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  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Paul Babeu, Embattled Pinal County Sheriff, Struggles to Remain a Relevant Political Figure

    ​Earlier this month, the L.A. Times reported that "federal agents stopped the main target of the ill-fated Operation Fast and Furious in May 2010" but released him after questioning and "he disappeared back into Mexico, and the program went on to spiral out of control." It was a stunning revelati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Joe Arpaio's David Hendershott, Now Licensed Private Investigator

    Sheriff Joe Arpaio's disgraced former enforcer David Hendershott may no longer be the sheriff's chief deputy, he may stand accused of all manner of misconduct and ill-deeds during his tenure at the MCSO, but he was still able to score a license to be a private investigator from the Arizona Departmen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Chuck Wagon Cook-Off (Yee-Haw!) in Chandler This Friday and Saturday

    Chow from Cowgirls Forever in Desert Hills, Arizona.​Hungry for a taste of the Old West minus the stampedes and bowed legs? Check out the Chandler Chuck Wagon Cook-Off, a unique, two-day event named one of the best in the country by American Cowboy magazine. The chuck wagon -- food truck of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Marijuana-Growing Couple Busted in March are Licensed "Caregivers" When Deputies Return in June

      Krista Leigh Roberts and Justin Curran of Desert Hills were busted in March for growing pot. Now, they're state-licensed medical marijuana caregivers.​Arizona's medical marijuana program is presenting a strange, new world for law enforcement. Before a single state resident had a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Desert Hills Couple Charged With Murder in Death of Mentally Disabled Relative

    MCSOJohn Chesser and his wife have been charged with murder in the death of Chesser's mentally disabled brother.​A Desert Hills couple has been charged with murder after the dead body of a 51-year-old relative was found emaciated in their backyard last summer.John and Tara Chesser were arrested Mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    March 24 In Blogs: Eric Cox, Cut Copy, Citizen Public House, and a Mock Border Fence

    ​​​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:

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Arrest Made in 2007 Infant Murder

    Glenn Michael Peralta is accused of murdering a 7-month-old girl​A man believed to have murdered an infant in 2007 has been arrested and extradited back to Arizona.In September, police in Lake Havasu put out a warrant for 33-year-old Glenn Michael Peralta for the October 2007 death of an inf ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 9, 2005

    Mistressed Out

    Mine is no longer ours

  • News

    February 24, 2005

    Letters

    Letters from the week of February 24, 2005

  • News

    January 30, 2003

    He'll Be Missed

    A mental-health advocate succumbs to a brain tumor

  • News

    June 7, 2001

    Letters

    From the week of June 7, 2001

  • News

    October 22, 1998

    Why Growing Smarter Will Grow Old Fast

    The so-called Growing Smarter measure would prevent the state from enacting strict growth controls. At the same time, however, it would free up $220 million for land preservation.

  • Calendar

    February 13, 1997

    Pic Hits for the week

    The so-called Growing Smarter measure would prevent the state from enacting strict growth controls. At the same time, however, it would free up $220 million for land preservation.

  • Calendar

    November 7, 1996

    Kid Pics for the week

    The so-called Growing Smarter measure would prevent the state from enacting strict growth controls. At the same time, however, it would free up $220 million for land preservation.

  • News

    May 16, 1996

    Locked in Masquerade

    The Department of Juvenile Corrections helped create an overcrowding crisis in state juvenile facilities--to the benefit of a private contractor that employs two former state officials

  • News

    March 21, 1996

    Letters

    The Department of Juvenile Corrections helped create an overcrowding crisis in state juvenile facilities--to the benefit of a private contractor that employs two former state officials

  • Culture

    February 22, 1996

    Webb Design

    The good, the bad and the boring of Del Webb's New River development

  • Calendar

    November 9, 1995

    Pic Hits for the week

    The good, the bad and the boring of Del Webb's New River development

  • News

    April 20, 1995

    WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE

    DEL WEBB'S 5,600-ACRE NEW RIVER DEVELOPMENT HAS SPAWNED CONTROVERSY. BUT NEWS COVERAGE HAS IGNORED THE WATER WHEELING AND DEALING THAT COULD CARPET ARIZONA'S VIRGIN DESERT WITH SUBURBAN SPRAWL.

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