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New sentencing date set for ex-Fiesta Bowl chief
PHOENIX (AP) -- A new sentencing date has been set for the former top leader of the Fiesta Bowl for his guilty plea to a felony conspiracy charge stemming from his role in an illegal campaign-finance ...
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Could Supreme Courts Arizona Ruling Lead to Voting Messes Down the Road
here .) Some commentators I respect find the decision more mixed as an affirmation of federal power over state voting procedures. At SCOTUSblog, Lyle ...
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Construction worker killed in Arizona bridge collapse
A construction worker was killed early Wednesday when a bridge collapsed outside Phoenix, officials said. A second worker was pulled from under the rubble, KNXV-TV reported. Officials said he received a serious head injury but was reported to be in stable condition at a local hospital. The construction site is on the Route 202 Loop in Mesa. Capt. Forrest Smith of the Mesa Fire Department said ...
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Kendrick Lamar Mesa Amphitheatre
Kendrick Lamar isn't the first young rapper to spend the better part of his breakthrough album asking what it means to be a good person. He's not even the first young rapper to frame said album with a vague concept. But where Kid Cudi's Man on the Moon: The End of Day struggled to figure out where its protagonist's problems came from, and how to make them sympathetic, good ...
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Scattered Melodies Shows Off Arizona Pride With New Album
Phoenix has plenty of things going against it when it comes to uniting the local music scene. The venues that most often book local acts are often miles and miles apart, forcing fans to hop on freeways and drive up to an hour to see their favorite bands. Some of the biggest artists with the most potential to hit the mainstream (we're looking at you, Nate Ruess and Miniature Tigers) pack up ...
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Two Archival Releases Fill in the Gaps in Phoenixs Musical History
Even the most ardent music fans have a skewered impression of Phoenix's early rock musical landscape. It starts with Sanford Clark and Marty Robbins, then you cross a whole spread of barren desert 'til you get to Lee Hazlewood and Duane Eddy, and then nothing until the early rumblings of Waylon Jennings and Alice Cooper. Local music historian John P. Dixon has worked tirelessly to ...
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Inside the Phoenix PDs Use of Federal Anti-Terrorism Resources to Track Valley Protesters
It's mid-October 2011, and Occupy Phoenix protesters sit in a city park, some with their arms locked, most chanting: "We are the 99 percent!" They are part of a movement gaining momentum across the United States whose mission is to denounce corporate greed. Their civil disobedience also is intended to deride a government influenced by the same wealthy corporations it bails out of ...
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Ask a Mexican on Cartel Violence and Tattoos
Recently, a co-worker turned me on to a website that features many videos of unspeakable atrocities the drug cartels are committing in Mexico, many graphically displaying murders and beheadings. I just recently saw one of a woman getting her head cut off with a knife! Now I wish I had never seen this, but it can't be unseen. Now, most Mexicans I have met are very nice, generous people. ...
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As wildfires rage feds cut funding on prevention
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- As the West battles one catastrophic wildfire after another, the federal government is spending less and less on its main program for preventing blazes in the first place.A combination of government austerity and the ballooning cost of battling the ruinous fires has taken a bite out of federal efforts to remove the dead trees and flammable underbrush that clog Western ...
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Defense US man never joined Syrian al-Qaida group
Security officials say two Yemeni soldiers were shot dead during a raid on an al-Qaida hideout in the southeastern province of Hadramawt, where the army is carrying out an ...
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Man arrested in Mesa gas station murder
MESA, AZ - Authorities in Mesa have arrested a suspect in connection with last month's shooting death of a convenience store clerk. Mesa police say 20-year-old Keishaun Green is being held on suspicion of one count of first-degree murder. Police say Green claims he didn't kill 52-year-old Ibrahim Robles Sr. But officers say he's being considered as a suspect after reviewing ...
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Man pleads not guilty in officer death
PHOENIX - A man accused in the hit-and-run death of a Phoenix police officer last month has pleaded not guilty in the case. Maricopa County prosecutors say 24-year-old Jesus Cabrera Molina entered his plea at his arraignment Wednesday. His next scheduled court date is July 19. Molina was arrested June 3 on suspicion of manslaughter and leaving the scene of a fatal collision. Police say ...
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Pitbull puppy nursed to health by cat
CLEVELAND - A quick glance at a mother cat nursing her new litter is nothing out of the ordinary, however, a closer inspection would reveal something very extraordinary. Lurlene is nursing four newborn kittens (Rivette, Espa, Zixi and Tallydab) along with a one-week-old pitbull puppy. Last week, the puppy was dropped off without its mother at the Cleveland Animal Protective League. He was just ...
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Hundreds displaced by wildfire near Prescott
A nearly 8-square-mile wildfire near Prescott had moved into people's backyards, but firefighters prevailed in keeping any of them from being destroyed.Up to 600 firefighters are expected to be battling the Doce Fire just west of Prescott by the end of the day Wednesday.Air tankers and helicopters are attacking it on the north under dry and windy conditions, while dozers build lines on the ...
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Group files referendum to block Medicaid expansion
A group opposed to Gov. Jan Brewer's plan to expand Arizona's Medicaid plan under provisions of the federal health care overhaul law has filed a citizen's referendum to block the new law.Wednesday's filing with the secretary of state's office comes just two days after Brewer signed the law allowing more than 300,000 people to join the state plan on Jan. 1.The United ...
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Man convicted of fraud wins appeal in 9th circuit
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- The conviction of a former Alaska prosecutor on wire fraud charges is no longer valid, a federal appeals court has ...
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NBA Releases 2013 Summer League Schedule
The Phoenix Suns and NBA today announced the schedule for NBA Summer League 2013 in Las Vegas, which will feature 22 teams competing in a 61-game schedule from July 12-22 at the Thomas & Mack Center and COX Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas. This summer's event will feature the debut of a tournament style schedule that will crown the first ever NBA Summer ...
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Wildfires burn in Arizona California
A wildfire in Arizona grew unchecked Wednesday while officials said the area blackened by a fire in California could be closed for weeks. The Doce fire outside Prescott, Ariz., had expanded to 7,000 acres, The Arizona Republic reported. High winds and arid conditions fanned the flames with the smoke blowing toward Prescott, the state's third-largest city. A number of homes in the area 100 ...
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RBMS suffers criminal damage
Ray Borane Middle School Principal Ana Samaniego looks at all the floor damage in one of the classrooms at Ray Borane Middle School after vandals broke in and caused several thousand dollars in damage. Bruce Whetten/Douglas ...
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Closure for local veteran after 69 years
After 69 years, a Douglas man attended the Honor Flight Memorial in Washington D.C. and was able to get the closure that he needed as a ...
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Douglas gets its own Gong
Sushi Gong made its grand opening on Wednesday, June 12. The restaurant is located on 80 E. 16th Street, otherwise known as the place where the old Burger King once stood.The grand opening was filled with smiling faces excited to have such hard work and dedication finally pay off. It also became very emotional when the blessings were being given and bible readings were being read to the ...
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USDA officials pay visit to Douglas
Several members of the USDA were in Douglas last week looking over project at both CAS School as well as the Sunnyside Fire Department. Pictured above next to a sign outside the new Sunnyside fire house that is being built are, left to right, Dianna Jennings, special projects cordinator, Alan Stephens, state director, John Padalino, national administrator of the Rural Utilities Service of the ...
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Report 1 dead from Mesa ramp collapse
Firefighters say a man has died and another is hospitalized after a section of the steel-and-wood support for an elevated ramp under construction fell in Mesa.The cause is unknown, and the accident is under investigation, says Doug Nintzel, a spokesman for the Arizona Department of Transportation.Authorities say the collapse Wednesday occurred near Loop 202 and Warner Road.The Mesa Fire ...
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Why Mens Wearhouse fires TV icon
Apparently, Men's Wearhouse Inc. doesn't like the way its founder looks anymore. In terse release issued Wednesday, Men's Wearhouse said it has fired the face of the company and its executive chairman, George Zimmer, who appeared in many of its TV commercials with the slogan "You're going to like the way you look. I guarantee it." The timing was even odd --the ...
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Officials 2 found dead from Chandler house fire
Chandler Fire Department said the bodies of an 82-year-old woman and a 72-year-old man were discovered early Wednesday. Officials say two greyhounds also were found dead in the ...
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Arizona may need to use prison labor
With Arizona’s budget deficit at state level soaring past $3 billion and projections for the next few years suggesting it might reach $10 billion, due to a highly controversial decision by the state legislature to sell a number of public buildings and then lease them back. Fortunately, not all financial news and outlooks for the state are negative, one small border town called Douglas, may just have a solution to the cash crisis facing some municipalities across the state.
Arizona’s financial situation in the wake of the universally destructive Great Recession has become dire. Our deficit for 2010 is many times higher than what it was a few years ago, before the crash of late 2008, and because of this the state legislature has become desperate to save money by cutting budgets and raise money by selling public buildings. Read more
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