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Arizona schools face shortage of math, science teachers

2009-02-20T16:44:00.000-08:00

Schools across Arizona are facing a critical shortage of high-quality math and science teachers.

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Light rail ridership exceeds expectations

2009-02-19T11:50:00.000-08:00

PHOENIX -- There is some good economic news out of the Valley Thursday morning.
Valley Metro says more people rode the light rail in January than planners had predicted would ride after a year of service.

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60 arrests in another MCSO raid on landscaping company

2009-02-12T10:07:00.000-08:00

The sheriff's office raided Handyman Maintenance in Phoenix early Wednesday morning resulting in the arrest of 60 suspected undocumented immigrants.

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Plan to transport inmates on light rail concerns Phoenix

2009-01-29T09:07:00.000-08:00

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's new system for hauling prisoners on Metro light rail isn't being met with universal praise.

Arpaio spun the plan as a cost-saving measure when he unveiled it to the media on Tuesday. He calls it "Con Rail," and it lets deputies ride the new rail line to and from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport so his office can save money on parking.

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Speed limits raised for photo-enforcement cameras

2009-01-09T08:54:00.000-08:00

PHOENIX -- Arizona drivers can now drive 11 miles per hour over the speed limit on Valley freeways without getting caught by a photo-enforcement camera.

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License-plate frame crackdown begins Thursday

2008-12-31T10:59:00.000-08:00

Motorists should check their license plates tonight to make sure they don't ring in the New Year with a ticket.

Starting Thursday, it is illegal for a car's license-plate frame to obscure the word 'Arizona.'

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Bomb squad called to package left at bank by bad Santa

2008-12-19T14:34:00.000-08:00

PHOENIX -- Terry Butler was short on cash Wednesday around 5pm so she headed to the Chase bank near Tatum and Cactus.

And that's when she came across - Santa.

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Prescott lawyer busted for feeding client candy

2008-12-19T14:31:00.000-08:00

PRESCOTT, Ariz. - A Prescott lawyer has been arrested after he reportedly ignored orders not to give his shackled client a piece of candy in court, a Yavapai County sheriff's official said.

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26 immigrants say they were kidnapped, left in desert

2008-12-16T16:18:00.000-08:00

Authorities on Monday found a group of 26 immigrants who said they were kidnapped and left in the desert for eight days without food or water, according to the Pinal County Sheriff's Office.

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Chase Bank to lay off 110 Valley workers

2008-12-10T16:59:00.000-08:00

Chase Bank announced plans Wednesday to lay off 110 workers in metro Phoenix and 270 workers in Milwaukee.

Chase spokeswoman Christine Holevas said the employees work in its home-equity group.

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Fake Budweiser van was carrying 13 alleged illegal immigrants

2008-11-25T14:35:00.000-08:00

TUCSON – Tucson Sector Border Patrol Agents seized a vehicle replicating a Budweiser delivery van smuggling thirteen illegal aliens near Three Points, Ariz.

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State treasurer backs lawsuit

2008-11-25T14:30:00.000-08:00

Despite being the lead defendant in the case, state Treasurer Dean Martin is backing a lawsuit challenging the state's decision to raid nearly $30 million from local municipalities to help fix Arizona's budget mess.

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Arizona leads nation in undocumented immigrant deportations

2008-11-07T15:31:00.000-08:00

The federal government deported nearly 73,000 illegal immigrants from Arizona in the fiscal year that ended September 30, a 64-percent increase from the previous fiscal year.

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Controversial art shows Sheriff Joe holding woman and kid at gunpoint

2008-10-21T09:43:00.000-07:00

TUCSON - Organizers set up what they call public art which portrays the sheriff as a racist and he is certainly not happy about it.

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Police think cameras reducing traffic tickets

2008-10-15T17:45:00.000-07:00

The number of speeding tickets issued this year seems to be on the decline. And Tempe police say the city's speed cameras may be part of the reason.

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Light Rail brings hope to downtown businesses

2008-10-14T10:24:00.000-07:00

PHOENIX -- With the long-under-construction Light Rail almost ready to roll, downtown Phoenix businesses that might have been struggling have new hope.

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2 spots in Arizona named to America's prettiest towns list

2008-10-10T14:39:00.000-07:00

FLAGSTAFF -- Two Arizona towns are being honored as some of the prettiest towns in the nation.

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One in four Arizonans are obese

2008-10-10T14:33:00.000-07:00

PHOENIX -- According to the latest health statistics, 25 percent of all adults in Arizona are now considered obese and the number of people with diabetes has grown 30 percent in the last five years.

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Light rail not even up and running, but already an accident

2008-10-07T09:31:00.000-07:00

TEMPE - The anticipated light rail is almost up and running, but there's already been an accident it happened early this morning near Rural and University.

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Vote for your favorite light-rail slogan

2008-10-06T12:07:00.000-07:00

Respect the rail?

Mind the track?

Train your brain?

One of these could be the winner in the Metro light-rail safety-slogan contest, which drew more than 1,500 entries from 1,100 sloganeers.

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Thomas: 19% of county's felons are illegal immigrants

2008-10-03T09:22:00.000-07:00

County Attorney Andrew Thomas on Thursday released a study indicating that illegal immigrants comprised nearly 19 percent of those sentenced for felonies in Maricopa County in 2007, even though illegal immigrants only make up an estimated 9 percent of the county's population.

The numbers, which were generated by the County Attorney's Office, reinforce popular beliefs about illegal immigration and crime but contradict the findings of some sociologists and journalists.

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Tempe attorney charged with smuggling drugs to inmates

2008-10-02T12:13:00.000-07:00

A Tempe attorney was charged on Wednesday for allegedly smuggling heroin, a cell phone, and a cell phone charger into a jail and providing them to inmates.

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Supervisors terminate MCSO contract with Guadalupe

2008-09-29T16:13:00.000-07:00

GUADALUPE -- The Maricopa County Supervisors will meet Monday to re-vote on whether Sheriff Joe Arpaio may end his office's contract with the town of Guadalupe.

Arpaio said he wanted to end the contract after criticism from Guadalupe's former mayor about his controversial crime sweeps.

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Man gets 258 years for sexual misconduct with a minor

2008-09-24T12:28:00.000-07:00

County Attorney Andrew Thomas announced today that Glendale resident Darrin Wiles, 39 (DOB

10/31/68), has been sentenced to 258 years in prison for charges related to sexual misconduct and sexual exploitation of a minor female victim. Wiles was found guilty by a jury on the 12 counts presented to them. The verdicts were returned on August 5, 2008. Commissioner James Blomo issued the sentence

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Valley hospitals see effects of the poor economy

2008-09-23T09:09:00.000-07:00

You've heard about the housing crisis, job losses and the tumbling stock market, but now doctors say they're seeing a concerning twist as it relates to the poor economy.

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Police shoot innocent homeowner

2008-09-18T17:48:00.000-07:00

PHOENIX -- A Valley homeowner who was holding an armed suspect at gunpoint is in the hospital after being shot several times by police.

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Scottsdale eatery bombed, second attack in four years

2008-09-18T15:40:00.001-07:00

Federal investigators and Scottsdale detectives are sifting through the rubble after a late-night explosion at Dickie's Dogs restaurant in Scottsdale that left the owner injured.

This is the second time this has happened at Dickie's Dogs in the past three or four years.

Most of the damage from Sunday night's explosion, while extensive, was limited to the restaurant, which is located in the area Bell Road and Thompson Peak Parkway. A neighboring business did sustain some drywall damage.

The explosion happened at about 10:30 Sunday night.

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Felon runs over bicyclist, crashes into house, attacked by K9

2008-09-18T15:40:00.000-07:00

A wanted felon was captured in Phoenix after he reportedly ran over a bicyclist and crashed his car into a house.

Police and federal marshals had Joe Leon Standley, 38, under surveillance on Wednesday.

Federal marshals had a warrant for his arrest. He was being sought for a weapons violation.

According to police, Standley apparently became aware that the U.S. Marshals Service Task Force was following him and fled the scene. He ran a stop sign at 15th Avenue and Heatherbrae. He ran over a man on a bicycle and then crashed his car into the side of a house.

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Text-messaging while driving??

2008-09-15T12:29:00.000-07:00

Panel to push for tough texting-while-driving ban
7 commentsby Jane Larson - Sept. 15, 2008 11:09 AM
The Arizona Republic
SCOTTSDALE - If highway-safety experts were voting, Scottsdale would ban text-messaging while driving, and a whole lot more.

Experts attending last week's Governors Highway Safety Association conference at the Fairmont Scottsdale said the city ought to consider banning cellphone use in addition to texting while driving. And Scottsdale ought to back up a ban with education and enforcement, they said.

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