Wade Miley wasn’t perfect on the mound last night, but he certainly got the job done. The 24-year-old rookie southpaw may have struggled a bit in his second appearance in the bigs, but ultimately pitched six scoreless innings to nab his first major league win and help the Arizona Diamondbacks…
In honor of Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne’s move to essentially overthrow the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (which prompted our colleague Stephen Lemons to ask the question “what’s next, the de-abolition of slavery”) we figured we’d give readers a chance to sound off on old Horney.You Write the Caption’s…
As you probably know, the Wallow fire — the largest forest fire in Arizona history, which destroyed over 538,000 acres of forest and cost more than $79 million to extinguish — was not started by illegal immigrants.That, as you might imagine, is horrible news for Senator John McCain.McCain, you should…
Olivia Cortes, who has filed to run as a candidate in the Legislative District 18 recall election apparently has campaign signs up in Mesa, possibly in violation of state law.This report comes in via Robert McDonald, Jr., a former contender for the LD 18 Senate seat, now held by state…
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:…
James Tierney, the president of a municipal workers’ union in Phoenix has filed a claim against the City of Phoenix and Councilman Sal DiCiccio.Tierney’s claim, a prelude to a lawsuit, alleges that DiCiccio disseminated “false and misleading information” about him, placing him in a “false light,” and “seriously invaded his…
According to the Department of Homeland Security, a 67-year-old man tried to bring 51 pounds of crystal meth across the U.S./Mexico border yesterday.Easy, border hawks — he’s a United States citizen.DHS says the suspect, who the agency hasn’t identified, was stopped at the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry near Nogales…
Elizabeth Johnson, the mother of missing baby Gabriel Johnson, was in court this morning, which is somewhat surprising — she’s skipped a total of four court appearances since she was first arrested in January of 2011, all while being in the custody of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.At the hearing,…
Arizona has earned itself the moniker of “the most racist state in the nation” for a reason. Not a day goes by that its public officials fail to concoct some new, bigoted outrage as manna for Sand Land’s wingnut masses.The outrage du jour? Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is suing…
Amazing. According to Christine Zielonka, the Mesa official in charge of code compliance, the pro-Pearce group Citizens Who Oppose the Pearce Recall, is refusing to remove the illegal signs posted all over Mesa, despite a city order and the threat that city workers will collect them after Monday if they…
Congressman Trent Franks is extremely vocal in his opposition of a woman’s freedom to choose whether to have an abortion. He’s equally vocal in his opposition of giving homosexuals the freedom to get married. But Franks’ insistence on playing the role of morality cop for abortion-seekers and homosexuals was apparently…
A Canadian man was only supposed to be in the Valley for a “short visit.” He was supposed to head back to Canada on Monday, but he apparently didn’t — and now he’s missing.David James McMillan, 35, of Vancouver, British Columbia, was staying with friends in the 3500 block of…
Three people are dead and two were injured during an early-morning shooting at a Phoenix apartment complex.The shooting was reported just before 4 a.m. today at the Canterbury apartment complex near 23rd and Campbell avenues.Two men, ages 20 and 26, were pronounced dead at the scene. A woman, age 35,…
Fans of the Arizona Diamondbacks can breathe a little easier today as the team managed to extend their lead over the San Francisco Giants in the National League West standings after beating the Washington Nationals 4-2 last night in D.C. The Snakes are now two games in front of the…
Remember earlier this year when Arizona Senator John McCain said “there is substantial evidence that some of these fires are caused by people who have crossed our border illegally.”They have set fires because they signal others, they have set fires to keep warm, and they have set fires in order…
A Pinal County 2-year-old is lucky to be alive after she was rescued from a hot SUV parked in the parking lot of a Fry’s grocery store.The girl, according to Pinal County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Elias Johnson, was left in the car for about 90 minutes.The girl’s mother, 30-year-old Amber…
JOE’S FARCE Of course they’re a joke: What Joe Arpaio is doing with his sweeps always has been a farce, and your latest story just proves it once again (“Sizzling Deal,” Uriel Garcia, August 11). The truth is, Joe doesn’t really give a good goddamn what happens to illegals once…
David Nelson, a former elder at the Madison Park Congregation Jehovah’s Witness Church in Phoenix, admitted to authorities that he sexually abused a teenage boy on several occasions in the early 1980s. With a confession from the suspect, it seems like a slam-dunk case — but not for the Maricopa…
Santiago Gonzalez walks through his watermelon fields on an overcast morning in May, surveying the crops. Some of the melons are bright green; others still have a yellowish tinge. The lifelong West Valley farmer reaches down for one, splits it open with a pocket knife, and cuts a chunk from…
When it comes to the war on the poor in Sand Land, I have little faith that the cruelty toward the less fortunate evidenced by our ruling Republican junta ever will be avenged. Governor Jan Brewer, state Senate President Russell Pearce, their puppet-maestro, Chuck Coughlin of HighGround Public Affairs, and…
This is going to sound absolutely and totally Caucasian. Lately, we have been trying to lighten the mood around the office with delicate bits of international confections. With all that’s going on in the world, who needs one more worry? With that said, we are struck with yet another issue…
Stupid is as stupid does. Not only has Matt Tolman, the real-estate rocket scientist behind the scurrilous pro-Pearce signs all over Mesa (signs the city has ordered him to remove because they are unlawful), been dumb enough to post a photo of his daughter’s rear-end on his public Facebook page, now…
