Authorities name casualties in Colorado fire

The Miami Herald - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

A Colorado sheriff said firefighters "are getting the upper hand" on the most destructive wildfire in state history Saturday, an announcement that came as authorities gained a clearer picture of the grim landscape the blaze has left ...

Mistreatment trial focuses on Phoenix residents final days

Mail Tribune - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Whether Phoenix resident Gail Louise Olson manipulated an elderly man out of more than $110,000 or received the gifts legitimately as lavish tokens of their friendship will be decided during a trial that started Tuesday in Jackson County Circuit ...

Arizona voting law loses

Record Net - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned an Arizona law that superimposed citizenship proof on the state's voters as a condition of exercising the ...

Tim Steller 2 carpetbaggers hang their hats in Tucson

Arizona Daily Star - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Embrace the carpetbaggers. That's the message sent last night by the boards of Tucson's two biggest school districts, both of whom made new commitments to superintendents.The Tucson Unified School District board approved hiring H.T. Sanchez by a 4-1 vote.The Sunnyside Unified School District board approved extending Superintendent Manuel Isquierdo's contract by two years, through ...

51s fall in series opener at Tucson

Las Vegas Sun - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 | 10:22 p.m. The Las Vegas 51s were defeated 5-2 Tuesday at the Tucson Padres in the first game of a four-game road series. Tucson scored three runs in the seventh inning to break a 2-all tie and take the lead for good. Zach Lutz doubled and scored on an RBI single from Juan Centeno in the second inning for the first Las Vegas run. In the sixth, Ike Davis singled home ...

Report of gun at Tempe theater prompts evacuation

Associated Press - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Police spokesman Michael Pooley says authorities received a call Tuesday night from a woman at the mall saying there was a man in the back of a theater pointing a gun at ...

MLB Arizona 3 Miami 2

Middle East Times - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Paul Goldschmidt homered in the bottom of the ninth Tuesday to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3-2 win over the Miami Marlins. Goldschmidt sent the second pitch ...

Goldschmidt homers in 9th Arizona beats Marlins

San Diego Union-Tribune - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Arizona Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt watches his walk off home run take flight against the Miami Marlins during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks won 3-2. (AP Photo/Matt ...

AP PHOTOS Astrodome JFK terminal endangered

The Miami Herald - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

WASHINGTON -- Houston's Astrodome stadium, New York's old Pan Am Worldport Terminal at Kennedy Airport and Montana's one-room schoolhouses are joining a list of the nation's most endangered historic places.On Wednesday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation is releasing its listing of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. It includes sites from Maine to ...

Gun threat evacuates Tempe mall

ABC 15 - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

TEMPE, AZ - A gun threat forced the evacuation of the Harkins theatre at Arizona Mills Mall Tuesday night. Tempe police spokesman Michael Pooley said police got a call from someone at the mall saying there was a man in the back of the Harkins Theatre pointing a gun at people. Police arrived and evacuated the theater as a precaution. Authorities believe the man with the gun is still inside the ...

Phoenix PD to test more rape kits

ABC 15 - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

The Phoenix Police Department has made significant changes to their protocols for testing DNA in rape cases after an ABC15 Investigation exposed thousands of Valley sex crimes had untested evidence. "Does it assist us in solving crimes? Absolutely," said Commander Sandra Renteria, who oversees Phoenix's sex crimes bureau. "So, it's very important." After sex ...

Valley cheer team battling bus company

ABC 15 - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

But she says that didn't happen. Once the team was dropped off in Anaheim on Thursday, the bus driver headed back to Arizona. He only came back to pick the team up on ...

Shockley grandma wants custody of kids

ABC 15 - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

PHOENIX - There's a new twist in the case of Jhessye Shockley. The missing girl's grandmother is in the Valley trying to get her other three grandkids back from Child Protective Services. Shirley Johnson came in from California Tuesday armed with documents and pictures that she hopes will outline her case to get the kids back to her home and people who love them. "I believe they ...

Breaking News Mint Creek area added to mandatory evacuations in American Ranch and Sundown Acres

Prescott - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

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PD No leads in Glendale hit-and-run

ABC 15 - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

GLENDALE, AZ - The Glendale Police Department is asking for the public's help solving a deadly hit-and-run. Police spokeswoman Tracey Breeden said around 3 a.m. June 5, KourtneyKaiser, 34, was found in the middle of the road with serious trauma to her body. Kaiser later died at the hospital as a result of her injuries. Breeden said investigators gathered damaged car parts from the scene and ...

FACTS Doce Fire threat update

ABC 15 - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Fire Weather Warning issued June 18 at 3:11PM MST expiring June 19 at 7:00PM MST in effect for: Apache; Coconino; Navajo… Fire Weather Warning issued June 18 at 3:11PM MST expiring June 19 at 7:00PM MST in effect for: ...

PD Man tries to abduct girl in Glendale

ABC 15 - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

GLENDALE, AZ - Glendale police are asking for the public's help identifying a man who tried to abduct a young girl Thursday. Police spokeswoman Tracey Breeden said at about 3:40 p.m., two young girls were playing in the park near 53rd Avenue and Cholla Street when they were approached by an unknown adult male. Breeden said when the two girls started to walk away; the suspect grabbed one of ...

Junction City police seize $828K from driver

Associated Press - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) -- A 78-year-old Arizona man is being held in northeast Kansas after police reported finding $828,000 in cash in his pickup ...

Hornacek Adds Another Title to Resume

Phoenix Suns - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Jeff Hornacek is no stranger to working hard before and after the draft to make an impact on the NBA. He had to do it back in the summer of 1986 in an attempt to make the Suns' roster as the 46th overall pick in the draft and the team's fourth pick overall of the day. History seems to be repeating itself in Hornacek's first summer as head coach of the Suns, as well. Since the day ...

Human remains found by Grand Canyon

ABC 15 - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Construction has temporarily halted in the area where the remains were uncovered by a road grader Monday, but authorities say work on the rest of the roadway is ...

Appeals court upholds ruling on Arizonas bail law

Associated Press - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

PHOENIX (AP) -- An appeals court has upheld a lower court's ruling that dismissed a challenge to an Arizona law that denies bail to people who aren't in the country legally and are charged with murder, sexual assault and other serious ...

Officials Unattended campfire caused Calif. fire

The Miami Herald - Tuesday 18th June, 2013

Colorado authorities lifted mandatory evacuation orders in the state's second largest city as a historically damaging fire continued to burn to the ...