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Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio plans to appeal racial profiling ruling
(FILES) Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks with a reporter outside city jail in this May 3, 2010, file photo. (PAUL J RICHARDS /AFP/Getty ...
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MCSO Body recovered from Lk. Pleasant
PEORIA, AZ - Authorities say a man's body was pulled from the water at Lake Pleasant on Saturday. Maricopa County Sheriff's Office spokesman Chris Hegstrom identified the victim as 49-year-old Pedro Aguirre Castillo of Peoria. Hegstrom said Castillo's body was recovered around 5:40 p.m. The cause of death is under ...
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Video Cesar Cielo Clinches 50 Free at Arizona Invitational
Cesar Cielo Clinches 50 Free at Arizona Invitational,swimming news, swimming results, swimming workouts, swimming technique, swimming training, swimming time converter, swimming world, swimmingworld, swimming world magazine, swimming magazine, swimmingworld tv, swimmingworld radio, swiminfo, swimming dvds, swimming books, swimming videos, usa swimming, high school swimming, masters swimming, ...
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PD looks for driver who hit bicyclist
PHOENIX - A man riding a bicycle has died after he was struck by a vehicle in Phoenix Friday night. Phoenix police Sgt. Tommy Thompson said that shortly before 8:30 p.m. 58-year-old Norberto Martinez was riding his bike westbound on Bethany Home Road when he was struck near 38th Avenue. Thompson said Martinez was riding against traffic when he was hit by a light-colored 4-door or extended cab ...
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Characters come out at PHX Comicon
PHOENIX - It wasn't your usual crowd drifting through downtown Phoenix on Saturday. All weekend long characters from Superman to Ironman are converging on the Phoenix Convention Center ...
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Movie Review
One False Move
The first ten minutes of "One False Move" feel like any other violent crime film, even bordering on entering the straight-to-video realm, which is ironic because the rest of the film is so sharp and original. In the opening segment, three criminals, Roy (Billy Bob Thornton), Pluto (Michael Beach), and Roy's girlfriend Fantasia (Cynda Williams) disrupt a birthday party by stabbing, shooting or suff ... ...
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Gilbert teen overcomes pain to graduate
GILBERT, AZ - It's graduation time and one student at Perry High School in Gilbert has had to overcome a lot more than most to graduate with honors. Christopher Rondinella has fibromyalgia and has undergone clinical treatment and studies in California. In spite of his pain, he finds a way to get to school every day. With a 4.07 grade average, Christopher received a Presidential Scholarship ...
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Fire destroys Mesa home cats saved
MESA, AZ - Authorities say no one was home when a fire broke out and destroyed a residence in Mesa Saturday afternoon. The Mesa Fire Department said neighbors called 911 about smoke coming from a shed behind the house near Stapley and University drives. When crews arrived the shed was fully involved and fire had spread to the garage and attic. Firefighters moved into defensive mode, fighting the ...
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Gabrielle Giffords to grads Be bold
Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' advice to college graduates on Saturday was the same she offered senators earlier this year as they prepared to consider gun-related legislation. "Be bold. Be courageous," she advised graduates of Bard College in New York, repeating the words of her brief January testimony before the Judiciary Committee. "Be your best." Giffords, ...
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Blind boy inspires others to swim
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - Swimming comes easier than walking for 21-month-old Colton Meyer. It's a sport Colton's mom Simona Hecker never imagined he'd become comfortable with because of a developmental disorder he was born with. "When Colton was born we automatically knew something was wrong with his eyes. He was diagnosed with microphthalmia, leaving him pretty much blind," ...
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New Yorks Hot Dog Hooker arrested
New York's infamous "Hot Dog Hooker" allegedly tried to serve up the full works to one customer, but she didn't know the customer was an undercover detective and is now facing a prostitution case, police said. Catherina G. Scalia, 47, of East Rockaway, New York, was arrested after she responded to a call to go a hotel on Long Island, police said. She even drove her hot dog ...
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We must define the nature and scope of this struggle, or else it will define us. Neither I, nor any President can promise the total defeat of terror. What we must do is dismantle networks that pose a direct danger.
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Kahala Mandarin Oriental Hawaii Hotel
This 5 star resort hotel is about 10 minutes drive from Waikiki, around from Diamond Head. The hotel was the ...
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