The nativists can howl at the moon in victory. As of today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement took custody of Ciria Lopez-Pacheco, the mother torn from her children January 9 by a ski-masked MCSO deputy as part of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s latest anti-immigrant sweep. ICE spokesman Vinnie Picard confirmed this for me…
The owners of the Desert Canyon Treatment Center in Sedona may have helped people kick the habit, but they were hiding their own sins at the same time, according to a federal indictment released today. William and Diane Steiniger (pictured) cheated on their taxes for more than 10 years by hiding income in other…
[jump] Arizona’s nightmarish budget deficit is the furthest thing from her mind right now, that’s for sure…
Longtime radio jock Dave Pratt kicked off a book signing tour in mid-November to promote his not-for-profit, autobiography, Behind the Mic: 30 Years in Radio.A month later, he was let go from his job as morning show host at country music station KMLE (107.9 FM). You can read a twinge of bitterness in…
When it comes to travel, we will admit to being a total geek. Forget about a beach in Cabo or a schmancy resort: We want to see where important stuff happened! We’ve been to Paul Revere’s house. We’ve stood in the room where Winston Churchill was born. We even…
The last time the Phoenix Suns played a great NBA team, they lost by a point. Last night, the Suns lost to the Boston Celtics 104-87 in Bean Town. But the only reason it was that close was that the Suns’ bench — notably Lou Amundson — played better than…
Arizonans travel to Washington D.C. for the inauguration. Philadelphia Eagles player Donovan McNabb’s Chandler home has a beautiful lawn — a vandal burned “Go Cards” in it. More media jobs lost: Clear Channel is cutting 1,500 in radio division. West Valley suspects zip-tied two people in a marijuana deal gone…
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: Arizona Cardinals Photos For Sale — (Not Cheap) — in…
So far, this is still our fave way to fight Redflex’s robotic photo enforcement sentinels. Aussie photo enforcement firm Redflex is crowing like a stud rooster today, issuing a press release from Redflex flack Shoba Vaitheeswaran, announcing that its Scottsdale-based rival, American Traffic Solutions, has voluntary withdrawn its administrative challenge…
Maybe Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin should take a lesson in sportsmanship from Leinart.
The Arizona Republic’s parent company, Gannett, is starting to look like the Black Knight in Monty Python’s Holy Grail, losing an arm here, a leg there — except no one’s claiming these are just flesh wounds. On the heels of a companywide 10 percent cut in personnel last month, Gannett…
Bid Bidwill, Ken Whisenhunt, and Rod Graves in January 2007 The Arizona Cardinals are going to the Super Bowl, and the world didn’t end. Despite their myriad critics, maybe that means they belong there. Dangerous corollary for a young team: Maybe they’re beginning to think they belong there. Luckily for…
Boston’s Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen From the middle of November through the end of December, 38 days to be exact, the Boston Celtics didn’t lose a game, sweeping their way to 19 consecutive victories. The team’s record on December 23 was 27-2. “Best team ever” pursed the…
Already, Lopez-Pacheco looks a few pounds lighter than in this January 9, MCSO mugshot.Ciria Lopez-Pacheco looks longingly at children in the Estrella Jail visitation room who have been brought in to see their mothers. The activist I’m with, Lydia Guzman of the human rights organization Respect/Respeto, speaks Spanish to Lopez-Pacheco,…
Remember that February 9 beat-down win over the formidable Dallas Mavericks at US Airways Center? It was easy to believe that the Phoenix Suns had turned it all around after they toppled a top Western Conference opponent by 28 points, to hope (Barack Obama’s favorite word) that they could contend for a championship this season — after all. Then, what…
Super Bowl-bound: The Arizona Cardinals redeem themselves in a nerve-wracking championship game, sealing this year’s season as the finest since the franchise moved to the state in ’87. That’s not our javelina: Tucson museum denies ownership of a javelina that attacked a Dutch dude — he wants $400,000. You won’t…
It was fourth and inches late in the fourth quarter, and it wasn’t the play we would’ve called with our team down 25-24 in the NFC Championship. But two running plays up the middle had yielded next to nothing. Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner takes the snap and hands off to Tim Hightower (pictured), who…
When, I wonder, will Ciria Lopez-Pacheco finally be reunited with her children? The extremely well-read site Huffington Post just picked up on the plight of undocumented mom Ciria Lopez-Pacheco, who was torn from her children the evening of January 9, during Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s anti-immigrant sweep in the west…
This tagger ain’t no Basquiat, but then again, it’s only a tag… As was recently mentioned in a report by my colleague Ray Stern, the Phoenix PD has released images of some of the first graffiti ever on the Phoenix Metro Light Rail. And for this historic occasion, wherein the PMLR gets…
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: Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon’s Red-Light Violation Video Phoenix Light Rail…
A team of surgeons and nurses at Phoenix Children’s Hospital early this morning finished a 17-hour operation to separate conjoined twins. The hospital staff released these photos this afternoon to tout the achievement and the national media attention it brought. NBC’s Today Show is scheduled to report live tomorrow morning…
Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh At 1 Sunday afternoon in Glendale, the Arizona Cardinals play the biggest game in franchise history. At 10:30 that morning in chilly Canada, the Phoenix Suns, uh, don’t. The Suns’ opponent is the Toronto Raptors, who’re battling Mike D’Antoni’s Knicks for the basement in the…
