People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has a new ally in its fight to end certain types of experiments performed on animals in classes at Arizona State University: the students themselves.Well, not all the students, just the ones with the same general furcoat-hating, meatless mentality as PETA…
A dozen or so light-rail operators protested at the Central Station in downtown Phoenix this morning, holding hand-made signs that excoriated both Metro Light Rail and the Boston-based company that manages the line, ACI.Carrying the colorful poster boards with slogans including “Metro Rail, Thanks for the Unemployment” and “ACI-Metro Rail…
You’re in luck, ladies! One of America’s hottest bachelors is living right here among us. No, shockingly, it’s not Mayor Phil…
China is about as far from the United States as you can get and still be on this planet. You’d think that would be a slight disincentive for poor Chinese people without visas attempting to make the trip. You’d be wrong. The number of illegal Chinese immigrants caught in the…
The Phoenix Mercury play their best when their backs are against the wall. Such was the case with game four of the WNBA finals. The Mercury entered the game down 2-1 to the Indiana Fever in the best-of-five series. The Merc needed to win to stay in — and…
The Arizona Department of Health Services will increase its fees for close to 2,000 child state care facilities. The current licensing fee for child-care providers is $150 for three years. With the increase, licenses will cost between $581 and $13,442, depending on the number of children…It’s been a year since…
Niki Varlotta loves her son Alex so much, she called the cops on him. On a Wednesday evening not long ago, Niki sits in a booth in the back of a chain restaurant at a big mall in north Phoenix, telling her family’s story from the beginning. A plate of…
Because the Mexican’s sister is getting married to a good man from Zacatecas this weekend, I must ignore my research archives to slaughter a pig and hire a banda sinaloense. So indulge yourselves in some piratería questions I ripped off from my book, and await my return next semana! Isn’t…
REST OF THE BEST Editor’s note: Below is an array of feedback from our “Best of Phoenix 2009” edition, also known as “Wonderland” (September 24). Readers loved and hated us, thought we were right-on and full of shit. Some of you thought our picks were inspired; others called us bad…
Twenty years ago this December, a case involving a missing 4-year-old boy named Christopher Milke captivated and horrified Valley residents. Christopher’s 25-year-old mother, Debbie Milke, first told Phoenix police that the boy had gone “to see Santa” at the Metrocenter mall with a friend and roommate of hers named Jim…
“You’ve got to be kidding.” That’s what Don Stapley said as sheriff’s deputies arrested him September 21 in the county parking garage. The county supervisor was so stunned, he said nearly the same thing, again, just a moment later: “You have got to be joking.” Someone at the Maricopa County…
Embedded video from CNN VideoSheriff Joe’s just announced the when, if not the where, of his next anti-Hispanic dragnet in Maricopa County, despite the limitations of his new Memorandum of Agreement with the feds. You know, the one he’s already in violation of. The one that’s so far signed only…
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: Joe Arpaio’s 287(g) Stalled: Board of Supervisors Says It’ll Sign After Feds Sign Up on…
More bad news for journalists: Cari Gerchick, one of the more helpful public information officers in Arizona, has fallen victim to budget cuts.Gerchick, who is also a lawyer, announced in an email this afternoon that her position with the courts is being eliminated. New Times named Gerchick “Best Public Information…
A former Scottsdale Community College football player, who was a top junior college recruit, collapsed and died mysteriously at a friends home in Seattle, the Associated Press reports.Tony Fein, 27, an Iraq War veteran and prospect for both the Baltimore Ravens and the Seattle Seahawks (he played linebacker for the…
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, who has stayed out of the spotlight for the last few weeks, sent a letter to U.S. Senator Max Baucus yesterday outlining for him exactly why she thinks his healthcare-reform plan could be the straw that breaks Arizona’s economic back.In the letter, Brewer discussed the heavy…
A Scottsdale man made quite the legal jump from being investigated on accusations of child molestation to being charged with conspiracy to commit murder, when police say he tried to have potential witnesses against him killed.Scottsdale police say 59-year-old Ira Joe Anderson is alleged to have molested his stepdaughter for the last four…
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors passed the buck back to the feds on Sheriff Joe’s new 287(g) jails agreement this morning, authorizing Supes Chair Max Wilson to sign the document once Immigration and Customs Enforcement honcho John Morton autographs it. Currently, only Arpaio and a deputy County Attorney have signed the…
Any big plans for the weekend? Going to the mall? Golf? Bed Bath and Beyond? Here’s something you may not be doing: Watching the Cardinals game on television!…
People will do just about anything to avoid the long arm of the law. You know, a cool police chase, hiding out in a friend’s garage, or how about going to Mexico to have full facial reconstructive surgery and a fingerprint removal procedure.No, this is not the plot of some…
The self-proclaimed “King of all Media” will be honoring one of our own this month for her groundbreaking cancer research and selfless humanitarian work. Just kidding, it’s Stern. She’s not a cancer researcher, she’s going on the show to be honored for being hot…
What do the Arizona Diamondbacks have in common with the dentist? Um, nobody in their right mind wants to see them, and it’s painful when they do.The Diamondbacks’ winning percentage wasn’t the only thing in the tank this year, as ESPN reports a 4,700 fan drop in attendance per game…
