Arizona schools face shortage of math, science teachers

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

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Light rail ridership exceeds expectations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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