Ruben Gallego, who’s likely to be CD7’s next U.S. Congressman, has received an “F” rating from the National Rifle Association, according to the latest grades released by the gun-lobbying group. Although Gallego, a former Marine, previously had a B+ rating, he’s now considered a “true enemy” of gun rights. Ha…
A Seattle hiker whose disappearance on Camelback Mountain in June launched a tepid, three-day search died of heat-related complications, officials say. The body of Eric Fernandes, 23, was found on June 3 by a hiker who, along with some friends, had taken it upon themselves to keep searching after authorities…
After ducking out on participating in more than a dozen political debates or public forums, Diane Douglas, the Republican candidate for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, was forced out of hiding. Because she’s running as a Clean Elections candidate, she was mandated to participate in a debate sponsored by the…
A Border Patrol agent has been charged with aggravated assault against a minor in custody in Nogales, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency says. Aldo Arteaga, who has been with the agency since February of 2005, allegedly attacked a 15-year-old Mexican boy in January, a CBP press officer says…
As I mentioned in my column this week, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery’s Islamaphobic “expert,” disgraced ex-FBI agent John Guandolo, recently accused Channel 12’s Brahm Resnik and Fox 10’s Mia Garcia of being “media collaborators,” who “defend stealth jihadis.” This, because of their coverage of Guandolo’s coming to town on…
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest. This week, we read some facial expressions…
The first member of the U.S. House of Representatives who publicly admits to “dabbing” could be Arizona Democrat Mikel Weisser. The odds may be slim of this occurring since Weisser’s facing off against incumbent Republican Paul Gosar in expansive and conservative Congressional District 4, which includes Kingman, Prescott and part…
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed the first lawsuit over an arrest stemming from Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070. The ACLU’s description of Maria Cortes’ arrest by Pinal County sheriff’s deputies in 2012 sounds just like what 1070 opponents feared would take place under Arizona’s immigrant-hunting law: A “cracked windshield”…
The court-appointed monitor of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office shared results from his team’s first quarterly assessment of the MCSO last night at a community meeting in Guadalupe. But tensions ran high, especially given Arpaio’s contentious history with the town. Chief Robert Warshaw and his team have been charged with…
Do you love telling visual stories? Can’t get enough of the happenings around the Valley? Want to show off your inner Cecil B. DeMille? New Times is expanding our crew of freelance videographers, and we’d love for you to join the team…
Once upon a time, there was a city. It was not the largest city, or the smallest. It was not the richest or the poorest. But this city had a reputation, nonetheless. It was known throughout the land as dry and inhospitable — heated to unimaginable temperatures for several months…
PetSmart laid off 176 employees at its Phoenix headquarters yesterday. Company spokeswoman Erin Gray confirmed to New Times that the layoffs came as part of PetSmart’s “broad cost reduction program.”…
One of the things I have found enjoyable and profound is the use of language by Chicanos, mexicanos, and Mexican-Americans. Humor and a sardonic sense of history are encapsulated in many everyday expressions. Two examples I can think of are the use of huey (or perhaps buey), and rollo. In…
An unoccupied pickup truck on a farm near polygamist enclave Colorado City was blown to bits Sunday evening in an explosion being investigated by federal agents. A commercial explosive like dynamite is believed to have been used in the blast, says Tom Mangan, spokesman for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol,…
Neither Mary Rose Wilcox nor Pastor Warren Stewart reached their respective goals of winning a seat in Congress or on the Phoenix City Council, but they vow to continue serving as community activists. Both are aiming to stir their communities to make changes through voting, and they’ve timed it align…
One rule of McCarthyism is that anyone critical of scurrilous activity by its practitioners instantly is suspect. In the 1950s, communists and communist sympathizers were the bugbears of infamous Wisconsin U.S. Senator Joe McCarthy, whose name has become synonymous with the unscrupulous ruining of reputations. For Maricopa County Attorney Bill…
On the heels of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s establishing a task force aimed at easing racial tensions between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve, the attorneys for a pair of former Florence Police Department detectives are renewing their call that Florence and the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office…
Note: This post has multiple updates below, including a response from APS. On the heels of Reverend Jesse Jackson demanding workforce diversity statistics from Silcon Valley tech companies, there’s a push to get the same stats out of Arizona’s biggest power company. In Phoenix, activist Revered Jarrett Maupin is organizing…
Recalled state Senate President Russell Pearce is one of those guys who can lie and then believe his lie, almost immediately after he’s said it. Problem is, he’s a really bad liar. In fact, his lies remind me of that quote from the Old Testament, “Be sure your sin will…
Two Valley women — Maritza Miranda Saenz and Celia Carbajal — are hosting Ben Miranda Boxing Promotions’ inaugural match up on Friday in downtown Phoenix. “Phoenix Fight Night” is slated for the Phoenix Convention Center at 7 p.m. Saenz, the daughter of the late lawmaker and attorney Ben Miranda, and…
Recalled ex-Senate President Russell Pearce still has his taxpayer-funded $85,000-a-year job with the Maricopa County Treasurer’s Office, and the protesters have not gone away. Activists with Citizens for a Better Arizona, plus elected officials and representatives of other groups showed up to Treasurer “Hos” Hoskins’ office yesterday to continue demanding…
Arizona’s so-called “revenge porn” law criminalizes much more than sharing an ex-lover’s nude photos, states a lawsuit filed by several publishing and media organizations. The law, passed earlier this year, essentially makes it a felony to share a nude photo of someone without the person’s consent. According to the plaintiffs,…
