Arizona News
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Immigration enforcement official resigning
Monday, Jun 17, 8:18 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of Homeland Security's immigration enforcement agency is leaving his job after more than four years. John Morton, director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement,... Read more...
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Arizona bourbon makers pour heart into process
Monday, Jun 17, 7:52 am
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona is home to a thriving beer- making industry and winemaking is on the rise but now a Tempe company is trying to lead a bourbon boom in the state. Arizona Distilling Company... Read more...
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Arizona Gov. Brewer signs Medicaid expansion law
Monday, Jun 17, 6:25 am
PHOENIX -- Republican Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday signed a law expanding the state's Medicaid program to 300,000 more poor Arizonans following her victory over conservatives in her own party opposed... Read more...
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AHCCCS still fielding questions about Brewer's healthcare plan
Monday, Jun 17, 5:00 am
PHOENIX -- The questions continue. Representatives of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) say they've been getting calls about Governor Brewer's Medicaid expansion plan ever... Read more...
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Website shows how Arizona cities deliver services
Monday, Jun 17, 5:00 am
PHOENIX -- There's a new way to find how Arizona cities are improving without breaking their budget. It's as close as your smartphone or computer. "We have a website where residents and community... Read more...
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Scams taking advantage of seniors across the country
Monday, Jun 17, 5:00 am
Seniors and the elderly are being victimized, as a scam sweeps across the nation. "Unfortunately, people are falling for it and being taken advantage of," said Felicia Thompson of the Arizona... Read more...
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Phoenix Police arrest Valley Metro operator
Sunday, Jun 16, 5:50 pm
PHOENIX -- A Valley Metro bus operator is in police custody following an alleged assault. Phoenix Police say Todd Allen Shields exchanged words with a man, physically threw him off the bus and assaulted... Read more...
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Dummy round found at Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
Sunday, Jun 16, 3:02 pm
FLAGSTAFF -- A dummy explosive round was found at the Flagstaff Pulliam Airport Flagstaff police say hollow-out round wasn't a live round and instead was like the rounds used in military training. An... Read more...
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Chloride Copper Mine developer still pursuing plan
Sunday, Jun 16, 1:14 pm
KINGMAN -- A company seeking to re-open the Chloride Copper Mine says it's still pursuing the project even though the firm has run into financial difficulties. The Kingman Daily Miner reports that... Read more...
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Peoria PD: Photos lead to robbery arrests
Sunday, Jun 16, 12:30 pm
PEORIA -- With the help of surveillance photos and anonymous tips, the Peoria Police Department was able to arrest two men Friday night in connection with an armed robbery that occurred on June 7. At... Read more...
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Sun City West performing venue to be demolished
Sunday, Jun 16, 12:29 pm
PHOENIX -- When it opened 33 years ago, the Sundome in Sun City West was the largest single-story performing-arts center in the country. It cost $8.6 million to build and was designed primarily... Read more...
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Men wrongly convicted or arrested on bite evidence
Sunday, Jun 16, 12:28 pm
ARIZONA -- At least 24 men convicted or charged with murder or rape based on bite marks on the flesh of victims have been exonerated since 2000. DNA has outstripped the usefulness of bite mark analysis... Read more...
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Irrigated vegetable farm in the works
Sunday, Jun 16, 12:25 pm
KINGMAN -- Las Vegas developer Jim Rhodes has returned to Mohave County, but instead of planting houses in the Golden Valley and Red Lake areas, he's planting peppers, tomatoes and pickles. Rhodes'... Read more...
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For kids with dads here illegally, Father's Day can be a harrowing holiday
Sunday, Jun 16, 5:00 am
WASHINGTON - Jennifer Briones' family usually gathers for a barbecue in the park for Father's Day, but the 16-year-old Phoenix resident said she will likely find something else to do if the family gets... Read more...
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Pinal County Sheriff's Office aide sues county
Saturday, Jun 15, 3:16 pm
FLORENCE, Ariz. — A Pinal County Sheriff's Office aide has filed a defamation lawsuit against outgoing County Manager Fritz Behring and Pinal County. The... Read more...
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Police: Naked young woman found dead in Tempe street
Saturday, Jun 15, 12:00 pm
TEMPE, Ariz. — Authorities say police are treating the death of a woman as a homicide after her lifeless, naked body was found in a Tempe street. Tempe Police Sgt. Mike Pooley said the body was found... Read more...
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Trainer puts horses, people at ease
Saturday, Jun 15, 11:23 am
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — J.J. Anderson stood atop Rylee, a 2-year-old quarter horse. He stood straight up on the saddle like somebody riding an escalator — except without handrails. With one hand, Anderson... Read more...
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