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  • Campaign-finance case against Horne still on track

    A spokesman says Secretary of State Ken Bennett's office isn't being swayed by a lawyer's criticism of campaign finance allegations against Attorney General Tom Horne and an associate.Attorney Timothy La Sota says in a letter obtained by The Arizona Republic ...

  • Report AZ teen births drop steeply

    WASHINGTON - Teen births in Arizona plummeted 35 percent between 2007 and 2011, tying with Utah for the steepest decline in the nation, according to new numbers released Thursday. ...

  • Crews herd horses from stable fire

    PHOENIX - Phoenix firefighters had to get several horses out of harm's way as they fought an early morning fire at a stable on Friday. Fire Capt. Jonathan Jacobs says a fire truck used a water gun to knock down the flames but that the job was made more difficult by up to 10 horses running around. He says firefighters had to herd several of the horses to safety away from the fire. Cause of ...

  • TODAY New Scottsdale restaurant opens

    PHOENIX - Since the first of the year nearly 10,000 new jobs have been added to the Valley's growing hospitality and tourism industry. In January 185,000 people worked in area hotels, bars, resorts and restaurants. Now more more than 194,000 people do. Samuel Baxter is one of those people. He was unemployed for two months before finding a job at a new restaurant. Baxter is now the new Chef ...

  • ADOT No highway closures this weekend

    PHOENIX - In an attempt to ease holiday travel, the Arizona Department of Transportation hasn't scheduled any road closures on state highways over Memorial Day weekend. Heavy traffic is expected due to holiday travelers, especially in existing work zones, officials said. However, the funeral processions for fallen firefighter Bradley Harper and slain police officer Daryl Raetz will close ...


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  • 6 remain hospitalized after OK tornado

    Four days after a deadly tornado tore through Moore, Oklahoma, one child and one adult remain hospitalized in critical condition. The University of Oklahoma Medical Center and Children's Hospital released updated figures Friday on the number of people they have treated. Children's Hospital is affiliated with the university medical center. As of Friday, five adults remained hospitalized ...

  • Conservatives want to revive pro-religion bill

    PHOENIX (AP) -- GOP leaders want to revive a bill that would allow people to sue over infringements on religious freedom after it was vetoed by Republican Gov. Jan ...

  • Arizona investigating angry email sent lawmakers

    A Republican member of the Arizona House who supports GOP Gov. Jan Brewer's push to expand Medicaid received an obscene and threatening voicemail at her office, a sign that the rancorous debate over embracing a signature component of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in the state is far from ...

  • Man held in abduction try faces multiple charges

    A 22-year-old man arrested in the attempted abduction of a female jogger in Scottsdale now faces charges in that case as well as several others involving allegations of indecent behavior or assault.Charges against David Talkington include kidnapping, sexual abuse, assault and public sexual indecency.Police say in a court document that the charges stem from six incidents between May 14 and ...

  • Southern AZ wildfire now in mop-up

    NOGALES, AZ - Fire managers say a wildfire that has charred close to 11,000 acres of grass and brush on steep and rocky ridges of the Coronado National Forest in southern Arizona is now entering the mop-up stage. The Soldier Basin fire is some five miles east of the Nogales airport in in Santa Cruz County. It's reported at 70 percent containment on Friday after firefighters burned off fuel ...

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