Joe claims ABC just happened to be in town when the sweep started in this Channel 3 piece Following up on my blog post of yesterday, wherein I quoted sources telling me that Arpaio’s latest anti-immigration sweep was done with an out-of-town film crew in mind, specifically one from ABC national…
A Maricopa County Jail inmate convicted of the beating and strangling death of a fellow inmate has been sentenced to death.This afternoon, 27-year-old Pete Van Winkle learned his fate in Maricopa County Superior Court after he was convicted of first-degree murder earlier this year. Van Winkle was convicted of the…
Congressman John Shadegg’s theatrics on the floor of the House of Representatives are becoming almost legendary. By legendary, we mean borderline insane…
The Phoenix City Council is scheduled to vote tomorrow on contracts with three cab companies to serve passengers at Sky Harbor International Airport.But a New Times’ review of public records associated with the city’s selection process reveals shocking irregularities with one of those company’s proposals – omissions and misrepresentations so…
The Democratic Party is mixing things up a bit. At a press conference this afternoon, state Senator Meg Burton-Cahill announced she was retiring from the Senate, Representative David Schapira announced he will begin “exploring” a run for her Senate seat, and, straight out of left field, Tempe City Councilman Ben Arredondo,…
The NHL’s head-honcho, Gary Bettman, met with the Coyotes top brass and other community leaders in Glendale to discuss the sale of the bankrupt franchise and vowed to do whatever it takes to keep the team in the Valley…
Back in 1987, cops say, Roger Cook blasted a guy with his .357 Magnum for no good reason. The single bullet killed 22-year-old Terrance Keenan. The young man’s friend, Richard Fair, dodged more shots fired his way by Cook, who was reportedly known in his apartment complex at 617 North Third Avenue…
Will Sarah Palin be coming to the Valley to promote her new book? You betchya! On December 1, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the former GOP vice-presidential candidate will be at the Costco in Tempe to promote her new tell-all, Going Rogue. Palin began her book tour on Oprah…
The newest data is in: Burning piss and itchy bumps are on the rise in the United States — again.The Centers for Disease Control announced today that reported sexually transmitted diseases increased to record levels in 2008…
No Yao Ming or Tracy McGrady? No worries for the Houston Rockets on Sunday night when they took down the reigning-champeen Los Angeles Lakers, 101-91, at Staples Center. Without Ming, who is done for the season, and McGrady, recovering from left-knee surgery, Houston benefited from unlikely contributors Aaron Brooks (a…
Last night the city of Mesa approved plans for a movie studio to go up in the city. Gateway Studios is scheduled to begin building in August. The studio will be Arizona’s first movie studio and is slated to be capable of hosting the production of movies, television shows, commercials, and game shows…An…
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 Showed Up Uninvited to Joe Biden Function, According to the White House Hillbilly…
Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas says the county Board of Supervisors has launched a new lawsuit that aims to “destroy the sanctity of the grand jury.”We haven’t seen the other side of this one yet, but Thomas’ office says the lawsuit filed on Friday in Superior Court seeks to prohibit…
Sounds like Joe Arpaio’s been fibbing on Twitter, at least according to the White House. Vice President Joe Biden was in town for a meeting with local Dems in downtown Phoenix, and according to Biden’s deputy press secretary Annie Tomasini, Joe just showed up, desperate for publicity as always. “Sheriff…
In what is hopefully the final stage of the exhaustive state budget battle, Governor Jan Brewer hopes to call a special session as soon as this afternoon…
While John McCain has remained tight-lipped over former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s new tell-all, his campaign staff isn’t following suit…
A couple of weeks ago, we heard about a demand letter received by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office from a local lawyer, Leonard Aragon, concerning the attempted prosecution of County Supervisor Don Stapley.Aragon insisted in his November 2 missive that County Attorney Andrew Thomas repay the money spent on lawyers…
Sheriff Joe’s PR flacks are working overtime. They just sent out a press advisory on a new countywide anti-immigration dragnet beginning today. What they don’t tell you in the statement is that Arpaio and Co. have set up the sweep for an out-of-town camera crew from a major broadcast network,…
Anyone familiar with Seinfeld knows about “The Bro,” or, as Frank Costanza vehemently campaigned, “The Mansierre.””The Bro,” as described on the show, is a supportive undergarment to support and hide a man’s breasts — or, simply put, a bra for men.It seems fiction has once again invaded reality, because a man-bra…
Who’re worse, behavior-wise, the nativists or the neo-Nazis? Sure, neo-Nazis are nefarious and nuts. But the nativists make the neo-Nazis look urbane by comparison. And in some ways the nativists are more violent, despite the fact crazy old crones with canes and old dudes in mobility scooters are overrepresented in…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s criminal investigation into potential misdeeds by county leaders includes Governor Jan Brewer, a source close to the investigation tells New Times.The source, who did not want to want to be identified, did not want to elaborate on the subject of the inquiry, saying only that…
NBC talking-head Brian Williams will be in the Valley Wednesday to accept the 26th annual Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism. Williams, who just had a guest spot on the NBC comedy 30 Rock as the wise guy “Nicki Malarulo from Scotchdale, New Jersey,” is well known for his admiration…
