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Black Leaders in Phoenix Struggle to Retain Power in a District They've Historically Controlled

Greg Stanton, Phoenix Mayor, Makes Third "Trade Mission" to Mexico

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, Councilman Michael Nowakowski and City Manager David Cavazos are jetting off to Mexico on a "trade mission" to strengthen economic ties with its southern neighbor. This is Stanton's third visit to Mexico since taking office.

A Review Board Recommends Firing PPD Sergeant Phil Roberts for Rampant Allegations Against Fellow Cops

TSA "Freeze" Drill Video'd at Sky Harbor; Passengers Exiting Checkpoint Told to Stay Put

A traveler at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport shot video last week of TSA employees subjecting passengers to a "freeze drill." The passengers already had cleared a security checkpoint in Terminal 4 when Transportation Security Administration officials stopped them from proceeding ... More >>

Is the Bloom Off the (Jason) Rose? PR Stuntman Lost More Petals in May

The post-election dust has settled, and we would be remiss not to take a look at the scorecard for one of our favorite public-relations stuntmen -- famous (some would say infamous) spin-master Jason Rose.   We see that he lost a few more petals in May, but Rose tells New Times that busine ... More >>

Phoenix Officials Name New Police Chief: Daniel V. Garcia, Former Assistant Police Chief in Dallas, Starts Job in May

Phoenix officials have selected former Dallas Police Assistance Chief Daniel V. Garcia as the city's police chief. Garcia, a 34-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department and soon its former assistant police chief, will start his new gig in May. Garcia's appointment comes nearly a year after h ... More >>

Laura Hahnefeld's Year in Food: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

​In addition to food trucks making the scene in a big way in 2011 (see the article here), the year in food for the Valley was chock-full of other newsworthy goodies as well -- even chef Payton Curry managed to slip in a last-minute announcement. Here are a few of Laura's favorites:10. Chefs o ... More >>

Laura Hahnefeld Looks at the Year of the Food Truck

Sky Harbor Airport Narcotics Team has Seized $3.4 Million in Cash This Year

​The young woman seemed nervous as she checked in at the airport gate on July 26, and officers could see her hand shake as she held her ticket.Abril Save of Tucson had just flown to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport from New York and was preparing to take a connecting flight to her hometown ... More >>

Rick Perry and Joe Arpaio: the Bromance Explained (By the Sheriff Himself)

​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has officially picked his horse in the GOP presidential primary, Texas Governor Rick Perry, which came as a bit of shock to those familiar with America's self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff."Arpaio, as you probably know, is the poster-boy for bootin' brown folks b ... More >>

`Snake on a Plane' Phoenix Murder Suspect May Actually Be Brought to Justice

Avtar Grewal, the native of India who came to town in March 2007, went to the Ahwatukee home of his estranged wife Navneet Kaur, and beat her to death, finally may have his day in a county courtroom.The equivalent of India's Supreme Court paved the way a few days ago for Grewal's long-awaited extrad ... More >>

TSA Titty-Twister Yukari Miyamae Will Not be Charged With Felony

Phoenix Police DepartmentFelony charges will not be filed against Yukari Miyamae.​The Maricopa County Attorney's Office tells New Times that the Colorado woman arrested for giving a Transportation Safety Administration agent a titty-twister last week will not be charged with a felony. But she's no ... More >>

Phil Roberts Exaggerated the Phoenix PD's Kidnapping Statistics, Then Tried to Debunk His Own Numbers

David Irving, Holocaust-Denier, Does a Phoenix Best Western

Pro-Hitler propagandist and Holocaust-denier David Irving, pitching a fit last night after his soiree for swastika-lickers endedWell, it wasn't too difficult to find out where pro-Hitler propagandist and Holocaust-denier David Irving was having his coffee klatch of kooks, the one I informed you abou ... More >>

Phoenix Police Chief Jack Harris Is Retiring -- Again

Public Safety Manager/Police Chief Jack Harris is retiring today.​After months of controversy over whether the Phoenix Police Department intentionally inflated kidnapping statistics to get federal funding, the city's top cop has announced he is retiring today.Public Safety Manager Jack Harris had ... More >>

An Outside Panel Will Probe Whether the PPD's Numbers on Kidnappings Were Cooked

Denver Fugitive Arrested at Sky Harbor Airport; Suspect Was Catching Connecting Flight to Mexico, Cops Say

MCSO/Denver PostNorma Vera-Nolasko​Here's a tip: If you're trying to fly to Mexico to evade a felony warrant, you may want to pony up the extra couple of bucks for a direct flight. Apparently, 37-year-old Norma Vera-Nolasko didn't heed that advice, as Phoenix police arrested her at Phoenix Sky Ha ... More >>

Phoenix Man Tells Girlfriend He's "Not Going Back to Prison" -- Right After He Stabbed Her, Beat Her With Rolling Pin, and Led Police on High-Speed Chase

Eric Pastrano vowed to not go back to prison. Cops had other plans.​The Phoenix man who led police on multi-jurisdictional chase that ended near Sky Harbor International Airport early this morning assured his girlfriend that "he wasn't going back to prison." That was right after he allegedly stabb ... More >>

Airport Security: Clothing Apparently Optional. Woman Gets Through TSA Checkpoint Wearing Nothing But Undies

That's 52-year-old Tammy Banovac -- and those are her bra and panties.​No shirt? No pants? No problem -- at least when trying to get through airport security in Oklahoma City.A 52-year-old woman headed for Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport showed up to a security checkpoint at the Will Ro ... More >>

Cops Set Up Hot Line to Track Down Victims of Latest Sky Harbor Luggage Thief

Michael Hegstad​If you checked a bag at Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport in the last year, and something was missing from your bag when you reached your final destination, there's a good chance it was stolen by the airport's latest luggage thief and cops want to know about it.Last week, ... More >>

Cardinals Sendoff Rally Scheduled for Friday; Why Do Politicians Get Involved in This Stuff?

​The sendoff rally for the Arizona Cardinals is set for Friday morning at Sky Harbor International Airport, and the Cards want you there.The Cardinals are heading to New Orleans to face the Saints on Saturday afternoon, and the team is inviting fans to come to the airport for a pep rally to ge ... More >>

Sky Harbor Cab Service Update: It's Even Screwier Than We Thought

​The Phoenix City Council is scheduled to vote tomorrow on contracts with three cab companies to serve passengers at Sky Harbor International Airport.But a New Times' review of public records associated with the city's selection process reveals shocking irregularities with one of those company ... More >>

Phoenix Wife Killer Continues to Evade Jaws of Justice

Green Fatigue: By the Numbers

Meth Fatalities

Methamphetamine is number-one with a bullet when it comes to violent death in Phoenix

The Mile High Guys

With unlimited free flying and online access to singles worldwide, working for the Valley¹s hometown airline is the next best thing to being James Bond

Gin Mill

The gigs are great, but the strains of middle age catch up with the Gin Blossoms

An Exclusive Interview With the Preserves Arsonist

He is smart. He is professional. He is everything you don't expect.

2000 Maniacs

The hits just keep on coming at Phoenix City Hall

'Hood Winked

Phoenix neighborhoods revitalization efforts run into trouble at City Hall

Ground Zero

With arrests and civil pressures, police have reduced the terror inflicted by Eastside Los Cuatro Milpas. But conditions that gave rise to the gang in the first place still fester.

Four Bore Years

No credible challengers in the mayor's race; might as well Skip it

Letters

Trainplotting

Transit-plan backers say they see a bus in your future--so how come they've been working on the railroad?

The Great UFO Cover-up

It's not what you think. Scottsdale resident Mitch Stanley knows what the March 13 "UFO" was. But will anyone listen?

Bean a Long Time Coming

Starbucks, the high-powered gourmet coffee-house chain, finally finds grounds for expansion into Arizona

Parking Mirage

City pretends that parking garage next to stadium is not a favor to Colangelo's Diamondbacks

Herbs of Love

Pills made from a Peruvian vine known as Cat's Claw are all the rage among Latino health buffs

THE BOYS IN THE TRUNKMURDER AND OTHER MUNDANE SUBJECTS POWER-UP TRUNK FEDERATION'S MUSIC MACHINE

MALIGN NEGLECT

LEI'D TO RESTTHE VALLEY'S MOST EXOTIC LANDMARK SLOWLY SINKS INT THE SUN SET

ARIZONA, HOME OF THE OK QUARREL

HEY, WE'RE THE GRAND CANYON STATE. WE LIKE BIG SCHISMS.

IT'S A JUNGLE UP THEREBUSINESSMAN SMUGGLES APE INTO AIRLINER, PUTS THE WILD IN WILD BLUE YONDER

REALLY LONG-RANGE PLANNING

L.A. TRANSPORTATION PLANNER HAS A MEGACOMMUTE-FROM TEMPE

MEXICAN SPAT DANCEIT'S CURTAINS FOR "RACIST" ELEMENTS OF GRADE-SCHOOL VARIETY SHOW

QUESTIONS

PACT NEAR ON THIRD RUNWAY

IN CHINA, NO RIGHTS TO LIFE

THE RUNNING MANPAUL JOHNSON'S POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS ONLY BEGIN IN PHOENIX

WILL THE REAL TEDDY ROOSEVELT PLEASE STAND UP?

ACTUALLY, WE'D SETTLE FOR WAYNE DELLINGER