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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Tucson Post.com http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/10/id/a548abef580c2494/ en-us Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:43:59 -0500 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:43:59 -0500 30 Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is raising cash for her former running mate Senator John McCain by offering donors a chance for a picture with her at the Arizona Biltmore reception. http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/610202/cs/1/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:40:11 -0500 ANI http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/610202/cs/1/ The more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana had an estimated value exceeding $850,000 (U.S. Border Patrol) AJO, AZ -- After several hours of tracking in the western Arizona desert Monday, U.S. Border Pa... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32954868/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:59:36 -0500 ABC 15 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32954868/ Arizona Science Center is kicking off construction on a new entrance and lobby that will make the downtown Phoenix venue more accessible. The construction, financed by a 2006 city of Phoenix bond iss... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32954636/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:36:22 -0500 The Business Journal http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32954636/ PHOENIX (AP) - A judge has authorized a 2-year pause in a 28-year-old lawsuit over the adequacy of Arizona's services for the seriously mentally ill. Lawyers for Gov. Jan Brewer and class-action plai... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32954871/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:48 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32954871/ WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - A federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware has approved the Chapter 11 reorganization plan of Freedom Communications, owner of The Orange County Register in California, the East Va... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32954872/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:48 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32954872/ PHOENIX (AP) - State Rep. Jack Brown is retiring after 36 years in the Legislature. Brown is an 80-year-old Democrat from St. Johns. He represents a sprawling district covering parts of 5 counties in... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32954873/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:47 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32954873/ FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - Residents of a small Arizona community that serves as a gateway to the Grand Canyon's popular South Rim are voting on whether to incorporate. Tusayan (TOO'-say-ohn) is made up... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32954874/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:47 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32954874/ PHOENIX (AP) - The mother of an 8-month-old Arizona boy missing for more than two months refused to go to court Tuesday, delaying the case. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Timothy Ryan would hav... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32954875/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:46 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32954875/ PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona legislators are considering a Republican plan that includes spending cuts in education, health care and other programs to help close big shortfalls. House and Senate committees... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32954876/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:45 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32954876/ By DAVID KOENIGAP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) - Continental Airlines plans to cancel flights rather than risk stiff fines under new federal rules designed to punish carriers for delaying passengers. ... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32954869/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:44 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32954869/ HOUSTON (AP) - A Texas judge has rescinded his highly criticized ruling that the death penalty is unconstitutional. However, the debate on the issue isn't over. Judge Kevin Fine on Tuesday said h... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32954870/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:44 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32954870/ By MIKE BAKERAssociated Press Writer PITTSBORO, N.C. (AP) - A judge said Tuesday he is considering whether to send a former John Edwards aide to jail for contempt over his handling of a purported sex... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32954877/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:43 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32954877/ email MESA, Ariz. (AP) - Bankruptcy filings continue to climb this year across Arizona and the Phoenix metropolitan area. According to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Arizona, more than 5,200 state res... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32951547/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:36:47 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32951547/ KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) - Blasting on U.S. 93 south of Hoover Dam has been put off a day due to mechanical problems. The Arizona Department of Transportation said blasting will instead take place Wednesd... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32951550/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:36:31 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32951550/ PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) - A Colorado school district administrator has been named the new superintendent of the Prescott Unified School District. David Smucker of Rifle, Colo., was offered the position ... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32951549/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:36:30 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32951549/ ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Federal appellate judges have upheld a Nuclear Regulatory Commission decision to issue permits allowing a company leach uranium at an aquifer that supplies drinking water to t... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32951548/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:36:29 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32951548/ SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) - At the request of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the Air Force will be holding a meeting March 30 in Sierra Vista to answer questions and offer information about the F-35 jet... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32951551/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:36:28 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32951551/ CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee woman who faked having breast cancer for five years has pleaded guilty to theft and forgery for accepting sick-leave from her co-workers and other donations. Thi... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32951554/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:36:27 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32951554/ By MICHAEL RUBINKAMAssociated Press Writer ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - The few remaining residents of a Pennsylvania coal town decimated by a 48-year-old underground mine fire claim in court papers that a ... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32951553/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:36:26 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32951553/ By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The House's No. 2 Democrat is dismissing as "absurd" former Rep. Eric Massa's claims that he was forced out by party leaders because o... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32951552/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:36:25 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32951552/ By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A construction crane owner got a bargain-basement repair job on a giant rig, which fell apart and killed two workers when the fix failed, pros... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32951555/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:36:25 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32951555/ By GREG BLUESTEINAssociated Press Writer ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia grand jury has indicted four members of an assisted suicide group on charges they helped a 58-year-old with cancer kill himself. The... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32951556/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:36:24 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32951556/ ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - SeaWorld has not decided whether a whale that killed its trainer by dragging her into the water will keep performing, an official said Tuesday. In the days after Dawn Brancheau d... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32951557/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:36:22 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32951557/ West Tangerine Road will be closed just east of Interstate 10 beginning 6 a.m. Wednesday to allow for emergency repair work on the railroad crossing. The closure, which affects traffic in both dire... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32948355/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:04:19 -0500 Arizona Daily Star http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32948355/ Organizers say the tuition increase will severely impact those students who are unable to budget this unexpected charge; therefore, making higher education a privilege. http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32948356/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:58:49 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32948356/ email Tucson, AZ (KOLD) - Some of the happiest renters in America are right here in Tucson. According to a survey from apartment ratings dot com.. which ranked happy renters in 'college towns&#3... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32948357/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:58:47 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32948357/ email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) – Prenuptial agreements are becoming more popular these days, as people look for more financial security. A new survey by Harris Interactive finds nearly one third of s... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32948358/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:58:47 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32948358/ PHOENIX (AP) - Several Phoenix-area cities are holding elections Tuesday. In Carefree, voters are deciding whether to recall Mayor David Schwan. Tempe voters must decide if the city should hike the t... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32948360/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:58:36 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32948360/ ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Albuquerque police say a man's confession to an attorney led them to a murder scene in new Mexico. Police have arrested 37-year-old Ralph Montoya and booked him into jail... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32948361/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:58:34 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32948361/ PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Department of Public Safety is investigating a single vehicle rollover accident west of Phoenix along the westbound Interstate 10 at Verrado Way. DPS spokesman Ofc. Robert ... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32948362/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:58:34 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32948362/ PHOENIX, Arizona, MARCH 8, 2010 (Zenit.org).- The Arizona bishops are calling on government authorities to defend the most vulnerable: the unborn, children, the elderly and immigrants.They affirmed th... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32948170/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:55:36 -0500 EWTN http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32948170/ Written by Paul Davenport, AP Writer PHOENIX (AP) - The budget-balancing plan unveiled Monday by Arizona legislators includes abolishing the state's funding for full-day kindergarten. Funding wo... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32945061/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:57:22 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32945061/ email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) – The Southern Arizona Aids Foundation has been infused with thousands of dollars, thanks to the runway show, Moda Provocateur. Fashion, style and compassion were celeb... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32945062/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:57:22 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32945062/ SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Department of Homeland Security says nearly 300 illegal immigrants were arrested at border checkpoints near San Diego over the weekend. The department said Monday that 294 immigr... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32945064/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:57:10 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32945064/ COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Northern Kentucky-based St. Elizabeth Healthcare is selling its ambulance service, pending state approval. A news release from the nonprofit hospital group said it plans to sell... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32945066/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:57:09 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32945066/ By MATT LEINGANGAssociated Press Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A shooting Tuesday morning at an Ohio State University campus maintenance building left one employee dead and two others wounded, the uni... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32945065/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:57:08 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32945065/ FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - The Coconino National Forest in northern Arizona has a new supervisor. Earl Stewart replaces Nora Rasure, who left in July to become the deputy director of recreation, heritag... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32941406/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:34:36 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32941406/ CLEVELAND (AP) - An Ohio doctor convicted of aggravated murder in his wife's cyanide-poisoning death faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced. Forty-one-year-old Yazeed Essa (EE'-suh) ... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32941407/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:34:34 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32941407/ FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - A United Airlines spokeswoman says a plane carrying 15 passengers and three crew members has arrived safely at Fresno Yosemite International Airport in central California after e... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32941410/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:34:34 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32941410/ PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Authorities say five cars on a freight train derailed in downtown Philadelphia, but none tipped over and there were no injuries or hazardous materials involved. CSX spokesman Bob ... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32941408/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:34:33 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32941408/ By CURT ANDERSON and GREG BLUESTEINAssociated Press Writers MIAMI (AP) - Toyota owners claiming that massive safety recalls are causing the value of their vehicles to plummet have filed at least 89 c... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32941409/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:34:33 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32941409/ By JOCELYN NOVECKAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - For more than a year, Sarah Palin has been one of the most famous political and cultural figures in the country. Even by that standard, though, las... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32938641/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:55:47 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32938641/ Manuel Corpas knows he needs to make a significant statement this spring."I have to show everybody I'm here again and I'm the man," Corpas, 27, said, "I'm the guy from 2007."That season, his first ful... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32938642/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:52:43 -0500 Examiner http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32938642/ By JESSICA GRESKOAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - It's a day of wedding bells for some gay couples in Washington. Couples who applied for marriage licenses on the first day they were av... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32936451/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:26:44 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32936451/ The annual deadline for filing a residential property tax appeal in Pima County, Arizona is April 13, 2010. During this period of unprecedented decline in housing values, many property owners are unfa... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32933239/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:44:41 -0500 PR Web http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32933239/ A Tucson dentist who has volunteered for decades fixing teeth for the needy will get "the best thank-you ever" - a ride over the city with the Air Force Thunderbirds. "I'm hoping to just have a bla... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32934253/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:04:10 -0500 Arizona Daily Star http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32934253/ Did last week's string of 70-plus degree temperatures get you planning your springtime activities and thinking winter was a thing of the past? Well, then, you won't like what National Weather Servi... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32934254/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:04:09 -0500 Arizona Daily Star http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32934254/ The "buzzworms" are back - and the biting has begun. Rattlesnakes, sometimes called buzzworms because of their buzz-like rattle, are coming out of hibernation this month - providing a reptilian spe... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32934255/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:04:09 -0500 Arizona Daily Star http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32934255/ Workers with Fluoresco Lighting & Signs install the tail of the kite that's part of the logo for the new Diamond Children's Medical Center, part of University Medical Center. Handling the task Mon... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32934256/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:04:07 -0500 Arizona Daily Star http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32934256/ Sierra Vista residents will get a last-minute chance to weigh in on a new fighter jet that could come to Tucson. The Air Force will hold an open house there on March 30 to get feedback on its propo... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32934257/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:04:05 -0500 Arizona Daily Star http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32934257/ email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) – Parents and teachers weighed in on the four day school week in Bisbee Monday night. "They're getting tired," said first grade teacher Lynn Rodriguez before the me... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32934258/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:58:48 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32934258/ email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - We are watching another storm system approaching us for today. This one looks to be keeping much of the energy north of us, but we will be hit with the wind and rain for a s... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32934259/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:58:48 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32934259/ EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) - A California Highway Patrol officer helped slow a runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop on Monday after the car's accelerator became stuck on a San Diego County f... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32934260/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:58:37 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32934260/ NEW YORK (AP) - A police officer in Brooklyn has fatally shot a man who the NYPD says was brandishing a fake pistol near a school. Police said they received a 911 call Monday afternoon from a parent ... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32932125/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:34:55 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32932125/ One person has died in a two-vehicle collision on U.S. Highway 70 near the Arizona-New Mexico state line, according to Arizona Department of Public Safety. The agency was still investigating the ac... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32930338/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:14:18 -0500 Arizona Daily Star http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32930338/ email Benson, AZ (KOLD News 13) - A new immigrant housing facility, one with soccer fields and basketball courts, will ultimately be decided by voters in a referendum, according to Benson's City ... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32930339/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:09:01 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32930339/ email PHOENIX (AP) - U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl say they oppose the plan of a short-term sales-tax hike as a way to deal with Arizona's budget crisis. State lawmakers say the proposed 1-... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32930343/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:08:50 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32930343/ By DEVLIN BARRETT and MATT APUZZOAssociated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - White House aides are increasingly convinced that accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will never face trial in a... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32930344/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:08:46 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32930344/ By DAN JOLINGAssociated Press Writer ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Sarah Palin has been no friend lately of socialized health care. She has criticized Canada's system, saying it should be dismantled ... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32930345/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:08:45 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32930345/ email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - It took more than 65 years but a World War II veteran finally received his wartime medals. "We are honored you are here today," said U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords ... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32928447/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:37:17 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32928447/ email Tucson, AZ (KOLD) - Pima County's Animal Cruelty Taskforce is asking the public to watch for two purebred Yorkshire Terriers that were stolen last month from an Oro Valley home. Skippy and... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32928448/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:37:16 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32928448/ TUCSON, AZ -- A Tucson woman who critically injured her 69-year-old grandmother in a stabbing attack has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison plus three years probation.Pima County prosecutors say ... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32926546/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:25:46 -0500 ABC 15 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32926546/ email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - Researchers say your perfect diet may be found in your genes. "We're finally beginning to have proof that you can scientifically determine which diet is best for any g... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32926547/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:58:30 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32926547/ HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Western governors are telling the Obama administration that regulation of coal ash waste is best done by the states. The Western Governor's Association is resisting a move by the... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32926550/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:58:29 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32926550/ By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A construction crane owner got a bargain-basement repair job on a giant rig, which fell apart and killed two workers when the fix failed, pros... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32926551/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:58:28 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32926551/ By JOHN FLESHERAssociated Press Writer TAWAS CITY, Mich. (AP) - Prospects are good for resolving a dispute over abortion that has led some House Democrats to threaten to withhold support of President... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32926553/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:58:28 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32926553/ By DAVID RUNKAssociated Press Writer DETROIT (AP) - Detroit, the very symbol of American industrial might for most of the 20th century, is drawing up a radical renewal plan that calls for turning lar... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32926552/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:58:27 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32926552/ By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press Writer ESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) - A registered sex offender charged with murdering a teen girl last month is a focus of the investigation into the death of a 14-year-ol... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32926549/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:58:26 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32926549/ By GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated Press Writer SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A California man was charged Monday with operating a ring of illegal test-takers who helped dozens of Middle Eastern nationals obtai... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32926554/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:58:26 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32926554/ By JOCELYN NOVECKAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - For Hollywood pundits, industry folk and Oscar fans still paying attention on Monday, a major question remained: How did David slay Goliath? For a... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32926548/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:58:25 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32926548/ TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - When alleged kidnapper Steve McPherson raced away from a westside neighborhood with an 11-year-old girl, eyewitnesses flooded the 911 dispatch center with calls. Those recordings ... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32924414/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:36:26 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32924414/ email The treated water now flowing in the Santa Cruz River does not meet federal standards. While it may not be a serious health hazard right now, it needs to be cleaned up. The EPA set those stan... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32924415/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:36:15 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32924415/ PHOENIX (AP) - The budget-balancing plan unveiled Monday by Arizona legislators includes abolishing the state's funding for full-day kindergarten. Funding would revert to half-day under the plan form... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32924417/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:36:13 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32924417/ PHOENIX (AP) - The Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court has appointed a special investigator to look into allegations of unethical conduct against Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas. The in... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32924420/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:36:13 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32924420/ PHOENIX (AP) - A Republican legislative budget-balancing plan hits the wallets of most state employees. The plan includes 2.75 percent pay cuts and mandatory days off without pay as steps to save the... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32924418/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:36:12 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32924418/ PHOENIX (AP) - Authorities say a former Arizona man already imprisoned in Wisconsin for fraud will spend an additional five years in federal prison for a vacation rental scam. Prosecutors say 48-year... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32924421/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:36:10 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32924421/ By MATTHEW BARAKATAssociated Press Writer ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - There were no obvious signs of trouble when gunman John Patrick Bedell approached a Pentagon security checkpoint Thursday night. But Pe... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32924424/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:36:09 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32924424/ By MATT LEINGANGAssociated Press Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Gov. Ted Strickland on Monday postponed the execution of a convicted killer who managed to take an overdose of pills in his death row cel... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32924423/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:36:08 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32924423/ By JOHN McFARLANDAssociated Press Writer DALLAS (AP) - A gunman apparently angry over business dealings wounded a father and son at their financial services company inside an office building Monday, ... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32924422/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:36:06 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32924422/ (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)Cleveland Indians Michael Brantley, right, is congratulated by Trevor Crowe (4) after Brantley scored in the fifth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a Cactus League spr... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32924425/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:33:24 -0500 Examiner http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32924425/ is expanding its newest version of high-speed Internet to areas of the Phoenix and Tucson metros, the company announced Monday. Denver-based Qwest (NYSE:Q) is rolling out the service, which offers 40... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32921227/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:17:17 -0500 Business Journal http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32921227/ PHOENIX (AP) - Republican legislative leaders are revising a budget-balancing proposal to shift responsibility for custody and treatment of juvenile offenders to counties. Gov. Jan Brewer had propose... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32921216/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:46:14 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32921216/ PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona's legislators have begun a special session to consider a Republican plan to close state's big budget shortfalls. The special session began Monday afternoon after being called F... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32921220/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:46:13 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32921220/ TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - 1 of 4 people accused of torturing a Tucson man for hours has been sentenced to two years of probation. Larry Bruce Hammond pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and agreed to tes... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32921218/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:46:12 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32921218/ SACATON, Ariz. (AP) - Five people who were injured in a fatal Arizona bus crash, including an 11-year-old boy hailed as a hero, have been released from the hospital. One person involved in the crash ... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32921219/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:46:12 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32921219/ By GREG BLUESTEINAssociated Press Writer ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia man accused of killing two people is trying to get his murder charges dismissed by using the Census defense. Floyd Wayne Williams Jr... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32921223/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:46:10 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32921223/ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Dr. Edgar Wayburn, a five-term president of the Sierra Club who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for working to preserve vast tracts of wilderness in the U.S., has died.... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32921224/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:46:10 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32921224/ By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - For a guy who professes to have no interest in running for president, Gen. David Petraeus can come off as surprisingly eager to talk about... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32921225/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:46:09 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32921225/ By ABBY HAIGHTAssociated Press Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Wildlife officials have tried everything to keep sea lions from eating endangered salmon, dropping bombs that explode under water and firin... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32921226/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:46:08 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32921226/ Sports fans have until Friday vote on nominees for the Arizona Sports 2010 Hall of Fame, which honors athletes, coaches and administrators who have made significant contributions to Arizona sports. P... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32918199/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:44:42 -0500 Business Journal http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32918199/ /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- There are currently 159 American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA)-financed highway construction projects underway or completed in http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32918207/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:21:51 -0500 Earth Times http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32918207/ The winter storm watch has ended, but light rain continues to fall in parts of the Tucson area. Get used to it for a little while, the National Weather Service says. The latest storm, which is exp... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32918403/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:16:40 -0500 Arizona Daily Star http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32918403/ NEW YORK (AP) - Lil Wayne has been sentenced to a year in jail after pleading guilty in a New York City gun case. The Grammy Award-winning rapper was taken away in handcuffs Monday to start serving h... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32918406/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:11:08 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32918406/ WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) - Programs that help senior citizens live independently are facing budget constraints in several states, prompting new fees and waiting lists. The in-home services include perso... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32918405/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:11:07 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32918405/ By ROBIN HINDERYAssociated Press Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Republican state Sen. Roy Ashburn said Monday he is gay, ending days of speculation that began after his arrest last week for investi... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32918408/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:11:04 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32918408/ By The Associated Press Army Spc. Bobby J. Pagan Bobby Pagan loved to have fun but took his responsibilities seriously. He helped take care of his family as a teenager after his older brother left f... http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32918407/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:11:03 -0500 News 13 http://story.tucsonpost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a548abef580c2494/id/32918407/