We never thought we’d be writing the following words: The Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball team will take the floor against the top-ranked Louisville Wildcats in Sweet 16 action late this afternoon. Channel 5 will air the game in the Valley at 4 p.m. The 12th-seeded Wildcats–by far the lowest-ranked team…
Meghan McCain is a few major media appearances away from being known as the “new young Republican” and voice of moderate conservatism, says the Atlantic Monthly.We don’t know about all that, but it is fun sometimes to follow this local celebrity’s life on the Internet.It turns out that we share…
Detroit homicide detectives worked alongside Mesa police last week, with some help from the U.S. Marshal’s Office, in capturing a fugitive who allegedly gunned down four people.In September of 2007, Edward Winston and another man, Mark DeKhaira Moore, charged out of a vacant field in Motor City, running up with…
Some employees at the Tucson Citizen believe a corporate handler planted by parent company Gannett has been charged with keeping unsavory news stories from being published in the paper’s final days, says Gannett Blog this morning.In the post, a tipster relates the tale of high tension as nosy journalists question…
Hey, guys, how about a game of basketball?By the way, we’ll take your ball — and your phones.From Mesa police:Narrative On 03.26.09 at about 1918 hours, officers were dispatched to the 637 W. Grove Circle reference an armed robbery that had just occurred. Investigation at the scene revealed…
When you’re facing a solid opponent that’s the second youngest squad in the league and hasn’t played in four days, it’s going to be tough to win, especially when you’ve had to grind out two tough victories in three days while fighting for your playoff lives. That’s the best way…
Two students from Corona Del Sol high school were arrested in connection to a threatening note found in the hallway that lead to classes being canceled on March 20. Police say the students, seniors Lauren Godson and Lauren Tamburrelli, created the threat to get a day off from school…The Arizona…
Just how many deputies does it take to protect Sheriff Joe Arpaio? 50? 100? 200? Yes, Arpaio did return to Guadalupe to address the town council Thursday night, almost a year after terrorizing Guadalupe with an immigration sweep on April 3 and 4 of 2008. But in doing so, he had to…
We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Valley Fever: Speed Camera Pickax Attacker Gets Probation and Fine Governor Brewer’s…
The only thing more dangerous than a drunk driver is a drunk driver behind the wheel of a massive dump truck.But that’s who’s responsible for a chain-reaction collision on the westbound off-ramp of the Loop 202 at Country Club Drive in Mesa today, says the Arizona Department of Public Safety.Michael…
That was fast. Two days ago, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas fired off a Hail Mary to the Court of Appeals, complaining that superior court judges are biased against him and asking the higher court to intervene. Today a three-justice appellate panel dismissed Thomas’ petition for special action — without…
This just in from the Arizona Supreme Court:Arizona Supreme Court Vice Chief Justice Rebecca White Berch has been chosen as the court’s new Chief Justice.Berch was selected by the court to serve a five-year term as Chief Justice following the July 1st retirement of the current Chief, Ruth McGregor. Berch’s…
A man who attacked a freeway speed camera with a pickax back in December won’t go to jail, but must pay a fine of more than $3,500. He also has to serve a term of probation.Travis Munroe Townsend (pictured) was seen by a Department of Public Safety motorcycle officer on…
An interesting little spat is brewing over at the right-wing Sonoran Alliance blog, where our favorite, furry whipping post, the anonymous “Chewie,” has upset the elephant cart.Chewie has inside info, supposedly, that Governor Jan Brewer’s campaign manager, lobbyist and public relations expert Chuck Coughlin (pictured), is “behind” Brewer’s billion-dollar-a-year tax…
It’s kind of creepy: There’s a sudden knock at the door. You check to see who it is — and it turns out to be someone trying to save your soul. Or maybe they just want to sell you something. Either way, you wonder if they would have tried the…
It’s a bit counter-intuitive, admits local anti-tax activist Tom Jenney.The results of a new poll show that likely voters in Phoenix and Glendale don’t want a tax increase, and they don’t want to cut spending, either. “There is no such thing as a free lunch,” says Jenney, the director of…
This is Arizona!Two people were injured Tuesday night in a Cottonwood bar when a real, live bobcat bounced inside and started tearin’ up the place. Check out the coverage by Channel 3 (KTVK-TV) that includes surveillance video obtained from the bar and an article that describes what happened. Here’s a…
The Arizona Republic took a sober look this morning at the issue of a marijuana-based drug and the Phoenix company trying to legally earn cartel-level salaries with it. The article covered the toils of wealthy entrepreneur John Kapoor, who has invested $40 million of his own stash in his company,…
Deeee-Fence! We never thought we’d be saying this, but the Phoenix Suns won the last two games against tough Western Conference foes with solid D, and now find themselves on a 6-game winning streak. Of course, this offsets the 6-game losing streak the team endured immediately preceding, but let’s not talk about that now…
At a senate committee hearing Wednesday, senators both praised and poked holes in President Obama’s plan to send more troops to border states to combat Mexican drug cartels and associated violence, but Arizona Senator John McCain lauded Mexico President Felipe Calderon’s efforts to combat the cartels…Despite budget cuts, the Maricopa…
In honor of April Fools’ Day, I’m turning over the column this week to those who think America can stop the Reconquista. Following are the winners of my challenge to Know-Nothings a couple of semanas back asking people to explain in 100 words or less how they can hate the…
CRIMINALLY BROWN Joe’s an attention whore — nothing more: There’s nothing left to the imagination about this story. It’s crystal clear what Joe Arpaio is up to here. He’s hassling every brown-skinned person he can find, in the hopes he will find an illegal alien or two to [get kicked]…
