It’s that special time of year for stoners all across Arizona — time to harvest the chronic. Don’t get too excited, the Arizona Department of Public Safety is on the prowl. In the past week, the DPS has seized more than1,300 pounds of weed in the town of Benson alone (single tear)…
Stymied by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, County Attorney Andrew Thomas now threatens to conduct the investigation and possible prosecution of Don Stapley in his own office. Again.Remember, the first case against Stapley traveled from Thomas’ office to the Yavapai County Attorney’s Office. Then came the new case, examined briefly…
One of the big questions about the Phoenix Suns heading into this season was: Did 35-year-old Steve Nash have enough left in the tank to carry the Suns like the Nash of old? On Tuesday night, the former league MVP certainly had plenty in the tank as he sparked a…
A traffic stop in Surprise ended in suicide Tuesday when the driver slit his throat. According to police, George Lajeunesse, 43, was stopped because he was wanted for questioning in a domestic-violence call. Lajeunesse reportedly wielded a large knife at the traffic stop, and slit his throat after being Tasered…
Let’s not mince labels, here: The neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement members who’ll be rallying at the state Capitol this coming Saturday afternoon are lowlife degenerates. And I don’t just mean that their anti-Semitism, outright racism and adoration of mass-murderer Adolf Hitler (you know, the guy that’s always on the History…
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: Up on the Sun: Club Candids: Yucca Tap Room on Halloween Night Kenny G and Weezer Collaborate,…
Country Music Television found a Gilbert couple who it thinks could be some of the strictest parents in the world, and they will be featured in an episode of the World’s Strictest Parents. James and Janee Gentrup let two monstrous teens named Ronnie and Christiana into their home for a week…
The impending death of the East Valley Tribune means fewer news articles in the future about things that go on in the Phoenix metro area. But it’s even worse than that: The planned shuttering of the Trib’s Web portal in two months, coinciding with the closure of the…
A 22-year-old Mesa woman accused of leaving a fetus in a backpack had criminal charges against her dismissed today in Maricopa County Superior Court.Back in March, police at the Gila River Indian Community found a backpack under a tree while on a routine patrol about five miles southeast of Sacaton.Inside…
Just when we were thinking, “Gee, we haven’t seen Sheriff Joe shamelessly promoting himself in about 48 hours,” we caught this little nugget: Arpaio will be fielding questions on Good Morning Arizona tomorrow…
In an announcement from the ninth floor today, Governor Jan and the brew crew confirm that Anthony Rodgers will be leaving his position as head of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, and the administration has already found a replacement. “I am pleased today to announce the appointment of…
Did you see the Coyotes lose to the L.A. Kings last night? If you did, it was more than likely on television because Jobing.com Arena was virtually empty.The Phoenix Coyotes broke a record last night that was set as recently as Saturday — fewest tickets sold…
The vehicle of a New Mexico nun, who police say was murdered on Halloween, was found Monday in Arizona.The nun, 64-year-old Sister Marguerite Bartz, was found dead in her New Mexico home after she didn’t show up to mass on Sunday.Bartz was serving at a church in a Navajo community…
A Phoenix man was arrested Monday night after two children under his care got burned while playing with a fire in the man’s backyard.The Phoenix Fire Department was called to a house near 83rd Avenue and west Buckeye Road, where there were reports of a burn victim.When fire units got…
A record of 3-0 to start the season? Even against poor-to-middling competition (L.A. Clippers, Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves), we’ll take it, though we’re not deluding ourselves. The other athletic shoe’s about to drop on the Phoenix Suns, thanks to the NBA’s Special Department of Torture (a.k.a. the schedulers). Tonight,…
A Douglas man was arrested at the U.S. port of entry with almost 700 pounds of marijuana Sunday night. The unnamed man, 20, was driving an F-150 truck loaded with pot, and was turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement…An English teacher at Higley and Williams Field high schools has…
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: Lou Dobbs’ Account of Gunfire Incident “Chuckled” at by New Jersey Police Spokesman Up on…
The County Attorney’s Office announced today that a Valley woman, who pleaded guilty in September to charges of aggravated assault and unlawful flight from a law enforcement vehicle, will spend 15 years in prison…
A Phoenix man had the tables turned on him Friday night after the people he was trying to rob took a baseball bat to his face…
The gruff ex-wrestler known throughout the world as Sergeant Slaughter will be gracing an event at the Phoenix International Raceway later this month.Stock-car racing and professional wrestlers — this just screams class.On November 15, Slaughter will serve as the Honorary Race Official for the Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500…
The votes are in, and the winning whiskers of the coveted “Robert Goulet Mustached American of the Year Award” belong to Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Clay Zavada…
The Internet is picking off newspapers left and right and the latest victim: The East Valley Tribune.Heat City is reporting and the twitter-sphere is abuzz with news that the Trib will stop the presses for good on December 31…
