| Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio backs Sharron Angle The nation's self-professed toughest sheriff says Nevada voters should fire Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he... | |
| ASU police get innovative with patrols Arizona State University police are finding innovative ways to patrol the Tempe campus. Michael Roper with the ASU Police Department said a Valley business donated two Piagios to the department.... |
| Is Arizona's new sales tax helping? PHOENIX - A new report shows the one percent sales tax increase from Proposition 100 isn't bringing in the revenue dollars that was predicted. The proposition was approved earlier this year and went... |
| Brush fire sends smoke into Phoenix sky PHOENIX - A brush fire in Southwest Phoenix sent thick smoke into the Valley sky on Wednesday afternoon. According to Phoenix Fire Department Spokesperson Scott Walker, the first call about the blaze... |
| Arizona education chief: Feds looking at claims of English bias PHOENIX (AP) Arizona's education chief says the federal government has launched an investigation into whether the state discriminates against teachers who are nonnative English... |
| Glendale may ban texting while driving The city of Glendale is looking at following Phoenix’s lead with a ban on texting while driving. The Glendale City Council has asked city staff to start crafting a “texting while... |
| Key deadline approaches for Coyotes, Glendale . Sept. 15 is the first day the National Hockey League can start drawing money from the city of Glendale to cover losses and costs for the Phoenix Coyotes until a new owner can be found. The... |
| Innocence Lost: Childhood in Juarez Often Is Spent Hiding Behind Closed Doors, Coping with Dead Bodies, and Seeing Ghosts CIUDAD JUÁREZ , Mexico — Esteban was riding shotgun in his family's rusted teal minivan when his dad, Lorenzo, suddenly stopped the car. It was odd — a vehicle facing the opposite... |
| AZ getting more federal funds to fight foreclosure The federal government is giving Arizona an additional $45 million to help with the state's foreclosure crisis. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday that... |
| Authorities: Phoenix graffiti vandal is indicted Authorities say a man suspected of being a graffiti vandal who tagged more than 300 sites around Phoenix in a 20-month period has been indicted. The Maricopa County Attorney's Office announced... |
| Council asks FBI to investigate mosque vandalism The FBI has been asked to investigate Tuesday's vandalism at a Phoenix mosque. The request was made by the Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Representatives of the... |
| Why Arizona might privatize state parks PHOENIX - Arizona officials might turn over management of two small state parks to private operators so they can reopen the sites that were closed because of budget trouble. The 28-park state system... |
| AZ Gov. Brewer leads polls over Goddard PHOENIX - Governor Jan Brewer's performance at last week's debate brought on some serious criticisms, but apparently not enough to change the minds of voters. A new Rasmussen Report telephone survey... |
| AZ Muslims see more tension this 9/11 PHOENIX - Valley Muslims say the approaching 9/11 anniversary is especially tense this year. "It has been very different," said Deedra Abboud with the Muslim American Society. "It used to be people... |
| Hotline set up for luggage theft victims PHOENIX - A hotline has been set up for potential luggage theft victims at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, according to police on Wednesday. An airport worker was taken into custody last... |
| Arizona, cities gets $45.4 million in HUD funds for foreclosures The state of Arizona and several of its cities will get $45.4 million in grants from a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development program to help combat the foreclosure crisis. The money was... |
| Limelight Networks branches out to accelerator services has launched two products aimed at helping businesses accelerate their online efforts. Limelight (Nasdaq:LLNW) released Commerce Accelerator and Portal Accelerator on Wednesday, looking beyond the... |
| Capital Commercial to begin work on $750M Continuum in Chandler is hoping to attract corporate headquarters, data centers and businesses in growth sectors such as bioscience and renewable energy to Continuum, a $750 million, 152-acre master-planned project in... |
| Phil Gordon's Girlfriend Problem: Mayor Gordon Helped a Transportation Company Employing His Gal Pal Muscle Almost $30 Million From Phoenix Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon gave advice to Veolia Transportation on how to play hardball with the city. And it paid off. Cash-strapped Phoenix agreed to pay $27.5 million over the next five years to... |
| Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, September 9, 2010 In fact, it's a similar kind of headache-y feeling that comes when you slam your head into something and see stars. I have three teenagers, and I'm allowing them to smoke actual marijuana now,... |
| Ask a Mexican on Apple Day and Targeting African-Americans ¡Viva México, cabrones! Happy 200th cumpleaños to America's favorite country, to the land of pretty señoritas and eternal economic crises, to the world's greatest, drunkest... |
| Arizona weighs privatization for state parks Arizona officials are exploring possible privatization options to reopen closed state parks in the face of continuing budget constraints. Requests for proposals either already issued or being... |
| Ariz. Green Party sues to block 'sham candidates' The Arizona Green Party is asking a judge to kick more than half of the group's nominees off the November ballot. The unusual request, filed in federal court Monday, follows the nomination of 11... |
| Drained Tempe lake causing bug problem TEMPE, AZ - Workers at the City Market and Deli in Tempe pride themselves on keeping their restaurant clean. But they've had to work extra hard ever since the water drained out of Tempe Town Lake.... |
| 'Undocumented' pet? Billboard stirs buzz PHOENIX - An animal rights organization is getting involved in the debate over Arizona’s immigration law through a new billboard message in... |
| Poll: Brewer increases lead over Goddard Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s missteps during her only debate with state Attorney General Terry Goddard do not seem to have hurt her in the polls. A new Rasmussen Reports poll gives Brewer a 60... |
| Tempe PD arrest nearly 200 for alcohol violations Tempe police say their "Back to School" alcohol crackdown led to nearly 200 arrests. Tempe PD and Arizona State University police targeted 13 apartment complexes near campus. Police deployed... |
| Mesa slips in population, down from the go,go '90s Mesa use to lay claim to the fastest-growing city in the country when waves of people moved there in the 1970s, '80s and early '90s. The U.S. Census Bureau says its latest estimate shows Mesa ... |
| Obama to pitch trio of proposals in Ohio WASHINGTON - JULY 29: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the 100th anniversary convention of the National Urban League on July 29, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama spoke about the 'Race to the Top'... |
| BP: Many contributed to oil spill GULF OF MEXICO - AUGUST 03: (EDITORS NOTE: Distortion caused by heat.) Ships work near the site of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill on August 3, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of... |
| Man killed, body found on Tucson street TUCSON, AZ - A Tucson police officer working early Wednesday found the body of a man lying on a street with what are described as obvious signs of trauma. The body was discovered just before 1 a.m.... |
| Armored car guard shot in Glendale ID-ed GLENDALE, AZ - Glendale police have identified and armored truck guard who was shot by a man making a pickup at a Walmart on Sunday. The shooting occurred at a store at 56th and Northern avenues... |
| Passerby helps family escape PHX fire PHOENIX - A family of four and some dogs escaped a fire that started at north Phoenix home early Wednesday. Phoenix fire officials at the scene said someone was passing by the home in the area of... |
| Oilers goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin gets 30 days in Arizona DUI case Khabibulin, who signed a four-year, $15 million deal with Edmonton last year, hasn't played since Nov. 16 because of a herniated disk in his back that required surgery in... |
| Sky Harbor traffic slips in July, up for year Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport , but year-to-date numbers are up by 2 percent as the economy struggles to move past the slump of recession. July arrivals and departures totaled 3.32... |
| Seasons 52 hiring for Biltmore restaurant Seasons 52 restaurant at Biltmore Fashion Park in Phoenix is looking to hire at least 100 employees. Hiring will begin Sept. 13th at the restaurant, and last for about two weeks. Interested... |
| Rural/Metro reports 8% revenue increase saw revenue jump about 8 percent, but took a slight hit to its bottom line for its fiscal year ended June 30. The Scottsdale emergency services provider reported revenue of $531 million for the... |
| Piper Center hosts Standup to Cancer pancreatic research Stand Up to Cancer Dream Team pancreatic cancer research project. The project, Cutting Off the Fuel Supply, A New Approach to the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer,’ seeks ways to deprive... |
| Southwest Airlines August traffic up 2.9% Airlines continued to see traffic grow in the month of August after experiencing a 2.9 percent traffic increase in the first eight months of the year, the airline announced Wednesday. Traffic grew... |
| Brewer: Feds 'after' Arizona Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says the Obama administration is “after” her state in an attempt to dodge criticism for its handling of the immigration issue. “The bottom line is that... |
| Hearing set for homeless man in Arizona Charlie's bomb threat Man faces felony charges in false Arizona Charlie’s bomb threat (9-7-2010) A homeless man who allegedly tried Saturday to extort $1,000 from an Arizona Charlie's casino by saying he had a bomb... |
| 'Bonanza' producer David Dortort dies at 93 David Dortort, who produced "Bonanza," "The High Chaparral" and other TV Westerns, has died. He was 93. His business manager, Mads Bjerre, tells the Los Angeles Times that Dortort died in his... |
