In what was a surprise move Tuesday, Governor Jan Brewer postponed a scheduled trip to Mexico to attend the Annual Border Governors Conference, and will be staying in Phoenix to work on the budget.Attention to the viscounts of vacations, Senators Gorman and Gray: Write that down.There was growing speculation that…
Police say that on Sunday night, a couple witnessed a man struggling to get into his car outside of a restaurant near Tucson.When the man finally staggered his way into the driver’s seat, and drove off erratically, police say the couple called police.Little did the couple know that if they…
If video killed the radio star, the Internet has absolutely demolished the newspaper “star,” and the publisher of the East Valley Tribune is the latest to feel the wrath of the Web.Freedom Communications, the publisher of the Tribune, and countless other newspapers including the Orange County Register, filed bankruptcy in…
He’s not quite Joe the Plumber — but a local blogger named Peter Fleckenstein is still in the midst of something akin to his 15 minutes of fame. And as Joe the Plumber would learn, that’s both a good thing and a bad thing.For one thing, he’s famous.For another, he’s…
Starting September 29th, Arizona citizens will be allowed to bring concealed weapons into bars and restaurants that serve alcohol (we still can’t believe it, either), but bar owners aren’t nearly as excited as Representative Jerry Weiers and the rest of the gun-toting legislators who allowed for this to happen.Since the…
If the election were held today, when given the option of Jan Brewer, or anyone else on the face of the earth as Arizona’s next Governor, voters opted for the latter, according to a poll released Monday.The local political consulting group that conducted the poll, The Summit Group, found that…
Well, at least they weren’t using old bedsheets this time around Normally, I could give a flip if someone hangs a banner off a freeway overpass. But these Ron Paul-worshipping hosers so annoy me with their conspiracy-a-minute mills and their wack, home-made signs spouting the nonsense that “vaccines equal poison”…
Last night during the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Fox Sports Arizona confirmed that five-time All-Star Jim Thome had been dealt from the Chicago White Sox to the Dodgers for a player to be named later. (The ChiSox also got rid of pitcher Jose Contreras,…
The Catholic Tuition Organization for the Diocese of Phoenix has changed its rules for tuition-tax-credit donors, disallowing donors to name recipients. Under the old plan, taxpayers recommended specific students for the scholarships. Critics of such programs, which are practiced by many private schools in the Valley, say it allows for…
When Pamela Ekizian was a little tardy in walking her dog Max, the pooch took it upon himself to break out of the house, and take a stroll around their neighborhood near Fresno, California.He didn’t stop there.Four months later, Max, a one-year-old, long-haired Dachsund, was found in Phoenix, some 588…
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: Marcia Powell’s Autopsy Report Rules Cage Death in ADC Custody an “Accident” Pastor Steven Anderson,…
It’s one mystery solved, a few more to go.Thanks to documents unsealed today in Pinal County Superior Court at New Times’ behest, we now know the liaison between the Arizona Republican Party and Sheriff’s Captain Joel Fox.It’s a Republican campaign consultant, Chris Baker.Arizona Republican Party Chairman Randy Pullen has testified under oath…
The National Council of State Legislatures must offer some pretty serious vacation time if they managed to convince Senator Pam Gorman to jump on board.Gorman was named chairwoman of the National Conference of State Legislatures last week, leaving us scratching our heads and wondering, “This can’t be the same Pam…
Pinal County Superior Court Judge Robert Carter Olson today unsealed the search warrant and other documents in a criminal investigation into a campaign finance scandal linked to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office — pulling back the curtain, in part, on an investigation that is clearly both active and serious.Olson acted…
As if our double chins and beer guts weren’t painful enough of a reminder as to how unhealthy we all are, now our iPhones can scold us into healthier eating habits, too. Two Scottsdale weight loss doctors have created a smart phone application that gauges and rates the nutritional value of…
The Goldwater Institute, the Phoenix based government watchdog named after conservative crusader, and former Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater, was named this year’s leader in policy development by The Arizona Capitol Times Monday.”The Goldwater Institute works hard to conduct research and develop solutions to strengthen the economy, bring transparency to government,…
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has a message for Arizona tourists: You’re creating fat-asses.Literally.The bureau is concerned with visitors to the town of Oatman, where they say tourists are over-feeding the town’s wild burros, making them unhealthy, and…well…fat.”The town has really encouraged burros to be down there; it’s part…
The Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office has released the autopsy report and toxicology results for Marcia Powell, the 48-year-old woman who died May 20 after being confined to a human cage at Perryville Prison in Goodyear for some four hours in the blazing Arizona sun. The conclusion of Medical Examiner Mark…
Just when we thought President Obama gave us all the “hope” we could handle, a Phoenix business owner is looking to provide some of his own.Russ Haan, a Valley business owner, and founder of Hope Is In The Cards, a movement to inspire, and motivate people by writing the word…
Quick note from the common sense department: When you walk into a pawn shop in a seedy part of town, the owner probably has a gun.Someone might want to share this bit of urban wisdom with a Phoenix man, who police say tried to rob a pawn shop, and now…
What did investigators find after executing a search warrant at the Gilbert home of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Captain Joel Fox? Call it the $315,000 question. Fox has been leading the public on a merry mystery tour for nearly a year, trickling out information about the SCA only under pressure…
With their lineup back at full-strength, the Arizona Diamondbacks looked — for a weekend, at least — like a team that could be dangerous in September. Against the reeling Houston Astros, the hitters hit well and the pitchers pitched well and everyone went home happy (except for closer Chad Qualls,…
