >>

Buckeye Band Teacher Brian Bizzell Busted Trying to Arrange "Quickie" With Underage Student

MCSOBuckeye band teacher Brian Bizell wanted a "quickie." That didn't happen. Instead, he's been charged with five counts of sexual conduct with a minor.​Brian Bizzell is a band teacher with the Buckeye Unified School District -- which is unfortunate considering he's also an alleged pederast.Bizze ... More >>

Aji Mobile Foods Puts Ecuadorean Cuisine on the Phoenix Map

Ando Muneno Giancarlo and his father, Joe Alarcon.​The business: Aji Mobile Foods What you need to know: Father and son Joe and Giancarlo Alarcon run a food truck with a diverse Ecuadorean and pan-Latin American menu that rotates weekly. A given week could see empanadas res prepared Arge ... More >>

Mario Powers Accused of Throwing Infant After Beating Up -- and Spitting On -- His Baby-Mama

MCSOMario Powers​When Mario Powers went to the apartment of his baby-mama last month, he saw her talking with other guys. So, he beat her up as she was holding the couple's 6-month-old daughter -- but that was only before throwing the infant at the woman.According to court records obtained by New ... More >>

Taxi Driver and Passenger Beat Man to Death During Parking Lot Squabble, Avondale Cops Say

Image: Maricopa County Sheriff's OfficeAAA Taxi driver Gary Gene Mayo, 45, is in jail on suspicion of beating to death a man in a parking-lot-rage incident. ​In an apparent parking-lot-rage incident, a taxi driver and his passenger are accused by police of beating a man to death as the victim's ho ... More >>

Avondale Wife: Husband Said "Shoot Me, B*tch." So She Did

MCSOAimee Stensgaard​An Avondale woman was arrested yesterday after she claims her husband -- with whom she's had several documented domestic violence issues in the past -- told her "shoot me bitch," which she did, killing the man.Aimee Stensgaard, 27, admittedly killed her husband during a fight ... More >>

Your Guide to Partying on Cinco De Mayo 2011

Your Guide to Partying on Cinco de Mayo 2011

Avondale Man Gets Life for Murder of Girlfriend's 3-Year-Old Daughter

Alvaro Duarte​An Avondale man convicted of murdering his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter was in Maricopa County Superior Court this morning where Judge Janet Barton sentenced him to naturla life in prison.Alvaro Holguin Duarte pleaded guilty to the 2008 murder of Alisandra Oliviana Romero, his gi ... More >>

A New Times Art Critic Reconnects with Underground Comic Icon Joyce Farmer, the Person Who First Inspired Her to Be One

Former Phoenix Cop Accused of Shakin' Down Drug Dealers Pleads Guilty to Theft Charge

James Wren​A former Phoenix police officer accused of shakin' down drug dealers pled guilty to theft charges in a Maricopa County Superior Court this morning.Former Officer James Wren pled guilty to solicitation to commit theft, which is a hell of a deal considering the crimes with which he'd init ... More >>

UPDATE: Phoenix Cop Accused of Shaking Down Drug Dealers Indicted on Eight Charges Including Kidnapping

Phoenix Police Department Now-former Phoenix police officer James Wren​James Wren, the Phoenix police officer accused of shaking down drug dealers for thousands of dollars, has been formally indicted on eight charges. Maricopa County prosecutors announced Friday that Wren now faces&nb ... More >>

Ted Leitner, San Diego Padres Sportscaster, Says His Son's Punch Deflected Bullet

Image: San Diego Padres Sportscaster Ted Leitner says his son is lucky to be alive after being shot last week by a stranger outside of a Scottsdale home.​A 19-year-old man shot in the midsection during a fight outside of a Scottsdale house last week would have suffered worse injuries but fo ... More >>

Hot Links: Adrian Cruz, Landfill Closings, and Chemical Spills

​Adrian Cruz, the convicted child rapist who escaped from the Maricopa County Courthouse last year, was captured yesterday afternoon in Mexico. Mexican authorities contacted the U.S. Marshals Service to say they had Cruz in custody. Now, a Mexican judge must decide whether to deport Cruz back to A ... More >>

One Mother’s Suffering, Joe Arpaio’s Bigotry, and Stories of Racial Profiling by the MCSO

Radio KASA's Carlos Galindo's Thursday Run-In with MCSO Deputies

Radio personality Carlos Galindo gets the MCSO treatment Thursday Above is a video sent to me by activists out monitoring MCSO activity in Maryvale yesterday. According to the activists and others I spoke with, there were about 50 or so MCSO deputies gathered at the John F. Long Community Cen ... More >>

ACLU and Julio and Julian Mora Sue Joe Arpaio, Arpaio Whines on Twitter

Julio Mora with his father Julian at the Arizona ACLU offices today, announcing their lawsuit against Arpaio​As I anticipated in yesterday's blog post, the Arizona ACLU today had a press conference at their offices with father-son Julian and Julio Mora present, announcing a lawsuit on their ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, March 5, 2009

In Dependency Court, a Judge Comes Face to Face with the Biggest Threat to Children – Their Moms and Dads

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, December 25, 2008

St. Patrick's Day Guide

Information Blockade

The sheriff's made a career of stonewalling critical media — the public's right to know be damned

Let the Sunshine In

When power-tripping HOAs push solar-minded residents around, everybody pays the price

Cinco de Drinko

¿Porque? Because it's allí

Cinco de Drinko

¿Porque? Because it's allí

The ME Show

See me, hear me, feel me, fund me! Are vlogging and podcasting the ultimate slacker careers?

FBR Me ASAP

It's Open season at TPC

Letters

Letters from the week of September 11, 2003

Letters

Letters from the week of June 19, 2003

The Straight Dope

Letters from the week of November 7, 2002

Best Radio Personality

Tony Femino

Prisoner of Love

She captured his heart — but did her family railroad her boyfriend into jail?

Joe Arpaio's Balloon Payments

It hasn't been cheap keeping the Joe Show aloft. Now, his employees, his inmates and the citizens of Maricopa County are paying the price.

Grandstanding

Everyone wants a football stadium in his 'hood. Downtown is a late entry, but don't bet against it.

Soft Cell

Special handling for a federal prosecutor's drunken-driving case sparks controversy in sheriff's ranks

Methology - Part I

Arizona is awash in crystal methamphetamine, a highly addictive stimulant that makes the weak strong, the lazy motivated, the fat thin, the trivial profound. Abuse it enough, and it can also make you psychotic.

Calendar for the week

Arpaio Tries to Plug Leaks

Sheriff's Office suspends, transfers officers suspected of talking to New Times

Mutiny At The County

Sheriff Arpaio's deputies say his vaunted posse does little more than waste money and slake their boss's thirst for publicity

Kid Pics for the week

Pic Hits for the week

THE LIFE BEHIND A RACIAL MISTAKE