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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Arizona Herald.com http://www.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/10/id/a548abef580c2494/ en-us Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:01:11 -0500 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:01:11 -0500 30 LOS ANGELES - Michael Roll scored 19 points, Reeves Nelson added 18 and UCLA held off Arizona 75-69 Thursday in a Pac-10 Conference tournament quarterfinal between two powerhouses that once ruled the ... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042121/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:45:14 -0500 MSNBC http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042121/ TEMPE, AZ -- The Arizona Board of Regents has approved hefty increases in tuition and fees at the state's three universities for the next school year.Incoming Arizona State University students will se... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042552/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:47 -0500 ABC 15 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042552/ Keller Williams brand earlier this week. “Realty Executives Phoenix and Realty Executives International’s management team has been in Tucson all week. They opened their first office yeste... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042305/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:07:56 -0500 The Business Journal http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042305/ Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana will not participate in this weekend's Tucson Festival of Books. McMurtry has been in the hospital with a "cardiac event" for the past few days and is now home resti... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042551/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:04:52 -0500 Arizona Daily Star http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042551/ TUCSON, AZ (KOLD)- Some U of A students are calling for support of the one cent sales tax increase voters will decide on in May. Students held a rally with a group called Solutions to Higher Educatio... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042553/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:57:59 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042553/ SIERRA VISTA, AZ (KOLD)- A Border Patrol agent is a hero to his neighbor after he saved a baby's life. The agent was leaving for work Wednesday in Sierra Vista when he heard screaming a few house... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042554/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:57:58 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042554/ CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities say a World War II-era plane crashed Thursday afternoon as it was trying to land at at Chandler's Stellar Airpark, killing the pilot and charring at least one hangar... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042555/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:57:50 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042555/ PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Board of Regents has approved hefty increases in tuition and fees at the state's three universities for the next school year. Incoming Arizona State University students wil... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042556/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:57:48 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042556/ WASHINGTON (AP) - Advocacy groups say President Barack Obama has assured them that he remains committed to a comprehensive overhaul of U.S. immigration laws. But what can be accomplished on the issue ... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042557/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:57:48 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042557/ MESA, Ariz. (AP) - A Mesa Public School elementary teacher has been arrested for child molestation. Mesa police said the alleged 12-year-old victim disclosed on March 3 that when she was 7, her music... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042558/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:57:47 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042558/ WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter are recovering in a Washington-area hospital after a car accident. A spokesman for Reid says the majority leader's wife... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042559/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:57:46 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042559/ By FOSTER KLUGAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - As the U.S. military prepares to leave Iraq, the State Department is blaming the Iraqi government for arbitrary killings of civilians and other... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042561/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:57:45 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042561/ By BEN DOBBINAssociated Press Writer ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Aviation officials say bird strikes forced emergency landings by two passenger jets shortly after takeoff on consecutive days at Northeaste... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042563/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:57:44 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042563/ By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press Writer SEATTLE (AP) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will consider ways the states can address rising levels of carbon dioxide in oceans. The agency... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042562/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:57:42 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042562/ Los Angeles Angels on one hit through three innings in Arizona's 4-1 victory on Thursday. The right-hander has yet to give up a run in five innings this spring. http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042564/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:54:30 -0500 Examiner http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33042564/ email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - The latest round of showers began with just sprinkles, but in some spots turned into some pretty heavy rain. Showers crossed the Tucson Valley between midnight and 5 AM. The... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33039239/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:07:10 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33039239/ PHOENIX (AP) - A judge has sided with the City of Glendale in a dispute over a portion of the land on which a southern Arizona Indian tribe wants to build a casino. The Tohono (toh-HO'-noh) O'odham N... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33039241/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:07:02 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33039241/ PHOENIX (AP) - A Gilbert man faces a stiff fine and possible prison time for robbing a bank with a fake bomb. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Phoenix said 48-year-old Donald Ray Ludington plead guilty ... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33039240/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:07:01 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33039240/ PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona lawmakers are poised to debate a Republican budget-balancing plan that includes spending cuts and ballot measures on a tax increase and diversions of money from voter-mandated s... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33039242/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:07:01 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33039242/ TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - The board that governs the Salt River Project has agreed to raise electric rates by 4.9 percent, effective May 1. The Tempe-based utility said that when the increase is fully impl... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33039243/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:07:01 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33039243/ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court in San Francisco has ruled that the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance is constitutional. In a 2-1 ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appea... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33039244/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:07:00 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33039244/ WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Florida water managers have approved a contract extension for a bold plan to buy land from the nation's largest cane sugar producer for Everglades restoration. The bo... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33039245/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:06:59 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33039245/ By MATT LEINGANGAssociated Press Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio State janitor who shot two supervisors in a campus maintenance shop before killing himself left behind a brief handwritten note d... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33039246/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:06:58 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33039246/ By SAMANTHA YOUNGAssociated Press Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California salmon fishermen may not get much, if any, time on the ocean this year, while their counterparts in Washington and Oregon... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33039247/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:06:58 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33039247/ By KRISTEN WYATTAssociated Press Writer DENVER (AP) - Suspected gang member Willie Clark was found guilty of murder Thursday in the drive-by shooting death of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Willia... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33039248/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:06:57 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33039248/ Brandon Webb will start the season on the disabled list.Webb reached what Hinch called a "plateau" in his comeback from surgery on his right shoulder. He has not thrown a bullpen session for a week af... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33039249/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:04:03 -0500 Examiner http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33039249/ Elluminate Award Recognizes Best Practices, Creativity in Technology, Educational Methods PHOENIX, March 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Elluminate, Inc., the leading provider of online collaboration ... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33035940/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:32:41 -0500 RedOrbit http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33035940/ KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have acquired free agent wide receiver Jerheme Urban, who spent the last three seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. The 6-foot-3, 207-pound Urban has 87... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33035706/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:14:05 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33035706/ Authorities have identified a woman who died Wednesday in a mobile home fire near Marana. Betty Chrestman, 55, was inside the home in the 10500 block of North Wasson Avenue when it caught fire just... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036147/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:47:50 -0500 Arizona Daily Star http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036147/ A Pima County Sheriff's deputy was injured when his cruiser was hit while crossing a southwest-side intersection this morning. The deputy was eastbound on West Valencia Road at South Mark Road when... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036149/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:47:48 -0500 Arizona Daily Star http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036149/ Undergraduate Arizona resident $8,237, a 20 percent increase Out-of-state $24,596, a 10 percent increase Arizona resident at UA South $6,652, an 11 percent increase Out-of-state at UA South $24,382... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036148/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:47:47 -0500 Arizona Daily Star http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036148/ TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - A Pima County Sheriff's deputy was involved in a crash on the southwest side Thursday. The deputy's cruiser collided with a truck on Valenica and Mark Road. Officials are... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036150/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:41:43 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036150/ email SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - The United States Geological Survey reports a 7.2 magnitude earthquake has struck south of Santiago, Chile. The quake comes on the same day as the inauguration ceremony ... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036151/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:41:42 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036151/ TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - If a plan to raise student achievement nationwide goes through, students in Arizona will be using the same textbooks as kids across the country. Some governors and education leade... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036152/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:41:41 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036152/ PHOENIX (AP) - A Republican senator who is a leading critic of a proposed sales tax increase to help balance Arizona's budget is trying to eliminate or reduce a charter school funding cut that would t... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036154/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:41:34 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036154/ MARICOPA, Ariz. (AP) - A Maricopa Police Department motorcycle officer has been injured in a crash on State Route 347, the John Wayne Parkway at Lakeview Drive in the City of Maricopa, south of Phoeni... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036155/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:41:34 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036155/ By RAY HENRYAssociated Press Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The head of a troubled Rhode Island school that fired all its teachers has agreed to use a mediator in upcoming negotiations with the teach... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036156/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:41:33 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036156/ WASHINGTON (AP) - The troubled Justice Department unit that investigates corruption of public officials is getting new leadership amid a criminal probe into how it handled evidence in the prosecution ... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036157/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:41:33 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036157/ By STEPHANIE REITZAssociated Press Writer SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts sporting club pleaded no contest in the accidental death of an 8-year-old Connecticut boy who shot himself with an ... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036158/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:41:32 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036158/ MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minneapolis Public Schools is on lockdown for the second day after a threat was made on a social networking site. The district will keep its 32,000 students indoors on Thursday and... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036159/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:41:31 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036159/ WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy is blasting the news media as "despicable," accusing it of ignoring the war in Afghanistan even as troops continue to die there. The Rhode Island Democrat ... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036160/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:41:31 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036160/ By KEN THOMASAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. highway deaths have fallen to their lowest levels since the 1950s, as more motorists bought into buckling up and embraced safety innovation... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036161/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:41:29 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036161/ Colorado Rockies agreed Thursday to $9.9 million, two-year contract extension through the 2013 season.The first baseman is earning $16.6 million this year, and he agreed to defer $13.1 million of his ... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036162/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:38:41 -0500 Examiner http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33036162/ has won a three-year, $36.8 million U.S. Army contract for work at its Arizona Support Center in Gilbert on advanced targeting and piloting systems used on AH-64 Apache helicopters. Specifically the ... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032734/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:25:59 -0500 Business Journal http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032734/ PIMA COUNTY, AZ -- San Diego County authorities say a doctor's son who was sought for questioning in his mother's killing has been arrested in Arizona. Sheriff's Lt. Dennis Brugos says 25-year-old Dav... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032916/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:23:34 -0500 ABC 15 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032916/ PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Supreme Court has upheld a man's death sentence for the 1997 stabbing death of a state corrections officer at the Perryville prison west of Phoenix. Leroy Cropper admitted ... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032917/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:52:37 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032917/ NEW YORK (AP) - Without a TV show to do every night, Conan O'Brien is taking his act on the road. The former "Tonight Show" host announced a 30-city theater tour on Thursday. Sidekick Andy Richter an... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032918/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:52:37 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032918/ VALLEY CENTER, Calif. (AP) - San Diego County authorities say a doctor's son who was sought for questioning in his mother's killing has been arrested in Arizona. Sheriff's Lt. Dennis Brugos says 25-y... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032919/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:52:36 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032919/ PHOENIX (AP) - When it comes to selling Arizona Lottery tickets, the state ranks near the bottom compared to other states. A report released Wednesday shows that of the 28 states included in recent a... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032921/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:52:33 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032921/ By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - House Minority Leader John Boehner said Thursday he wants the ethics panel probe of former Rep. Eric Massa reopened to find out what Democratic... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032923/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:52:31 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032923/ By LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has voted to impeach a federal judge from Louisiana. A House Judiciary Committee task force charged District Judge G. Thomas Porte... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032922/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:52:30 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032922/ PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Spring has sprung and so have the wedding invitations. They'll be joyous events, but finding the perfect gifts to bring along can be stressful during these tough economic tim... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032925/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:52:29 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032925/ By JUSTIN PRITCHARDAssociated Press Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal regulators are recalling more children's jewelry due to high levels of the toxic metal cadmium. This time it's charm bra... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032926/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:52:28 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032926/ By RUSS BYNUMAP Military Writer SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - The Defense Department says it will partially resume a grant program that pays for college classes and career training for military spouses, who w... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032927/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:52:27 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032927/ HARRISON, N.Y. (AP) - Police say a New York woman who claimed her Toyota Prius accelerated on its own was on her way to have its gas pedal checked at the time of the accident. Harrison police Capt. A... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032928/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:52:27 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33032928/ /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Elluminate, Inc., the leading provider of online collaboration tools serving seven million teachers and students in 170 countries, named Arizona Virtual Academy (AZVA) a 201... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33029724/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:40:29 -0500 Earth Times http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33029724/ email A man is in custody for threatening and chasing his former co-workers with a machete in Yuma. Vincent Arroyo was apparently upset after losing his job and allegedly returned to his former work... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33029899/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:27:34 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33029899/ LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has pulled the plug on plans to build an 85-mile power line through desert wilderness preserves. Environmental groups fiercely opposed... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33029901/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:27:26 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33029901/ DETROIT (AP) - A congresswoman who is the mother of Detroit ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been summoned to appear before a grand jury in Detroit. The notice from U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, ... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33029902/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:27:25 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33029902/ RHINEBECK, N.Y. (AP) - Police say they're investigating the death of a 44-year-old New York man who died after a sheriff's deputy used a stun gun to subdue him. Police responded to a domestic... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33029903/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:27:24 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33029903/ By GEOFF MULVIHILL and WAYNE PARRYAssociated Press Writer BUENA, N.J. (AP) - The FBI is investigating the case of an alleged al-Qaida member from New Jersey who's accused of trying to shoot his w... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33029904/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:27:23 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33029904/ NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A second former New Orleans officer has pleaded guilty in an alleged conspiracy to cover up a deadly police shooting of unarmed residents after Hurricane Katrina. Jeffrey Lehrmann ... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33029905/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:27:22 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33029905/ Millrock Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MRO) ("Millrock" or the "Company") announced today it has signed an option agreement with Inmet Mining Corporation (TSX:IMN) for the exploration of the San Jose... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33024936/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:28:23 -0500 Market Wire http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33024936/ Vancouver Canucks center Henrik Sedin shields Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Ed Jovanovski from the puck in the second period during an NHL game in Glendale, Arizona on Wednesday. http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33026462/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:07:11 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33026462/ bio (TUCSON, AZ-KOLD)-Heading out of town for spring break? Gas prices are climbing just in time for road trip season. According to AAA Arizona. http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33026615/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:42:32 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33026615/ ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The Powerball jackpot was expected to grow to an estimated $200 million for Saturday after no one matched all 6 of the numbers in the midweek drawing, the Multi-State Lottery Asso... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33026616/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:42:26 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33026616/ email WASHINGTON (AP) - The pace of foreclosures is down, but a new wave could be ahead. RealtyTrac says the number of foreclosure notices last month fell more than 2 percent from January, to roughl... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33023690/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:54:14 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33023690/ CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - The Marine Corps is trying to determine why a fighter jet suffered engine failures, crashing into the ocean off South Carolina and forcing the pilots to bail out. Officials at... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33023691/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:54:08 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33023691/ TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - A recently released survey of Maricopa County jail facilities shows a pronounced increase in the use of opiates, including prescription pain killers, among new inmates. Law enforc... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33021505/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:24:20 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33021505/ PHOENIX (AP) - The Maricopa County Attorney's Office announced Wednesday a new program aimed at graffiti vandals who prefer leaving their messages in spray paint rather than on paper or e-mail. Count... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33021503/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:24:19 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33021503/ PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) - Arizona Department of Transportation crews will begin work on an unstable slope along the southbound lanes of Interstate 17 just south of Sunset Point next week. The slope has ... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33021504/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:24:19 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33021504/ SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Prosecutors said convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala used his camera to gain the trust of young women and now they fear photographs he snapped decades ago could contain imag... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33021507/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:24:17 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33021507/ BOSTON (AP) - A Massachusetts philanthropist who gave away millions of dollars to meet medical expenses for needy people and paid for the separation surgery of conjoined twins has died. A. Raymond Tye... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33021506/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:24:16 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33021506/ An urban garden, METRO light rail, biking programs and an award-winning transportation center are helping Tempe become a more sustainable community. Arizona State University's Tempe Campus is a leader... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33019281/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:43:53 -0500 PR Web http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33019281/ email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - Last night we watched rain stick to the mountains, but it slowly made it's way into the Tucson Valley. Rain totals were light, and showers were finishing up by the early... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33019361/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:56:20 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33019361/ By GREG BLUESTEINAssociated Press Writer ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's public defender system is still trying to recover its financial footing five years after a courthouse gunman racked up a $3 milli... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33019362/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:56:12 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33019362/ By DAVID PORTERAssociated Press Writer PATERSON, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey man with apocalyptic visions is accused of years of terrorizing his family, raping his five daughters and impregnating three,... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33019363/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:56:11 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33019363/ By JACOB ADELMANAssociated Press Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Groups pushing for robust Hispanic participation in the 2010 census are enlisting a new corps of foot-soldiers in their battle to reach that... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33019364/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:56:10 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33019364/ By JOHN FLESHERAssociated Press Writer WEST BRANCH, Mich. (AP) - Shortly after entering Congress in 1993, Rep. Bart Stupak withstood President Bill Clinton's charm offensive and voted against fre... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33019365/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:56:09 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33019365/ An urban garden, METRO light rail, biking programs and an award-winning transportation center are helping Tempe become a more sustainable community. Arizona State University's Tempe Campus is a leader... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33017231/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:39:05 -0500 Earth Times http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33017231/ By LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - One is a former Democratic freshman little known outside his Corning-Olean-Pittsford, N.Y., district. The other, a 20-term Democratic kingpi... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33017329/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:28:12 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33017329/ By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - On Christmas Day, a passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit tried to blow up the plane with plastic explosives in his u... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33017331/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:28:11 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33017331/ By DEVLIN BARRETTAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A conservative group's bashing of several Obama administration lawyers as the "al-Qaida Seven" has struck a nerve in the U.S. legal comm... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33017330/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:28:10 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33017330/ PHOENIX, Arizona, March 10. THIS past weekend, SwimmingWorld.TV and the Phoenix Swim Club partnered to provide finals coverage of the 2010 Arizona State Age Group Championships held in Phoenix, Ariz.O... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33014788/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:53:30 -0500 Swimming World http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33014788/ BASIS Charter School plans to open its third campus this fall at an Oro Valley shopping center. Happy to snag the nationally recognized school, the Oro Valley Town Council Monday unanimously agreed... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33014901/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:10:41 -0500 Arizona Daily Star http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33014901/ METRO CP / PHOTO ONLY - -Rose Lara (ROSE LARA-cq) works on weeding as she and other employees at Desert Survivors (DESERT SURVIVORS-cq) located at 1020 West Starr Pass Boulevard (1020 WEST STARR PASS ... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33014900/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:10:40 -0500 Arizona Daily Star http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33014900/ Forget the Twilight Zone. This weekend, enter the Science Zone. Test your brain power, extract your own DNA (with a cheek swab), win a telescope and learn about science writing as part of the Tucs... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33014903/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:10:39 -0500 Arizona Daily Star http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33014903/ Four Tucson-area women were among hundreds honored on Capitol Hill on Wednesday as unsung aviation pioneers who paved the way for female pilots in the U.S. military. The Women Airforce Service Pilo... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33014902/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:10:38 -0500 Arizona Daily Star http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33014902/ email PHOENIX (KOLD) - Investigators with the Arizona Department of Public safety say two bus drivers were not following safety rules before a deadly crash last week south of Phoenix. DPS says both ... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33014904/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:04:30 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33014904/ By JAY LINDSAYAssociated Press Writer BOSTON (AP) - The federal government on Wednesday recommended an endangered-species listing for the loggerhead turtles in U.S. waters, a decision that could lead... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33014907/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:04:22 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33014907/ LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Tornadoes have struck parts of Arkansas, injuring four people and destroying a handful of homes. Emergency Management spokeswoman Renee Preslar says three people suffered maj... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33014906/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:04:21 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33014906/ By RAQUEL MARIA DILLONAssociated Press Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal prosecutors filed charges Wednesday against a sushi chef and a Santa Monica restaurant on allegations that they served illegal... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33012719/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:38:35 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33012719/ TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The New Jersey Supreme Court's disciplinary committee has publicly reprimanded a lower-court judge who belittled an immigrant defendant's poor English skills and compared ... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33012720/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:38:34 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33012720/ email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - Authorities in Pima County are holding a man wanted for questioning in a murder case in the San Diego area. 25 year old David Lucero was arrested Tuesday night for trespass... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33010491/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:58:35 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33010491/ By RANDOLPH E. SCHMIDAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case to pass on inherited il... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33010488/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:58:34 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33010488/ By AUDREY McAVOYAssociated Press Writer HONOLULU (AP) - Honeycreeper birds, a fly and several ferns, trees and shrubs found only on a Hawaiian island were among 48 species added Wednesday to the enda... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33010489/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:58:34 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33010489/ NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - CIA Director Leon Panetta says America's counterterrorism operations are putting senior al-Qaida leaders under tremendous pressure. Panetta made the comments Mondayduring a f... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33010493/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:58:33 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33010493/ By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the ... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33010492/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:58:32 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33010492/ email RIO RICO, AZ (KOLD) - Residents of the community north of Nogales are leery of Liberty Water's claims. The utility, privately owned, says it has to make improvements up front, rather than ... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33010495/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:58:32 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33010495/ Tucson, AZ (KOLD) - Hoping to make a money saving move, Arizona has been talking about getting out of the business of housing juvenile offenders and passing the buck on to the counties. The Arizona D... http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33010496/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:58:31 -0500 News 13 http://story.arizonaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/33010496/