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May 21 Today in Arizona history
1931: Border patrolmen discover the skeleton of a 25,000-year-old mammoth near Hereford.1937: Amelia Earhart lands in Tucson, the first stop on her fateful journey across the globe. Her plane is lost en route to Howland Island in July 1937, then she is declared legally dead on Jan. 5, 1939, after an extensive search of the area between Lae, New Guinea, and Howland Island in the South ...
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Man stuck by 2 vehicles in Tolleson
TOLLESON, AZ - A pedestrian has died after being struck by two vehicles in Tolleson. Joaquin Enriquez with MCSO said, around 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning two drivers were headed eastbound on Buckeye Road when they reported striking something in the roadway. Enriquez said both drivers did stop at the scene, and they noticed it was an adult male and called for help. If you are traveling in the ...
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MCSO searching for Anthem woman
ANTHEM, AZ - The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to find a missing Anthem woman. Deputy Joaquin Enriquez said Martha "Martie" Hayes was last seen at her residence near Anthem Way and Daisy Mountain Road around 6 p.m. on Monday night. According to Enriquez, Hayes has bipolar and has paranoid tendencies. MCSO says she was last seen wearing a ...
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Police to release more than 300 photos from Tucson rampage aftermath
TUCSON, Ariz. – Authorities are set to release more than 300 photos on Tuesday that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others. The Pima County Sheriff's Department says many photos show the parking lot of the shopping center where the shooting took place in January 2011. The ...
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Tucson shooting photos to be released
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities are set to release more than 300 photos on Tuesday that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 ...
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930 AM | Will Arias plead for mercy
PHOENIX - When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial one more time, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed than spend the rest of her life in prison. After nearly five months of testimony in a case that has captured tabloid headlines with tales of sex, lies and violence, ...
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7AM Obama to speak on OK disaster
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on Tuesday before ...
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AZ teams on standby to help Oklahoma
PHOENIX - Arizona's rescue and recovery team for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are on standby if they are called to help in Oklahoma. ...
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Finance chief Purisima blasts CA ruling on Phoenix Petroleum
MANILA, Philippines–The Department of Finance questioned the Court of Appeals’ decision stopping the Department of Justice from pursuing the smuggling case against the President and CEO of Phoenix Petroleum Philippines(Phoenix)as well as its customs broker,Jorlan Cabanes. ';TROs like this one effectively prevent the government from prosecuting smuggling. Our courts and court ...
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Pics From Tucson Shooting to be Released
Authorities are set to release more than 300 photos on Tuesday that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others. The Pima County Sheriff's Department says many photos show the parking lot of the shopping center where the shooting took place in January 2011. The photos also include ...
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Release set for police photos from Tucson rampage
TUCSON, Ariz. -; Authorities are set to release more than 300 photos on Tuesday that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 ...
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Arias speaks on own behalf as jury considers death
When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial one more time, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed than spend the rest of her life in prison.After nearly five months of testimony in a case that has captured tabloid headlines with tales of sex, lies and violence, Arias' ...
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Arizonas Corbin Improves to 7-0 With Win Over Colorado
(Reuters) - Arizona's Patrick Corbin delivered a dominant nine innings to lead the Diamondbacks to a 5-1 win over Colorado and improve his unbeaten start to 7-0 on Monday. The 23-year-old struck out 10 and allowed just three hits during his complete game, while Didi Gregorius went 3-for-5 with two RBIs to help keep Arizona top of the National League West. Corbin is now one of five ...
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CA stops gov’t from pursuing smuggling case vs Phoenix Petroleum
PHOTO FROM PHOENIXPHILIPPINES.COM MANILA, Philippines--Taking note of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) "extraordinary swiftness" in ordering the filing of more than P5 billion smuggling raps against the president and CEO of Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. and his broker which might endanger their rights, the Court of Appeals stopped the government from pursuing the case. In a ...
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Co-workers help widow of fallen officer
Now, she's reliving every tearful moment, knowing her co-worker, Stephanie Raetz, is feeling that same excruciating pain of losing a spouse. The 29-year-old officer ...
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AMBER ALERT Missing AZ 3-year-old
TOLLESON, AZ - An Amber Alert has been issued Monday night for a 3-year-old abducted from Tolleson. Authorities are looking for Israel Celis, Jr., described as a Hispanic male, 3 feet tall, 35 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a light green shirt, grey pants with a white stripe down the legs and "Transformers" flip flops. Police say the boy's father, ...
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Help The Victims Of The Oklahoma Tornadoes
A U.S. flag lays among debris in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013 following a tornado up to a mile wide which swept through the Oklahoma City ...
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Gas Prices May 20
Please provide any additional information regarding your situation which may help us determine why you were denied access to the ...
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Navajo Nation opens casino in northern Arizona
The Navajo Nation opened its first casino in the state Monday, the Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort, just off Interstate 40 near Flagstaff. According to AZFamily.com, the tribe hoping the casino will boost its economy and spur development in the ...
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West Valley casino opponents receive favorable court ruling
Capitol Media Services reports opponents of a proposed Glendale casino may have reason to believe that the Tohono O'odham Nation project legally could be ...
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D-Backs to host a ticket sales services conference this week
The Arizona Diamondbacks will host a two-day conference on Best Practices in Ticket Sales & Services beginning Wednesday at Chase Field that will feature representatives from all 30 Major League Baseball ...
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ASU creates Mesa Technology Accelerator on Polytechnic campus
Arizona State University and the city of Mesa are working together to create the Mesa Technology Accelerator on ASUs Polytechnic campus in Mesa to help grow small technology companies. For more, click on the Phoenix Business Journal link ...
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Why Jason Rose called it quits with Amys Baking Co.
Jason Rose Valley PR exec Jason Rose told Phoenix Business Journal reporter Hayley Ringle that his company and restaurant owners Amy and Samy Bouzaglo of Amys Baking Co. had differences in the five days they worked together so he parted ways with Scottsdale-based ...
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MLB Arizona 5 Colorado 1
Patrick Corbin fired a complete-game three-hitter Monday and the first-place Arizona Diamondbacks cruised to a 5-1 victory over Colorado. Corbin (7-0) turned in his ninth straight start of allowing two or fewer earned runs with the dominating performance while lowering his ERA to 1.44. The left-hander allowed only one run and struck out 10 in the 97-pitch gem, which boosted the National League ...
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Congress says Apple sheltered $44 billion from taxes
According to CNN, a report released Monday by Sens. John McCain, R-Arizona, and Carl Levin, D-Michigan, charges that Apple Inc. "used a complex web of offshore entities to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. income ...
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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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