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Arrest made in killing of restaurant co-owners
Phoenix police say one of four men who were part-owners of a Vietnamese restaurant has been arrested in the stabbing deaths of two brothers who were also part-owners of the business.Police said two pairs of brothers owned the restaurant and that one brother from each pair argued for several hours about hiring and firing of restaurant staff before the fight began.Brothers Brandon and Timmy Hoang ...
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No winner Powerball could reach $925M
PHOENIX - The Powerball lottery has risen to $600 million, but that number would be dwarfed by the $925 million it's expected to jump to if no one wins the jackpot on Saturday. There was no winning ticket in Wednesday's jackpot of $360 million, and the prize has now become the second-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. ...
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NBA Draft Lottery Preview
Team Needs While the Magic take no satisfaction in finishing with the NBA's worst record in 2012-13, there is now immense hope surrounding a franchise that was deep in drama this time last year. During the 2012 offseason, the Magic parted ways with former President of Basketball Operations Otis Smith and Head Coach Stan Van Gundy and instituted a new regime led by General Manager Rob ...
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5.2 earthquake hits Ontario Canada
TORONTO - A 5.2 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Ottawa rattled buildings Friday in Ontario and Quebec and was felt across upstate New York from Buffalo to the Vermont border. Canada's government agency that monitors earthquakes said the quake it registered a 5.2-magnitude temblor with an epicenter located about 11 miles (17 kilometers) northeast of Shawville, Quebec, about an ...
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PD Prescott man assaults two women
PRESCOTT, AZ - A 32-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing two women in a downtown Prescott bar and then fleeing. Kt. Ken Morley of Prescott Police Department said 32-year-old Antonio Lopez Perez has been booked into the Yavapai County Jail on two felony counts of sexual abuse after an incident that occurred on Thursday, May 16, 2013. Perez allegedly grabbed two ...
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Judge Suggests He Will Strike Down Arizona Discrimination Against Many Immigrant Drivers
After President Obama opened the door to temporary legal status for more than a million young immigrants who came to the United States as children, Arizona and other ...
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PD Man struck by cargo train killed
CASA GRANDE, AZ - Authorities say a man has died after he was struck by a train in Casa Grande Friday morning. Thomas Anderson with the Casa Grande Police Department said that at around 7:45 a.m. an empty Union Pacific cargo train was traveling westbound through Casa Grande when the conductor saw a person standing on the railroad tracks and wasn't able to stop the train before hitting and ...
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Feeling lucky Powerball now $600M
DES MOINES, IA - Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize. Lottery officials say the prize is growing quickly Friday because so many people have been purchasing the $2 tickets. The jackpot has grown by an estimated $236 million since the last drawing on ...
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Motorcyclist killed in Mesa crash
MESA, AZ - A motorcyclist was killed when he crashed into a car in Mesa Thursday night, according to authorities. Police say the motorcyclist, a man in his 20s, was speeding on Rio Salado Parkway when he hit the car near Country Club Drive. The rider was thrown from the bike and ended up about 50 yards away. Police say a mother and infant were in the car. They were taken to the hospital. Police ...
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BLM studies impact of northwestern Ariz. wind farm
BP Wind Energy North America had proposed building 283 wind turbines on BLM and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation land that could produce up to 500 megawatts of ...
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Requests for pretrial ruling on elections denied
PHOENIX (AP) -- A lawsuit challenging a 2012 state law that would require Arizona's local governments to move their elections to even-numbered years is now on track to go to ...
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Jennifer Nettles to release solo album
NASHVILLE, TN - Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles is releasing a solo album. Nettles says Friday in a news release that she is working with Rick Rubin and will release the album in the fall. Rumors that Nettles would release a solo album have been prevalent for a while. Grammy Award-winning Sugarland includes Kristian Bush and is one of country music's most successful and honored acts. The ...
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Unemployment drops in 40 states
WASHINGTON - Solid hiring helped lower unemployment rates in 40 U.S. states last month, the most since November. The declines show the job market is improving throughout most of the country. The Labor Department said Friday that unemployment rates increased in only three states: Louisiana, Tennessee and North Dakota. Rates were unchanged in seven states. California, New York and South Carolina ...
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Tucson clerk stabbed suspect fled
TUCSON, AZ - A 22-year-old convenience store clerk in Tucson is hospitalized in critical condition after being found early Friday with life-threatening injuries after being stabbed. Police say a customer found the wounded clerk at about 1 a.m. and call 911. The incident was initially reported as an armed robbery but Sgt. Chris Widmer says police now don't think it was connected to a ...
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Cheers in New Orleans shooting arrests
NEW ORLEANS - Days after a burst of gunfire brought a chaotic and bloody end to a Mother's Day neighborhood parade in New Orleans, news of six arrests gave an organizer of the traditional event reason to celebrate again. "I'm just ecstatic," Edward Buckner, president of the Original Big 7 Social Aid and Pleasure Club, said Thursday. Two brothers were booked with 20 counts ...
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Man injured at Peoria construction site
PEORIA, AZ - A man was injured near a construction site in Peoria Friday morning after he reportedly fell several feet. Amanda Jacinto, of the Peoria Police Department, said a male in his 40s fell between seven to 15 feet near a construction site at Lake Pleasant Parkway and Jomax in Peoria, Ariz. The individual was unconscious at first, but then regained consciousness. The victim was flown by ...
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Direct Energy looking forward to Arizona electric deregulation discussion
Direct Energy is expanding in the Phoenix area. Direct Energy is ready to start talking a bit more about deregulated utilities in Arizona. The Houston-based company, which announced earlier this year it was opening another call center in the Valley, is ready to join in on the discussion of giving consumers a choice in who their electric providers will be. Heres a hint: Direct Energy believes ...
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Tucson store clerk critical after being stabbing
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- A 22-year-old convenience store clerk in Tucson is hospitalized in critical condition after being found early Friday with life-threatening injuries after being ...
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Greys Anatomys Jessica Capshaw Arizona Does Not Forgive Callie
'Grey's Anatomy's' Sarah Drew on April's Sweet (and Sudden) Surprise Arizona Robbins made a heartbreaking confession during Thursday's ninth season finale ...
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Vast majority of small businesses want immigration reform
Americas small businesses want comprehensive immigration reform, according to a new survey. A vast majority of U.S. small businesses believe immigration reform is vital to their businesses, according to a survey from the National Association for the Self-Employed. The NASE survey found that 77 percent of the nations small companies called the issue of immigration reform important to their ...
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Big crowd expected for Suns family game
The Field family: Austin, 5, Sharon, Brayden, 9, Jarrod and Mason, 7, are excited for tomorrow's Suns family fun day. Pic: Mike Batterham FOUR families will have the chance to get up close and personal with Gold Coast Suns players tomorrow.Club representatives hope the Suns' recent wins will help attract children to the Suns Family Fun Day, a joint initiative between the club and the ...
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Navy sailor killed in training exercise
LOUISVILLE, KY - Officials say one U.S. Navy sailor was killed and several others were hurt in a training exercise at Fort Knox in Kentucky. Lt. David Lloyd, a spokesman for Naval Special Warfare Group Two in Virginia Beach, Va., said Friday morning that the accident happened Wednesday night. The six sailors assigned to the group were riding in a Humvee when the accident happened, though Lloyd ...
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PD Fake gun used in NJ standoff
TRENTON, N.J. - Authorities say the gun used in a 37-hour standoff between New Jersey police and a man holding three children and two dead bodies was fake. State Police Lt. Stephen Jones says hostage-taker Gerald Tyrone Murphy had a replica semi-automatic handgun. Jones says that doesn't change the way officers responded. Jones says Murphy also was holding a large kitchen knife and other ...
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Arizona law banning hiring of illegal immigrants hurts workers more than businesses
FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2011 photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks to the media after his deputies conducted a raid at a printing company in Phoenix, arresting six suspects out of 17 they were allegedly looking for. The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point when the state passed a groundbreaking law in 2007 targeting those often blamed with fueling the nation's ...
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Arizona Insurance Agency Chosen for Agency 2020
Hester, Heitel & Associates, an independent insurance agency in Phoenix, Ariz. was chosen to represent "the path to the future for all independent agencies," announced Consumer Agency Portal LLC, also known as Project CAP, creator of the Agency 2020 program. Through early 2014, industry service and product providers will work with Hester, Heitel to explore pathways to future ...
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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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