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Gov. Jan Brewer vetoes religious property tax bill

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has vetoed a bill that would have expanded property tax exemptions for religious organizations, while also signing another bill that blocks unemployment benefits for church workers.Both measures were top priorities for conservatives during the 2013 legislative session that ended Friday and had support from the influential Center for Arizona Policy.Brewer said in a veto ...
Halfway Fire burning in northern AZ

Fire Weather Warning issued June 19 at 6:58PM MST expiring June 20 at 8:00PM MST in effect for: Apache; Coconino; Navajo… Fire Weather Warning issued June 19 at 6:58PM MST expiring June 20 at 8:00PM MST in effect for: Apache; Coconino; ...
Sanya Phoenix Intl Airport wins 2012 Best Improvement Award

The Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Service Quality (ASQ) awards for 2012 were published in Montreal, Canada on March 11, and the ASQ Award for Best Improvement in the Asia-Pacific went to the Sanya Phoenix International Airport. The vice-president of Sanya Phoenix International Airport Yu Ke received the medal of 2012 Best Improvement Award at the latest 2012 ACI Airport Service ...
MCSO Man shoots brother kills self

MESA, AZ - Two men are dead after one brother shot the other and then himself Wednesday night. MCSO spokesman Brandon Jones said the shooting happened around 6:20 p.m. near Crismon and Broadway Roads. Jones said one of the brothers is 19-years-old and the other is 22-years-old, but they are not sure which one was the shooter. The motive for the shooting is unknown at this time. Stay with ABC15 ...
Arias sentencing to move to January

PHOENIX - A judge on Thursday could determine whether or not a re-trial of the sentencing phase in the Jodi Arias case will be postponed until January 2014. Prosecutor Juan Martinez has asked Judge Sherry Stephens to reject the defense team's request to delay until next year, saying none of the reasons offered in their motion warrants a ...

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Man arrested in Phoenix for alleged molestations

PHOENIX (AP) -- Authorities say the co-founder of a vigilante border group is in custody for allegedly having sexual contact with three girls under the age of ...
Wildfire burning 5 miles east of Tusayan

TUSAYAN, Ariz. (AP) -- Authorities say there's a new wildfire burning in northern Arizona and smoke is visible from Grand Canyon National Park and surrounding ...
Bill banning OHV enforcement on fed lands signed

PHOENIX (AP) -- Gov. Jan Brewer has signed off on a mini-sagebrush rebellion by signing a bill barring state and local law enforcement officers from enforcing off-highway vehicle laws on closed federal ...
Tucson man suffers burns trying to change breaker

A man trying to change a breaker in an electrical panel suffered serious burns Wednesday.The man, in his 60s, was burned on his chest, face, arms and back when the energized panel flashed, said Capt. Barrett Baker, a Tucson Fire Department spokesman.Paramedics treated the man and took him to a hospital shortly after 4 p.m. from the 500 block of West Miracle Mile.The man lived at that location ...
Hate crime Construction site shot at

FLORENCE, AZ - An evidentiary hearing is scheduled Wednesday, June 19 for a man who allegedly shot at four individuals with potentially racist intentions. On Monday at 11:50 a.m., the Pinal County Sheriff's Office responded to shots fired at a construction site in the Magma Ranch housing development section of Florence, Ariz. Three construction workers and a sheriff's deputy were shot ...

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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.

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US top court rules voters don't need citizenship proof

Siding with the Obama administration, the US Supreme Court Monday tossed out a provision in a Arizona state law requiring proof of citizenship for registration as a voter.

With a 7-2 majority, the apex court ruled that the state's voter-approved law interfered with federal law designed to make voter registration easier.

Opponents of the law saw it as an attack on vulnerable voter groups such as minorities, immigrants and the elderly, while the state called the provision a "sensible precaution" to prevent voter fraud.

Civil rights group countered that it added an unconstitutional and burdensome layer of paperwork for tens of thousands of citizens.

The Obama Justice Department opposed the Arizona law, which went beyond what other states have done to ensure integrity in the registration system.

The case focuses on Arizona but the decision would have wider implications as four other states - Alabama, Georgia, Kansas and Tennessee - have similar requirements, and 12 other states are contemplating such legislation.

A single judge of the apex court a year ago blocked the Arizona law from being enforced, while the full court decided internally whether to accept pending appeals for review. ...