| 14th Maricopa Crime Sweep Nets 111 Suspects PHOENIX (AP) - Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies arrested 111 people during a 2-day crime sweep. Of those arrested Thursday and Friday, 78 were suspected of being in the U.S. illegally. Four... | |
| Bracket Buster: Northern Iowa Stuns No. 1 Kansas By JOHN MARSHALLAP Basketball Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Leading by one against the colossus of the bracket, Ali Farokhmanesh stood at the 3-point line, no one around. The prudent play? Pull it... |
| Arizona Creates 'zero Tolerance' Zone PHOENIX -- Arizona has become the leading state in the nation in creating "anti-immigrant" legislation, Rev. Miguel Rivera, chairman of The National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders... |
| Bonnie Henry: Bathtubs In The Forest - Now That's Dysfunctional OK, we're old. We remember the hully gully and what we were doing when we heard JFK had died. Which means we're now in the same demographic that watches the evening news and golf. As such, we're... |
| Scholar To Discuss Fundamentalism At Free Ua Lecture Heinz Schilling, a professor of history with Germany's Humboldt University of Berlin, will speak at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday as a guest of the University of Arizona's Division for Late Medieval and ... |
| Readers Have Donated Nearly $20k So Far To Camp Program The Arizona Daily Star Sportsmen's Fund Send a Kid to Camp program kicked off its annual summer-camp drive Feb. 25 with an envelope in the Star for readers who want to help send kids from ... |
| The Bridge Helps Former Inmates Build A Life The Bridge is only for those serious about improving their lives. Tucsonans Betty and Russ Undlin started this Christian nonprofit for former inmates in February 2003. The couple worked in prison ... |
| Man Found Unconscious Dec. 24 Has Died A 61-year-old man who was found unconscious on a north-side street on Christmas Eve died this week from his injuries, police said. Donald Gearhart died Monday at an adult care home in Phoenix, ... |
| He Was 10, But Battle Of Ambos Nogales Is Still Vivid The day bullets sprayed across the Nogales border, Ernesto Celaya Serna was 10 years old. He was with his mother in their Nogales, Sonora, home, near the crossing where the firing began. "My... |
| Flowers, Art: Quite An Arrangement Bouquets to Art 2010 co-chairwomen Jane Wienke, left, and Joyce Harrington preview a floral interpretation of Patricia Gonzalez's painting "Exuberance" for the University of Arizona Museum... |
| At Graveside, S. Ariz. History Has Real Way Of Coming To Life Like almost everyone at Evergreen Cemetery early Saturday morning, docent Betty Cook was out of breath - partly from excitement, partly from panic. The cemetery tour, an annual fundraiser for the... |
| Estimated 100,000 At D-m Air Show Anticipation had built throughout the day on Saturday, and the huge crowd at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base cheered when the famed Thunderbirds took to the sky. The premier Air Force demonstration... |
| Giffords Says She'll Vote Yes U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will vote for the health-care reform bill. Ending weeks of speculation about whether she will vote for the measure, Giffords said in a prepared statement Saturday that... |
| Law: Shooting Death Of Wife Appears Accidental PHOENIX (AP) - Phoenix police say a man was unloading his gun when it accidentally went off and bullet struck and killed his wife. Police spokesman Trent Crump says 70-year-old Mary Shaw was... |
| New Threat Puts Calif. Police On Heightened Alert By THOMAS WATKINSAssociated Press Writer HEMET, Calif. (AP) - The tense atmosphere surrounding a California police department plagued by booby trap attacks has been stepped up a notch following the... |
| Black Support High For Obama's Race-neutral Stance By JESSE WASHINGTONAP National Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - In this banking center walloped by the Great Recession, where unemployment just hit a 20-year high and as many as one in three black... |
| 2 Baltimore Officers Shot During Traffic Stop BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore police say two officers have been shot during a traffic stop and they are in serious but stable condition. The suspected shooter was killed by return fire. Spokesman... |
| Clinton Pokes Fun At Dems, Gop And Himself WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton poked fun at Republicans, Democrats, his own health and his audience of reporters Saturday night, telling the Gridiron Club's annual dinner he was... |
| 4th Avenue Street Fair Prepares For The Modern Street Car email Tucson, AZ (KOLD) - Desirnae Smith-Lamb and her family come down to shop at the 4th Avenue street fair every year. "We love all the people, all the food, all the artistic crafts everybody... |
| Phoenix Man: Gun Went Off While Cleaning, Hit Wife PHOENIX (AP) - Phoenix police are investigating the fatal shooting of a woman whose husband says he was cleaning his gun when it went off and hit her. It happened around 4:30 p.m. Saturday in Cave... |
| Yuma Pd: 2 Suspects Attack Clerk, Steal Car During Robbery Yuma YUMA, AZ -- Police are searching for a man and a woman who allegedly robbed a Yuma convenience store Saturday.Yuma police say the white male and Hispanic woman went into the A&A Market... |
| Reactions To Death Of Former Interior Secretary Former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall is being remembered as an inspiration to those fighting to protect the environment. He died of natural causes Saturday at his Santa Fe home surrounded by his... |
| Francis Hit Hard In Rockies' 11-10 Win Over Angels Colorado Rockies bullpen a much-needed lift Saturday, pitching in his first game of the spring. The fact that he was facing minor leaguers was of little consequence.Slowed by right shoulder... |
| Jaguar Heading Back To Mexico After Treatment PHOENIX (AP) - Lucero the jaguar will return to Sonora, Mexico, on Tuesday after lifesaving dental surgery at the Phoenix Zoo. The zoo says the jaguar was sent to Phoenix in November 2008 at age 4... |
| Former Press Secretary For Lady Bird Johnson Dies AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Liz Carpenter, an author and former press secretary to first lady Lady Bird Johnson, died Saturday at an Austin hospital after contracting pneumonia earlier in the week, said her... |
| Donation To Keep Lost Dutchman Open LOST DUTCHMAN STATE PARK, Ariz. (AP) - A winter visitor from Texas handed over a check for $8,000 for Arizona's Lost Dutchman State Park - keeping it open a while longer. The check from 76-year-old... |
| Kingman Reports On Impact Fee Use KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) - Kingman's finance director says the Arizona city's impact fees have saved taxpayers nearly $4 million on capital projects. Coral Loyd came to that conclusion in a report to... |
| 2 Pilots Die After Small Planes Collide Over Fla. WILLISTON, Fla. (AP) - Officials are now saying three people have been killed after two small planes collided over central Florida. Levy Sheriff's Office Capt. Evan Sullivan says authorities... |
| Arizona Diamondbacks At Mariners: 03/20 Game Thread Geoff Baker covers the Mariners for The Seattle Times. He provides daily coverage of the team throughout spring training, and during the... |
| Death Of Man Found On Tucson Street Ruled A Homicide TUCSON, AZ -- Authorities say a man has died months after being found unconscious on a Tucson street. Tucson police say 61-year-old Donald F. Gearhart died March 15 at a long-term care facility in... |
| Ball Field Dedicated To Boy Killed During Game TUCSON, AZ (KOLD)- A new baseball field in Rita Ranch will open Saturday in memory of an 8-year-old killed while watching a game at Reid Park in... |
| 400 Volunteers Wash Cars For Homicide Survivors More than 400 volunteers are assisting the organization, which hopes to raise money for crime victims and to raise awareness of violent crime in the... |
| Death Of Man In Tucson Ruled Homicide TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities say a man has died months after being found unconscious on a Tucson street. Tucson police say 61-year-old Donald F. Gearhart died March 15 at a long-term care... |
| Former Interior Secretary Udall Dies At Age 90 By BARRY MASSEYAssociated Press Writer SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Stewart Udall, who sowed the seeds of the modern environmental movement as secretary of the interior during the 1960s and later became a... |
| Snow Storm Strikes Plains On First Day Of Spring By MURRAY EVANSAssociated Press Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - A powerful storm began blowing through Oklahoma and the southern Plains on the first day of spring Saturday, bringing heavy snow and... |
| Top Senate Dem Says He Has Votes For Health Bill WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he has enough votes to push changes in the health care overhaul bill through the Senate. House leaders expect to pass the Senate's... |
| Az Observatories Complain About Border Patrol Spotlights Kitt Peak Observatory (Getty Images) TUCSON, AZ -- The battle for a secure border has brought unwanted light to some of Arizona's darkest skies. And that's not good news for the state's $1 billion... |
| Former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall Dies At Age 90 Stewart Udall (center), 2006 (www.nps.gov) SANTA FE, N.M. -- Stewart Udall, who sowed the seeds of the modern environmental movement as secretary of the interior during the 1960s and later became a... |
| Former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall Dies At 90 SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall, who sowed the seeds of the modern environmental movement as secretary during the 1960s, has died at his home in Santa Fe. He was 90. ... |
| Pope Slams Irish Church, No Vatican Blame In Abuse By NICOLE WINFIELD and VICTOR L. SIMPSONAssociated Press Writers VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI rebuked Irish bishops Saturday for "grave errors of judgment" in handling clerical sex abuse... |
| Dems To Hold Straight Vote On Health Care WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democratic leaders will have a straight up-or-down vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Democratic lawmakers and an aide to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi,... |
| Border Patrol Spotlights Bother Az Observatories Arizona 's darkest skies.And that's not good news for the state's $1 billion investment in astronomical observatories, where operations are being threatened by the glow from federal Homeland Security... |
| Experts Warn Bee Attacks Could Increase PHOENIX (AP) - A pest control expert in the Phoenix metropolitan area says prime bee season is just beginning. Sage Garvey with Burns Pest Elimination says temperatures of 75 or warmer bring out bee... |
| Crime Aid: Sketches Vs. Computers MESA, Ariz. (AP) - Kristal Raney just needs a pencil, a witness, good lighting and time to produce a sketch of a criminal. Raney, who works for the Mesa police, is 1 of several sketch artists for... |
| Fargo Officials: Don't Celebrate Flood Victory Yet By DAVE KOLPACKAssociated Press Writer FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A city used to fighting floods was confident Saturday that it had done enough to hold back the swelling Red River - even as the water inched... |
