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TUCSON -- The baby boom has slowed down in Arizona as it has across the U.S.
MARICOPA — Southbound State Road 347 north of Maricopa is closed after a wrong-way driver caused a deadly crash late Sunday, authorities said.
FLORENCE — The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office has installed cameras in interview rooms attorneys use to speak privately with their clients, causing at least one public defender to object.
PHOENIX — A state lawmaker from Maricopa is sponsoring another measure related to the controversial issue of sanctuary cities despite the decision by the governor not to try to amend the state constitution.
CASA GRANDE — Casa Grande Mayor Craig McFarland is excited and concerned about what the future holds for Casa Grande and he wants to be a part of it. McFarland is currently running unopposed for another term as mayor.
Last week was a deadly one in the so-called “Safety Corridor” along Interstate 10 between Casa Grande and Chandler. Five people lost their lives in three separate crashes along the stretch of freeway across the Gila River Indian Community.
CASA GRANDE -- Twenty years ago, Tom Simmons sprinkled a few wild African daisy seeds in the front yard of his home in the 500 block of East Manor Drive.
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CHANDLER — When Leah Pruett was 12 years old, she recalled the time when her father took her to her first NHRA national event.
FLORENCE — A terrific season and a magical run for a group of Florence seniors came to an end Friday after a losing a second-round playoff game at home to Snowflake.
CASA GRANDE — Mesabi Range College is doing some heavy recruiting at Vista Grande.
SAN TAN VALLEY — After taking an early exit in the first round of last year’s state tournament, San Tan Foothills hoped for a better showing this time around when it hosted Tucson Tanque Verde in the first round of the 3A state playoffs Wednesday night.
SAN TAN VALLEY — Florence High School cheerleading coach Annie Valencia received a Coach of the Decade honor last week at a meeting of the Florence Unified School District school board.
SIGNAL PEAK — The opportunity to reach the postseason remains alive by a thread for the Central Arizona College men’s basketball team despite Wednesday night’s 85-77 loss to Phoenix at the George Young Activity Center.
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SIGNAL PEAK — Beautiful handmade bowls, savory soups and decadent desserts, all made by Central Arizona College students, come together Tuesday for the Empty Bowls event that showcases student talents while raising money for the hungry.
FLORENCE -- Two historical presentations are planned at McFarland State Park in Florence that focus on colorful women.
FLAGSTAFF (AP) — A man has been arrested after allegedly being combative and ramming a police car three times during a chase through Flagstaff neighborhoods.
TUCSON -- The baby boom has slowed down in Arizona as it has across the U.S.
MESA (AP) — Police in Mesa say they are investigating a shooting at a sports bar that has left one man dead and another wounded.
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities have identified a man who was fatally shot at a party in Phoenix.
GLENDALE (AP) — A woman has died after vehicle she was driving crashed into a block wall and pole in Glendale, authorities said Sunday.
POLACCA (AP) — Navajo and Hopi families in northeastern Arizona that have long relied on coal to heat their homes are looking to other sources after last year's closure of a coal mine.
SCOTTSDALE (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Madison Bumgarner has been competing in rodeo events under the alias Mason Saunders and even won $26,560 in a team-roping competition in Dece…
CHANDLER (AP) — Tommy Johnson Jr. raced to his 18th Funny Car victory Sunday at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
LAS VEGAS — Tyson Fury reinvented himself once again, and once again he's a heavyweight champion.
TUCSON (AP) — Oregon's Payton Pritchard had one of the best games of his college career, hitting a handful of jaw-dropping 3-pointers that silenced Arizona's crowd. But after more than 40 minu…
CHICAGO — Disappointed he didn't make a bigger impact the previous night against the defending champions, DeAndre Ayton sure made his presence felt against the Bulls.
GLENDALE — Clayton Keller and Conor Garland each had two goals and an assist, leading the Arizona Coyotes to a 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.
MIDWAY, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia State Patrol has identified five family members killed when their SUV was struck head-on by a Lexus traveling the wrong way on Interstate 95.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — A man drove his Jeep off the the sixth floor of a Los Angeles-area parking garage early Sunday and was taken to a hospital in critical condition, authorities said.
BARSTOW, Calif. (AP) — A California man who said he wanted to fly to the edge of outer space to see if the world is round has died after his home-built rocket blasted off into the desert sky and plunged back to earth.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — When the first complaint about the personalized “DEPORTM” Utah license plate was filed in 2016, the state employee who received it thought approving the vanity plate had been a mistake.
PALA MESA, Calif. (AP) — A charter bus swerved on a rain-slicked Southern California highway and rolled down an embankment Saturday, killing three people and injuring 18 others, authorities said.
DENVER, Colo. (AP) — Nevada's Supreme Court has ordered a prisoner transferred to Colorado to face charges of killing four people with a hammer more than 30 years ago.
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's visit to India (all times local):
LAS VEGAS — Bernie Sanders scored a commanding victory in Nevada’s presidential caucuses on Saturday, cementing his status as the Democrats' national front-runner but escalating tensions over whether he’s too liberal to defeat President Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's national security adviser said he's seen no intelligence to show that Russia is interfering in the U.S. presidential campaign in hopes of reelecting President Donald Trump.
NEW YORK — Former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, the career diplomat who during the impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump offered a chilling account of alleged threats from Trump and his allies, has a book deal.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday dismissed a racketeering lawsuit brought by Republican Rep. Devin Nunes against the political research firm that enlisted a former British spy to look into Donald Trump’s ties to Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign.
LAS VEGAS — Candidates have hustled past tourists and slot machines to ask housekeepers and cooks for their votes in the back of flashy casinos. They've made their pitches over plates of tamales, tacos and soul food. They've walked a picket line in the street with union workers. And then, wi…
ELOY — The Desert Rose Baha’i Institute plans a gospel music workshop conducted by singer, composer and director Van Gilmer on March 20 and 21.
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CASA GRANDE — The popular singing foursome Liberty Quartet will perform a free concert in Peart Park beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 1.
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Hindu holy men were joined by devotees and the public Friday at a revered temple in Kathmandu where they lit up marijuana cigarettes during an annual festival despite prohibition and warnings by authorities.
VATICAN CITY — More than 150 historians and researchers have signed up to access the soon-to-open Vatican archives of Pope Pius XII, evidence of the intense scholarly interest into the World War II-era pope and his record during the Holocaust, officials said Thursday.
NEW YORK — Greg Laurie is among America’s most successful clergymen -- senior pastor at a California megachurch, prolific author, host of a global radio program. Yet after a youthful colleague’s suicide, his view of his vocation is unsparing.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Officials in Two New Mexico counties and rural residents are standing up against a proposed transmission line that would connect the potential for more wind farms with markets in other western states.
MISSION, Texas (AP) — The Riverside Club is a popular South Texas hangout for retirees and Winter Texans who want to enjoy a taste of Americana while gazing at another country from the banks of the Rio Grande.
Drivers around the nation saw prices at the pump go up for the first time in several weeks amid rising domestic wholesale gasoline and global crude oil prices.
SEOUL, South Korea — The new virus took aim at a broadening swath of the globe Monday, with officials in Europe and the Middle East scrambling to limit the spread of an outbreak that showed si…
LONDON — The U.S. government began outlining its extradition case against Julian Assange in a London court on Monday, arguing that the WikiLeaks founder is not a free-speech champion but an “o…
BELGRADE -- Dozens of running enthusiasts wearing nothing but underwear and jogging shoes took part in a race along the Danube river in Belgrade on Saturday.
CASA GRANDE -- Even in his young adulthood, Bob Brutinel had no idea he was going to be a plumber, or that he was going to live in Casa Grande. Yet now his name, and indeed his face, have beco…
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CASA GRANDE — Life has a way of throwing curveballs. In the late 1970s, Janie Garza Brown was looking for work and found a job at an insurance shop. She had no idea that one day she would be r…
COOLIDGE — On a Friday in early November, the normally workmanlike atmosphere at The Tire Factory in Coolidge was noticeably different. There was a party going on.
During the holiday season, we are all bombarded with million-dollar marketing campaigns pushing the bulk distribution of the hottest gifts. That’s what it takes for major corporation to grow t…
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