Now that the Phoenix City Council has signed off on a staggering $270 million in budget cuts, we can turn our attention to the really important stuff — the imminent vacancy for the District 6 Council seat. Of course we’re kidding when we say this is more important than…
NBA bad boy Stephen Jackson has found a home in Golden State. We’re not big Mike D’Antoni fans. As electric as his six-and-shoot system was during the Phoenix days, it was a paper tiger that bared its cardboard fangs come playoff time. Plus, the dude began to buy into his…
Sheriff’s investigators search a Gilbert business for evidence that County Supervisor Don Stapley made an improper deal to create a special tax district for land his buddy owned. At least copper theft will be on the decline: The metal scrap industry expects a miserable year as export demands from China and…
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: Stapley Case Bombshell: Indicted Supervisor Disclosed Wolfswinkel Partnership to County…
The Arizona Supreme Court today ruled that the state cannot collect an additional $30 million from cities and towns to help balance the budget. Back in November, it appeared the lawsuit against the state by the League of Arizona Towns and Cities was on firm footing when we wrote about…
[jump] The hearing takes place at 10 a.m., while the forced march is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sure, it’s interesting that Arpaio wants to keep a few illegal immigrants behind an electrified fence in canvas tents. But the campaign finance story — with its wisps of corruption and cover-up — has much greater implications…
Dreams of sex with a young cheerleader became a nightmare for a 14-year-old boy when the lights went on and he realized he had just boffed his 49-year-old teacher. It sounds like it could have been in The Onion newspaper, but the scene really did occur on Saturday at a Best Western Hotel…
We finally quit laughing over a January 29 news release from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and are now able to write about it. The release involves a request for public records Sheriff Arpaio’s minions made in late 2007 to the county’s Superior Court — a blatant fishing expedition for the e-mails of judges…
For our own mental health, we’ve been trying to let go of the Super Bowl for two days now. We’ve been trying to remind ourselves that the NFL is sports entertainment, and that we correctly predicted what was going to happen: Cardinals fans would be massively outnumbered in Tampa, and…
You might say he’s gone to that Big Crib in the Sky. William Windsor, better known to Phoenicians as “Baby Man,” has sucked his last pacifier. According to Phoenix police, Windsor — a former country-western singer, Broadway actor, heir to the Popular Mechanics fortune, and full-time adult baby/diaper lover –…
Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley faces 118 criminal counts for supposedly failing to disclose his land holdings to the public — in particular, his association with convicted felon Conley Wolfswinkel. But according to an explosive new filing from Stapley’s attorneys, Stapley didn’t just disclose those dealings to a deputy county attorney…
You know what it means that the Suns blew out the Sacramento Kings 129-81 at US Airways Center Monday night? Nothing. The Kings are 11-39, officially the third-worst team in the NBA at 11-39 (the L.A. Clippers and the Washington Wizards are tied for worst at 10-38). Running them out…
So-called “date rape” cases will be handled differently at the state’s three universities because of a lawsuit settlement — no more sweeping cases under the rug. State lawmakers are considering a change to tax code — critics say that’s code for tax hike. Drink up on Indian land: The Salt River Pima-Maricopa…
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: Bible Study Ban Story by Sonoran Alliance Dies Without Details…
Jonathan McNamara It would take more than a Super Bowl loss to prevent the Arizona Cardinals from receiving a hero’s welcome at Sky Harbor Airport on the afternoon after their defeat to the Pittsburgh Steelers. A few thousand dedicated fans with the luxury of leaving their respective jobs at around 3:30…
“Crawl, punk!” the man known as “Mississippi” yelled, reloading his 20-gauge after blasting a man in the right foot. Then, according to a news release by Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas’ office, the 62-year-old man fired again, striking his victim in the left leg. The scene went down in a south…
Calling all cars: Be on the lookout for a peacoat-wearing mom-type in glasses and a smiley, plump girl.This pair may not be Public Enemy #1 and 2, but they’re accused of the type of crime that probably makes their victims want to commit aggravated assault. According to Peoria PD, these two began…
An anti-illegal-immigration political group is calling on Barack Obama today to deport his aunt, Zeituni Onyango, who apparently remains an illegal immigrant fugitive from justice in Cleveland.Americans for Legal Immigration posted its “public demand” on its Web site, basically telling Obama he’s a hypocrite if he won’t have his aunt…
It was a beautiful celebration of the 6th Anniversary of the Macehualli Work Center in North Phoenix, with music, carne asada, Native American dancing and rituals, and children playing in the confines of the open-air facility, a facility dedicated to giving day-laborers a place to congregate and wait for job…
[jump] Tovar beat out Hispanic activist Lydia Hernandez, who was also recommended to county supervisros by a panel of citizens despite legal problems that included a suspected 1999 human smuggling case. In an Arizona Republic article, Tovar says she’s ready for her new challenge and ready to get down the “nitty-gritty”…
[jump] We’ll leave it to our readers to decide whether some Christians who wanted to hold a Bible Study were lying, or whether it was the DOR employees who would get in trouble if they admitted denying them. What “DOR employees?” These Bible-hating state workers exist only in Chewie’s imagination, it seems. …
Kevin Martin, the Sacramento Kings’ only real baller. An 0-20 record against the Eastern Conference, a 3-22 mark on the road, and more than 25 games out of first place in the Pacific Division. Yeah, it’s safe to say that the Sacramento Kings’ season’s pretty much over. Though the Phoenix…
