Sierra Vista

Russell Pearce seeks donations from fellow bigots on Glenn Spencer's site; receives thanks from U.S.A. racists re: May 1 demo.

U.S.A. racists rally at Thursday Clean Elections debate between Russell Pearce and Kevin Gibbons.

The Biggest Drug Bust Yet

A gun-pointing raid in Cochise County nets only a morsel of dope

Paul Newman, Corporation Commission Candidate, Reportedly Toked Up in '04

A gun-pointing raid in Cochise County nets only a morsel of dope

SHRINE TO A ROAD SCHOLARTHE THING THAT BINKLEY BUILT ON I-10 IS ALLURING, ENDURING

A gun-pointing raid in Cochise County nets only a morsel of dope

SOMETHING WICK THIS WAY COMES

A gun-pointing raid in Cochise County nets only a morsel of dope

THE MISSING PIECE

A hotheaded Border Patrol agent is the only suspect in a double slaying. One of his guns has vanished, and he's still got his job.

The Way It Wasn't

A hotheaded Border Patrol agent is the only suspect in a double slaying. One of his guns has vanished, and he's still got his job.

Silver Versus Shadegg. Rad.

A battle of GOP extremes pits environmentalist Robin Silver against conservative Congressman John Shadegg

Owl See You in Court

From spikedaces to spotted owls, the Southwest Center for Biological Diversity has logged the legal system and rewritten the book on environmental activism

Flashes

From spikedaces to spotted owls, the Southwest Center for Biological Diversity has logged the legal system and rewritten the book on environmental activism

Methology - Part II

Arizona is awash in crystal methamphetamine, a highly addictive stimulant that makes the weak strong, the lazy motivated, the fat thin, the trivial profound. Abuse it enough, and it can also make you psychotic.

Under Fire

Longtime director of state's veterans' agency suddenly retires

Letters

From the week of January 21, 1999

Border Censors

Scott Stanley wants to publish photos of illegal immigrants who died in the desert; Pima County said no, then sued him

Rivera's Edge

After a year on the job, U.S. Attorney Jose de Jesus Rivera looks to be in the right place at the right time

Flashes

After a year on the job, U.S. Attorney Jose de Jesus Rivera looks to be in the right place at the right time

2000 Maniacs

If He Only Had a Brain Next: CPS Case Workers See the Darndest ThingsBut Strangely, There Was No "I WAS GREENFIELD ELEMENTARY'S IDIOT OF THE MONTH" Sticker Urine LuckSoul on IceAscent of a Woman?Lawn OrderCrime in a BottleSo That's What They

Letters

From the Week of July 27, 2000

Arizona Woman Gets Prison Sentence for Hiring Illegal Immigrants

The office manager of a Sierra Vista drywall firm was sentenced to jail today for hiring illegal immigrants in the case of the first worksite enforcement bust in Arizona by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. According to this news release by the U.S. Attorney's office in ... More >>

Feedback from the issue of Thursday, September 18, 2008

The office manager of a Sierra Vista drywall firm was sentenced to jail today for hiring illegal immigrants in the case of the first worksite enforcement bust in Arizona by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. According to this news release by the U.S. Attorney's office in ... More >>

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, October 18, 2007

The office manager of a Sierra Vista drywall firm was sentenced to jail today for hiring illegal immigrants in the case of the first worksite enforcement bust in Arizona by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. According to this news release by the U.S. Attorney's office in ... More >>

Doomed River

The Southwest's last free-flowing stream ran dry for eight days in mid-July. It's time to act

Drop Dead, Gorgeous

Congratulations, you're Miss Arizona. Better keep your friends close and your enemies closer

Gutless Wonders

Here's an idea, county supes: Audit the freakin' sheriff's office for the first time ever!

River Gamble

Rick Renzi's hoping people buy his line that an amendment he's sponsoring has nothing to do with his father's defense business

Ghost Radio

Who's behind Arizona's nonstop oddball rock time capsule?

Son of Slam

Southern Arizona's wrestling circuit grabs small-town fans

Phoenix or Busted

The Valley is now the prime way station for ruthless smugglers engaged in the lucrative trafficking of human cargo -- illegal immigrants

It Happened Last Year...

The Valley is now the prime way station for ruthless smugglers engaged in the lucrative trafficking of human cargo -- illegal immigrants

A RIVER RAN THROUGH ITA TANGLED DEBATE SURROUNDS THE SAN PEDRO RIVER, ARIZONA'S ECOLOGICAL STOREHOUSE

The Valley is now the prime way station for ruthless smugglers engaged in the lucrative trafficking of human cargo -- illegal immigrants

Ipso Sacto

It’s one great forward, two steps back for lady flappers

Hot Links: FLDS Land for Sale, D-Backs, and the Shaggy Bandit

​A judge in Utah has ordered the sale of Arizona land belonging to a property trust established by followers of polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs. The trust has about $3 million in debt. The 400-acre parcel of land in northern Arizona will be sold to the highest bidder, but the Fundamentalist Ch ... More >>

Hot Links: Hooters High, ASU Baseball, and 27 Dogs

​A Valley high school teacher is on leave after taking several students to Hooters. The teacher, Mary Segall, is the choir director at Paradise Valley High School. She took about 40 students to lunch at Hooters last week after a choir performance at the Arizona Center, saying it was the only eater ... More >>

Hot Links: Hells Angels, Structural Damage, and Luggage Theft

​An Arizona ATF agent who infiltrated the Hells Angels has won a civil complaint against the ATF. The agent, Jay Dobyns, says that his bosses failed to protect him after he received death threats from the notorious motorcycle club. But federal lawyers have filed a counterclaim against Dobyns, alle ... More >>

Hot Links: Cop Accused of Shoplifting, MVD, and the Penis Tree

​A Mesa police officer is accused of shoplifting at Sportsman's Warehouse in east Mesa. Officer Mark Cormier was cited this week for stealing an item from the store and has been placed on administrative reassignment while an internal investigation is conducted. A security manager for the store say ... More >>

Sierra Vista Man Busted Driving Under Influence With Nearly 200 Pounds of Weed in Car

www.bigbooster.com​ If you're planning on cruisin' around town with about 200 pounds of weed in the backseat of your car, there are a few things you should do, in case you get stopped by the police: Get a valid driver's license, make sure the car you're driving doesn't have cracks ... More >>

Hot Links: Sandra Day O'Connor, Stabbing, and "Gothic Kittens"

​Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will speak in Mesa today to dedicate a new municipal court. The court, located at 250 E. 1st Avenue, is a 97,000 square-foot facility. O'Connor will be joined by Arizona Supreme Court Justice W. Scott Bales...The Arizona Diamonbacks lost last ... More >>

Sierra Vista Mom Arrested After Giving Birth to Baby With Meth and Weed in System

Tamara Austin​If you ask us, doing meth probably isn't the best idea. Doing meth when you're pregnant, in our humble opinion, is just disgusting.A Sierra Vista woman might disagree.Police in Sierra Vista say a woman gave birth to a baby over the weekend, which would have been good news had doctors ... More >>

Changing Hands Bookstore to Host "Miracle Valley Shootout" Panel Tomorrow Afternoon

Believe it or not, back in the day (three decades or so ago), the big news at the U.S.-Mexico border down in Cochise County wasn't illegal immigration--it was a religious cult led by a charismatic woman preacher named Frances Thomas.   ​In 1979, Rev. Thomas moved her flock to a ... More >>

Tucson: How Will the Southern Arizona Community Be Remembered After a Shooting Rampage that Riveted the Nation?

The City of Tucson​A mention of Columbine evokes images of two teenage gunman shooting up a school full of terrified classmates. Waco? The public mind recalls the infamous standoff and siege, the flames that ripped through a compound and the more than 80 people who died. Will ... More >>

Giffords Shooting: The Security Problem

Image: Facebook Gabrielle Giffords chose to have no security at some of her events, despite past threats ​Gabrielle Giffords chose to have no security at her Congress on Your Corner events, it's been well-reported by now.No cops were standing by when Jared Loughner opened fire on innocent p ... More >>

Yuma: "It City" or Armpit?

Image: Facebook Gabrielle Giffords chose to have no security at some of her events, despite past threats ​Gabrielle Giffords chose to have no security at her Congress on Your Corner events, it's been well-reported by now.No cops were standing by when Jared Loughner opened fire on innocent p ... More >>

KTAR's Rod Petersen Was An Icon In Local Radio Industry

We first met Rod Petersen in 1983 in what used to be the press room at Phoenix Police Department, just inside the front doors of 620 West Washington. Rod Petersen was The Valley's top radio crime reporter for more than a quarter-century ​ Rod was grizzled even then, a garrulous big f ... More >>

Warren Jeffs and Polygamist Henchmen Subject of Fine New Book

We remember Debra Weyermann from our long-ago days trolling for stories for the Sierra Vista and Bibsee dailies down at the Mexican border. She was known as "D" in those days when she covered the courts for the Arizona Daily Star, and did a bang-up job.   Kick-ass book by veteran journal ... More >>

Record Heat by Brad Dwyer

​There's seriously nothing I enjoy more than an hour or two killed in a good record store, but you know, this new-fangled interwebs-thing is pretty good for finding music, too. A couple weeks ago I read something interesting about a power pop artist named Carl Rusk (of The Nashville Ramblers, fe ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, January 26th, 2011

​There's seriously nothing I enjoy more than an hour or two killed in a good record store, but you know, this new-fangled interwebs-thing is pretty good for finding music, too. A couple weeks ago I read something interesting about a power pop artist named Carl Rusk (of The Nashville Ramblers, fe ... More >>

The Life of a State: A Timeline of Arizona's History

​There's seriously nothing I enjoy more than an hour or two killed in a good record store, but you know, this new-fangled interwebs-thing is pretty good for finding music, too. A couple weeks ago I read something interesting about a power pop artist named Carl Rusk (of The Nashville Ramblers, fe ... More >>

Let's Make it Official: Arizona Needs a State Food

​There's seriously nothing I enjoy more than an hour or two killed in a good record store, but you know, this new-fangled interwebs-thing is pretty good for finding music, too. A couple weeks ago I read something interesting about a power pop artist named Carl Rusk (of The Nashville Ramblers, fe ... More >>

Arizona Needs a State Food, I Say Let's Give It One.

Jamie Peachey​Next Tuesday, February 14, Arizona celebrates 100 years of statehood. So where are the eats? The official state food eats? Sadly, there's not one to be found. Which is why, after this long, it's time to get hungry for an official state food. Here's an excerpt from my column i ... More >>