Provides the latest RSS feeds for Arizona News. 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/cat/085cec8e58ce1f5a/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:00:45 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:00:45 -0400 30 A wildfire that began Tuesday has scorched nearly eight square miles in Northern Arizona. The fire was within 400 yards of some homes by Tuesday ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215291253/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:40:21 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215291253/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Whether Phoenix resident Gail Louise Olson manipulated an elderly man out of more than $110,000 or received the gifts legitimately as lavish tokens of their friendship will be decided during a trial that started Tuesday in Jackson County Circuit ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215291285/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:33:59 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215291285/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned an Arizona law that superimposed citizenship proof on the state's voters as a condition of exercising the ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215290347/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:07:37 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215290347/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Embrace the carpetbaggers. That's the message sent last night by the boards of Tucson's two biggest school districts, both of whom made new commitments to superintendents.The Tucson Unified School District board approved hiring H.T. Sanchez by a 4-1 vote.The Sunnyside Unified School District board approved extending Superintendent Manuel Isquierdo's contract by two years, through ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215290318/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:03:13 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215290318/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tuesday, June 18, 2013 | 10:22 p.m. The Las Vegas 51s were defeated 5-2 Tuesday at the Tucson Padres in the first game of a four-game road series. Tucson scored three runs in the seventh inning to break a 2-all tie and take the lead for good. Zach Lutz doubled and scored on an RBI single from Juan Centeno in the second inning for the first Las Vegas run. In the sixth, Ike Davis singled home Brian ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215288539/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:21:06 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215288539/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Police spokesman Michael Pooley says authorities received a call Tuesday night from a woman at the mall saying there was a man in the back of a theater pointing a gun at ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215288547/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:04:54 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215288547/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Paul Goldschmidt homered in the bottom of the ninth Tuesday to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3-2 win over the Miami Marlins. Goldschmidt sent the second pitch ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215288551/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:52:34 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215288551/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Arizona Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt watches his walk off home run take flight against the Miami Marlins during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks won 3-2. (AP Photo/Matt ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215287584/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:22:06 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215287584/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a WASHINGTON -- Houston's Astrodome stadium, New York's old Pan Am Worldport Terminal at Kennedy Airport and Montana's one-room schoolhouses are joining a list of the nation's most endangered historic places.On Wednesday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation is releasing its listing of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. It includes sites from Maine to ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215287364/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:18:04 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215287364/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a TEMPE, AZ - A gun threat forced the evacuation of the Harkins theatre at Arizona Mills Mall Tuesday night. Tempe police spokesman Michael Pooley said police got a call from someone at the mall saying there was a man in the back of the Harkins Theatre pointing a gun at people. Police arrived and evacuated the theater as a precaution. Authorities believe the man with the gun is still inside the ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215287659/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:09:35 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215287659/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a The Phoenix Police Department has made significant changes to their protocols for testing DNA in rape cases after an ABC15 Investigation exposed thousands of Valley sex crimes had untested evidence. "Does it assist us in solving crimes? Absolutely," said Commander Sandra Renteria, who oversees Phoenix's sex crimes bureau. "So, it's very important." After sex ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215286775/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:05:10 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215286775/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a But she says that didn't happen. Once the team was dropped off in Anaheim on Thursday, the bus driver headed back to Arizona. He only came back to pick the team up on ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215286776/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:05:09 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215286776/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - There's a new twist in the case of Jhessye Shockley. The missing girl's grandmother is in the Valley trying to get her other three grandkids back from Child Protective Services. Shirley Johnson came in from California Tuesday armed with documents and pictures that she hopes will outline her case to get the kids back to her home and people who love them. "I believe they ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215286777/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:05:09 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215286777/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a We are sorry to inform you that you have been temporarily blocked from this website. Your IP Address or perhaps someone from the same geographical area as you has been tracked visiting one or more websites and requesting large amounts of content in a short amount of time. This has caused your IP Address to be flagged as a possible bot, spider, crawler, spyware, or some other malware. In ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215285991/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:09:47 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215285991/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a GLENDALE, AZ - The Glendale Police Department is asking for the public's help solving a deadly hit-and-run. Police spokeswoman Tracey Breeden said around 3 a.m. June 5, KourtneyKaiser, 34, was found in the middle of the road with serious trauma to her body. Kaiser later died at the hospital as a result of her injuries. Breeden said investigators gathered damaged car parts from the scene and ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215285992/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:58:33 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215285992/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fire Weather Warning issued June 18 at 3:11PM MST expiring June 19 at 7:00PM MST in effect for: Apache; Coconino; Navajo… Fire Weather Warning issued June 18 at 3:11PM MST expiring June 19 at 7:00PM MST in effect for: ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215285150/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:52:30 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215285150/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a GLENDALE, AZ - Glendale police are asking for the public's help identifying a man who tried to abduct a young girl Thursday. Police spokeswoman Tracey Breeden said at about 3:40 p.m., two young girls were playing in the park near 53rd Avenue and Cholla Street when they were approached by an unknown adult male. Breeden said when the two girls started to walk away; the suspect grabbed one of ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215284152/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:45:58 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215284152/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) -- A 78-year-old Arizona man is being held in northeast Kansas after police reported finding $828,000 in cash in his pickup ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215284212/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:36:55 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215284212/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Jeff Hornacek is no stranger to working hard before and after the draft to make an impact on the NBA. He had to do it back in the summer of 1986 in an attempt to make the Suns' roster as the 46th overall pick in the draft and the team's fourth pick overall of the day. History seems to be repeating itself in Hornacek's first summer as head coach of the Suns, as well. Since the day ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215284153/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:31:47 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215284153/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Construction has temporarily halted in the area where the remains were uncovered by a road grader Monday, but authorities say work on the rest of the roadway is ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215283010/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:40:23 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215283010/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX (AP) -- An appeals court has upheld a lower court's ruling that dismissed a challenge to an Arizona law that denies bail to people who aren't in the country legally and are charged with murder, sexual assault and other serious ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215283085/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:31:40 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215283085/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Colorado authorities lifted mandatory evacuation orders in the state's second largest city as a historically damaging fire continued to burn to the ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215281482/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:44:52 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215281482/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a The prosecutor in the Jodi Arias case has asked a judge to reject her attorneys' request to delay until next year the retrial of the penalty phase in her case.Prosecutor Juan Martinez says in court filings that none of the reasons for the postponement that were offered by Arias' attorneys warrants a postponement.Arias' attorneys asked for a postponement to allow their client time ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215281802/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:37:35 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215281802/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a DENVER, CO - Survivors of a woman killed during the production of a reality TV show pilot have filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Discovery Communications Inc. and Anthropic Productions Corp. Terry Flanell's husband and daughter filed the lawsuit last week in federal court in Denver. It says the companies were producing a pilot focusing on the family's Colorado ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215281805/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:37:01 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215281805/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a tainted berries made her sick. Claudine Rad said she bought Townsend Farms frozen berries and put them into a smoothie. Soon after, she got sick and stayed sick for weeks. "It was like the worst flu you've ever had," Rad said. Rad said she was in bed for weeks, missing about a month of work and wages. Only now, nearly two months later, is she feeling better. "I still have ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215281804/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:37:01 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215281804/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a ASHLAND, OH - Three Ashland residents held a cognitively disabled woman and her child against their will for more than two years and forced the mom to perform manual labor for them, law enforcement officials said Tuesday. The conspiracy included beating the disabled woman and her child, threatening the woman and her child with large snakes, forcing them to sleep in a padlocked room with a large ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215281803/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:37:01 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215281803/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PRESCOTT, AZ - A wind-whipped wildfire in northern Arizona is forcing the evacuations of some homeowners west of Prescott. Yavapai County authorities say the fire began about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday near the Doce Pit about eight miles northwest of ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215281806/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:37:00 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215281806/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a A Texas congressman who was choking on a piece of popcorn is thanking a fellow Republican from Arizona and a House staffer who is also a doctor for stepping in to ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215281874/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:37:00 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215281874/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a This photo provided by Mark Sarlo shows damage to a gas station after severe weather passed through the area on Monday, June 17, 2013 in La Junta, Colo. National Weather Service spokeswoman Nezette Rydell said the tornado knocked down power poles in an industrial park near La Junta on Monday, but no injuries have been reported. More storms are expected on Tuesday. La Junta Fire Chief Aaron Eveatt ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280295/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:44:43 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280295/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a A wind-whipped wildfire in northern Arizona is forcing the evacuations of some homeowners west of Prescott.Yavapai County authorities say the fire began about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday near the Doce Pit about eight miles northwest of Prescott.Winds gusting to 22 mph pushed the flames across a state highway and the fire was at 20 acres by early Tuesday afternoon.That triggered mandatory evacuations for ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280661/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:32:36 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280661/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Police have searched the bottom of a lake for a Tempe woman missing since last weekend, but there's still no sign of the community college student.Adrienne Salinas, 19, was last seen by her roommates at 3 a.m. Saturday when she left her apartment to drive to her boyfriend's home in Scottsdale, authorities said.Salinas, who attends Gateway Community College, sent a text message to her ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280660/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:32:36 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280660/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX (AP) -- A Texas congressman who was choking on a piece of popcorn is thanking a fellow Republican from Arizona and a House staffer who is also a doctor for stepping in to ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280742/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:22:53 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280742/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Search under way in Arizona for a nineteen year old woman missing after a night out drinking Adrian Salinas was headed to her boyfriend's house and -- -- but never made it. Her car was blown out ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215279936/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:15:05 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215279936/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a may not require documentary proof of citizenship from people seeking to vote in federal elections, reported the New York Times. According to the Times, the decision affirms the "dominant role of the national government in regulating immigration and voting." Federal law, according to the ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280064/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:14:26 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280064/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - Police are asking for the public's help in finding a man who robbed a Safeway pharmacy Wednesday in Peoria. Just before 1 p.m. Wednesday, a man in his mid-20s robbed the Safeway at 83rd Avenue and Cactus Road, asking for all its oxycodone, according to Peoria police spokeswoman Amanda Jacinto. The suspect, wearing a disposable face mask, approached the pharmacy and told the ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215279471/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:25:58 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215279471/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fire Weather Warning issued June 18 at 9:56AM MST expiring June 19 at 7:00PM MST in effect for: Apache; Coconino; Navajo; Yavapai… Fire Weather Warning issued June 18 at 5:02AM MST expiring June 18 at 8:00PM MST in effect for: ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215279470/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:25:58 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215279470/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a A Kansas City man supported a “nascent” plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange, an FBI official said Tuesday at a Washington D.C. hearing. Deputy FBI Director Sean Joyce said federal investigators used secret surveillance warrants to identify Khalid Ouazzani, who is awaiting sentencing in Missouri on terrorism-related charges, as part of the ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215278140/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:26:16 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215278140/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - A Phoenix lawsuit was filed earlier this month by the three minor children of a man whose suicide was broadcast by Fox News Channel last year. The children, ages 9, 13 and 15, claim the footage of their father's suicide has caused them to suffer emotional ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215278284/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:19:00 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215278284/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - Authorities say five people are injured after a rollover crash Tuesday morning in north Phoenix. The crash happened just before 11 a.m. on Thunderbird Road at 68th Street. Air15 video shows a vehicle laying upside down and another vehicle sitting on the sidewalk. Of the five adult patients, three have life-threatening injuries and two are non-life threatening, according to the Phoenix ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215278285/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:18:59 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215278285/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Source: ONE Sport. Ernie Merrick has only seen Lewis Italiano play once, yet the Phoenix coach is confident that signing the young goalkeeper is no punt. The 22-year-old former Perth back-up has signed a one-year deal and is Merrick's first recruit after shedding six players. He relied on his spies in the Victorian Premier League, and a reference from Phoenix goalkeeping coach Jonathan ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215278286/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:18:11 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215278286/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a 33 minutes ago After a public disagreement that threatened to blow up into a larger battle, Chrysler said Tuesday that it has agreed to recall 2.7 million Jeep vehicles that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said could potentially erupt into fire if rear-ended.Chrysler had been expected to file papers Tuesday refusing to comply with a NHTSA voluntary recall request sent earlier ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215277413/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:15:47 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215277413/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX (AP) -- Republican congressmen from Arizona have introduced legislation that allows states to verify voters' U.S. citizenship after a Supreme Court ruling struck down a state law targeting voters in the country ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215278287/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:10:10 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215278287/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Mal Impiombato, the Phoenix football operations manager since the club's formation, is leaving Wellington to take up a position with Football Federation Australia. For the 32-year-old Australian, his last day with the Phoenix on July 2, will be one of mixed emotions. He is excited to be furthering his football administration experience with the Australian national body, something he has always ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215289482/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:30:22 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215289482/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a That was the same month that Arias' televised trial started in the brutal 2008 slaying of her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, a Mesa motivational ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276175/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:24:02 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276175/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a A troubled fraternity at Arizona State University has had its status revoked.The university recently announced that Sigma Alpha Epsilon was expelled from the school following a string of student conduction violations.ASU spokeswoman Julie Newberg says the fraternity's conduct conflicted with the fundamental values and ideals of both the fraternity and the university.The expulsion comes after ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276898/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:11:22 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276898/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - Phoenix police are investigating a suspicious device found in a central Phoenix neighborhood. Police were called to 18th Ave and Polk Road just after 9:30 a.m on Tuesday. Air15 flew over the scene and showed a robot investigating the area where the device was found. Police are still investigating the scene at this time. Stay with abc15.com for updates as they become ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276960/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:10:34 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276960/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - Want to report immigration abuses in Arizona? There's an app for that. A new mobile app aimed at reporting abuses stemming from the state's harsh SB1070 immigration law was unveiled Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona. The app is part of a bilingual campaign to encourage state residents to report abuses under Arizona's anti-illegal immigration. Other ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276961/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:10:34 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276961/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - With their capes and squeegees at hand, three superheroes are making kids smile at the Phoenix Children's Hospital. Air15 video captured Batman, Robin, and Superman cleaning windows at the hospital around 10 a.m. Tuesday near Thomas Road and State Route 51. It's a sight that's definitely capturing the hearts of ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276959/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:10:34 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276959/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a LAS VEGAS - Casino giant MGM Resorts International and entertainment company AEG say they've inked a deal to build a 20,000-seat Las Vegas Strip arena. Officials with Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts and Los Angeles-based AEG say the joint venture will provide a centerpiece for a renovation of the area from Las Vegas Boulevard to Frank Sinatra Drive between the New York-New York and Monte Carlo ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276903/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:10:33 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276903/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) -- Three Pinal County employees have been placed on leave after a report detailed that the county's public works department was out of control and employees' behavior resembled "Animal ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276962/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:01:26 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276962/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a OGDEN, UTAH - It was a quiet part of the Father's Day Mass as about 300 people stood up in preparation for communion. A parishioner, known by many at the church as Ricky Jennings, entered through the glass doors in back, holding his wife Cheryl's hand. Seconds later, police say Jennings fired a single shot at the back of Cheryl's father's head, nearly killing him. The loud ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215275608/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:03:13 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215275608/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) leaves at the end of a media availability after a House Republican Conference meeting December 18, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.Photographer: Alex Wong/Getty ImagesCopyright Getty ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215275551/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:03:13 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215275551/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a WASHINGTON - Plots to bomb the New York subway system and the New York Stock Exchange were among more than 50 stopped by secret surveillance programs, the director of the National Security Agency and other officials disclosed Tuesday. The programs also helped stop a plan to attack the office of a Danish newspaper that came under heat for publishing a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed in 2006, ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215275552/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:03:12 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215275552/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a The restrictions cover five counties of southwest Utah, the Dixie National Forest, Zion and Bryce national parks, Cedar Breaks National Monument, the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, the Arizona Strip and the Pipe Spring National ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215275609/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:54:25 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215275609/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Authorities hope an autopsy will give clues to the identity of a woman whose naked, lifeless body was found Saturday in a Tempe street.Tempe police spokesman Mike Pooley said the victim was "brutally murdered" but declined to give details beyond that she suffered from "severe trauma."Police believe the woman was killed elsewhere and dumped Saturday in a quiet, middle-class ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274023/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:57:13 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274023/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a until January 2014 because of scheduling conflicts and because of the possibility Arias' might want to call witnesses during the retrial of her sentencing phase. In his motion, Martinez ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274025/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:56:25 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274025/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a MILLERSVILLE, MD - "Xena," a cat around 2-years-old was recently found with an arrow her shoulder says Anne Arundel County police. Although Animal Control doesn't know exactly where the shooting happened, Xena was found on her owner's property in Millersville, Maryland. Animal Control was eventually able to catch Xena, who was scared after the incident, and then took her to ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274024/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:56:25 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274024/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - The McDowell Sonoran Preserve is the jewel of Scottsdale, 43 square miles of pristine desert set aside for the sake of its own beauty. Scottsdale's other jewel is its tourism industry, which draws visitors -- and their money -- from around the world. Those two priorities will come into conflict this week as the Scottsdale City Council considers whether to allow jeep tours in a ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274026/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:56:24 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274026/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a KABUL, Afghanistan - American officials say U.S. representatives will begin formal meetings with the Taliban in a few days at the group's new office opening in Qatar. Senior Obama administration officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record, described the Taliban's move to open a political office Tuesday in Doha as a stepping stone ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274027/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:56:23 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274027/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Over the weekend, a group of immigration reform supporters held a rally in front of Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s home. It is in situations like this that make him grateful he ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274028/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:55:09 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274028/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a http://bit.ly/128Rzj5 ) that Law Judge Thomas Shedden upheld last week the Rosemont Mine's aquifer protection permit from the state. He said opponents didn't show that the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality's granting of the permit was "arbitrary, unreasonable, (or) unlawful".The permit allows Rosemont Copper Co. to discharge materials if it can show that ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215272458/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:50:16 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215272458/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Authorities say a 10-year-old boy has died after a minivan crashed into a light pole in Scottsdale.Police say the boy died at the scene early Tuesday and two other suffering minor injuries. According to police, the boy was a passenger in the vehicle.Department of Public Safety spokesman Bart Graves said an adult male grabbed the wheel of the minivan causing the female driver to lose control and ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215272457/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:50:15 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215272457/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a NEW YORK - Starbucks has a new way to wake up its customers: showing the calories in its drinks. The Seattle-based coffee chain says it will start posting calorie counts on menu boards nationwide next week, ahead of a federal regulation that would require it to do so. Calorie counts on menus are already required in some parts of the country, including New York City. But starting June 25, ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215272459/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:49:28 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215272459/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a SCOTTSDALE, AZ - A 10-year-old boy is dead and two other people are suffering minor injuries Tuesday morning after a violent crash on northbound Loop ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215271066/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:43:26 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215271066/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a http://bit.ly/15fTbK5 ) that a new mobile app aimed at reporting abuses stemming from the state's harsh SB1070 immigration law is set to be unveiled Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union of ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215271107/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:34:48 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215271107/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) -- A former acting Hayden fire chief accused of theft and trafficking in stolen property has been sworn in as the community's ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215271108/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:34:48 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215271108/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a SALEM, Mass. -- A sergeant in the Arizona National Guard who served in Iraq has been sentenced to three years in a Massachusetts prison after pleading guilty to his role in a scheme to move $1 million worth of cocaine from Mexico to Canada.Gerardo Flores of Tucson, Ariz., was sentenced Monday in Salem Superior Court on drug charges.The 29-year-old Flores was one of three men arrested at a Peabody ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215270946/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:28:57 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215270946/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a We are sorry to inform you that you have been temporarily blocked from this website. Your IP Address or perhaps someone from the same geographical area as you has been tracked visiting one or more websites and requesting large amounts of content in a short amount of time. This has caused your IP Address to be flagged as a possible bot, spider, crawler, spyware, or some other malware. In ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215269793/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:50:29 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215269793/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PEORIA, AZ - Authorities are investigating after a woman was shot early Tuesday morning in Peoria. Peoria police spokesperson Amanda Jacinto said, there was a fight between two individuals at a home near 85th ave and Peoria Ave which lead to a woman being shot in the abdomen. Jacinto said the woman was transported to an area hospital where she is reported to be in stable condition. Police are not ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215269740/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:39:44 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215269740/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a ANTHEM, AZ - Southbound Interstate 17 in Anthem is closed Tuesday morning after a deadly accident. The two vehicle accident happened just before 11:30 p.m. on Monday at Daisy Mountain Road south of Anthem. The Department of Public Safety says one person was killed in the crash. Southbound traffic into the Valley is being taken off Gavilan Peak ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215269741/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:39:44 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215269741/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Source: Getty Images Head coach Ernie Merrick has completed his first Wellington Phoenix signing with former Perth Glory goalkeeper Lewis Italiano joining the club on a one-year contract. Italiano, 22 and 1.89m tall, is currently playing for Oakleigh Cannons in the Victoria Premier League and will not arrive in Wellington till September 1. "I want him to play as many games as possible at a ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215266530/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:27:54 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215266530/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - On Monday nights, we swoon as "The Bachelor" franchise promises roses and romance. But, this is a TV show with a production team making this reality show not totally real. Season 4 "Bachelorette" winner Jesse Csincsak dishes with us on the good the bad and the scandalous, like what really happens in the Fantasy Suite. Jesse says producers don't push couples to ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215262959/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:15:16 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215262959/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a