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PHOENIX -- Undeterred by the defeat earlier this year, Sen. Heather Carter, R-Cave Creek is launching a new bid to regulate vaping products like tobacco and raise the age to use both to 21.
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FLORENCE — The Florence school board accepted a donation of 21 acres for a future school site in the proposed Bella Vista Farms subdivision east of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and between Bella Vista Road on the south and Skyline Drive on the north.
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MARICOPA — As storms continue to hit Maricopa, the city is offering sand bag service to protect homes.
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CASA GRANDE — The Casa Grande Union High School marching band took home a second-place finish at the recent Arizona Marching Band Association's Grand Championship competition.
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PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Department of Corrections was sent back to the negotiating table after it failed to comply with a previous settlement requiring better health care, a judge said.
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MARICOPA — A sudden thunderstorm led to multiple power outages in the Maricopa area, affecting thousands of residents.
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COOLIDGE — The Coolidge Bears have now established themselves as having returned from the abyss, proving themselves over the course of the past two seasons. Now it’s time to take the next step. There are plenty of questions heading into the offseason of how they’re going get there, but there…
PHOENIX — Entering Saturday’s Division III state cross country meet, Vista Grande’s Brynna McQuillen was a heavy favorite to win the state title.
PHOENIX — After rushing for more than 1,600 yards this season, the game plan for Sequoia Pathway entering the Canyon Athletic Association’s open division championship was simple – run the football.
SCOTTSDALE — Blood, sweat and tears. All three were on display for Superior during the 1A football state championship game Saturday at Coronado High School.
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PHOENIX -- An attorney for the Patriot Movement says the group and its members can't be sued in federal court for harassing migrants and those helping them because the plaintiffs are aiding them in violating federal immigration laws.
TUCSON (AP) — Pima County Sheriff's officials say they’re investigating the death of a jail inmate after a use-of-force encounter involving corrections officers.
LAS VEGAS — An Arizona man pleaded guilty Tuesday in a U.S. court in Nevada to illegally manufacturing tracer and armor-piercing bullets found in a hotel room where a gunman carried out the Las Vegas Strip massacre two years ago.
TUCSON (AP) — A woman has pleaded guilty to child abuse in the 2016 death of her 20-month-old grandson who authorities say was found with broken ribs and blunt force body trauma.
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona border activist testified Tuesday that neutrality guides his humanitarian work with migrants in the desert, denying that he has ever helped them hide or told them how to avoid U.S. Border Patrol agents.
PHOENIX -- Undeterred by the defeat earlier this year, Sen. Heather Carter, R-Cave Creek is launching a new bid to regulate vaping products like tobacco and raise the age to use both to 21.
EL PASO, Texas – Greeted by a crisp morning breeze and the calming flow of a canal along the Rio Grande, believers from all corners of the world joined together under their faith for the 22nd annual Misa Fronteriza, or Border Mass.
MINOT, N.D. — Robert Richter knows his life would have been different if he had been raised with his Amish Mennonite biological family in Pennsylvania instead of in North Dakota, but he knows it would have been a good life.
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CASA GRANDE — Proverbs 17:17 A friend shows his friendship at all times; it is for adversity that [such] a brother is born.
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WASHINGTON — A career Army officer testified Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s call with Ukraine was “improper,” as Republicans tried to undercut the national security official with pointed exchanges questioning his loyalty to the U.S. during a remarkable day in the impeachment hearings.
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CASA GRANDE — A group of about 20 Pinal and Pima County residents voiced their displeasure of the House of Representatives impeachment process half a block away from U.S. Rep. Tom O’Halleran’s office in downtown Casa Grande Monday afternoon.
PHOENIX — A Mesa GOP lawmaker is proposing what he concedes is a very un-Republican thing.
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PHOENIX (AP) — The Green Party is losing its status as a recognized political party in Arizona.
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Oregon has locked up the Pac-12 North, but much remains uncertain for the conference — even for the sixth-ranked Ducks.
SCOTTSDALE – Tracy Cortez’s entire life has been a fight, whether outside the cage or in it.
PHOENIX – Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver is investing heavily in his team, emotionally and literally.
MIAMI (AP) — Rob Gronkowski will be in Miami for the Super Bowl. The former Patriots tight end won’t be preparing for kickoff with Tom Brady and the rest of his old New England teammates.
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Antti Raanta got a surprise start in net for the Arizona Coyotes and made the most of it.
PHOENIX — Boston’s Kemba Walker took his time during the final seconds of the first half before accelerating around one defender and splitting two more while scooping a layup off the glass for…
HOUSTON — The private group that wants to build its own southern border wall next to the Rio Grande in Texas won’t begin construction until the U.S. government certifies the project won’t worsen flooding.
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s top prosecutor urged lawmakers Tuesday to fund a new investigative unit to guard against hate crimes and bolster cybersecurity in response to the August mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, and other emerging threats that might qualify as terrorism.
NEW YORK — Two jail guards responsible for monitoring Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself were charged Tuesday with falsifying prison records to conceal they were sleeping and browsing the internet during the hours they were supposed to be keeping a close watch on prisoners.
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The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday condemned the lack of state and federal regulation for testing autonomous vehicles before finding that a distracted human safety driver was the main cause of a fatal 2018 Arizona crash involving an Uber vehicle.
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WASHINGTON -- With the publication of its annual Best Trips list, National Geographic announces the 25 must-see destinations and travel experiences for 2020. Within the list, 17 of the 25 destinations were nominated, researched, reported, and written in collaboration with National Geographic…
Those seeking a vehicle offering great luxury for daily commuting but all the equipment needed for serious off-roading should take a test drive in a Lexus LX 570. With leather/wood trim, 19-speaker sound system, power everything, heated/cooled seats, console mini refrigerator, panoramic came…
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If you're watching a big studio film featuring a female ensemble, there is a 50% chance that there is going to be some monologue about how men underestimating women is both a truism and an advantage. It's becoming as inevitable as environmentalist supervillains. On its face it's a harmless o…
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Picture this: A princess is in distress. It looks bad. Her dashing young man rides up in the nick of time and says, “Here I am to save you, my dear!” Actually, he doesn’t. He just says, “I'm here. Whaddya need?” She has a plan, and off they go.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees The Doobie Brothers are joining with singer and songwriter Michael McDonald for a 50th anniversary tour next year.
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BERLIN — German special police forces arrested a Syrian man in a raid on his apartment Tuesday after receiving intelligence from American officials that he was planning an extremist attack, au…
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Amnesty International, citing “credible reports,” said Tuesday it believes at least 106 people have been killed during protests in Iran over a rise in government-…
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. research vessel Sikuliaq can break through ice as thick as 2.5 feet (0.76 meters). In the Chukchi Sea northwest of Alaska this month, which should be brimming…
When my wife and I go on vacation, I normally make the schedule for the week and then buy airplane tickets and rent a car.
Oracle was in its infancy as a mining and cattle ranching community around 1891 when it was mentioned in a medical journal. The article stated that the area north of Tucson was a great place f…
In a sense, the people of the Ak-Chin Native American community have always been involved in gambling. Translated, Ak-Chin means “mouth of the wash” and refers to farming that relies on the de…
Frank Pinkley was 19 years old in 1900 when he arrived in Arizona on a train from Missouri. He was scheduled to stay six months to recover from a mild case of tuberculosis. He never left.
Miguel Sfeir remembers the first time he visited the small town of Superior. He had driven by on Highway 60 while riding his motorcycle, and a friend, Curtis Pierce, had a connection to the to…
The world-famous Heard Museum in Phoenix has about 130,000 square feet of space. Then there’s the World’s Smallest Museum in Superior, which has about 130.
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