All that abstinence education, and no abstinence: Arizona teen birth rates are skyrocketing. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio appears on Late Night With Conan O’Brien to market a Fox reality show — news reports focused on the “sign of the apocalypse” quote by O’Brien, but the interview was lightweight and…
Arizona tiger moths like the one to the left — and hundreds of other Southwestern critters — don’t need to be added to the endangered species list, the feds have ruled.True, the list of species submitted for possible protection includes many that might make you want to reach for a…
Phoenix police will no longer give the public or news media the date of birth, address, or other personal data of arrested suspects, claiming their lawyers advise the release of such information could violate a state anti-identify-theft law. However, state records ombudsman Elizabeth Hill tells New Times that such advise…
Ever heard of Satyam?This Indian computer business provides outsourcing services for a third of the Businesses around the world are still digesting the news, which observers say could have wide-reaching effects for those that utilize Satyam and other Indian companies. This from the New York Times:The revelations could cause a…
City warns Phoenix police chief Jack Harris: When you’re doing your buddy a favor, be careful it doesn’t cross the line into favoritism. Phil Gordon is holding out hope for federal bailout cash for Phoenix. Light-rail trains are slowing at a Tempe intersection where a collision occurred — how many…
From award-winning reporter to street criminal to incarcerated basket case. That’s been the arc of Joe Watson’s life in two years. The former writer for New Times and other local publications has been in the hoosegow since April 2007 for allegedly terrorizing women during armed robberies of tanning salons. He’s awaiting trial…
A new law allows authorities to pull over vehicles with license plate holders that cover the license plate’s state name, but state troopers won’t consider it a priority. Harold Sanders, spokesman for the Arizona Department of Public Safety, says his agency won’t use the law as a way to boost revenues for the state, and citations…
GoDaddy.com, the Scottsdale-based domain name seller, tells New Times it will remove at least one page from a children’s Web site reportedly run by Hamas. After New Times blogged about the site and called GoDaddy — which hosts the site — for comment yesterday, researchers at the company determined one page…
The Arizona Cardinals are doing so well this year, the city of Phoenix is declaring Friday “Arizona Cardinals Day.” Mayor Phil Gordon, dressed for team spirit in a Cardinals jersey, will announce the proclamation at a city council meeting at 2 p.m., says his spokesman, Scott Phelps. Team representative Mike Bidwill and…
Mary Menacker, site director for the Phoenix Catholic Social Services center, seemed kind of surprised to find out her organization was reportedly detaining 14 immigrants for the government. “We don’t detain people,” Menacker tells New Times. “We’re not part of the legal system.” The information about the detainees came from…
Protesters against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio welcomed the new chairman of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, Max Wilson, in the hopes of getting some quality time with the board at a public meeting. Harry Mitchell doesn’t need no stinkin’ raise, and he doesn’t want others in Congress to…
A couple driving north toward Tucson the day after Christmas was caught with nearly 200 pounds of marijuana disguised like holiday presents. The Nogales, Arizona, couple were stopped on Interstate 19 for a traffic violation, according to an Arizona Department of Public Safety news release: Inside of their vehicle, concealed neatly in…
A feature article in a Hamas Web site for children hosted by a local domain seller has a Palestinian boy lamenting that he must “kill the Israeli occupation and break the siege of Gaza,” according to an American expert on the Middle East. The most recent update on the children’s site…
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 busted on New Year’s Eve…
It’s easy to admire the entrepreneurial spirit: Four laid-off East Valley Tribune workers — three writers and an editor — have started their own Web-based news site to cover the happenings at the Arizona Legislature. Their product, The Arizona Guardian, launched today with a handful of passable political stories. Interestingly, another laid-off Tribber,…
We’ve been having fun ribbing our in-the-closet blogging buds at Sonoran Alliance for their habitual use of anonymous writers, but today the cyber-conservatives are getting flak from their own kind. The faceless cowpokes took on Republican lobbyist Farrell Quinlan (right) in a recent blog post, slamming him for accusing state Republican…
What drought? Last year will go down as one of the wettest years on record in Phoenix. In weather-related incidents, an ATV rider up north and two hikers in the Superstition Mountains go missing. And the nastier-than-normal weather hasn’t been so kind on the homeless in the last few weeks,…
The New Year’s Eve news exclusive from sleazy entertainment Web site TMZ.com about Arizona Cardinals player Larry Fitzgerald alleged domestic abuse incident was the “kind of momentary headline that can damage a good name,” writes Funny thing is, the incident never rated a headline — or any other kind of…
Valley child actress Sammi Hanratty lives in Scottsdale — when she can.Busy as a bee — but not a Mean Bee (we’ll get to that in a moment) — Hanratty travels frequently to Los Angeles for her work in the CBS show The Unit or The Suite Life of Zack…
Doesn’t this new Phoenix library card make you want to launch into a great piece of imaginative fiction?City residents can trade in their old cards for this cool, new one for free until the end of February. (It’ll cost you two bucks after that).The image designed by Kiyomi King, a local…
It’s a parent’s ultimate nightmare: A child snatched from the street in mere seconds by an unknown kidnapper, never to be seen or heard from again. Ten years ago in Mesa, it happened to the family of Mikelle Biggs. Forecast for tomorrow morning calls for possible heavy meteor showers. The…
A Valley resident who’s responsible for putting a man behind bars on an attempted child molesting charge says he’s not the “pimp” that cops have made him out to be.As Our blog post provoked a profanity-laden response from a Phoenix apartment manager, Chris Johnson, (not pictured — just to be…
