Colleen Clark, the boozing president of the Maricopa Community College Governing Board, will serve 30 days in jail for her “super-extreme” DUI conviction. The Arizona Republic reported Clark’s sentence a few minutes ago, but we were disappointed to see which photograph the newspaper chose to accompany the article. Instead of…
Arizona State University police have released the audio of the 911 call made after a graduate student shot himself in his professors office Monday.You can listen to it here.The call was placed by Professor Jason Griffiths, whose office is two doors down from the office of Professor Mookesh Patel, where…
City Attorney Gary Verburg was asked by Phoenix City Councilman Sal DiCiccio whether his “past business relationship” with the Gila River Indian community affected his participation on the Loop 202 issue.But did DiCiccio bother to tell Verburg that the relationship was also, well, present? Damned if we know. We can’t get Verburg…
A Scottsdale man pleaded not guilty yesterday for allegedly passing a bogus check to the Steve Miller Band for a show the group played in Casper, Wyoming last November…
A California company called “Searching for Bigfoot Inc.” claims to have made a discovery in the hills near Flagstaff that could change everything you may think you know about Sasquatches. In a press release from SFBF, the group claims a man named Larry Jenkins, who lives in “the hills near…
CBS 5’s tantalizing promo for their Thursday report Set the DVR this Thursday night for KPHO CBS 5’s 10 p.m. newscast, which will feature an eight minute mini-documentary on Sheriff Joe’s abuses of power while in office. The award-winning team of producer Gilbert Zermeno and reporter Morgan Loew boasts sources…
A U.S. District Court shot down a request by Sheriff Joe Arpaio for a summary judgment in the Robert Daniels lawsuit.In a court ruling obtained by New Times, Judge Susan Bolton ruled that there are “several issues of material fact” that still remain in regard to the sheriff’s involvement in…
Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas didn’t suceed at first, so he’s trying again — this time threatening the county Board of Supervisors with legal action unless members consider appointing special prosecutors to conduct an “investigation” of those same supervisors. In a letter sent to the supervisors last night, Thomas’ office demands they put…
Did Barry Goldwater, the father of modern conservatism, once refer to the American Indian Movement as “Assholes in Moccasins”?More to the point, if you were a Native American artist claiming that he did, would you choose to unload that knowledge at a Heard Museum fundraiser full of Goldwater lovers –…
The self-help guru who organized the “Spiritual Warrior” sweat lodge retreat near Sedona that left three people dead and dozens injured is offering his condolences in the form of a check — too bad it’s for about half as much as the victims paid to go and sit in a…
We caught wind of this a few hours ago but couldn’t confirm it until now — Jorge Murillo, the state hospital “patient” who escaped custody last week by hopping two fences without anyone seeming to notice, has been captured. Murillo, a 40-year-old Honduran national, who recently finished a 10-year prison…
Suppose for a sec that Robert Horry, on the morning of May 14, 2007, had looked in the mirror and said, “Today, I’m not going to be a total dick.” True to his nature, though, Horry decked Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash during the waning seconds of that night’s…
Arizona State Representative Kyrsten Sinema is in Washington, D.C. today to attend a ceremony for the signing of a hate-crimes bill that would add crimes committed against people because of sexual orientation, gender, and gender identity. Sinema has sponsored similar legislation in Arizona…Tempe police believe they may have arrested the…
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: Zack de la Rocha Returns to Phoenix January 16 to Lead National Day of Action…
Maricopa County Manager David Smith wants to know whether certain employees at the County Attorney’s Office are writing anonymous blog posts and comments. Smith sent a letter today to County Attorney Andrew Thomas and several of his employees, demanding the blog information. He also wants those staff members’ e-mails to and from news media members and…
A Mesa woman has filed suit in Maricopa County Superior Court accusing a local sports bar of violating city codes by not applying for a building permit for a stripper pole that she toppled from, cutting her ring finger. ReAnna M. Hedrick, 28, claims in the October 16 suit that on September 3,…
A new Cronkite/Eight poll finds that county residents mostly approve of Joe Arpaio’s performance as sheriff. The poll, conducted between October 22-25, asked 389 registered voters in Maricopa County if they approved or disapproved of the job the sheriff iis doing. It found that 61 percent of county residents either “approve”…
The third time’s the charm, and according to civil rights leader Salvador Reza of the Puente Movement, the pleasure will be ours January 16 as Rage Against the Machine/One Day as a Lion frontman Zack de la Rocha returns to the Arizona capital to lead a National Day of Action…
Former Assistant Attorney General Felecia Rotellini became the first candidate for Arizona AG to officially throw her hat into the ring today — announcing that she’s converting her “exploratory” committee to a “campaign” committee and definitely running.Rotellini, a Democrat, hopes to replace her former boss, Terry Goddard, who is almost…
A Harper College fan who was punched in the face by a Phoenix College football player after a December game is suing the player and the Maricopa County Community College District. Jimmy Lee Renfro of Kansas City, Missouri, had traveled to Phoenix to watch the December 6 game between Harper, an Illinois school, and Phoenix…
Phoenix New Times is asking local meth-heads to put those euphoric buzzes or even shattered dreams to use by applying to write a new weekly column called, “You Do the Meth.”New Times’ sister paper in Denver, Westword, announced last week that it’s taking applications for a marijuana critic to review different…
A Scottsdale dentist is putting Valley kids in tough spot this Halloween — she’s making them choose between cash or candy…
