Salt River Pima & Maricopa Nation

REFUSE TECHNOLOGY REFUSEDLANDFILLERS SEE DEVICE TO REDUCE TRASH IN THE EARTH AS PIE IN THE SKY

STRONG MEDICINE

WHEN ITS YOUTHS FALTERED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE TRIBE LOOKED WITHIN

BURNING QUESTIONSWHY WOULD ANYONE SET FIRE TO ARIZONA'S SCENIC LANDSCAPE?

WHEN ITS YOUTHS FALTERED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE TRIBE LOOKED WITHIN

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.

Original Recipe

Chicken-scratch music predates the railroads in Arizona, but mainstream audiences are just now getting a taste for the stuff

Safari Tales

Forty years ago, the Valley's most exotic resort put Scottsdale on the tourist map

Crime Spree on the Reservation

Teen-gangster Crips on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community got high on crystal meth and cheap beer and terrorized the reservation with drive-by shootings, murder, beatings, fire-bombings and robberies for two years--until the feds busted them fo

Code Blues

A Tempe activist wins the first round in a civic skirmish to soften the city's innovative rental-housing rules. But look for a new and improved version later this year, after landlords and tenants forge a compromise code.

Lotto Blotto?

A Tempe activist wins the first round in a civic skirmish to soften the city's innovative rental-housing rules. But look for a new and improved version later this year, after landlords and tenants forge a compromise code.

Saint Lucre

At 2 a.m. at an Indian casino, one can get broke and cynical

BEST QUASI-CELEB SIGHTING

Ivan Makil and Annette Alvarez at Trader Joe's

New Phoenix Suns Shooting Guard Jason Richardson Popped for DUI

Another day, another accused athlete. The last few days have seen local sports celebs Charles Barkley, Cardinals player Larry Fitzgerald, and Indy 500 driver Danica Patrick in the news for various incidents. This week it's Phoenix Suns player Jason Richardson, who -- like Barkley -- was buste ... More >>

Hot Links: ASU Settles in Rape Case, Lawmakers Ponder Tax Code Overhaul; Tribe Allows Liquor Sales for Loop 101-Area Restaurants

So-called "date rape" cases will be handled differently at the state's three universities because of a lawsuit settlement -- no more sweeping cases under the rug. State lawmakers are considering a change to tax code -- critics say that's code for tax hike. Drink up on Indian land: The Salt ... More >>

Cops Host Fundraiser for Family of Mesa Baby Killed by Dog

If you're in Mesa today and looking for something to eat, why not stop by a fundraiser for a police family suffering a tragedy?Mesa cops and members of the Fraternal Order of Police will be hosting an event from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today at the FOP Mesa Lodge 9, 1452 E. Main Street, to benefit Marcus ... More >>

Brother's Keeper

Phoenix boxing great Michael Carbajal says his big brother and manager, Danny, stole every penny he had

Remains of the Day

More than a dozen Indian burials have been discovered during light-rail construction

Cafe Roulette

Fine food and casinos rarely mix well in the Valley

The Money Pit

Angry customers say a Valley log home builder has stolen their dreams and pocketed their cash

Slot Luck

Diners luck out with Casino Arizona's new upscale Cholla restaurant

Fallen Idol

Questions surround death of charismatic Yavapai leader

Night & Day

January 7 - 13, 1999

A Different School of Thought

The state's unabashed enthusiasm for charter schools stops at the borders of Indian reservations

OUTLETS of Hostility

Egoconsumed developers, lobbyists, flacks, detectives and lawyers generate fear and loathing a la Barbarians at the Gate. The reason? Two proposed outlet malls the Valley doesn't really need.

SLOTS OF ALLEGATIONSTHE SALT RIVER TRIBE IS AWASH IN INTRIGUE OVER ITS GAMING FUTURE

Egoconsumed developers, lobbyists, flacks, detectives and lawyers generate fear and loathing a la Barbarians at the Gate. The reason? Two proposed outlet malls the Valley doesn't really need.

ROADS TO RUIN

IF PROPOSITION 400 PASSES, TAXPAYERS WILL COUGH UP BILLIONS FOR FREEWAY CONSTRUCTION. IF ONLY MAG ADOT KNEW WHERE THEY WERE GOING TO SPEND IT.

Tempe Community Workshop for Papago Park

IF PROPOSITION 400 PASSES, TAXPAYERS WILL COUGH UP BILLIONS FOR FREEWAY CONSTRUCTION. IF ONLY MAG ADOT KNEW WHERE THEY WERE GOING TO SPEND IT.

Hot Links: D-Backs Choke, Tribes Ban Mining, and 30 Twins

​The Arizona Diamondbacks dropped another game last night, losing 5-6 to the San Diego Padres. Next up: the first of three D-Backs home games against the Colorado Rockies on Friday evening...A $30 million loan could help the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community build a new spring training com ... More >>

Men Rescue Baby in Laundromat; Store Customer Beats Attacker With Bat

  Image: MCSO Jesus Garcia grabbed a woman's baby at a laundromat while demanding money, police say, until two strangers came to the rescue.Average folks struck back at criminals recently in two separate incidents. In the most dramatic of the cases, two men rescued a baby who was ... More >>

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 >>

AZ Urbanathlon Changes Name Before November 5 Race Due to Lawsuit by Men's Health Publisher; Now AZ Urban Race

​AZ Urbanathlon, an obstacle course scheduled for November 5, changed its name last week to AZ Urban Race following a federal trademark complaint.​AZ Urbanathlon, a obstacle-course race scheduled to take place on November 5 near Scottsdale, has changed its name to AZ Urban Race following a feder ... More >>

Scottsdale 6 Bites the Dust -- the Latest in a Long Line of Shuttered Drive-Ins

​AZ Urbanathlon, an obstacle course scheduled for November 5, changed its name last week to AZ Urban Race following a federal trademark complaint.​AZ Urbanathlon, a obstacle-course race scheduled to take place on November 5 near Scottsdale, has changed its name to AZ Urban Race following a feder ... More >>

Men's Health Publisher Drops Push to Stop Nov. 5 AZ Urban Race; Parties Settle

After a name-change and a settlement with the publisher of Men's Health magazine, AZ Urban Race is cleared for take-off on November 5.​ The race will go on!After playing the heavy in a legal fight against a local promoter of an upcoming obstacle-course race, the publisher of Men's Health magaz ... More >>

Art Cars: American Folk Art You Can't Hang on the Wall

After a name-change and a settlement with the publisher of Men's Health magazine, AZ Urban Race is cleared for take-off on November 5.​ The race will go on!After playing the heavy in a legal fight against a local promoter of an upcoming obstacle-course race, the publisher of Men's Health magaz ... More >>

Medical-Marijuana Law Doesn't Apply on Loop 101 From About McKellips to 90th Street; Pot Patient Says Car Seized by Tribal Cops

​ Under Arizona's Medical Marijuana Act, motorists with state-issued pot cards can legally transport a small amount of "medicine" in their vehicles -- but not on tribal lands.And those Native American lands include a strip of the Loop 101 freeway that runs from south of McKellips Road to the P ... More >>

Indian Law & Order Commission to Discuss Indian Justice System Reforms

Image: indianlawandordercommission.com​ Problems with the Indian justice system will be discussed by a federally mandated advisory panel this week at the Talking Stick Hotel on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.Law enforcement on Native American lands, from arrest to sentencing, re ... More >>