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1 person killed in Mesa bridge collapse

MESA, AZ - A bridge collapse has killed one person at a Loop 202 construction site in Mesa. According to Forest Smith with Mesa fire, two people were initially trapped by the bridge at the construction site near Hawes Road and the Loop 202. Smith says officials were able to manually extricated one person, but another worker who is still under the rubble has been pronounced dead. ABC15 has a crew ...
Neighbors Couple Killed Waited for Order to Leave

Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air. After quickly grabbing a few items, they spotted their neighbors. "They were sitting on their porch, watching TV," said Bob Schmidt, adding that his wife urged their ...
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2 people killed in Chandler house fire

Fire Weather Warning issued June 19 at 5:11AM MST expiring June 19 at 8:00PM MST in effect for: Mohave… Fire Weather Warning issued June 19 at 5:11AM MST expiring June 20 at 7:00PM MST in effect for: ...
Extreme Arizona wildfire burns 5000 acres in just 7 hours

By Henry Austin, NBC News contributor Hundreds of people were evacuated in Arizona on Tuesday after a wind-whipped wildfire spread across 5,000 acres in just seven hours.More than 300 firefighters, along with multiple helicopters and aircraft, moved in to tackle the "extreme" blaze which started in "remote, rugged terrain" on the east side of Granite Mountain near Prescott, ...

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Arizona Gov. Brewer secures Medicaid expansion

PHOENIX (AP) -- Ending a six-month legislative session, Arizona lawmakers endorsed a key element of President Barack Obama's health care law in a huge political victory for Republican Gov. Jan Brewer, after a lengthy fight over Medicaid expansion that divided the state's Republican ...
Video Arizona wildfire scorches 8 square miles

A wildfire that began Tuesday has scorched nearly eight square miles in Northern Arizona. The fire was within 400 yards of some homes by Tuesday ...
Authorities name casualties in Colorado fire

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

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

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 ...

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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. ...