Euthanizing 55 dogs with guns on a rural Arizona property was the right decision for the circumstances, says the director of public health services for Navajo County. Dr. Wade Kartchner tells New Times this morning that the dogs, which were living in filth with their human masters on a rural…
The Cincinnati Reds are the very definition of mediocre with their 37-37 record — 17-17 on the road, 20-20 at home. Meanwhile, “humdrum,” “mundane,” or “dime a dozen” would be a step up for the laughable Arizona Diamondbacks, who are 30-46 and 18 sorry-ass games behind the L.A. Dodgers –…
Phoenix City Council will vote this week on three projects: a 12-acre entertainment district on Jackson Street, a $300 million expansion of the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa, and a Latino cultural center on Adams Street. Wednesday is the council’s last meeting before the summer recess…As Mesa Police Chief George…
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: Tom Metzger’s Buds Dennis and Daniel Mahon Collared for Scottsdale Bombing, Arizona ADL Helped Bring…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio followed up on his earlier tweet about a jail lockdown, now stating on his Twitter account that “inmates are planning to assault each other on a large scale.” He refers to a news release prepared by his staff [maybe you’ll have better luck opening it than we’re having right…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has locked down the county’s jails to unspecified “racial tension.” Usually, Arpaio’s tweets are more personal in nature, but this actual news. Since the Sheriff’s Office doesn’t bother to update its news releases in a timely fashion, Twitter’s even better than his public relations staff…
We just heard from a reader whose friend — a Maricopa County employee — was visited in the last few days by deputies from the Sheriff’s Office. The employee told them she didn’t want to talk, and they went away, our source says. The anonymous reader says the county’s finance…
The Town of Paradise Valley is reimbursing more than 1,000 motorists who were ticketed by a red-light camera with a hair trigger, but some people who took driving classes still get short-changed. The camera, installed by Redflex for the town in the intersection of Tatum and McDonald, was actually working just fine. But the yellow…
Buddy of ours who played in one of the bands at last night’s star-studded BET Awards show called this morning with a few tidbits about the glitzy, somewhat tacky, affair. Our pal had been considered at one point as a player in the band that was slated to back up the…
A 42-year-old Peoria police officer with two years on the job shot at a berserk man who pointed a rifle at him last night, cops say. All police will say about the suspect so far is that he’s a 23-year-old Peoria resident. Calls began coming in about him at about 11:45…
A trio of Valley stories this morning from Courthouse News Service: * The failed deal to build a fancier spring-training ballpark in Goodyear has blossomed into a lawsuit. The moneybag behind the deal, M&I Marshall Ilsley Bank, wants Goodyear to get the ballpark up and runnning, pay $10 million in…
A Nevada company that provides cash and credit advances to casinos has been barred from doing business in Arizona because it “defrauded banks” and misleads regulators. Global Cash Access has about 20 Arizona Indian casinos as clients, providing 5 percent of its total revenues. But, says the Las Vegas Sun,…
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin wrote up a piece on Robert J. Maynard Jr. after recent post about him, covering some of the highlights of his sketchy past and uncovering some new info. One interesting factoid: Maynard’s father, local optometrist Robert J. Maynard Sr., reversed earlier statements about his son’s apparent identity…
The burgeoning superstardom of Justin Upton has been one of the few reasons (if not the only one) to tune into the Arizona Diamondbacks’ games over the last couple months. The 21-year-old’s dynamic fielding and hitting heroics this season (including 84 hits, 14 home runs, and 45 RBIs) have earned…
An audit claims that Child Protective Services are taking too long to investigate complaints of abuse at group homes and treatment centers. State law requires CPS to complete an investigation within 21 days of a complaint about a care facility…University of Arizona fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon has been booted from…
Friday morning, I dropped by the offices of U.S. Attorney Diane Humetewa to attend a news conference announcing the indictment of identical twin white supremacists Dennis and Daniel Mahon for their alleged role in a 2004 mail bombing that injured three Scottsdale city workers, including Donald Logan, the city’s Director of Diversity and Dialogue…
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: The Maine Jump To Warner Brothers Michael Jackson Death Coverage Galore (And A…
An amateur Cuban boxer was stopped from appearing in an ESPN-televised fight in Arizona tonight because of problems obtaining a work visa. Erislandy Lara was scheduled to fight at the Desert Diamond Casino in southern Arizona, but found out Wednesday his paperwork wouldn’t be completed in time for him to…
An illegal immigrant who was drunk when he smashed into a Phoenix police car last year, killing Officer Shane Figueroa, was sentenced today to 16 years in prison. Salvador Vivas-Diaz, 50, turned left in front of Figueroa’s cruiser on October 25, 2008, in the intersection of 19th Avenue and Roeser…
What a scammer! Timothy Keay Isaac, 47, pleaded guilty today in federal court to a slew of charges related to his illicit company, which brought into the country a Chinese Viagra-like drug without prescriptions. But this is the part that bugs us: In 2006, Isaac applied for disability benefits from…
In surfing around the Internet for our recent posts on Scottsdale’s Liberty League International, we came upon a remarkably similar outfit — also in Arizona — called Life Path Unlimited. Life Path gives a “mailing address” of 37555 North Hum Road in Carefree. Our two cents: It’s another ripoff. Like…
A lost flash drive full of kiddie porn led to the arrest of a 63-year-old man for suspected exploitation of a minor.The Tempe police case began when an employee at Tempe Marketplace picked up the flash drive on May 28 in the parking lot behind Harkins Theatres. He brought it…
