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Speed Camera Pickax Attacker Gets Probation and Fine

A man who attacked a freeway speed camera with a pickax back in December won't go to jail, but must pay a fine of more than $3,500. He also has to serve a term of probation.Travis Munroe Townsend (pictured) was seen by a Department of Public Safety motorcycle officer on...
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D-Backs Salvage Some Dignity With Win Over Nationals to Kick Off A.J. Hinch Era. Up Next: Cincinnati Reds.

Before Sunday afternoon, the Arizona Diamondbacks' weekend series against the Washington Nationals at Chase Field was looking like a disaster. Following a pair of tough losses on Friday and Saturday, it seemed the Snakes were about to get swept by the basement-dwelling Nats, giving new manager A.J. Hinch the ugliest possible start.Thankfully, the...
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Pastor Claims Abuse at Border Patrol Checkpoint on Interstate 8

  A local Baptist pastor who was left bloodied and indignant Tuesday night after a stop at the Border Patrol's checkpoint on eastbound Interstate 8 wonders in a recent video, "Why is this happening in the United States of America?" New Times readers who remember our February 2008 article on the infamous checkpoint...
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Game of Basketball Turns Into Robbery for Mesa Lads

Hey, guys, how about a game of basketball?By the way, we'll take your ball -- and your phones.From Mesa police:Narrative      On 03.26.09 at about 1918 hours, officers were dispatched to the 637 W. Grove Circle reference an armed robbery that had just occurred. Investigation at the scene revealed...
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Joe Arpaio, J. Edgar Hoover and E.J. Montini

I was up too late the other night watching a documentary on the National Geographic Channel about Hoover and his many, many sins. And aside from Hoover's reported penchant for getting himself up in drag, the similarities between the iconic FBI chief and our own Sheriff Arpaio are unavoidable. One in particular struck me as a...
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Arty Girl: Lisa Corine von Koch Master’s Thesis Exhibition

Did you know that there's a big problem with bees?They are dying. And that's really, really bad. We count on those little guys to pollinate a third of the world's food supply (according to this article, anyway). So, without them, we're effed.This is a huge concern for artist, Lisa Corine...
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Club Candids: Hanny’s

On Friday, February 20th, we felt it was high time we head to Hanny's (for best results, check the slideshow). It's only been the most talked about downtown bar since, well, before it even opened. Geez, what's our problem, anyway? Get on it already!If we had to pick one word...
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Caw Caw: Megan Joy Flies the Coop on ‘Idol’

Oh Megan "Joy" Corkery. We hardly knew ye. Wait, scratch that--we actually knew ye really well, and that was the problem. A crazy-ass, cawing milk-it-for-all-it's-worth single mom whose voice went from interesting to nails on chalkboard within a matter of weeks. Even you, with the exaggerated faces of disappointment you...
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The Lowdown on All-Star Weekend’s Biggest Parties

The Valley's about to get a little "derrty." Universal Records rapper Nelly is doing the Nix's hip-hop fans a solid by filling in at the two gigs that Chris Brown abandoned eartlier this week due to the recent legal problem's the R&B singer has become embroiled in. As a result,...
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Brew Review: Four Peaks’ Lost Dutchman Lager

Last night I removed the chains shackling me to my New Times desk long enough to venture out to Four Peaks with a few friends (one of whom is as interested in home brewing as I am in downing draughts). Hold on! Yes, I'm reviewing a Four Peaks beer, but...
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Kurt Warner, HOF?

After Kurt Warner was named starting QB, the Cardinals brain trust instituted a self-help course for the fumble-plagued Warner: Kurt had to cuddle with a pigskin every night while he slept. Result: a career revival for Warner and a first-ever Super Bowl appearance for the Cards. Maybe someday, when Warner’s...
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Michael Jackson’s Sedona “Murderess” Revealed

Hell hath no fury like a New Age physician scorned. That's what Sedona healer Reinalda de Souza wants the world to glean from the untimely demise of Michael Jackson. She especially wants the famous and wealthy individuals who beat a path to her door seeking a cure for their mental,...
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Arty Girl: Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef Opens Tomorrow

So it's Christmas, circa 1989, and I'm opening presents with my three older brothers. The big gift that year was a left-handed baseball mitt for my brother, Alan. Everyone knew about it, including him. Because I told him. I was with my poor, single mother, months prior, when she shlepped...
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Rabbit Hole at the Herberger Dumbs Down Death

I kept thinking about John Lennon as I watched Actors Theatre of Phoenix's Rabbit Hole the other night. Specifically, about how Paul McCartney was widely quoted as having said simply, "What a drag!" upon learning that his friend and former collaborator had died. I was mindful of this because that...