Sunday 20th May, 2012
37-year-old mom is star pitcher at Phoenix College
PHOENIX (AP) -- Gina VanArsdall is a mother of four and a year short of her 20-year high school reunion. She's also one of the nation's top collegiate softball ...
Navajo Nation faces hurdles in recovering funds
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) -- The Navajo Nation may have little recourse in seeking money from a Colorado man who is accused of spending millions of the nation's funds for personal ...
Minors Report: RHP Reyes paces Tucson win
Right-handed starter Jorge Reyes (3-5, 4.61 ERA) allowed two runs on eight hits over seven innings Saturday night to lead Triple-A Tucson to a 6-2 win over Nashville in ...
Gorman QB Anu Solomon commits to Arizona football
Las Vegas SunAnu Solomon verbally committed Sunday to the University of Arizona football team. Solomon, with also had offers from Arizona State, UCLA, Utah and UNLV, called Arizona coaches after church to ...
Progress in fighting 4 Arizona wildfires
UPIDiminishing winds helped hundreds of firefighters battling four wildfires in Arizona make headway to shrink them, officials said. The largest of the four, known as the Sunflower fire, has been ...
Dad: No reason to gun down his unarmed son, 17
Associated PressWEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- The father of a 17-year-old boy who was fatally shot at his grandparents' home in a gated community in suburban Detroit says there was no reason to use ...
Arizona sheriff Paul Babeu reportedly ignoring Pentagon rules in plan to sell military equipment
Fox NewsAn Arizona sheriff has allegedly ignored a Pentagon rule, collecting millions of dollars' worth of surplus military equipment that is intended for law-enforcement use and distributing some of ...
PCSO Response to the Arizona Republic’s Misleading Story Regarding the use of the Military’s 1033 Program
Fox NewsThe Pinal County Sheriff's Office has been an active partner of the United States Military Defense Logistics Agency, "1033 Program" since August of 2010. Since that time period, ...
Science Sundays at Children's Museum Tucson
Arizona Daily StarLooking for something to do indoors with the kids today?Children's Museum Tucson, 200 S. Sixth Ave., offers $2 admission for Science Sundays.The program features science, technology, ...
Phoenix police hunt suspect in murder over car sale
Fox NewsPhoenix police are searching for the suspect in the murder of man killed over the sale of a car, MyFoxPhoenix.com reports. According to police, Adrian Miramontez-Nunez, 21, bought a car from ...
Golden Kings beat Phoenix for bj-league title
Japan TimesTeam spirit: The Ryukyu Golden Kings celebrate after beating the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix 89-73 to win the bj-league title on Sunday. YOSHIAKI ...
May 20: Today in Arizona history
Arizona Daily Star1915: Teatro Carmen, Tucson's first theater devoted to Spanish drama, opens at 384 South Meyer Street. Named for its founder, Carmen Soto Vasquez, the theater also hosted boxing matches and ...
Blues rise like a phoenix from the ashes
FIFAThe phrase ‘rise like a phoenix from the ashes’ is mythical in origin, and comes from the legend of a bird which burns in order to rise to new life from the ash. Today the idiom is used ...
MLB: Kansas City 7, Arizona 3
UPIBruce Chen 's efficient start Saturday, boosting the Kansas City Royals to a 7-3 interleague win over Arizona. Butler's two-run homer in the third inning handed the Royals a 3-0 lead and ...
Benchmark achievement: Students recreate torn-down public art piece - with Kristin Anthony's help
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Gladiator Fire up to 13,000 acres, but calmer winds help containment
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Arizona tribes talk significance of solar eclipse
Arizona Daily SunIn this May 17, 2012 photo, Baje Whitethorne Sr. displays a book at his home in Flagstaff, Ariz., that he wrote about his experience as a Navajo boy with a solar eclipse. (AP Photo/Felicia ...
PD: 9-year-old struck and killed on US60
ABC 15MESA, AZ - Mesa police say a 9-year-old autistic boy was killed Saturday evening after he was struck in the eastbound lanes of US60 near Gilbert ...
Blind Chinese activist lands in US
ABC 15A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in the United States on Saturday, ending a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China ...
Gunman flees after W Phoenix shooting
ABC 15Gunman flees after W Phoenix shooting Phoenix police are responding to a shooting that occurred near 83rd Avenue and Indian School Road Saturday ...
Lees: Run through Grand Canyon challenges Edmonton athletes
Edmonton JournalOn a sultry, sunny Saturday in May beside the statue of Samuel de Champlain on Quebec City’s historic Dufferin Terrace, a group of teenaged hockey players from Edmonton were oblivious to the ...
Arizona, US banks still struggle with TARP, mortgage fund
Business JournalIt's been more than four years since the U.S. Department of the Treasury invested $204.9 billion into 707 banks of all sizes under the Troubled Asset Relief Program initiative known as the ...
Slowing winds helping Ariz. firefighters
Arizona Daily SunFirefighters have been able to slightly tame fires in Arizona thanks to slowing winds. A 10-mph breeze helped firefighters Saturday get the Gladiator Fire below 13,000 acres. Officials say the fire ...
Mother of missing girl defends husband
ABC 15TUCSON, AZ - Four weeks after 6-year-old Isabel Celis vanished from her Tucson home, the community is trying to support the mother who defended her husband who has since been separated from the rest ...
Pageant contestant: Stunt or triumph?
ABC 15Jenna Talackova, a would-be Miss Universe contestant, attends a news conference on April 3, 2012 in Los Angeles.Photographer: Kevork DjansezianCopyright Getty ...
2 suspects loose after Phoenix shooting
ABC 15PHOENIX - Police are searching for two suspects involved in a shooting in Phoenix Friday night. According to Phoenix police, two men had been invited to the victim's home near 44th Street and ...
Mom, 8 sons accused in Arizona drug ring
Fox NewsAn Arizona mom and her eight sons are suspected to be involved in a heroin and cocaine smuggling operation. Chandler police said the mother, Grace Valencia Lara, and her sons were allegedly selling ...
Tucson settles lawsuit in 2008 DWI crash
Arizona Daily SunThe family of a 14-year-old boy killed by a drunken driver in January 2008 has settled its lawsuit against the city of Tucson for $2 million. The Arizona Daily Star reports ...
Weather helps crews at Gladiator Fire
ABC 15CROWN KING, AZ - A wildfire sparked in the community of Crown King last Sunday has cost over $4 million to fight so far, according to forest officials. The Gladiator Fire has burned approximately ...
Sunscreen for visitors of Tucson attractions
Arizona Daily StarWith temperatures in the triple digits, and summer's official start looming around the corner, it's time to start thinking about protecting your skin.The Skin Cancer Institute at the ...
El Mirage police shoot knife-wielding Ariz. man
Arizona Daily Sunhttp://bit.ly/L3kvnS ) that the officer shot 39-year-old Marcus Medrano earlier Saturday morning after he refused to drop a knife. El Mirage police had been called to the El Mirage home following ...
Week old Sunflower Fire 33% contained
ABC 15PAYSON, AZ - Forest officials say a fire that started a week ago has burned 16,620 acres and is 33 percent contained. The Sunflower Fire is burning about 21 miles south of Payson in grass, chaparral ...
SpaceX aborts historic launch to ISS
ABC 15CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - SpaceX aborted the historic launch of its Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station on Saturday at the last second because of a rocket engine ...
VIDEO: The crews behind the Blue Angels
ABC 15JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MD - This weekend the Blue Angels are performing at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland as part of an annual show. The Navy's flight demonstration team is of course the star of ...
'Ring of Fire' eclipse to dazzle in AZ
ABC 15Sunrises and sunsets often dazzle, but they'll have a special ring to them Sunday for people in the western United States and eastern Asia: The moon will slide across the sun, blocking ...
World of Beer franchise to open in Tempe
The Business JournalProvided by World of Beer World of Beer is planning to open a Tempe location along Mill Avenue and partner with several food vendors this ...
Man with knife shot by El Mirage officer
ABC 15EL MIRAGE, AZ - Authorities say a man is in jail and an officer is on administrative leave after a shooting in El Mirage overnight. El Mirage police say that around 12:30 a.m. officers responded to ...
Jeep Wranglers recalled for fire risk
ABC 15DETROIT - Chrysler is recalling nearly 87,000 Jeep Wranglers in the U.S., Canada and elsewhere due to a risk of fires. U.S.safety regulators say the recall affects only Wranglers from the 2010 model ...
Phoenix outlast B-Corsairs to reach bj-league title game
Japan TimesChampionship experience and crunch-time poise carried the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix to an 87-78 victory over the expansion Yokohama B-Corsairs in the bj-league's Eastern Conference final ...
ASU Health Services to join Mayo Clinic Care Network
The Business JournalFollow this company expertise. ASU Health Services will join the Mayo Clinic Care Network that allows ASU to tap into Mayo Clinic's services and tools, including AskMayoExpert, a ...
Arizona’s Secretary Of State Threatens To Keep Obama Off The Ballot
Infowars.comArizona conservative radio host and Secretary of State Ken Bennett . In the interview, Bennett said it would be ';possible'; that he keeps President Obama off the Arizona ballot in ...
4 ways to protect your new smartphone
ABC 15PHOENIX - Every day people across the Valley are buying new smartphones. iPhones, Androids and everything in between. There are a few things you should be thinking about on day 1 before it's ...
APS recognizes six companies for partnerships
The Business JournalFollow this company has recognized six companies as its suppliers of the year, an annual awards program the utility uses to recognizes those with which it does business. APS recognized ...
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