James Ray

James Ray: Prison or Probation?

James Ray is scheduled to be sentenced today after being found guilty of three counts of negligent homicide.​Oprah-approved "self-help" guru James Arthur Ray will be sentenced today after a jury found him responsible for the deaths of three people during a 2009 sweat lodge ceremony near Sedona.Ray ... More >>

James Ray Sentenced to Just Two Years in Prison For Sweat Lodge Deaths

James Ray's heading to the big house.​Oprah-approved snake-oil salesman James Arthur Ray is going to prison.Ray, who was found guilty of three counts of negligent homicide, was sentenced this afternoon to two years in prison for each of the three people who died during a 2009 "self-helf" sweat lod ... More >>

James Ray Vows No More Sweat Lodge Events. Umm...Good Call

James Ray faces up to nine years in prison when he's sentenced next month.​Oprah-approved snake-oil salesman James Arthur Ray says he won't be hosting sweat lodge events anymore, which is a great decision considering the last time he did, three people died and dozens were injured.Ray is currently ... More >>

PETA Bails on Ad Campaign Comparing James Ray Sweat Lodge Victims to Dogs in Hot Cars

Turns out, comparing people tragically killed by a "self-help" guru to dogs left in hot cars is a bad idea.​Turns out, comparing the victims of snake oil salesman James Ray's deadly sweat lodge to dogs left in hot cars has ruffled a few feathers.Imagine that.People for the Ethical Treatment of Ani ... More >>

July 13 In Blogs: All-Star Game, Eye Lounge, High Horse, Jamburritos, and Keith Carmickle

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Double Visions

James Ray Guilty of Negligent Homicide; Manslaughter Charges Didn't Stick

James Ray was found guilty of negligent homicide. Manslaughter charges didn't stick.​"Spiritual warrior" James Ray was found guilty today of three counts of negligent homicide in the deaths of three people at a 2009 "self-help" retreat near Sedona, during which he guided dozens of people int ... More >>

June 22 In Blogs: John McCain, SMoCA, Radiohead, Tuna Tartare, and James Ray

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Feb. 16 In Blogs: Joshua Pearce, The Rose & Crown, Lucero's, Arizona Beer Week, and James Ray

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July 12 In Blogs: Tea Party Wackos, Pool Parties, Social Distortion, Taco Bell, and James Ray

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James Ray, Self-Styled Spiritual Guru, Has New Radio Show? WTF?

"Spiritual warrior" James Ray​"Spiritual warrior" James Ray threw us a curve ball today when he sent us an e-mail announcing a new "self-help" radio show he'll be hosting starting in May.(Insert Sheila Broflovski-esque "What-what-What?" here.)Ray is about to stand trial for three counts of m ... More >>

April 15 In Blogs: Lady Gaga, David Lujan, Cocktails, and James Ray

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March 30 In Blogs: Barack Obama, Wrestlemania, Bacon, and John McCain

​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: Barack Obama's Quota on Non-Criminal Aliens: 400,000 Per Year, Get Them Where You Can Up ... More >>

"Spiritual Warrior" James Ray Pleads Not Guilty to Manslaughter; Opts to Stay in Jail

James Ray looking not so "spiritual" in his booking photo​"Spiritual warrior" James Arthur Ray, who was indicted on three manslaughter charges yesterday, pleaded not guilty to each charge this morning in Yavapai County Superior Court.Ray's attorney entered the not guilty plea on Ray's behalf ... More >>

James Ray's Lawyers Say No Crime Was Commited During Sweat Lodge Deaths

www.twentysteps.com​James Ray, the snake-oil salesman who lead a self-help seminar that left three people dead and dozens injured, went out and got some lawyers and as you could probably imagine, they don't think he broke any laws.As part of hundreds of documents released yesterday by the Yavapai ... More >>

Sweat Lodge Victims' Interviews Released; Turns Out it was Hot in There and People Pissed Themselves

"Spiritual warrior" James Ray​The fallout from last October's "Spiritual Warrior" sweat-lodge fiasco that left three people dead and dozens injured continues to play out but still with no indictment of the leader of the event, James Ray.The Yavapai County Attorney's Office released transcrip ... More >>

December 29 In Blogs: Linda Ronstadt, Vic Chestnutt, Eddie V's, and Tiger Woods

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Self-Help Business Booming in Sedona, Despite James Ray's Death Lodge Tragedy

"Spiritual warrior" James Ray​The sale of snake oil seems to still be a hot commodity in Sedona, despite "spiritual warrior" James Ray's October sweat lodge ceremony that killed three people and left dozens injured. Businesses in Sedona, as well as other self-help r ... More >>

"Spiritual Warrior" James Ray Puts Beverly Hills Home on Market

James Ray (left) with Larry King and Wendy Walker​Self-help guru and "Spiritual Warrior" James Ray, the focus of a homicide investigation stemming from the deaths of three people in a sweat lodge ceremony near Sedona, has put his house up for sale. Ray was also named in two lawsuits fi ... More >>

October 28 In Blogs: Vice Magazine, Circle of Food, Barry Goldwater, and Arpaio

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UPDATE: Sweat Lodge Leader to Continue Programs

"Spiritual Warrior" James Ray​Not even a few deaths can keep "spiritual warrior" James Arthur Ray down. The self-help guru says on his Web site that he plans to continue his work "helping" those seeking whatever snake oil he happens to be selling at the moment.

UPDATE: Sweat Lodge Deaths Now Being Investigated as Homicides; Ray Talks to Survivors

www.thestoreofinspiration.comHarmonic Wealth indeed. James Ray was charging up to $10,000 per person for some of his seminars.​The two deaths that occurred at a sweat lodge retreat near Sedona last week are now officially being investigated as homicides.Yavapai County Sheriff Steve Waugh confirmed ... More >>

Hot Links: Glendale Light Rail, Mercury Rally, and Mercy Gilbert

​State employees in Arizona will retain domestic-partner benefits for the next twelve months, even though the Legislature's decided to eliminate those benefits in their last budget. The Department of Administration says that cutting the benefits before October 2010 could put the state in violation ... More >>

Sweat Lodge Organizer Deleted Morbid "Tweets" Posted During Spiritual Sweatshop

www.jamesray.com "Spiritual Warrior" and sweat lodge organizer James Ray. ​The "Spiritual Warrior" who hosted last week's tragic $10,000 sweat lodge getaway, apparently didn't want people to see some of the "tweets" he posted on his Twitter page during the two-hour sweat fest.  

Greek Tragedy

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Letters From the Issue of Thursday, May 11, 2006

Lies and Videotape

In an apparent repeat of its behavior in the Norberg case, the sheriff's office withheld key evidence from litigant

Jailers Show a Paraplegic Who's Boss

Richard Post was taken to jail in his wheelchair for mouthing off in a bar. Joe Arpaio's detention officers saw him as such a threat, they strapped him into a medieval restraint chair--and broke his neck.