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Extra Bases In Corbin a 2010 Trade Pays Arizona a Big Dividend
Kevin Towers was scouting for the Yankees in 2010 when a trade got his attention. The Arizona Diamondbacks, spiraling toward a last-place finish in the National League West, dealt pitcher Dan Haren, a three-time All-Star, to the Los Angeles Angels for a package that included two promising left-handers in Class A. ...
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Quick decisions ahead of OK tornado
MOORE, OK - They say you should never make a big decision when you're emotional. But what if there's barely a moment to think and a life-or-death choice looming? In those last horrifying minutes before the EF5 tornado struck, there was no time for reflection or regret. Just questions needing answers, right now. Does a pregnant woman go to find her daughter, or protect the life growing ...
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Yuma bros. arrested on sex drug charges
YUMA - Federal authorities say two Yuma brothers wanted on sex and drug charges have been arrested in Mexico and are awaiting extradition to Arizona. U.S. Marshals Service officials say 49-year-old Martin Mayorquin and 34-year-old Christopher Mayorquin were taken into custody Friday after more than five years on the run. The brothers were working as street vendors in Algodones, Mexico. ...
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Court bans detention practices by Ariz. sheriff against Latinos
Joe Arpaio 's handling of people of Latino descent amounts to racial and ethnic profiling. Judge Murray Stone, ruling in suits filed by some of the profiled people, banned some of the sheriff's operation procedures, CNN reported Saturday. The court said many of Arpaio's practices violated Fourth Amendment guarantees against unreasonable search and seizure, and 14th Amendment ...
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Joe Arpaio racially profied Latinos in Arizona judge rules
US district judge Murray Snow also ruled Arpaio's deputies unreasonably prolonged the detentions of people who were pulled over. Photograph: Darren ...
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May 25 Today in Arizona history
1892: The Arizona Medical Association is organized in Phoenix. It is incorporated on June 16, 1950.1929: Yuma Mesa Grapefruit Co. announces it will erect a $25,000 packing house in Yuma and the Bomberger Seed Co. would construct a $10,000 warehouse and seed laboratory.Want to share an important event from Tucson's history? Email it ...
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Jury foreman in Arizona case says life or death decision unfair
MARION, Ill.oA Japan-based maker of auto components says its roughly $15 million planned expansion of a southern Illinois plant will add 80 ...
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Green phoenix rises from the ashes as Japan shifts its focus
The word "Fukushima" may be synonymous with nuclear meltdowns, ghost towns and contaminated rice fields. The north-east region of Japan, however, once famed for its green mountains and fresh vegetables, is in the midst of the most ambitious of rebranding projects: it is attempting to transform itself into a ...
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Tough Arizona Sheriff Gets Judicial Reprimand
In Arizona, a federal judge ruled against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department, saying it used racial profiling to enforce the state's tough immigration laws. Host Scott Simon talks with NPR's Ted Robbins about the ...
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UPHILL BATTLEArizona Sheriff to Appeal Racial Profiling Case Ruling
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will appeal a federal judge's ruling that his agency systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. Tim Casey, the lead attorney representing America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff in the case, said an appeal of the finding that the agency ...
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Arizona authorities investigating threatening email sent lawmakers
PHOENIX – Arizona's bitter debate over a signature part of President Obama's health care overhaul has sparked an investigation into lawmakers' safety after at least nine legislators received a threatening email over Gov. Jan Brewer's push to expand Medicaid access. The message referred to Second Amendment rights and shooting someone, but did not include any direct ...
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Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio to appeal ruling in racial profiling case
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will appeal a federal judge's ruling that his agency systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. Tim Casey, the lead attorney representing America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff in the case, said an appeal of the finding that the agency ...
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Arizona Sheriff Ruled to Unfairly Target Latinos
A U.S. federal judge has ruled that an Arizona sheriff known for his tough policies has been singling out Latinos in immigration patrols and traffic ...
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Garage thieves targeting Valley homes
GILBERT, AZ - A "safety alert" is being distributed to homes in and around the Trilogy at Power Ranch neighborhood in southeast Gilbert after a couple of people were seen possibly casing homes for burglaries, neighbors said. The possible burglars appear to be testing different garage door openers to see if any of the remotes activate a garage. "Lock your doors," said resident ...
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Traveling BEWARE of rental car ripoff
Steve Roberts travels a lot for work. In March, he flew to Tampa, Fla. After landing, he went to the Thrifty rental counter to pick up the car reserved by his employer. "I said, 'I don't want the damage waiver because I am covered by my insurance and by my credit card,'" Roberts recalled telling the Thrifty employee. Before leaving with the car, Roberts said he asked the ...
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MLB Arizona 5 San Diego 2
Miguel Montero produced the first of four Arizona doubles during a five-run seventh inning Friday that lifted the Diamondbacks over San Diego 5-2. Arizona had lost two straight and the Diamondbacks trailed by a run entering the seventh against the Padres. The Diamondbacks then batted around against four San Diego pitchers to hand the Padres their third straight ...
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Arizonas 5-run 7th defeats Padres
PHOENIX, Ariz. -; Arizona exploded for five runs against starter Eric Stults and the Padres bullpen in the seventh inning Friday night to score a 5-2 victory in the opener of a three-game series before 24,043 at Chase ...
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Gas prices May 25
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Fire in Prescott dumpster caused by improperly disposed-of chemicals
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Overtaxing PV may cause town to opt out of CYFD board member fears
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Judge Arizona sheriff’s office targets Latinos
Sheriff Joe Arpaio relied on racial profiling and illegal detentions to target Latinos, using their ethnicity as the main basis for suspecting that they were in the country illegally, a federal judge ...
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Angry emails sent to AZ lawmakers
The Arizona Department of Public Safety has launched an investigation into lawmakers' safety after at least nine legislators received threatening emails over Gov. Jan Brewer's push to expand Medicaid in the state. Officials said Friday that the sender of the email asked the lawmakers to vote against the Medicaid expansion plan and made reference to Second Amendment rights. The ...
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Woman struck killed after AZ graduation
TUCSON, AZ - Authorities have released the name of a wheelchair-bound woman who was fatally struck by a vehicle while leaving a high school graduation in Tucson. Northwest Fire District officials say 82-year-old Dorothy Penrod died Thursday night, shortly after arriving at University of Arizona Medical Center. The woman's 59-year-old nephew also was struck and was listed Friday in extremely ...
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Florida Staves Off Steals by Arizona
TALLAHASSEE | Florida has a new fiscal game plan to keep its spring training lineup of baseball teams from jumping to the Cactus League in ...
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WEEKEND 4 stories to watch in Arizona
So you can stay ahead of the news, here's a quick look at some of the stories ABC15 will be keeping an eye on Saturday, May 25, through Monday, May ...
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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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