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Baby Gabriel's Pops Logan McQueary Pleads Guilty to Another Crime; Elizabeth Johnson Skips Court Again

There aren't many consistencies in the case of missing baby Gabriel Johnson, except for the boy's pops lengthening his rap sheet, and Gabriel's mom not showing up to court.Both of those happened again this morning.Logan McQueary, who had moved out of the state, was in a Maricopa County courtroom thi ... More >>

Phoenix Suns Are A Pretty Good Little Team Right Now, Beat Jazz

Don't want to jinx it, but the Phoenix Suns have turned themselves into a pretty good little team. Last night's thrilling 107-105 win over the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City proved that this squad is hellbent on making the NBA playoffs, a thought seemingly absurd not so long ago.Steve Nash reached back ... More >>

Snake! Snake! Snakes! Playing Free First Friday Show at Lost Leaf Tonight

​The Lost Leaf in Downtown Phoenix is notoriously loud. Both on the crowd side and on the music side. Last summer I saw Former Friends of Young Americans singer Toby Fatzinger and Marco Holt of The Tremulants perform solo sets there and they were literally drowned out by the bar-hopping crow ... More >>

Hot Latte! Bikini-Clad Baristas May Soon Hit the Valley

Baristas.tv The exterior of Baristas' San Antonio location. "Costume Coffee" to go?​ Baristas.tv Baristas' fantasy-based costumes?​Baristas Coffee Company, a Seattle-based franchise, could be branching out across the Valley. Local news outlets are reporting that up to five new java ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Pet Overpopulation Riding With Pancho Villa

Baristas.tv The exterior of Baristas' San Antonio location. "Costume Coffee" to go?​ Baristas.tv Baristas' fantasy-based costumes?​Baristas Coffee Company, a Seattle-based franchise, could be branching out across the Valley. Local news outlets are reporting that up to five new java ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Staying Stuck on the Bottom Rungs

Baristas.tv The exterior of Baristas' San Antonio location. "Costume Coffee" to go?​ Baristas.tv Baristas' fantasy-based costumes?​Baristas Coffee Company, a Seattle-based franchise, could be branching out across the Valley. Local news outlets are reporting that up to five new java ... More >>

Baby Gabriel Mom, Elizabeth Johnson, Quotes Musician Everlast in Bizarre "Poem" to Baby-Daddy

Elizabeth Johnson apparently is an Everlast fan. She's also a little nuts.​The goal of Elizabeth Johnson, mother of missing baby Gabriel Johnson, apparently is to make the boy's father, Logan McQueary, as miserable as possible -- a plan that now includes sending him "poetry" t ... More >>

Whataburger Chorizo Taquito & Breakfast on a Bun: Eating With Your Eyes Closed a Good Idea

​Southwestern fast food guinea pigs, unite! San Antonio-based Whataburger is on a limited-time, new-menu-item blitz across its 10-state territory, trying out various specials across three regions. We (Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas) get Whataburger's better-than-birds-falling-from-the- ... More >>

Lance Blanks Named As New General Manager Of Phoenix Suns

hoopslibrary.comThe Suns finally have a new GM​ The Phoenix Suns have finally named their General Manager. Lance Blanks, a former NBA player and experienced front-office executive, was named to the position yesterday afternoon. Blanks, 43, was the 26th overall pick in the 1990 NBA Draft and al ... More >>

Chill Out

hoopslibrary.comThe Suns finally have a new GM​ The Phoenix Suns have finally named their General Manager. Lance Blanks, a former NBA player and experienced front-office executive, was named to the position yesterday afternoon. Blanks, 43, was the 26th overall pick in the 1990 NBA Draft and al ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Hit Season Low As Phoenix Suns Soar

Obviously, both a glorious and gruesome weekend for Phoenix's professional basketball and baseball teams, respectively. ​ Alas, our task here is not to recount the Suns sweep of the Spurs in a memorable one-eyed effort by one Steve Nash.  No, we are here to report on the absolutely mis ... More >>

Baby Gabriel Landfill Search Called Off in San Antonio

Gabriel Johnson​The search of a San Antonio, Texas, landfill for the remains of baby Gabriel Johnson was called off today after investigators were unable to find any clues suggesting the baby was there.Authorities spent 16 days combing through 4,200 tons of trash at the Tessman Road Landfill ... More >>

Police in Baby Gabriel Case Focused on Finding Missing Diaper Bag in San Antonio Landfill

Gabriel Johnson has been missing for nearly two months​Sources inside the search for Gabriel Johnson, the Tempe baby who went missing just before Christmas, say police combing through the trash at a San Antonio landfill are focusing on finding a missing diaper bag.Of course, they're als ... More >>

Baby Gabriel Search Moves to San Antonio Landfill; Police Remain Hopeful He's Alive

​ Police in San Antonio, Texas, today began searching a landfill, where they think the remains of missing Gabriel Johnson, the Tempe boy missing since December, may be. A couple of weeks ago, police cordoned off a 45-foot section of the landfill. They believe garbage will be found in the ... More >>

Baby Gabriel Update: Hopeful Adoptive Mother, Tammi Smith, Arrested

Tammi Smith during an appearance on The Today Show​Tempe police arrested the woman who had hoped to adopt Gabriel Johnson before the 8-month-old went missing more than six weeks ago.Tammi Smith, 37, was labeled a person of interest by the Tempe Police Department in mid-January after police f ... More >>

World-Renowned Private Investigator Joins Search for Baby Gabriel

Jay J. Armes​A private investigator well-known for tracking down Marlon Brando's son in the 1970's has joined the search for the 8-month-old Tempe baby who went missing more than a month ago.Jay J. Armes, who ironically has two metal arms after his were blown off in an explosion when he ... More >>

"I'll email you the exact location of dead Gabriel's little blue body" Gabriel's Mom Texts Father

Elizabeth Johnson with her missing 8-month-old son Gabriel​As the search for 8-month-old Gabriel Johnson continues -- now one month after he disappeared with his mother, Elizabeth Johnson -- the text messages she sent to the baby's father while on the run have been revealed. It was widely p ... More >>

Baby Gabriel Mom Pleads Not Guilty in Disappearance; Are Murder Charges on the Horizon?

Eight-month old Gabriel Johnson was last seen alive in San Antonio, Texas​Elizabeth Johnson, the mother of the missing eight-month old baby, Gabriel Johnson, appeared before a Maricopa County Superior Court judge this morning, via-video feed from the Maricopa County Jail and pleaded not gui ... More >>

San Antonio Babysitter Claims Baby Gabriel Was Drugged and Had "Sad Look on His Face"

Elizabeth Johnson (left) and 8-month-old Gabriel Johnson, who has not been seen since December 26.​ The highly publicized search for the Tempe baby who went missing in December has hit a roadblock, but a babysitter, who may be one of the last people to see the child alive, is describing her ... More >>

January 20 In Blogs: Dennis Gilman, Midlake, Tammie Coe, and Baby Gabriel

​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: Joe Arpaio Pays Dennis Gilman the Ultimate Compliment, Better Than E.J. Montini's Pizzas ... More >>

Hot Links: Smugglers, Stabbings, and Ale

​Chandler police are looking for a suspect in a car theft case, in which the thief stole a pickup truck and took the owner for a ride in the back. The truck owner, 17 year-old Edgar Campos, was taken through a red light at an intersection before being ordered out of the truck near Queen Creek and ... More >>

On Mexican Students Who Choose to Fail and Mariachi Shenanigans

​Chandler police are looking for a suspect in a car theft case, in which the thief stole a pickup truck and took the owner for a ride in the back. The truck owner, 17 year-old Edgar Campos, was taken through a red light at an intersection before being ordered out of the truck near Queen Creek and ... More >>

Kanye West, Lady Gaga Plot Tour: Phoenix is First Stop

​Kanye West and Lady Gaga are coming to U.S. Airways Center on November 10, the first date on their Fame Kills joint tour.Having been blown away by Kanye's last tour, I'm super excited, as you should be, even if that Taylor Swift stunt pissed you off, as it did Michael Lopez.Full concert dates bel ... More >>

Where It’s Legal to Sleep with a Jonas Brother

​Kanye West and Lady Gaga are coming to U.S. Airways Center on November 10, the first date on their Fame Kills joint tour.Having been blown away by Kanye's last tour, I'm super excited, as you should be, even if that Taylor Swift stunt pissed you off, as it did Michael Lopez.Full concert dates bel ... More >>

Hot Links: Butts Out, West Nile Virus, and Cannibal Mom

​Agua Fria Union High School District superintendent Dudley Butts has resigned, just days after the district hired a public relations firm to handle media inquiries, and more than five months after a mercury spill at Agua Fria High, which closed the school for three days...Chandler city manager Ma ... More >>

On Sonia Sotomayor and Street Spanish

​Agua Fria Union High School District superintendent Dudley Butts has resigned, just days after the district hired a public relations firm to handle media inquiries, and more than five months after a mercury spill at Agua Fria High, which closed the school for three days...Chandler city manager Ma ... More >>

Diablito's Disciple

Chicano artists team up for must-see exhibit

Green Day Announces Tour Dates (But Not Venues), Phoenix in August

Green Day announced dates for their 21st Century Breakdown Tour this morning (full list on jump) but haven't said where they'll be playing in each city. They come to Phoenix on August 22. That could just be a hiccup -- bands do sometimes announce dates before venues if one or two are up in the air ... More >>

No Country for Young Men

Former punk finds true calling in Americana

The Pistons and The Palace Await the Struggling Suns on Sunday, After Tonight's Rematch With Golden State

Home of the Pistons: The Palace at Auburn Hills For Phoenix Suns fans, there have been some stomachache-inducing moments this season. The disheartening blowouts in Boston and Charlotte. The heartbreaker on Christmas Day against San Antonio. However, the team's official fall into bottomless pit of a ... More >>

On Drug-Using Gabachos, Limp Bizkit, and MP3 Playlists for Gringas

Home of the Pistons: The Palace at Auburn Hills For Phoenix Suns fans, there have been some stomachache-inducing moments this season. The disheartening blowouts in Boston and Charlotte. The heartbreaker on Christmas Day against San Antonio. However, the team's official fall into bottomless pit of a ... More >>

Pray for a Miracle: Lakers at Suns Tonight

We were listening to a sports-radio roundtable recently, and the panelists were picking their faves to win the NBA title. Boston again. Good bet. San Antonio. Yeah, but only if Manu Ginobli gets healthy and back to full speed. New Orleans. With Chris Paul in charge, check. Here’s where it gets ... More >>

On anchor babies and hanging out in the garage

We were listening to a sports-radio roundtable recently, and the panelists were picking their faves to win the NBA title. Boston again. Good bet. San Antonio. Yeah, but only if Manu Ginobli gets healthy and back to full speed. New Orleans. With Chris Paul in charge, check. Here’s where it gets ... More >>

Americans recording Mexican songs: the bueno, the bad and the muy ugly

We were listening to a sports-radio roundtable recently, and the panelists were picking their faves to win the NBA title. Boston again. Good bet. San Antonio. Yeah, but only if Manu Ginobli gets healthy and back to full speed. New Orleans. With Chris Paul in charge, check. Here’s where it gets ... More >>

Coma Little Bit Closer

San Antonio's Girl in a Coma could be just the r'n'r we need

Chris Duarte

Alamo better blues

Prints and the Revolution

Graphic depictions

Sketch-22

Despite technology, some still prefer the personal touch

B.B. King

Finally, the tough questions

Art Scene

Our critics survey the local art scene

Art Scene

Our critics survey the local art scene

El Parche

Hailed as the Jimi Hendrix of the accordion, Estéban 'Steve' Jordan is one bad-ass pachuco

The Groover Is Gone

When they buried Doug Sahm, they buried Texas music

California Dreaming

A new four-disc compilation attempts to give the West Coast East Side sound its proper place in rock 'n' roll history

Still Swingin'

For the second time this decade, Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel pay tribute to Bob Wills

Goin' Fishin'

Arizona's tight-knit blues community is about to lose its longtime ambassador, Big Pete Pearson

Native Tongues

Tish Hinojosa finds her way through el laberinto

DEBT IN THE WATER"ZERO-DOWN " BANKRUPTCY FIRMS COST THEIR CLIENTS PLENTY

Tish Hinojosa finds her way through el laberinto

LAWYERS, GUNS AND MONEY

THE FEDS DESPERATELY WANTED THE CROATION IMMIRANT TO BE AN ILLEGAL GUNRUNNER. WHEN HE REFUSED, THEY BUSTED HIM ANYWAY.