| Shoot To Kill: An Antique Dealer Has One Last Chance At Freedom After Gunning Down An Unarmed Homeless Trespasser Roger Garfield , then 54, had been the owner of the Historic District Antique Mall at Seventh Avenue and McDowell Road for exactly two days. He pointed at the couch, clearly in a foul mood, as Sias... | |
| From Brewer To Arpaio, No One's Listening To The Experts About How To Save Money Or Protect Civil Rights And Public Safety When It Comes To Juvenile Corrections The governor's made official her plan to close the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections, sending about 500 kids incarcerated by the state to the counties, thus cutting roughly $63 million from... |
| On Cheddar Packing And The Oedipus Complex When I was in high school, everyone called the Mexican students like myself "cheddars." I'm not sure where this originated from, or what it really has to do with Mexican culture. When I have asked... |
| Padres Split Squad Rallies Past Brewers 5-4 Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.Latos, who was 4-5 with a 4.62 ERA in 10 starts last season, pitched in relief of Gallagher and allowed one unearned run on three hits while striking out two. The... |
| Dodgers Bat Out Of Order In Spring Game Andre Ethier took advantage of the mix-up, leading off the fourth inning with his first spring homer.The Dodgers and Diamondbacks called it off with the game tied at 4 after 10 innings.Ethier came to... |
| Arizona Lawmakers Shift Juvenile Corrections Plan Republican legislators said Wednesday they're changing their budget-balancing plan to at least temporarily shelve a controversial proposal that would close the... |
| Greinke Goes 3 Scoreless As Royals Top Rockies 5-0 Colorado Rockies .Nonetheless, he extended his scoreless streak this spring to six consecutive innings, allowing two hits in that stretch.Greinke, the... |
| Reds' Leake Throws 2 Solid Innings Against Angels Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday.Leake, the eighth overall pick in last year's draft, allowed one hit, walked one and struck out one in his spring debut.Leake... |
| Sandoval Hits Grand Slam As Giants Beat Cubs 5-1 (AP Photo/Morry Gash)San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval is congratulated at home by Eugenio Velez (8), Aaron Rowand (33) and Kevin Frandsen (9) after Sandova hit a grand slam during the third... |
| Sizemore's Slam Powers Indians Past Padres 10-5 San Diego Padres 10-5 in a split-squad game on Wednesday.Wade LeBlanc yielded one run over three innings but Cleveland put 10 men on base before making an out... |
| Chavez Homers Twice For A's In Loss To White Sox (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)Oakland Athletics' Ben Sheets pitches against the Chicago White Sox in the first inning of a spring training baseball game in Phoenix, Ariz., Wednesday, March 10,... |
| Lee Makes Striking Debut For Mariners Texas Rangers on Wednesday.The delayed debut of Seattle's prized offseason acquisition came after surgery last month to remove a bone spur in his left foot. The... |
| Lewis, Perez Key To Indians Relief Corps Cleveland Indians fans - until failing.Both relief pitchers received plenty of unwanted attention in 2009, as Cleveland's bullpen went bust. The Indians converted only 25 of 43 save chances, a 58... |
| Recent Rain Adding To Rattlesnake Danger Around The Valley PHOENIX -- When the sun shines, David Metzler comes out of hiding, but he's not the only one."I keep an extra eye out just to make sure I don't step on one," said Metzler.This is the time... |
| Local Doctor Finalist For Congressional Medal Of Honor Award Jordy Cox is up for the Congressional Medal of Honor. PHOENIX -- A Valley doctor, recognized as a local hero, is one of 10 finalists for the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation's Citizen... |
| Ex-agent Pleads Guilty To Child Porn Charges TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- A retired U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer is facing up to 7.25 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to child pornography... |
| 5 Of 6 Killed In Arizona Bus Crash Were Californians The only man killed was 85-year-old J. Nicanor Rodarte Hernandez of Temecula. The lone Mexican resident was 68-year-old Eusevia Valerio Rios of... |
| Arizona Exports Drop 30 Percent From 2008 Arizona exports dropped by $5.8 billion in 2009 with the recession taking a toll on cooper, computer and semiconductor trade. Arizona exports totaled just over $14 billion in 2009, according... |
| Medicis Increases Quarterly Dividend Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. is increasing its quarterly dividends from 4 to 6 cents a share. The Scottsdale-based pharmaceutical products company will pay the first increased dividend April 30 to... |
| Rockies name Ubaldo Jimenez Opening Day starter Ubaldo Jimenez his Opening Day starter on Wednesday.The assignment had been expected since the start of spring training. Tracy said he waited until the day after Jimenez had a strong start to make it... |
| Greenberg says Rangers sale on track for opener Texas Rangers spring training complex for the first time Wednesday, and expressed confidence that the complex deal for his investment group's purchase of the team will be completed before the season... |
| Hunter says black Latino players are 'impostors' Torii Hunter called black Latino baseball players "impostors" when it comes to the appearance of the number of African-Americans in the major leagues.Hunter's comments were made two weeks ago in one... |
| Mattingly, Dodgers have talked about manager's job "We talked about it, for sure," he said.Torre's contract expires after this season but both he and McCourt said they are working on a one-year extension. Mattingly would then take over the Dodgers in... |
| Sun City residents warned to watch out for contractor scams (Eric English) SUN CITY, AZ -- Reports of bad contractors trying to scam residents are on the rise in Sun City.The director of the Homeowners Association says they've seen more than 15 complaints... |
| Report: Dozens laid off after sale of East Valley Tribune East Valley Tribune after a federal judge approved the sale of the newspaper.According to the Business Journal only 14 people remain in the editorial department.A source reportedly told the Business... |
| Tribes face hurdles with sex offender registration SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) -- Only two groups of Native American tribes and one state have implemented sex offender registration and notification systems that comply with a federal law passed nearly... |
| AZ jobless rate up 114% since recession began Arizona’s unemployment rate has gone up 114 percent since the start of the recession at the end of 2007. The trend mirrors that in other Western states including California and Nevada, which... |
| Tech purchases rise nationally, fall in AZ American Machine Tool Distributors ’ Association and the Association for Manufacturing Technology found that companies nationally spent $131 million on new gear in January, a move considered a... |
| Essco Wholesale joins Trina Solar distribution list Trina Solar Ltd. as the Chinese firm looks to set up U.S. channels. The deal would have the Changzhou-based Trina supply Chandler-based Essco with 25 megwatts of solar panels with an option for... |
| Queen Creek schools receive $848,964 in stimulus funds Queen Creek Unified School District has received a federal stimulus grant to help it upgrade energy efficiency at its schools. The district, which will receive $848,964 from the American Recovery... |
| Jeb Bush backs McCain Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Wednesday he is endorsing U.S. Sen McCain in his bid for a fifth term in the U.S. Senate. He faces a Republican primary challenge from former Scottsdale Congressman... |
| SwimmingWorld.TV, Phoenix Swim Club Partner to Provide Finals Coverage of Arizona State Age Group Championships PHOENIX, Arizona, March 10. THIS past weekend, SwimmingWorld.TV and the Phoenix Swim Club partnered to provide finals coverage of the 2010 Arizona State Age Group Championships held in Phoenix,... |
| Report: Giants sign S Rolle after release from Arizona New York, NY (Sports Network) - One day after he was released by the Arizona Cardinals, safety Antrel Rolle has reportedly agreed to terms with the New York Giants on a five-year contract. According... |
| Cubs GM Hendry lashes out at OF Milton Bradley Chicago ."I think it's time maybe Milton looked himself in the mirror," an agitated Hendry said Wednesday in response to Bradley's latest charges that he was mistreated by the Cubs."He just didn't... |
| Sheriff's Office announces more immigrant arrests U.S. 87 and Shea Boulevard.The Sheriff's Office said that over the past ten days, nearly 100 illegal immigrants have been caught.All were headed to destinations across the East Coast.The captured... |
| Sources: Lawmakers shift Juvenile Corrections plan Juvenile Corrections Department and shift its responsibilities to counties.Three officials familiar with the revision being prepared for consideration by the full Legislature... |
| Cubs GM Hendry lashes out at Bradley Chicago ."I think it's time maybe Milton looked himself in the mirror," an agitated Hendry said Wednesday in response to Bradley's latest charges that he was mistreated by the Cubs."He just didn't... |
| Yuma man arrested for threats made with a machete Yuma police say a man threatening former co-workers with a machete has been taken into custody. Police arrested 39-year-old Vincent Arroyo Tuesday morning in the parking of Associated Citrus. ... |
| Tucson police announce arrest in March 4 shooting Tucson police announced Wednesday the arrest of a man who barricaded himself inside an apartment March 4 and fired on officers. Police arrested 37-year-old Fernando Pesqueira and booked him into... |
| Lifelock fraud alert firm to pay $12M in ad suit An Arizona company that promised to protect consumers from identity theft has agreed to pay $12 million to settle false advertising claims brought by the Federal Trade Commission and 35 states. ... |
| Robber on the loose after holding up Chase bank in Avondale AVONDALE, AZ – Police are looking for a man who robbed an Avondale bank on Wednesday. Avondale Police Spokesman Reuben Gonzales said the Chase Bank at 1545 North Dysart Road was robbed around 12... |
| FREE class to teach self defense for women and children Festival Foods is located in the Arizona Mills Mall food court right next to Panda Express. (David Mills) TEMPE, AZ -- Arizona Mills Mall is hosting an event dedicated to women, children and their... |
| Tribune lays off at least three following sale OK East Valley Tribune and other metro Phoenix properties approved by a Delaware bankruptcy Tuesday, leaders are discussing staffing at the properties. While employee reports from the Daily News-Sun in... |
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| AZ construction jobs: Down for 2009, up in January An estimated 26 percent of the construction work force in Arizona lost jobs in 2009. That percentage puts Arizona second among states, behind only Nevada, according to a study released Wednesday by... |
