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  • Remembering victims of 1950s Grand Canyon plane crash including 2 from Camarillo

    contributed photo/Grand Canyon National Park Recovery efforts at the 1956 crash site at Grand Canyon National Park. Two United Airlines helicopters wait at a TWA heliport. The site of a 1956 midair collision that killed 128 passengers, including a Camarillo woman and her infant son, is being nominated for national historic landmark ...

  • Homeless get help creating new lives

    AHWATUKEE, AZ - An Ahwatukee woman has combined her passion for interior design with her desire to help the homeless. Tami Jackson started a charity called Furniture Bank. She collects donated furniture and gives it to families getting back on their feet after homelessness. "Right now we have a family, a mom who left a domestic violence situation," Jackson said. "She has four ...

  • Ride for Reading delivers to AZ school

    GUADALUPE, AZ - In just over five years, the Ride for Reading program has delivered more than 110,000 books to kids in schools in needy communities, including a spot here in the Valley. The program started in Nashville, Tennessee with a goal of delivering books by bicycle to school-aged children in communities with families in need. The group also stresses bicycle safety, with each volunteer ...

  • Phoenix Mortgage broker sentenced in fraud www.privateofficer.com

    Jerry Craig Sr., the former owner of Phoenix-based Spectrum Financial, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for residential deals involving mortgage fraud, straw buyers and lying to lenders. He was sentenced to one year in prison and ordered to pay $2.4 million in restitution to First Fidelity Bank. U.S. District Judge Roslyn O. Silver on Wednesday approved the ...

  • VIDEO Wild stunts and big explosions

    TUCSON, AZ - They're a tough lot, stunt actors putting on two shows a night at Trail Dust Town in Tucson. The Pinnacle Peak Pistoleros put on their Wild West Shows with family-friendly jokes and stunts performed by vaudeville-type characters like those popular at the turn of the century. Stunt director Jerry Wood says he's been perfecting the show for 15 years. There isn't a lot ...


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Body of Lies

Body of Lies

As we saw last year with The Kingdom, making a conventional action thriller set against the backdrop of the War on Terror is a dicey proposition. While we like to sink into the spectacle and get caught up in the intrigue, there is always that nagging sense of discomfort that the f ... ...

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  • Feel lucky Powerball numbers are out

    DES MOINES, IA - Lottery officials have announced winning numbers in a near-historic Powerball jackpot. The numbers drawn Saturday are: 22, 10, 13, 14, 52 and a Powerball of 11. Officials estimate the jackpot at $590.5 million. With four of every five possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game's highest jackpot. The problem, of course, is ...

  • Brach optioned to Tucson Grandal debuts

    San Diego Padres pitcher Brad Brach (58) is relieved by manager Bud Black (20) during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, in Denver. The Rockies won 11-10. (AP Photo/Barry ...

  • MLB Arizona 1 Miami 0

    Brandon McCarthy fired his second career shutout Saturday, baffling the Marlins on three hits in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 1-0 decision over Miami. McCarthy (1-3) earned his first win of the season in his ninth start after firing eight shutout frames in his previous outing -- a no-decision against the Phillies. The right-hander allowed two walks and struck out five in the 100-pitch ...

  • Lucky Powerball winner TONIGHT

    DES MOINES, IA - It's all about the odds. With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game's highest jackpot during Saturday night's drawing, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars -- and that's after taxes. The problem, of course, is those same odds just about guarantee the lucky person won't be you. ...

  • Federal report documents inmate sex abuse in US

    In response to a federal court order, Gov. Jerry Brown pushed a novel approach through the Legislature two years ago to dramatically reduce California's prison ...

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