The Valley family of one of the dead prison inmates we wrote about in February is suing the state, claiming the Department of Corrections knew the inmate was in danger and did nothing. Timothy Lucero (at right) was a pot violator and car thief who was scheduled to be…
Arizona has its own “Obama Girl,” and she happens to be part of the state House Democratic leadership.Assistant House Democratic leader Krysten Sinema, whose apparent crush on our progressive president reached fever pitch today, as she marched with dozens of demonstrators in favor of “Obama-care.”During the president’s speech to the Veterans…
Someone in the Valley just won a ton of money, and they probably don’t even know it.The Arizona State Lottery is looking for the person who bought a powerball ticket at the gas station of the Safeway store at 5810 West Thunderbird Road in Glendale for the February 18 drawing.The…
Know how the minutemen and the nativists are always kvetching that illegal immigrants are all criminals, even though the most they’re guilty of is a federal misdemeanor, if that? Well, methinks these pseudo pay-triots kvetch too much about others, particularly in the wake of the arrest of Minuteman American Defense founder Shawna…
Last month, Arizona State University trickled further down the list of the most elite party schools in the country, drawing a tear from frat boys throughout Tempe. While the keg might be kicked for ASU’s party scene, students can rest easy knowing that, according to a recent survey, they are…
A year after suffering serious burns in an airplane crash, blogger Stephanie Aurora Clark Nielson has posted a photo of her reconstructed face:…
The Arizona Republic has already noted that Macayo’s, which was President Barack Obama’s pick for Mexican food on Saturday night, is not the gold standard of Mexican food in the Valley. A quick check of Maricopa County’s restaurant-inspection Web site shows how true that is. The Central Avenue landmark eatery scored only a “silver”…
A TMZ.com article headlined “Obama Graduates to the Hard Stuff” pokes fun at the president for slurping down a magarita with his family this weekend at the local landmark restaurant, Macayo’s. But the gossip site doesn’t fully report how much hard stuff Obama reportedly had. According to a Channel 12…
A dirty slide that initiated a beanball war in front of a raucous Chase Field crowd. A for-the-ages, come-from-behind win in extra innings. Stars and unknowns stepping into the spotlight and delivering big plays. And one of the most unbelievable and scary moments baseball has ever witnessed. Before the ’09…
Six pilots violated air space restrictions during President Obama’s visit to Arizona on Sunday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA restricted air space within a 30-mile radius of Sky Harbor, allowing only scheduled airline flights and emergency aircraft. The pilots who violated the restrictions could be penalized with…
The billionaires join ranks with the Obama-haters in this new Dennis Gilman video. In the tradition of Michael Moore and the stunts he regularly pulled in his TV show The Awful Truth (and continues to pull in his films), come the Billionaires for Wealthcare, a crew of wannabe-Warren Buffets who crashed…
It’d do the hate-filled nativist knuckledraggers good to read the latest Cato Institute report, Restriction or Legalization? Measuring the Economic Benefits of Immigration Reform, but I can’t be sure if these pseudo-patriot pinheads can read past a third grade education. So, instead, I’m going to suggest that Homeland Security czar…
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: Phoenix’s “Elements of Hate” Panel Discussion, What Was Good and What Was Missing Up on…
We interviewed Maricopa County Chief Deputy Dave Hendershott (pictured) today about this computer-takeover business and his possible trip to jail next week, so naturally we asked him about his involvement in the SCA, too.He didn’t bite. “You’ll have to talk to the lawyers about that,” he tells us.The lawyers for…
Chief Deputy Dave Hendershott could end up behind bars next week. We’re not kidding.If you followed our earlier play-by-play from the court hearing this afternoon about the Great Computer Takeover, (and we won’t be offended if you didn’t), you’ll have anticipated our headline.The sometimes-jocular Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Joseph…
Chandler is facing a few problems right now. First: Someone is going around stealing makeup from local cosmetics stores. Second: Police suspect it’s a middle-aged man. Chandler police are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a man suspected of shoplifting more than $10,000 worth of cosmetics over the…
Lorena learned about her mom’s arrest during the MCSO raid at Royal Paper Converting Company in South Phoenix when her uncle called to tell her about it. Lorena’s mother had been working long hours at the plant to feed her and her two younger brothers. Lorena is 17, and she had to care for…
If you’re lucky enough to still own property in this economic climate, get ready to reach a little deeper into your wallet. If the Arizona legislature doesn’t have a budget deal by Monday, a state property tax that was suspended three years ago goes back on the books. And the hits just…
4 p.m. Kerry Martin, sheriff’s office lawyer, says he can’t put on his case in 20 minutes. It’s a complex law-enforcement issue. Judge Heilman says there’s a simple issue in this case: what transpired on Wednesday and why it transpired. Says Martin has spent a lot of time talking…
2:40 p.m. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Joseph Heilman says he wants to wrap this up by 4:30 today. Steve Wetzl takes the stand… Chief Information Officer for Maricopa County. Wetzl says he heard from the sheriff’s office this week and was told the agency was taking control of the ICJIS…
Captain Joel Fox, front man for the shady group of SCA donors, has apparently given up trying to answer our questions. But that hasn’t stopped him from continuing to comment on our blog. Fox still falsely claims we haven’t identified a possible crime that the SCA has committed: I’ve been…
