It seems as though America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff” can’t live without hearing Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer in his jails this holiday season.Sheriff Joe, despite being sued six times in the past two years for doing so, will again force inmates in the county jails to listen to Christmas carols…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Phoenix and Tucson rounded up nearly $800,000 worth of bootleg clothing last week, including more than $8,000 worth of phony football jerseys, as part of a national campaign called “Operation Holiday Hoax.”Two weeks before Christmas? Talk about bah, humbug.”Operation ‘Holiday Hoax’ struck the counterfeiters…
Redflex, the company responsible for the widely unpopular speed-cameras that, um, patrol Valley roads, has banned guns in its downtown Phoenix offices — probably not a bad decision considering the company is in the business of pissing off motorists on a daily basis.However, unless Redflex has a killer margarita recipe, or…
On October 2, Valley Fever featured a post about rapper Lil Wayne’s latest brush with the law. In the comment section of the post, fans and critics voiced their opinions on the matter, and it seems the majority of Lil Wayne fans may have learned the English language by reading graffiti…
A group of business fat-cats in Naples, Florida, are hosting a private reception this afternoon in what is the state of Florida’s latest push to rob Mesa of Chicago Cubs spring training. The reception is hosted by big-wigs from Fifth Avenue Advisors and Esmark Inc. — two companies leading the charge to bring…
When the Arizona Cardinals take the field tonight, the team has a chance to do something it hasn’t done in 34 years — win two consecutive division titles. Standing in their way — the lackluster but troublesome San Francisco 49ers. The two teams have met 36 times, with the Niners winning…
In the past, criminal street gangs have used names that strike fear in the hearts of their rivals. The Bloods, the Crips, the Jets, the Sharks — all have an intimidating connotation.As for Scottsdale’s latest group of thugs — busted today as part of the Department of Public Safety’s “Operation…
Arizona Republican Party Executive Director Brett Mecum is “creepy around women,” according to a complaint filed with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.A criminal complaint, dredged up by the Yellow Sheet, was filed against Mecum last month, and it claims he used voter registration records to find a woman’s address and crash…
The Goldwater Institute claims that a lawsuit it filed against the city of Tempe has forced changes in the deal between the city and a British developer to build an aquarium at the Arizona Mills Mall.The folks at Goldwater felt the city was giving unfair incentives to Sea Life, a…
There was speculation that Republican AZ Senator Jim Waring would consider a run for state treasurer, and this week he made it official.Yesterday, term-limited Waring planned to set up an exploratory committee to begin raising money to become Arizona’s top banker, and will close up shop on a committee he started to…
The Arizona Republic has compiled a list of what it feels are the top 10 Phoenix Coyotes stories of the decade and as, um, shocking as it may seem, only two of them actually pertain to something the team did on the ice.Frankly, they’re the only two stories on the…
Adam Stoddard, the sticky-fingered detention officer jailed for defying a court order demanding he apologize to a defense attorney for taking her legal papers, has been released from jail.At a press conference this afternoon, Stoddard stepped up to the microphone, spoke for less than a minute, cast a victorious smirk, and…
More than 300 of Arizona’s top Lego architects will be meeting at Arizona State University on Saturday to compete in the First Lego League robotic championships…
Diane Tvert is a self-described “child of the ’70’s,” so when her son wrote a 192-page book about why weed is safer than alcohol that has found itself on best-seller lists, she was quick to give him a ringing endorsement.”My mom is totally on board,” Mason Tvert, author of the…
Arizona’s got a brand new pair of “bandits” that the FBI believes are linked to at least six bank robberies since October.The FBI is calling the bank-robbing duo the “High Country Bandits” because the majority of their robberies have occurred in places like Payson and Prescott…
Representative Judy Burges’, um, briliant scheme to raise a few extra bucks to help bridge the state’s budget gap is apparently building up some steam in the Legislature.The “I didn’t pay enough fund,” a bill introduced by Burges last week, politely asks citizens to fork over more money than they…
Scottsdale’s premiere PGA golf tournament has a new name, and it won’t do much to help the tournament’s unsavory image among golf’s elite.The Phoenix Open — or the FBR Open, as it’s been known since 2004 — is often criticized by the PGA’s most pompous linisters. Many, including the philandering Tiger…
As the saying often goes, politics certainly makes for some interesting bedfellows, and from the looks of things, PR whiz Jason Rose has got the biggest bed in town.Rose has ties to Sheriff Arpaio, County Attorney Andy Thomas, and based on a seven degrees of Jason Rose chart compiled by…
There is an unwanted phenomenon happening in California, and Arizona is being pegged to clean up the mess: Chihuahuas — lots of them.California is seeing an influx of chihuahuas popping up at animal shelters, and it’s becoming too much for the state to handle.Rather than take these unwanted pooches out…
Gannett, the behemoth parent company of the Arizona Republic, is issuing another round of furloughs, despite financial improvements, according to an internal memo sent out last week. This will be the third round of furloughs for the company since the first quarter of 2009. The memo, which is written in…
[jump] According to booking records, Foster was charged with loitering to beg and violation of a promise to appear. In other words, he was panhandling, and somebody felt threatened by a man who looks like a hairy version of Edvard Munch’s The Scream and called the cops. It’s tough to look good…
It may have poured in the Valley yesterday but coming off of a 30-17 win against Brett Favre and the then 11-1 Vikings, it was nothing but sunshine for Arizona Cardinals fans.The big win put the Cards back on the NFC radar and it was announced today that Cards quarterback…
