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Jan Brewer's push to expand Medicaid in the state. Officials said Friday that the sender of the email asked the lawmakers to vote against the Medicaid expansion plan and made reference to Second Amendment rights. The ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214753409/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Sat, 25 May 2013 00:26:58 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214753409/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a TUCSON, AZ - Authorities have released the name of a wheelchair-bound woman who was fatally struck by a vehicle while leaving a high school graduation in Tucson. Northwest Fire District officials say 82-year-old Dorothy Penrod died Thursday night, shortly after arriving at University of Arizona Medical Center. The woman's 59-year-old nephew also was struck and was listed Friday in extremely ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214752597/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 23:20:12 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214752597/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a TALLAHASSEE | Florida has a new fiscal game plan to keep its spring training lineup of baseball teams from jumping to the Cactus League in ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214751921/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 22:27:32 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214751921/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a So you can stay ahead of the news, here's a quick look at some of the stories ABC15 will be keeping an eye on Saturday, May 25, through Monday, May ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214751922/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 22:13:24 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214751922/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a I'm constantly getting calls and emails about identity theft and scammers trying to get information from you. The good news is, many people are ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214751923/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 22:13:23 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214751923/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - Officials have released the planned route for the funeral procession of a Phoenix police officer killed while wrapping up a DUI stop last weekend. Officer Daryl Raetz's funeral procession will take place Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is expected to cause significant traffic delays. The procession will be immediately following his funeral at Christ's Church of the Valley ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214751924/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 22:13:22 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214751924/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks with a reporter outside city jail in this May 3, 2010, file photo. (PAUL J. ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214751500/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 22:00:53 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214751500/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a San Diego Padres' Chris Denorfia connects for a solid single to center that drives in Carlos Quentin with the tying run against the St. Louis Cardinals in the sixth inning of a baseball game in San Diego, Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214751189/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 21:17:17 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214751189/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX -- Key figures in a lawsuit that alleges that an Arizona sheriff's office has racially profiled Latinos in its immigration patrols. A judge ruled Friday that Arpaio's office systematically racially profiles Latinos:ARPAIO: Sheriff Joe Arpaio has aggressively pursued local immigration enforcement. The sheriff has been accused of launching some immigration patrols based on ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214750895/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 21:13:25 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214750895/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a They were 12 ordinary citizens who didn't oppose the death penalty. But unlike spectators outside the courthouse who followed the case like a daytime soap opera and jumped to demand Jodi Arias' execution, the jurors faced a decision that was wrenching and real, with implications that could haunt them forever.In an interview Friday, jury foreman William Zervakos provided a glimpse into ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214751190/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 21:05:21 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214751190/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a APACHE JUNCTION, AZ - Arizona's outdoors can be beautiful to enjoy but a fun hiking trip can quickly turn into a dangerous situation. So what do you do if you find yourself having to go into survival mode? It's a situation Pam Paley found herself in two years ago when she went on a hike through the Superstition Mountains. Her plan was to just do a half-day hike with a friend. Instead, ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214751191/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 21:04:41 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214751191/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a on Thursday. Juror 18, foreman Bill Zervakos, explained how, in the end, the trial for Arias ended up with a hung jury when deciding on life in prison or death. "None of us knew what would happen if we were unable to come up with a verdict," Zervakos admitted. Zervakos told ABC15 the jury believed Stephens would decide whether to give Arias life in prison or life with chance of release. ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214751192/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 21:04:41 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214751192/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Comicon fever has swept the Valley. You'll see everything from a full-sized mockup of the Mos Eisley cantina from Star Wars, to all kinds of costumed heroes and villains. Stars from your favorite TV shows, comics and movies are also at the event. See what it's like to suit up like a superhero in the video player ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214751193/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 21:04:40 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214751193/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a The planned $600 million-State Farm Insurance regional headquarters that Tempe city officials confirmed today may bring thousands of jobs and tax revenues to the state, but for Arizona State University students, it will also mean less parking. The roughly 2,000 parking spots located on the north side of Rio Salado Parkway, just west of Rural Road commonly known as Lot 59 North will be ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214751579/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 21:04:38 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214751579/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio (right) attends a rally for the Tea Party Express in 2010. A U.S. District court has ruled that Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio's department has violated the rights of Latino drivers by racially profiling them as part of a crackdown on illegal immigration and issued an injunction to halt the ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214749675/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 20:06:32 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214749675/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a A federal judge must now decide whether the nation's largest police force has been unjustly stopping black and Hispanic men under a polarizing tactic known as stop, question and frisk, and whether changes are needed to department policy, training and ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214749676/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 20:05:38 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214749676/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a moving the game to Glendale, Ariz., the Rebels football team will open its home slate on Sept. 7 against Arizona in Las Vegas as originally scheduled, UNLV Athletic Director Jim Livengood announced in a statement Friday. "We were approached by a promoter to move our September 7 home football game against Arizona to Glendale's University of Phoenix Stadium but we've decided to keep ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214750240/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 20:05:08 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214750240/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - A former City of Phoenix recreation leader who recently resigned his position was arrested Thursday on suspicion of the attempted molestation of a 13-year-old. Michael Hudson, 21, reportedly climbed into the victim's window on May 17 in order to avoid her parents, police said. He brought alcohol and began drinking with the girl and up to two of her friends. At some point, Hudson ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214750330/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 19:57:12 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214750330/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a 1 of 8. Jodi Arias listens as the verdict for sentencing is read for her first degree murder conviction at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Arizona, May 23, 2013. An Arizona jury weighing whether Jodi Arias should be put to death for the brutal murder of her ex-boyfriend deadlocked on Thursday and the judge ordered a retrial of the penalty phase of the ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214750331/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 19:47:42 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214750331/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. The 142-page decision by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow in Phoenix backs up allegations that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's critics have ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214749756/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 19:40:25 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214749756/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a South Korean police say a suicidal man jumping to his death also killed a 5-year-old girl by falling on her as she walked with her parents outside the apartment ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214748823/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 19:05:44 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214748823/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a keep chickens in their backyards has been tabled until July. The city's Planning and Zoning Commission had approved the plan May 1. But the Arizona Republic reports that the City Council voted 4-3 Thursday to delay a decision on the issue until its July 11 meeting. The proposed ordinance would allow as many as five hens in residential neighborhoods. The city prohibits chickens or any animal ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214749260/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 18:50:36 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214749260/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a A Tucson man suspected of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend has been arrested after a high-speed, cross-town police chase.Ozziel Ramirez, 20, was arrested at about 1:30 p.m. today near Ryan Airfield about 10 miles southwest of Tucson.He is suspected of kidnapping Marveen Estrada, 23, at about 8 p.m. Thursday. Estrada was riding in the passenger seat of a vehicle that pulled into the Quickmart located ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214749306/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 18:31:51 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214749306/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a The development agreement for State Farm Insurances massive 2 million-square-foot regional headquarters along Tempe Town Lake which was confirmed after months of rumors today and is reportedly the largest office development in state history will go before Tempe City Council for consideration at its next meeting on May 30, city spokeswoman Nikki Ripley told me Friday afternoon. The city has ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214749520/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 18:27:37 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214749520/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a As jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on the panel cried and one looked to the victim's family, mouthing the word, ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214747948/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 17:49:26 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214747948/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - GOP leaders want to revive a bill that would allow people to sue over infringements on religious freedom after it was vetoed by Republican Gov. Jan Brewer. Cathi Herrod, president of the Center for Arizona Policy, sent an email to supporters Friday vowing to bring back Senate Bill 1178. Civil liberties groups say the bill would legalize anti-gay discrimination. Brewer vetoed the bill ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214748264/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 17:40:57 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214748264/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a WASHINGTON D.C. - Laughter. L-A-U-G-H-T-E-R. Laughter. All jokes aside, the Scripps National Spelling Bee is serious business and the contestants feel an immense amount of the pressure when they approach the microphone and face the judges. Letter-by-letter, they mime the spelling of the word on the palm of their hand or they silently mutter under their breath, working to merge the letters ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214748266/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 17:40:56 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214748266/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a some crazy things to. We get to watch it over and over. Contestants at the Scripps National Spelling Bee are known to have some whacky reactions to the words their asked to spell. Fainting. Impressions. Jokes. And even some hostility is all too common. Watch the video above to see a collection of some of the best reactions--from the hilarious to the over-ecstatic--from contestants throughout past ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214748265/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 17:40:56 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214748265/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - Arizona Senator John McCain is asking the head of the Department of Homeland Security for more information about a man suspected of hitting and killing a Phoenix police officer last weekend. McCain sent a letter asking several questions of Secretary Janet Napolitano about Jesus Cabrera-Molina, who was arrested on Sunday on an unrelated drug charge. Cabrera-Molina has not been charged in ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214748263/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 17:40:56 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214748263/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a TEMPE, AZ - A $600 million office facility is coming to Tempe near the Arizona State University campus, the city announced Friday. The land, leased from ASU, will be home to the largest office development in Arizona history, with more the 2 million square feet to be constructed on more than 20 acres. The site is adjacent to ASU athletic facilities as well as Tempe Town Lake. Developed by Ryan ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214747145/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 16:32:10 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214747145/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a The cool blonde knew. Her stealth mission was a success. May I have that in a sentence, please? The Scripps National Spelling Bee has a long-held reputation for seriousness. Serious children spelling serious words with serious meanings. The annual competition, begun in 1925 and administered since 1941 by The E.W. Scripps Co. of Cincinnati, is known for its pressure, its nervous contestants, its ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214747146/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 16:32:09 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214747146/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a will compete from the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Department of Defense Dependents Schools in Europe; as well as the Bahamas, Canada, China, Ghana, Jamaica, Japan and South Korea. Zee Week 2013 marks ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214747147/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 16:32:07 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214747147/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - A rolling set of street closings is planned late Friday afternoon and early evening for a procession of fire vehicles as the body of a Phoenix firefighter is taken to a cemetery for burial after his funeral. The procession for Firefighter Brad Harper begins at 2:30 p.m. after his funeral at Christ's Church of the Valley in ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214747234/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 16:32:06 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214747234/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- The Navajo Nation has had trouble spending hundreds of millions of dollars in federal housing funds over the past several ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214747235/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 16:24:06 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214747235/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a A spokesman says Secretary of State Ken Bennett's office isn't being swayed by a lawyer's criticism of campaign finance allegations against Attorney General Tom Horne and an associate.Attorney Timothy La Sota says in a letter obtained by The Arizona Republic ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214745857/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 15:21:18 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214745857/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a WASHINGTON - Teen births in Arizona plummeted 35 percent between 2007 and 2011, tying with Utah for the steepest decline in the nation, according to new numbers released Thursday. ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214745859/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 15:20:36 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214745859/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - Phoenix firefighters had to get several horses out of harm's way as they fought an early morning fire at a stable on Friday. Fire Capt. Jonathan Jacobs says a fire truck used a water gun to knock down the flames but that the job was made more difficult by up to 10 horses running around. He says firefighters had to herd several of the horses to safety away from the fire. Cause of ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214745858/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 15:20:36 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214745858/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - Since the first of the year nearly 10,000 new jobs have been added to the Valley's growing hospitality and tourism industry. In January 185,000 people worked in area hotels, bars, resorts and restaurants. Now more more than 194,000 people do. Samuel Baxter is one of those people. He was unemployed for two months before finding a job at a new restaurant. Baxter is now the new Chef ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214745861/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 15:20:35 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214745861/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - In an attempt to ease holiday travel, the Arizona Department of Transportation hasn't scheduled any road closures on state highways over Memorial Day weekend. Heavy traffic is expected due to holiday travelers, especially in existing work zones, officials said. However, the funeral processions for fallen firefighter Bradley Harper and slain police officer Daryl Raetz will close ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214745860/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 15:20:35 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214745860/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Four days after a deadly tornado tore through Moore, Oklahoma, one child and one adult remain hospitalized in critical condition. The University of Oklahoma Medical Center and Children's Hospital released updated figures Friday on the number of people they have treated. Children's Hospital is affiliated with the university medical center. As of Friday, five adults remained hospitalized ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214745862/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 15:20:34 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214745862/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX (AP) -- GOP leaders want to revive a bill that would allow people to sue over infringements on religious freedom after it was vetoed by Republican Gov. Jan ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214745947/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 15:11:47 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214745947/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a CANNES -- America's immigration debate finds echoes in a period drama that premiered at the Cannes film festival on Friday about a Polish woman who arrives at Ellis Island and fights to survive in 1920s New York. "The Immigrant" features French Oscar winner Marion Cotillard as the immigrant Ewa, speaking English and Polish in the film, with Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Renner as ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214744055/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:43 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214744055/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a A Republican member of the Arizona House who supports GOP Gov. Jan Brewer's push to expand Medicaid received an obscene and threatening voicemail at her office, a sign that the rancorous debate over embracing a signature component of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in the state is far from ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214744173/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 14:17:49 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214744173/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a A 22-year-old man arrested in the attempted abduction of a female jogger in Scottsdale now faces charges in that case as well as several others involving allegations of indecent behavior or assault.Charges against David Talkington include kidnapping, sexual abuse, assault and public sexual indecency.Police say in a court document that the charges stem from six incidents between May 14 and ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214744586/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 14:09:24 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214744586/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a NOGALES, AZ - Fire managers say a wildfire that has charred close to 11,000 acres of grass and brush on steep and rocky ridges of the Coronado National Forest in southern Arizona is now entering the mop-up stage. The Soldier Basin fire is some five miles east of the Nogales airport in in Santa Cruz County. It's reported at 70 percent containment on Friday after firefighters burned off fuel ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214744646/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 14:08:51 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214744646/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - Several organizations will get together next Wednesday to hold a charity car wash to benefit the families of a fallen Phoenix police officer and Phoenix ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214743155/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 12:55:25 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214743155/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a MOORE, Okla. - The pictures from Moore, Okla., are powerful, telling a story without a single word. Scripps media crews spent several days among the survivors, sifting through the rubble, capturing the emotion of the town's tragedy. Volunteers photographed by Scripps multimedia photojournalist Kareem Algazzar captured the paradox of a sometimes beautiful Oklahoma blue sky with people who ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214743291/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 12:55:24 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214743291/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a A man thought to be a serving British soldier was killed by two armed men in a frenzied attack on a London street Wednesday, in what the government is treating as a suspected act of ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214743154/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 12:55:24 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214743154/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a COLLEGE PARK, GA - Eighteen people were taken to the hospital Friday, at least two in serious condition, after they were hurt in a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport, officials said. Atlanta Fire Rescue Department spokeswoman Janet Ward said the accident happened around 10:30 a.m. and that it's not immediately clear what caused the accident. ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214743153/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 12:55:23 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214743153/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a The Makati Business Club (MBC) and the Federation of Philippine Industries have (FPI) joined the Department of Finance (DOF) in lamenting a court order that halts a case against Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. and the people who helped in an alleged smuggling of oil. The Court of Appeals' special 10th division earlier this month issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) on the ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214743247/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 12:36:20 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214743247/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a As jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on the panel cried and one looked to the victim's family, mouthing the word, "Sorry."The silent gesture toward the loved ones of Travis Alexander offered a glimpse into what was likely a tense few days inside ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214741391/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 11:54:45 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214741391/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Tucson police say a 21-year-old man was fatally shot and a 17-year-old wounded at a high school graduation party.Police say the shooting occurred Thursday evening at a party at a west side home for a Cholla High School graduate.According to police, approximately 35 people were at the party when a person arrived and started shooting.The 17-year-old's injuries are said to be not ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214741329/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 11:39:58 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214741329/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a LONDON - Two men were arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft Friday after a U.K. fighter jet was scrambled to divert their plane as it traveled from Pakistan to Britain, officials said. The incident further rattled the U.K. just days after a British soldier was brutally killed on a London street in a suspected terror attack. A British security official said the situation involving the ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214741330/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 11:39:12 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214741330/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Sonoita sculptor Deborah Copenhaver Fellows never met the late Arizona senator and former presidential candidate Barry Goldwater - but she ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214739687/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 10:26:44 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214739687/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a KEANSBURG, NJ - NOVEMBER 01: Damaged rides and debris are strewn across Keansburg Amusement Park after superstorm Sandy swept across the regionPhotographer: Getty ImagesCopyright Getty ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214738768/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 09:51:22 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214738768/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Did you know you could smoke alcohol? Apparently, it's the latest trend to get a buzz. Mixing dry ice and alcohol creates a vapor, which then gets breathed into the lungs. One doctor has it doubts and says this new trend can damage your lungs. Watch the video above to learn ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214738806/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 09:51:21 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214738806/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Rick Smith saw a bump in pay in 2012. Taser International Inc. CEO Rick Smith more than tripled his pay in 2012, but the leader of the high-tech stun-gun manufacturer still has yet to collect more than $1 million in annual compensation. Smith earned compensation totaling $898,801 last year, a huge increase from the $276,344 earned during 2011. Much of that was due to stock awards and incentive ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214747236/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 09:12:51 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214747236/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Two new candidates have filed paperwork to run in next year's Arizona Corporation Commission election, vying for a seat on the board that regulates state utilities. AZCentral reports Republican Dwight Jaeger of Prescott has filed papers to run and Democrat Nancy LaPlaca of Scottsdale has filed to form an exploratory committee. The ACC consists of five elected officials who oversee regulated ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214738260/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 09:07:07 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214738260/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Harriet Ivey, the founding CEO and president of the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust, has announced her retirement. After leading the foundation for its first 15 years, Ivey, 64, has decided to move on. She will remain with the trust through January. A nationwide search for a successor begins next month. Read the rest of the story ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214738771/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:06 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214738771/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a The Arizona Cardinals and the University of Phoenix are teaming up to give grants to schools to improve education. Called Donate to Education, the program raises money during the Cardinals season through the contribution of fans. The donations are then turned into grants for teachers and nonprofits making an impact on programs through technology, supplies, health/wellness and literacy. Grant ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214738770/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 08:57:09 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214738770/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a MOUNT VERNON, WA - The Interstate 5 bridge collapse into the Skagit River was caused by an oversize truck hitting the span, the Washington State Patrol chief ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214737954/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 08:56:40 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214737954/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Pump prices are at the lowest levels in three years across Arizona this Memorial Day weekend. The price to fill up for a three-day getaway this Memorial Day weekend is the lowest it has been in three years across Arizona. AZFamily reports the average cost for a gallon of gas in the Grand Canyon State is $3.45, which is up by less than 1 penny from last ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214737953/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 08:52:52 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214737953/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Consumer spending in Arizona was up 8.2 percent year-over-year this March. According to the latest batch of numbers from the Arizona Department of Revenue, Arizonans are opening their wallets wider than they have in years, again spending at prerecession levels. The East Valley Tribune reports that the DOR's most recent report of sales tax receipts, which covers spending in March, found ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214738769/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:59 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214738769/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Former major league pitcher Chris Ray pours one of his baseball-themed beers at The Diamond in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Proceeds from the specialty brew will be given to military families. (Joe Mahoney/Associated ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214737520/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 08:38:52 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214737520/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Jodi Arias ' murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on the panel cried and one looked to the victim's family, mouthing the word, "Sorry." The silent gesture offered a glimpse into what was likely a tense few days inside the deliberations room as the jury finally determined ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214735245/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 06:13:17 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214735245/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/214734607/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 05:13:18 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214734607/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a We are sorry to inform you that you have been temporarily blocked from this website. 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Police say Brian was driving too fast on his motorcycle. But witnesses say the driver fled, instead of stopping to get help. Brian's dad Mark wants justice for his son. Now he has a message for drivers. "There's ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214731978/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 02:27:12 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214731978/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a collapsed Thursday evening , dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol said. SEE RAW VIDEO OF THE BRIDGE COLLAPSE IN THE VIDEO PLAYER ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214731954/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 02:27:11 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214731954/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a GREENVILLE, CA - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit Northern California Thursday night that was widely felt across the region, but there were no reports of serious damage. The temblor struck at 8:47 p.m. and was centered near Greenville, about 25 miles southwest of Susanville in far northeastern California, said Rafael Abreu, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214731478/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 01:36:52 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214731478/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a GILBERT, AZ - A woman and two police officers were taken to the hospital Thursday afternoon after coming in contact with an unknown substance. Gilbert Fire Department spokesman Brian Ruffentine said the incident happened around 4:30 p.m. near Higley and Ray ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214730481/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 23:48:31 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214730481/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol said. The four-lane bridge collapsed about 7 p.m., Trooper Mark Francis said. Francis said he had no immediate estimate of how many people were in the water or whether there were any injuries or deaths. He ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214730176/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 23:35:38 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214730176/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a (Reuters) - Part of a freeway bridge over the Skagit River in Washington state collapsed on Thursday, sending vehicles falling into the water below, an emergency dispatcher ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214730116/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 23:34:54 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214730116/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a File Photo MOUNT VERNON, Washington (KCPQ)- Interstate 5 over the Skagit River collapsed Thursday, sending vehicles and people into the water below, the Washington State Patrol said. There was no immediate word on injuries. Both the northbround and southbound lanes of the northern section of the bridge collapsed, said Gina Cole of the Skagit County Herald. For more on this developing ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214729921/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 23:00:04 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214729921/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a "It's across the nation - all the major cities and medium size cities are struggling with this. They have aging infrastructure and higher treatment requirements," according to Dave Rager, Director of Northern Kentucky's SD-1 sanitation district and former head of Cincinnati's Water Works. Rager says, unless you use a septic tank, you can't fight rising sewer rates. ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214729341/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 21:57:18 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214729341/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fire Weather Warning issued May 23 at 12:59PM MST expiring May 23 at 8:00PM MST in effect for: Apache; Coconino; Navajo; Yavapai… Fire Weather Warning issued May 23 at 12:05PM MST expiring May 23 at 8:00PM MST in effect for: Graham; ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214729342/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 21:57:18 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214729342/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - Gov. Jan Brewer sent lawmakers a message Thursday: Don't mess with me. After Brewer vowed not to sign anymore bills until Senate and House leaders made significant progress on a state budget and her proposal to expand Medicaid, Senate President Andy Biggs decided to test Brewer's resolve this week by sending her five bills. Brewer vetoed them all. Her vetoes Thursday included ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214728703/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 21:00:27 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214728703/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PRESCOTT, AZ - Prescott Valley police arrested a man Sunday suspected of molesting a 4-year-old girl. Officers were called to a residence near Viewpoint Drive and State Route 89A and learned that 19-year-old Chaun Tyler Sewell had reportedly touched a 4-year-old girl inappropriately. Police said the girl's father walked into a room and witnessed Sewell with his hand placed in the girl's ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214728754/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 21:00:26 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214728754/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - Yavapai County sheriff's deputies arrested a man Wednesday on Interstate 40 after searching his rental car due to suspicious behavior and reportedly finding several pounds of marijuana. Deputies stopped a black Ford sedan on I-40 after he was seen following a semi-truck at an unsafe distance, officials said. The driver was identified as 42-year-old Benny Paul from Atlanta, Ga. He ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214728753/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 21:00:26 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214728753/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a in the penalty phase Thursday after the jury reported for a second time that it was deadlocked on whether to sentence her to life in prison or death. Arias, who first said she wanted to die and then that she wanted to live, looked visibly upset about the jury deadlock. She sobbed in the courtroom before the mistrial was announced. Her family didn't attend Thursday but has been present for ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214728706/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 21:00:25 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214728706/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Jodi Arias stands as the jury enters the courtroom on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Jodi Arias was convicted of first-degree murder in the stabbing and shooting to death of Travis Alexander. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214727792/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 20:00:42 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214727792/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Senate President Andy Biggs is ignoring an implicit veto threat from Gov. Jan Brewer and sending her bills despite a moratorium on signings the governor put in place more than two weeks ago.Biggs said Thursday he's never been personally told by the governor not to transmit bills for her signature."She has never told me not to send bills," Biggs said. "Nobody on her staff told ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214727718/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 19:49:05 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214727718/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a The Northern Arizona women's basketball team has announced a new addition to its team as forward Shay Young will be joining the program after ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214727719/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 19:49:02 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214727719/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a GOODYEAR, AZ - Four schools in Goodyear were put on lockdown Thursday while police searched for a suspect with felony warrants who still has not been located, police said. Arizona State Gang Task Force officers pursued the suspect, a documented gang member, in the area of Dysart Road and Encanto Boulevard around 1:10 p.m. when he jumped a wall and evaded them. As a precaution, Palm Valley ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214727720/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 19:48:24 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214727720/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - Gasoline prices at the pump this Memorial Day holiday weekend will be at their lowest level in three years around Arizona. Officials with Triple-A Arizona said Thursday that the average statewide price for unleaded regular gasoline is $3.45 a gallon. That's up by less than a penny from last week. This week's national average is $3.65 per gallon, an increase of nearly 6 cents ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214727784/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 19:48:23 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/214727784/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a