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On April 27, Janet Napolitano pronounced that the border separating the United States from the Republic of Mexico is more secure than ever. "I say this again as someone who has walked that border," the former Arizona governor told a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the oversight of the...
Arizona Republican Party Executive Director Brett Mecum is "creepy around women," according to a complaint filed with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.A criminal complaint, dredged up by the Yellow Sheet, was filed against Mecum last month, and it claims he used voter registration records to find a woman's address and crash...
Adam Stoddard, the sticky-fingered detention officer jailed for defying a court order demanding he apologize to a defense attorney for taking her legal papers, has been released from jail.At a press conference this afternoon, Stoddard stepped up to the microphone, spoke for less than a minute, cast a victorious smirk, and...
Last month, committees in both the Arizona House and Senate heard testimony on bills that would virtually wipe out egg donation as a fertility treatment in Arizona. There was not testimony from a single person who'd been harmed by the procedure, which involves a fertile young woman "donating" her eggs...
In a seemingly meager attempt to impress, the Vernon Parker Exploratory Committee issued a press release today about some "interesting" new poll results for the 2010 gubernatorial election.Before reading the release, we thought, "Hey, maybe junior's got a shot."Then, we read it and were left scratching our heads, wondering why...
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Mikel Lander has a certain contempt for female vocalists, particularly attractive ones who front all-male bands. Hayley Williams? Feh. Gwen Stefani? Ditto. "I've seen plenty of bands with chick singers who are really popular, but it's just a gimmick," he says. "They get more credit than they deserve just because...
First the bad news: New Times is not your 2009 Indie Bowl champions. I take full responsibility for the failure of our vaunted "All Midwest Transplant Team," as I had by far the team's lowest score of the night in our first game, which I only partially redeemed myself for...
Last night on American Idol, it was Frank Sinatra night, and you know what that means--break out the suits and black dress! This was the classiest night of the season so far, as the contestants took on the legend.Harry Connick, Jr., the guest mentor of the night, was called a...
Now that Martin Cizmar has baited me to respond to his blog (he's good at that, isn't he?) about the Swell Season mural, I'll go ahead and let everyone know that I actually really like it. Surprised?You shouldn't be. Even though I can be critical from time to time, I...
A 22-year-old Mesa woman accused of leaving a fetus in a backpack had criminal charges against her dismissed today in Maricopa County Superior Court.Back in March, police at the Gila River Indian Community found a backpack under a tree while on a routine patrol about five miles southeast of Sacaton.Inside...
A Maricopa County detention officer made a choice last night to defy a judge, and now he faces jail time for contempt of court. The officer, Adam Stoddard, held a news conference Monday but did not apologize for taking papers from a defense attorney's file, as Superior Court Judge Gary...
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If you're craving a little vintage Jimmy Eat World, you're in luck. The Arizona rock band has a vintage video on YouTube from a performance way back in the day, at the 1997 Mind Over Matter Fest in Detroit. And if you happened to miss the band when it performed...
Given his preference for static, symmetrical, scrupulously color-coordinated and art-directed compositions, it's less surprising that Wes Anderson has gotten around to directing an animated feature than that it took him this long to do it. Likewise, if Anderson — a nostalgia merchant whose ostensibly contemporary films always seem to be...
Earlier this year, the county took away the Maricopa County Attorney's Office ability to represent the board of supervisors -- setting up a separate "civil litigation" department that answers to County Manager David Smith instead of County Attorney Andrew Thomas.Now, if a group of defense attorneys have their way, Thomas...
Remember when banks were lending money to people that had no means of paying it back and the entire economy came crashing down?The Bank of America apparently has no memory of this because it just approved a $700 million loan to the Arizona state government, which happens to already be...
California videographer Naui's footage from the pepper spray incident...the title and content is Naui's alone...I am so disgusted by today's events at the big anti-Arpaio march to Joe's jails that I hardly know where to begin. The saddest part of it is that a mostly-peaceful demonstration of over 10,000 persons,...
There was a "happy ending" to the month of September for Mesa Mayor Scott Smith as his crusade against "rub-n-tug" massage parlor yielded some results.Since September, a police task force has made 20 prostitution busts related to massage parlors in Mesa...
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Hey Phoenix – show us your Wonderland! That’s the call we put out to more than 50 creative types around town. And did they ever. Check out the results in this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, on stands September 24. Then see the art live on Third Friday, October 16,...
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...
When U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement conducted an immigration sweep in northern Arizona in November, 2008, as a part of "Operation Return to Sender," they touted it as a program designed to target and deport dangerous criminals. As it turns out, most of the people arrested didn't have any criminal record...
In the year 2000 we were supposed to see rocket cars and matter transporters. We didn't quite make it there, but there were several advancements in food. Some are good, some are bad and some are just plain terrible, but for better worse, here are our favorite food trends for...