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Arias foreman Sentencing decision unfair to jury
As jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on the panel cried and one looked to the victim's family, mouthing the word, ...
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GOP wants to revive pro-religion bill
PHOENIX - GOP leaders want to revive a bill that would allow people to sue over infringements on religious freedom after it was vetoed by Republican Gov. Jan Brewer. Cathi Herrod, president of the Center for Arizona Policy, sent an email to supporters Friday vowing to bring back Senate Bill 1178. Civil liberties groups say the bill would legalize anti-gay discrimination. Brewer vetoed the bill ...
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VIDEO Jokes during the National Bee
WASHINGTON D.C. - Laughter. L-A-U-G-H-T-E-R. Laughter. All jokes aside, the Scripps National Spelling Bee is serious business and the contestants feel an immense amount of the pressure when they approach the microphone and face the judges. Letter-by-letter, they mime the spelling of the word on the palm of their hand or they silently mutter under their breath, working to merge the letters ...
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VIDEO Funny faces at National Bee
some crazy things to. We get to watch it over and over. Contestants at the Scripps National Spelling Bee are known to have some whacky reactions to the words their asked to spell. Fainting. Impressions. Jokes. And even some hostility is all too common. Watch the video above to see a collection of some of the best reactions--from the hilarious to the over-ecstatic--from contestants throughout ...
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McCain questions DHS head Napolitano
PHOENIX - Arizona Senator John McCain is asking the head of the Department of Homeland Security for more information about a man suspected of hitting and killing a Phoenix police officer last weekend. McCain sent a letter asking several questions of Secretary Janet Napolitano about Jesus Cabrera-Molina, who was arrested on Sunday on an unrelated drug charge. Cabrera-Molina has not been charged ...
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$600M office complex coming to Tempe
TEMPE, AZ - A $600 million office facility is coming to Tempe near the Arizona State University campus, the city announced Friday. The land, leased from ASU, will be home to the largest office development in Arizona history, with more the 2 million square feet to be constructed on more than 20 acres. The site is adjacent to ASU athletic facilities as well as Tempe Town Lake. Developed by Ryan ...
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Spelling Bee injects humor laughs
The cool blonde knew. Her stealth mission was a success. May I have that in a sentence, please? The Scripps National Spelling Bee has a long-held reputation for seriousness. Serious children spelling serious words with serious meanings. The annual competition, begun in 1925 and administered since 1941 by The E.W. Scripps Co. of Cincinnati, is known for its pressure, its nervous contestants, its ...
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FAST FACTS 2013 National Spelling Bee
will compete from the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Department of Defense Dependents Schools in Europe; as well as the Bahamas, Canada, China, Ghana, Jamaica, Japan and South Korea. Zee Week 2013 marks ...
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230PM | Funeral for PHX firefighter
PHOENIX - A rolling set of street closings is planned late Friday afternoon and early evening for a procession of fire vehicles as the body of a Phoenix firefighter is taken to a cemetery for burial after his funeral. The procession for Firefighter Brad Harper begins at 2:30 p.m. after his funeral at Christ's Church of the Valley in ...
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Campaign-finance case against Horne still on track
A spokesman says Secretary of State Ken Bennett's office isn't being swayed by a lawyer's criticism of campaign finance allegations against Attorney General Tom Horne and an associate.Attorney Timothy La Sota says in a letter obtained by The Arizona Republic ...
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Report AZ teen births drop steeply
WASHINGTON - Teen births in Arizona plummeted 35 percent between 2007 and 2011, tying with Utah for the steepest decline in the nation, according to new numbers released Thursday. ...
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Crews herd horses from stable fire
PHOENIX - Phoenix firefighters had to get several horses out of harm's way as they fought an early morning fire at a stable on Friday. Fire Capt. Jonathan Jacobs says a fire truck used a water gun to knock down the flames but that the job was made more difficult by up to 10 horses running around. He says firefighters had to herd several of the horses to safety away from the fire. Cause of ...
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TODAY New Scottsdale restaurant opens
PHOENIX - Since the first of the year nearly 10,000 new jobs have been added to the Valley's growing hospitality and tourism industry. In January 185,000 people worked in area hotels, bars, resorts and restaurants. Now more more than 194,000 people do. Samuel Baxter is one of those people. He was unemployed for two months before finding a job at a new restaurant. Baxter is now the new Chef ...
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ADOT No highway closures this weekend
PHOENIX - In an attempt to ease holiday travel, the Arizona Department of Transportation hasn't scheduled any road closures on state highways over Memorial Day weekend. Heavy traffic is expected due to holiday travelers, especially in existing work zones, officials said. However, the funeral processions for fallen firefighter Bradley Harper and slain police officer Daryl Raetz will close ...
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6 remain hospitalized after OK tornado
Four days after a deadly tornado tore through Moore, Oklahoma, one child and one adult remain hospitalized in critical condition. The University of Oklahoma Medical Center and Children's Hospital released updated figures Friday on the number of people they have treated. Children's Hospital is affiliated with the university medical center. As of Friday, five adults remained hospitalized ...
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Conservatives want to revive pro-religion bill
PHOENIX (AP) -- GOP leaders want to revive a bill that would allow people to sue over infringements on religious freedom after it was vetoed by Republican Gov. Jan ...
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Arizona investigating angry email sent lawmakers
A Republican member of the Arizona House who supports GOP Gov. Jan Brewer's push to expand Medicaid received an obscene and threatening voicemail at her office, a sign that the rancorous debate over embracing a signature component of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in the state is far from ...
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Man held in abduction try faces multiple charges
A 22-year-old man arrested in the attempted abduction of a female jogger in Scottsdale now faces charges in that case as well as several others involving allegations of indecent behavior or assault.Charges against David Talkington include kidnapping, sexual abuse, assault and public sexual indecency.Police say in a court document that the charges stem from six incidents between May 14 and ...
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Southern AZ wildfire now in mop-up
NOGALES, AZ - Fire managers say a wildfire that has charred close to 11,000 acres of grass and brush on steep and rocky ridges of the Coronado National Forest in southern Arizona is now entering the mop-up stage. The Soldier Basin fire is some five miles east of the Nogales airport in in Santa Cruz County. It's reported at 70 percent containment on Friday after firefighters burned off fuel ...
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Charity car wash for officer fireman
PHOENIX - Several organizations will get together next Wednesday to hold a charity car wash to benefit the families of a fallen Phoenix police officer and Phoenix ...
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Photos from Moore OK tell powerful story
MOORE, Okla. - The pictures from Moore, Okla., are powerful, telling a story without a single word. Scripps media crews spent several days among the survivors, sifting through the rubble, capturing the emotion of the town's tragedy. Volunteers photographed by Scripps multimedia photojournalist Kareem Algazzar captured the paradox of a sometimes beautiful Oklahoma blue sky with people who ...
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London braces for copycat attacks
A man thought to be a serving British soldier was killed by two armed men in a frenzied attack on a London street Wednesday, in what the government is treating as a suspected act of ...
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18 hurt after GA airport shuttle crashes
COLLEGE PARK, GA - Eighteen people were taken to the hospital Friday, at least two in serious condition, after they were hurt in a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport, officials said. Atlanta Fire Rescue Department spokeswoman Janet Ward said the accident happened around 10:30 a.m. and that it's not immediately clear what caused the accident. ...
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Jury foreman says Arias testimony didnt help her
As jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on the panel cried and one looked to the victim's family, mouthing the word, "Sorry."The silent gesture toward the loved ones of Travis Alexander offered a glimpse into what was likely a tense few days inside ...
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Man fatally shot at graduation party in Tucson
Tucson police say a 21-year-old man was fatally shot and a 17-year-old wounded at a high school graduation party.Police say the shooting occurred Thursday evening at a party at a west side home for a Cholla High School graduate.According to police, approximately 35 people were at the party when a person arrived and started shooting.The 17-year-old's injuries are said to be not ...
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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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