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February 11, 2009
Maricopa County Employees' Use of Vehicles to be Studied for Possible Cuts
A Maricopa County employee welfare program known as the "take-home vehicle" may be coming to an end.Due to the economic crisis, the county is ordering the use of its 2,500 vehicles to be scrutinized with an eye toward saving money. One of the first things officials want to look at is whether to keep ... More >>
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February 13, 2009
Maricopa County Supervisors Fire Back After Arpaio Suggests They've Been Uncooperative
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors today denied claims that the county has been "uncooperative" in a request for public records and employer sanctions investigation by Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- the latest squabble in the county's internecine warfare. We'd be able to tell you exactly wh ... More >>
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February 24, 2009
Mexican Government Denounces Arpaio's Tent City March; Protest Filed with Supervisors
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's forced march of illegal immigrants to Tent City has drawn a stunningly sharp rebuke from the Mexican government -- with a letter arriving at the county today and more action ordered by a Mexican Senate committee if the situation doesn't change. I ... More >>
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March 2, 2009
County Supervisors: Budget Plans "Sabotaged" by New Thomas-Arpaio Lawsuit
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors say their careful budget plans are being "sabotaged" by a new lawsuit brought on by the county attorney and sheriff.As we reported earlier today, County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Sheriff Joe Arpaio are suing the county to try to stop a "raid" of $11 million ... More >>
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March 11, 2009
Gross Out: Mice at Wright on Main
At Wright on Main (on Main Street in Mesa), Maricopa County restaurant inspectors recently found something rare -- at least, it hasn't turned up in dozens of inspection reports reviewed in the last few months. Mice. And roaches. Also "excessive" droppings from both. (What would qualify as non ... More >>
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March 17, 2009
Maricopa County Makes $33 Million in Fresh Budget Cuts; Phone Waits to Lengthen, Clinic to Close
Maricopa County will close a family planning clinic, put off non-crucial building maintenance, reduce cleaning services and make other changes because of a $32.6 million budget cut. Revenues are coming in even slower than expected, forcing the Board of Supervisors to approve the latest cuts and ... More >>
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April 8, 2009
Free Pet Spay/Neuter Program in County Becomes Victim of Its Own Success
A free pet spay and neuter program by Maricopa County will become more limited this year because of a deluge of customers.The national Big Fix Program is the main source of funds for the service, which is offered by Maricopa County Animal Care and Control. The county started the program three y ... More >>
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April 13, 2009
County Supervisors Slash Senior Services and Their Own Office Budgets in Latest Round of Cuts
A county program that transports senior citizens to medical appointments will end July 1 as part of a fresh round of budget cuts.The Board of Supervisors announced today that belt-tightening and will occur in several departments, including transportation, environmental services and in the Superviso ... More >>
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May 11, 2009
May 11 In Blogs: Rob Haney, Las Bandas Borrachas, Lola Coffee and More
In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Rob Haney, Maricopa County GOP Chair, and His Anti-Mexican Rant to the Catholic ... More >>
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May 20, 2009
May 20 In Blogs: Star Swim, Lisa G, Joel Fox, Flight of the Conchords and More
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:Supervisors Cave to Joe Arpaio, OK $1.6 Million for Harassing Mexicans in Maricopa Cou ... More >>
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July 23, 2009
Miles to Go Before They Sweep
Bikers hit McDowell Mountain for a nighttime ride
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August 6, 2009
Hot Links: Pay to Play, Electric Cars, and Fiery Crashes
A north Phoenix church has reached an agreement with city officials that will allow the church to continue serving meals to the homeless, after neighbors in the area complained about homeless people littering. The city's researching whether or not the church is violating a zone ordinance...Many V ... More >>
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August 13, 2009
County Official: Court E-Mails Cannot Be Accessed by Sheriff's Office
The head of the Maricopa County ICJIS department, the one the sheriff's office raided yesterday, just told us that databases cannot be accessed through those computers. In other words, our earlier post was mislabeled -- we'll go back and fix it in a minute. The main thing to know is t ... More >>
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August 18, 2009
Cisco Company Partner in Tempe Giving $527,000 "Donation" to County; Sheriff's Office Questions Deal
A planned $527,000 "donation" to Maricopa County's IT department by Tempe-based Insight Networking (a.k.a. Calence) looks suspicious to the sheriff's office. After a hearing last week over the sheriff's takeover of the ICJIS system, Chief Deputy Dave Hendershott told New Times and oth ... More >>
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August 27, 2009
Miles to Go Before They Sweep
Bikers hit Pemberton for a nighttime ride
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October 14, 2009
Mexicans Swear 20 Times a Day, Survey Says
Image: wtfrandom.wordpress.com Ay, chinga! Our Mexican neighbors south of the border use curse words an average of 20 times a day, according to the polling firm, Consulta Mitofsky. No word on whether an equal rate of swearing can be found among the millions of illegal immigrants from Mexico ... More >>
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December 18, 2009
Maricopa County's Chihuahua Infestation Has Been Contained; Shelters Out of Adoptable Chihuahuas
The infestation of chihuahuas at animal shelters across Maricopa County has been contained.Shelter officials say that because of an "overwhelming response and generosity of the community" all of the adoptable chihuahuas have been scooped up -- and just in time for the holidays.
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January 6, 2010
Arpaio's Office's Latest Crack at Reality Television: Police Women of Maricopa County Coming in February on TLC
www.icanhascheezburger.comThe Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, though it's a taxpayer-funded law enforcement agency and not a network studio, is no stranger to flaky reality television, and its latest venture into the world of docu-drama promises to be as tacky as they come.Starting next m ... More >>
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January 14, 2010
Wipe Out
Dirt biking returns to Maricopa County
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January 19, 2010
Maricopa County No. 2 in the Country When it Comes to Job Losses, According to Latest Statistics
www.bp.comIn the most recent blow to Maricopa County's reputation throughout the country, the latest jobs report is out and it aint pretty for the Valley.Among the county's other embarrassing, um, problems -- law enforcement and prosecutorial, mainly -- Maricopa County is now the number two count ... More >>
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February 18, 2010
Experimental Phase
PVCC goes off the deep end
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February 25, 2010
Andrew Thomas Caused a "Cancer" on Our Justice System with His "Appearance of Impropriety" in Cases Against Supervisors and a Judge
PVCC goes off the deep end
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March 11, 2010
From Brewer to Arpaio, No One's Listening to the Experts About How to Save Money or Protect Civil Rights and Public Safety When It Comes to Juvenile Corrections
PVCC goes off the deep end
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March 22, 2010
Hot Links: Cremation, Fish on Feet, and Ranch Market Blaze
Some counties in Arizona have turned to cremating the indigent. Citing budget woes, lack of space, and the high cost of burials, Yavapai, Navajo, and Yuma counties have begun cremating the indigent rather than burying them in paupers' graves. Indigents are still buried in Maricopa County, but off ... More >>
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March 25, 2010
Hot Links: Smoking Bans, Marijuana Tax, and SRP Vandalism
In the next month, student groups at all four ASU campuses will vote on a proposed smoking ban. The ban would prohibit smoking anywhere on campus, and university administration says it is likely to accept the votes. If the ban passes, ASU would join about 381 colleges in the U.S. that prohibit sm ... More >>
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March 26, 2010
Earth Hour Event Planned by Maricopa County; Costs of Climate-Change Awareness Program Unclear
Maricopa County is celebrating Earth Hour this year by shutting off "non-essential" lights for one hour at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday. We decided to spend part of our Friday afternoon bugging county officials about this feel-good event, because our past research shows it typically costs governme ... More >>
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April 8, 2010
Rural Routes
Eat a pie and chase a pig
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April 19, 2010
Rabies in Maricopa County: Why You Should and Shouldn't Be Terrified; Plus, Here's a Free Pets-Vaccination Spot
www.deviantart.comAs we reported back in January, 2009 was the most rabid year in Arizona history, with 261 animals testing positive for the disease, which is an alarming 85 more than 2008.The outbreak got so bad in Santa Cruz and Coconino counties that county-wide quarantines were issued. ... More >>
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July 27, 2010
DMX Headed Back to Jail. Latest Lockup: Los Angeles
www.contactmusic.comDMXRapper DMX, fresh off completely a four-month jail sentence in Maricopa County, is headed back to the clink. "X's" latest stop on his tour of southwestern slammers: Los Angeles.The legally challenged rapper has 90 days to turn himself in to authorities to begin serving time ... More >>
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August 6, 2010
Joe Arpaio's Not the Only Arizona Cop Enforcing Immigration Law
This disturbing video comes to us from Pan Left Productions, and purports to show a woman being turned over to the U.S. Border Patrol after a traffic stop by the Tucson Police Department. I've put in a call to the TPD, but have yet to receive a call back. On its face, the video shows that what happ ... More >>
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August 19, 2010
Maricopa County Elections Sued Over Alleged Voting Violations
What does Pac-Man have to do with voting irregularities? Well, read on... A group of diverse individuals including Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Barry Hess, former Republican state Senator Karen Johnson, and voting activist John Brakey are suing Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell, al ... More >>
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August 25, 2010
Uncounted Vote Total Rises to 133,000 in State; Counting to Begin Again on Thursday
Image: Ray Stern Helen Purcell, Maricopa County Recorder, expects to put out a news release at about 5 p.m. on Thursday with updated vote counts.About 12,000 provisional ballots were amassed today at the Maricopa County Elections department, officials say, bringing the to ... More >>
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October 7, 2010
Maricopa County Hospital Resident Makes Cool Video of Life in the ER
Here's a short, "home" movie that won't bore you, courtesy of one of the doctors-in-training at the Maricopa Medical Center:
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November 2, 2010
Election Day: Crawling Over Broken Glass Not Required
Um, we're pretty sure that the Maricopa County Election officials aren't scattering broken glass -- or hot coals, bear traps, or land mines for that matter -- in front of polling sites.(This is one of the photos that greets you on LD5 Congressional candidate David Schweikert's campaign website.)& ... More >>
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November 4, 2010
Prop 203 Closes Gap -- But Isn't Quite There Yet; Latest Vote Count Shows Medical Marijuana Still in Running
Proposition 203 seems to be gaining an edge as officials continue to count votes.The ballot measure that would legalize medical marijuana in Arizona was about 6,500 votes behind as of last night.It's closing the gap: The difference now is only 3,870 votes.
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November 9, 2010
Prop 203 Update: Closer, but No Cigar -- Yet
Proposition 203's chances of passing rose a bit today, then fell some.With 89,000 early ballots and provisional ballots left to be counted, the game isn't over yet.But the "yes" votes just can't seem to get a solid break.Just before 4 p.m., the gap between "yes" and "no" votes closed further than ... More >>
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November 11, 2010
Prop 203: Friday Deadline More a Suggestion Than Deadline. Results Not Expected Until Next Week
If you were expecting to learn the fate Prop. 203 -- Arizona's medical marijuana initiative -- tomorrow, don't hold your breath. Election officials don't expect to be done counting ballots until next week, which violates election statute, but, as we just found out, is not that big a deal.From ... More >>
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November 19, 2010
UPDATED: DMX Arrested -- Again (and Again) -- in Maricopa County
MCSODMX is running out of fingers on which to count the number of times he's been arrested in Maricopa County.UPDATE (3:31 p.m.): We obtained court documents that show DMX's probation violation was the result of cocaine use, not only failing to check in with his probation officer, as stated in th ... More >>
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November 22, 2010
DMX Blames Probation Violation on a "Sip" of Booze. Court Records Claim it Was a Little More Than That
MCSODMX says he violated his probation by taking a "sip" of alcohol.As we reported last week, legally challenged rapper DMX is back behind bars in Maricopa County, this time for violating the terms of his probation. He's now saying the reason for his violation was a sip of alcohol at a performanc ... More >>
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November 29, 2010
MCSO Detention Officers Accused of Assaulting Inmates
Two Maricopa County sheriff's deputies were arrested today for allegedly assaulting two jail inmates.The deputies each have been charged with aggravated assault.
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February 10, 2011
Measles: Apparently That's Still Around
www.aspiresrelationships.comState and county health officials have confirmed a case of measles in Maricopa County.Authorities say the disease was contracted by a man living in the area who recently traveled abroad. They say he spent time in the community before being diagnosed, and county health ... More >>
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March 16, 2011
Morning Poll: Is Asking County Employees to Submit to Saliva Swabs for Nicotine Analysis an Invasion of Privacy?
www.sonofthesouth.comThe Arizona Republic yesterday got the scoop that several Maricopa County employees are getting fussy over having to submit to saliva swabs for nicotine analysis to prove that they don't use tobacco products in order to be eligible for lower insurance premiums than non-tobbac ... More >>
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June 20, 2011
Maricopa County Animal Shelters "Overflowing" With Chihuahuas
James King "B-Nasty"Maricopa County has a problem: It's animal shelters are "overflowing" with chihuahuas.An earlier chihuahua infestation hit the Valley in December 2009. More on that here. According to Maricopa County Animal Care and Control, there are about 200 chihuahuas curr ... More >>
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June 22, 2011
City of Maricopa Not "Closing Down" as British Tab Reports
Got a call from a pal who works for the city of Maricopa, you know, that wildly overbuilt burg about 15 miles off Interstate 10 down in Pinal County. The oil fields of Maricopa, Arizona---Not!He told us that a British newspaper was reporting that the city of about 40,000 was about to ... More >>
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July 13, 2011
Joe Arpaio: Illegal Immigrants Avoiding Maricopa County -- Except for the 10 Arrested Last Night in North Valley
According to Joe, his tough guy antics are causing illegal immigrants to avoid Maricopa County -- which is funny considering 10 were busted last night.Maricopa County's corrupt top cop, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, claims smugglers transporting drugs and illegal immigrants are avoiding Maricopa ... More >>
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July 18, 2011
If You Spend Time in Joe Arpaio's Jails, There's a Good Chance You Have Chlamydia
www.someecard.comAccording to a recently released study from Arizona State University's Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety, if you've been booked into a Maricopa Count jail, you're much more likely to catch a sexually transmitted disease than members of the general public.Accordi ... More >>
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July 19, 2011
Haboobs in Arizona Known for Centuries to Pimas as "Jegos"
Image: @jeffgokeeCheck out this and other shots from readers of last night's "jegos" on the New Times site. Nothing against the Sudanese, but "haboob" is a dumb-sounding name to English-receiving ears. It inspires more ridicule than the awesomeness these wind-blown monsters deserve.The news m ... More >>
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December 2, 2011
Maricopa Teen Caught With 500 Child-Porn Videos and Pictures After Year-Long FBI Investigation
Image: www.fbi.govA year-long child-porn investigation led FBI agents this summer to a Maricopa teenager with a personal stash of 500 videos and pictures of sexually exploited children.The case was outlined in court records filed yesterday by the Arizona U.S. Attorney's Office, which requests the ... More >>
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