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JOBS 10 Valley companies hiring now
If you are currently out of the workforce or looking for a new job, there are hundreds of employers looking for workers in the Valley. We found these 10 companies and more ...
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PD Officer injured in hit-and-run
PHOENIX - A Phoenix police officer has been seriously injured in a morning hit-and-run crash and authorities are searching for the suspect. Sgt. Steve Martos, spokesman for Phoenix Police Department, said an officer was involved in a "serious injury" accident near 51st Avenue and Cambridge. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene. The officer was taken to Saint Joseph's hospital. ...
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May 19 Today in Arizona history
1892: A stage coach line is established between Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon.1916: Private citizens of Arizona let the contract for a solid silver service be presented to the battleship Arizona. The price was approximately ...
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Record $590.5 million Powerball jackpot won by single Florida ticket
One ticket has won the largest Powerball jackpot in history -- $590.5 million -- bought at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., a lottery official said. The ticket had the winning numbers of 22, 10, 13, 14, 52 and Powerball number 11, said David Bishop, deputy secretary of Florida Lottery. Saturday's jackpot was the largest in Powerball history, surpassing a $587.6 million jackpot ...
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Scouts battle graffiti with South Tucson mural
A troop of Girl Scouts in South Tucson decided to combat graffiti Saturday by covering a public wall with spray paint.In pursuit of a Bronze Award for community service, six members of Girl Scout Troop 645 did research on combating graffiti and learned that street art is an effective deterrent, troop leader Pilar Ruiz said. The Bronze Award is the highest award Girl Scouts in fourth- and fifth ...
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Netos Tucson Msgr. Tom celebrates his golden jubilee today
'So how's my old altar boy doing?" I didn't need to look up to know it was Monsignor Tom Cahalane. His Irish brogue is a giveaway.Last week I went to see Msgr. Tom, whom I've known for more than 40 years, since I was an altar server at downtown's St. Augustine Cathedral. We talked about his life as a parish priest for the last 50 years.Today the parishioners of Our ...
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Tim Steller Grand Canyon University Tucson campus a great idea but that doesnt mean it will work
The city of Tucson has an opportunity and a problem.The fact that they both involve 100 acres of land doesn't mean city officials can make the opportunity solve the problem.I'm referring, of course, to Grand Canyon University's proposal to build a 100-acre campus in the Tucson area. The city has suggested it could sell or lease the money-losing 100-acre Trini Alvarez El Rio Golf ...
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Star journalists take multiple honors in Arizona Press Club contest
Arizona Daily Star journalists won 10 first-place awards and several other awards in this year's Arizona Press Club contest.The awards were announced Saturday in Phoenix.Here's how Star journalists fared:FIRST PLACEo Chiara Bautista, illustration: "Tucson Festival of Books"o Rhonda Bodfield, Tom Beal, Tim Steller, Josh Brodesky and Howard Fischer, breaking news: ...
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Soccer Phoenix look set to unveil new coach
Following a world-wide search that yielded more than 200 applicants, the new coach of the Wellington Phoenix seems likely to be unveiled at Westpac Stadium in Wellington tomorrow. The club said today a press conference would be held tomorrow but didn't divulge what it was about. Phoenix general manager David Dome declined to comment this afternoon as to whether tomorrow's announcement would ...
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Parra homer steers Arizona to summit
The Arizona Diamondbacks went clear atop West division in the MLB's National League (NL), after the San Francisco Giants lost on Saturday.The Diamondbacks edged the lowly Miami Marlins 1-0 for their 25th win of the season, on the back of a lead-off homer from Gerardo Parra off the game's first pitch.Arizona moved a game clear of the World Series champions San Francisco, who fell to the ...
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PD Phoenix firefighter gravely hurt
PHOENIX - A Phoenix firefighter has been injured in an accident at a fire scene in the West Valley Phoenix police Sgt. Tommy Thompson said the 23-year-old firefighter was "gravely injured" when he became pinned between two vehicles that were "re-positioning." Crews responded around 5:30 p.m. to the mulch fire near 35th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road. Officials said the ...
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Remembering victims of 1950s Grand Canyon plane crash including 2 from Camarillo
contributed photo/Grand Canyon National Park Recovery efforts at the 1956 crash site at Grand Canyon National Park. Two United Airlines helicopters wait at a TWA heliport. The site of a 1956 midair collision that killed 128 passengers, including a Camarillo woman and her infant son, is being nominated for national historic landmark ...
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Homeless get help creating new lives
AHWATUKEE, AZ - An Ahwatukee woman has combined her passion for interior design with her desire to help the homeless. Tami Jackson started a charity called Furniture Bank. She collects donated furniture and gives it to families getting back on their feet after homelessness. "Right now we have a family, a mom who left a domestic violence situation," Jackson said. "She has four ...
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Ride for Reading delivers to AZ school
GUADALUPE, AZ - In just over five years, the Ride for Reading program has delivered more than 110,000 books to kids in schools in needy communities, including a spot here in the Valley. The program started in Nashville, Tennessee with a goal of delivering books by bicycle to school-aged children in communities with families in need. The group also stresses bicycle safety, with each volunteer ...
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Phoenix Mortgage broker sentenced in fraud www.privateofficer.com
Jerry Craig Sr., the former owner of Phoenix-based Spectrum Financial, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for residential deals involving mortgage fraud, straw buyers and lying to lenders. He was sentenced to one year in prison and ordered to pay $2.4 million in restitution to First Fidelity Bank. U.S. District Judge Roslyn O. Silver on Wednesday approved the ...
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VIDEO Wild stunts and big explosions
TUCSON, AZ - They're a tough lot, stunt actors putting on two shows a night at Trail Dust Town in Tucson. The Pinnacle Peak Pistoleros put on their Wild West Shows with family-friendly jokes and stunts performed by vaudeville-type characters like those popular at the turn of the century. Stunt director Jerry Wood says he's been perfecting the show for 15 years. There isn't a lot ...
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Feel lucky Powerball numbers are out
DES MOINES, IA - Lottery officials have announced winning numbers in a near-historic Powerball jackpot. The numbers drawn Saturday are: 22, 10, 13, 14, 52 and a Powerball of 11. Officials estimate the jackpot at $590.5 million. With four of every five possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game's highest jackpot. The problem, of course, is ...
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Brach optioned to Tucson Grandal debuts
San Diego Padres pitcher Brad Brach (58) is relieved by manager Bud Black (20) during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, in Denver. The Rockies won 11-10. (AP Photo/Barry ...
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Lucky Powerball winner TONIGHT
DES MOINES, IA - It's all about the odds. With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game's highest jackpot during Saturday night's drawing, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars -- and that's after taxes. The problem, of course, is those same odds just about guarantee the lucky person won't be you. ...
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Federal report documents inmate sex abuse in US
In response to a federal court order, Gov. Jerry Brown pushed a novel approach through the Legislature two years ago to dramatically reduce California's prison ...
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Ariz. deputies make more human smuggling arrests
Maricopa County sheriff's deputies have made another round of arrests as part of an effort to crackdown on human smuggling.Deputies say 10 Mexican nationals were arrested after the van they were traveling in was stopped Thursday north of the Valley. About two hours later, five more people were arrested during a separate traffic stop.On Friday, seven people from Mexico, Ecuador, Guatemala ...
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The English Teacher Review
They say that the best way to learn a subject is to teach it, and, as a former high school chalk-pusher I heartily agree. In Craig Zisk's 'The English Teacher,' the title character teaches the likes of 'A Tale of Two Cities' while some of the greats taped to the walls like Mark Twain overlook the classroom. The teacher represents learning a lot about Charles Dickens by ...
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TIPS to stay safe on the water
Put on your bathing suit, sun glasses and sun screen and tube down the Salt River. Tubing at the Salt River opened today and ABC15 is Taking Action to help keep you safe around the ...
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Witness Car crashes into VA parade
DAMASCUS, VA - Witnesses in southwestern Virginia said a car drove into a crowd at a parade Saturday and hurt several people, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known. It happened around 2:30 p.m. during the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival, an annual celebration of the Appalachian Trail in Damascus, a small mountain town near the Tennessee state line about a ...
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Body of missing Scottsdale man found in canal
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Scottsdale police say a body found in a canal has been identified as a man who was reported missing after he failed to return from a bicycle ride earlier this ...
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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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