Provides the latest RSS feeds for Arizona News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Phoenix News.net http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/cat/085cec8e58ce1f5a/ en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 15:44:34 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:44:34 -0400 30 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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214744173/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 14:17:49 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214744586/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 14:09:24 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214744646/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 14:08:51 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214744646/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a 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 ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214744647/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 14:00:30 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214744647/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214743155/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 12:55:25 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214743155/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214743154/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 12:55:24 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214743153/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 12:55:23 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214743247/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 12:36:20 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214741391/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 11:54:45 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214741329/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 11:39:58 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214741330/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 11:39:12 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214741330/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a TUCSON, AZ - A vehicle hit several pedestrians after a high school graduation ceremony near Tucson, fatally injuring an 83-year-old woman in a wheelchair and critically injuring an adult nephew of the woman. The Northwest Fire District says the accident occurred Thursday evening as a group crossed a street after watching a relative graduate from Mountain View High School. A daughter of the woman ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214739642/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 10:45:53 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214739642/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Sonoita sculptor Deborah Copenhaver Fellows never met the late Arizona senator and former presidential candidate Barry Goldwater - but she ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214739687/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 10:26:44 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214738768/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 09:51:22 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214738806/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 09:51:21 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214738806/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- A vehicle hit several pedestrians after a high school graduation ceremony near Tucson, fatally injuring an 83-year-old woman in a wheelchair and critically injuring an adult nephew of the ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214738807/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 09:42:23 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214738807/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Rick Smith saw a bump in pay in 2012. Taser International Inc. CEO Rick Smithmore 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 pay ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214739686/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 09:12:51 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214739686/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214738260/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 09:07:07 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214738771/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:06 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214738770/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 08:57:09 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214737954/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 08:56:40 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214737953/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 08:52:52 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214738769/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:59 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214737520/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 08:38:52 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214735245/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 06:13:17 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214734607/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 05:13:18 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214731978/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 02:27:12 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214731954/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 02:27:11 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214731478/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fri, 24 May 2013 01:36:52 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214730481/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 23:48:31 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214730176/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 23:35:38 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214730116/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 23:34:54 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214729921/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 23:00:04 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214729341/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 21:57:18 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214729342/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 21:57:18 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214728703/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 21:00:27 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214728754/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 21:00:26 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214728753/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 21:00:26 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214728706/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 21:00:25 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214728706/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Jodi Arias addresses the jury during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Arizona May 21, ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214728427/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 20:45:20 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214728427/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214727792/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 20:00:42 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214727718/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 19:49:05 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214727719/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 19:49:02 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214727720/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 19:48:24 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/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.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214727784/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 19:48:23 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214727784/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Lack of Stringent U.S. CMBS Underwriting Could Affect REITs Changes in the availability, pricing, and underwriting stringency of U.S. CMBS financing could affect REITs directly and indirectly, according to Fitch Ratings. In addition, a boom-or-bust cycle for CMBS loan performance would negatively affect REITs that regularly access the CMBS ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214727775/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 19:33:51 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214727775/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a WASHINGTON - A day after she refused to answer questions at a congressional hearing, Lois Lerner has been replaced as director the Internal Revenue Service division that oversaw agents who targeted tea party groups. Danny Werfel, the agency's new acting commissioner, told IRS employees in an email Thursday that he has selected a new acting head of the division. Ken Corbin will be the acting ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214726507/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 18:36:01 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214726507/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a An average of 390 children drown each year in the United States, most younger than 5, according to two new reports. "We are talking about 15 preschool classes lost in a pool or spa every year. This is a national health and safety problem that we must work to get fixed," said Inez Tenenbaum, chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The commission released the reports on ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214726506/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 18:36:00 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214726506/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - Maricopa County sheriff's detectives arrested 15 people Wednesday suspected of entering the country illegally and attempting to travel to Tennessee and North Carolina. Members of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office human smuggling unit arrested 15 people from Guatemala and Mexico that were reportedly smuggled into the country in a Dodge Caravan. An investigation revealed that ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214726508/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 18:36:00 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214726508/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX -; A Republican member of the Arizona House says she received an obscene and threatening voicemail at her office because she supports Gov. Jan Brewer's push to expand ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214724620/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 17:35:09 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214724620/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - Officials have released the planned routes for the funeral processions of a Phoenix police officer and a firefighter who died last weekend. Phoenix firefighter Bradley Harper's funeral procession will begin Friday at 3 p.m. and travel from Christ's Church of the Valley at 7007 W. Happy Valley Road to Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery at 2300 W. Van Buren St. The procession will ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214725054/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 17:22:10 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214725054/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - A Republican member of the Arizona House says she received an obscene and threatening voicemail at her office because she supports Gov. Jan Brewer's push to expand Medicaid. A visibly shaken Rep. Kate Brophy McGee of Phoenix urged fellow members Thursday to tell their constituents to be civil. She told them she should not be frightened to come to work. The message came after ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214725055/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 17:22:09 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214725055/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a (Sarah L. Voisin/ The Washington Post ) - The outside of Macy's is seen at Montgomery Mall after a parking structure collapsed on ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214724318/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 17:15:52 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214724318/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- The Hopi Tribe of northern Arizona claims its investments were mishandled by a national banking institute, resulting in the loss of millions of ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214725207/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 17:13:24 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214725207/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a A new report criticizes how much money was spent to create "green" jobs. Solana Generating Station is about to come online, but according to a recent review, each permanent employee at the station cost about $24.1 million to create. Yes. You read that right. Providing my journalism math is correct. Im not guaranteeing that. The number comes from a review from the Institute for Energy ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214725057/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 16:20:02 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214725057/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - Many Arizona residents have shown their support for the families of a Phoenix firefighter and a police officer killed last week, but some people are looking to take advantage of that with charity scams, according to Attorney General Tom Horne. Horne said his office has been alerted to possible charity scammers already trying to take advantage of the deaths of Phoenix police officer ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214723635/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 16:07:14 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214723635/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fire Weather Warning issued May 23 at 12:05PM MST expiring May 23 at 8:00PM MST in effect for: Graham; Greenlee… Fire Weather Warning issued May 23 at 10:15AM MST expiring May 23 at 8:00PM MST in effect for: ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214723634/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 16:07:14 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214723634/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a CHANDLER, AZ - Concerned Chandler residents are meeting with representatives of Salt River Project Thursday night to discuss the company's plans to install new high-power lines and substations. Some residents are worried that the 130-to-154 foot power lines could damage their property values in southwest Chandler. SRP says the new lines are needed to meet commercial and industrial demand. It ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214723633/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 16:07:13 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214723633/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a COLLEGE PARK, MD - Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe unusually wild, federal forecasters say. Their prediction Thursday calls for 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and 3 to 6 that become major hurricanes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said there is a 70 percent chance that this year will be more active than an average ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214723632/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 16:07:13 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214723632/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PRESCOTT, AZ - Three 16-year-old Prescott High School students have been arrested on suspicion of hacking into teachers' computers and changing grades. Prescott police said the students purchased a "key logger" device and used it to obtain the usernames and passwords of several teachers. The students then allegedly used the logins to access and modify grade sheets. A teacher became ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214723637/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 16:07:11 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214723637/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Here's a look at what you need to know about the National Spelling Bee, held in the spring every year in Washington, DC. Facts: May 26-June 1, 2013 - The 86th Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee will be held. Fourteen year old Snigdha Nandipati, an eighth grader from San Diego, California is the 2012 winner. Snigdha 's winning word was guetapens, a word meaning ambush, snare or trap. ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214723714/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 16:07:11 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214723714/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a The Padres were 7-2 at Chase Field last season, their best record ever at what had been a house of horrors. Going into 2012, the Padres had an all-time record of 38-83 at the Diamondbacks downtown Phoenix home. Arizona opens the weekend in a dead heat with San Francisco and Colorado for the National League West lead. The Padres won two of the first three games played against Arizona May 3-5 at ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214722130/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 15:04:58 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214722130/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a TUCSON, Ariz. -; A prosecutor says a woman on trial in Tucson contaminated her hospitalized infant daughter's intravenous lines in an attempt to get attention from the girl's ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214721617/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 15:04:56 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214721617/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a A federal court Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy absent a medical emergency. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the law violated a woman's constitutionally protected right to terminate a pregnancy before a fetus is able to survive outside the womb. "Viability" of a fetus is generally considered to start at 24 weeks. ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214722131/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 14:57:47 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214722131/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Leonard Marsh -- the co-founder of the Snapple beverage brand -- has died at age 80. Snapple was founded in New York as Unadulterated Food Products in 1972, selling natural fruit juices to health food stores. Marsh started the business with his brother-in-law Hyman Golden and his childhood friend Arnold Greenberg. The now well-known brand name didn't appear until 1980. Marsh was a window ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214722226/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 14:50:44 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214722226/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a in his family's home has pleaded not guilty. Joshua Prater entered the plea Thursday to a charge of misconduct involving weapons. He was arraigned in Maricopa County Superior Court. Police have said a cleaning woman found the device inside the home and took it to a fire station. Firefighters notified police, and the bomb squad responded and disabled the ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214722134/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 14:50:43 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214722134/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a FLAGSTAFF, AZ - A 45-year-old Flagstaff man faces 340 years in prison after being sentenced in a child-sex case that included voyeurism, surreptitious videotaping and extensive downloading of child pornography. David Greenberg was sentenced Wednesday in Coconino County Superior Court to 17 years in prison on each of 20 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. State law requires that the terms be ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214722225/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 14:50:42 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214722225/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Fire Weather Warning issued May 23 at 10:15AM MST expiring May 23 at 8:00PM MST in effect for: Mohave… Fire Weather Warning issued May 23 at 4:43AM MST expiring May 23 at 8:00PM MST in effect for: Graham; ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214722133/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 14:50:42 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214722133/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) -- A Kingman day-care operator has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $318,000 of restitution after pleading guilty to a federal tax ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214722228/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 14:41:03 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214722228/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Jodi Arias addresses the jury during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Arizona May 21, ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214721696/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 14:35:23 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214721696/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a WASHINGTON-House lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs of the financial markets in spite of a veto threat from President Barack Obama. The Republican-backed the bill would allow students to dodge a scheduled rate hike for students with new subsidized Stafford loans next month, but rates could rise in coming years. Democrats largely opposed ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214722489/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 14:22:17 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214722489/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a A Douglas man was arrested May 20 for allegedly holding two Guatemalan women hostage.According to federal court documents, at approximately 4 p.m. on May 19, Cochise County Sheriff’s Officers were advised by Douglas Police Department of a report of two female undocumented aliens reportedly being held against their will somewhere on Washington Avenue in Bay Acers.CCSO, DPD and U.S. Border ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214720596/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 13:36:48 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214720596/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - The Phoenix jury deciding whether Jodi Arias should be sentenced to life in prison or death has resumed deliberations a day after reaching an impasse and being told to keep trying. Deliberations resumed Thursday morning. The panel started deliberating Arias' sentence Tuesday, after the former waitress addressed them and asked them to spare her ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214720524/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 13:33:03 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214720524/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a WEST POINT, UT - Police say a teenager has been arrested in the deaths of his two younger brothers, ages 4 and 10, at the family home. The disclosure came on Thursday after authorities questioned the 15-year-old boy in the deaths. Their bodies were found Wednesday night at their home in West Point, about 30 miles north of Salt Lake City. Police Sgt. Susan Poulsen has said the boys died from ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214720525/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 13:33:03 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214720525/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a MOORE, OK - While the worst of any natural disaster clearly comes during the disaster itself, the aftermath is often equally difficult to deal with. In the case of this week's F5 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, basic fundamentals disappeared for those left to pick up the pieces. Here are 15 unexpected struggles that victims, clean-up crews and onlookers faced: 1) No restroom access in the ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214720526/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 13:33:02 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214720526/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) -- Bullhead City police are searching for a 38-year-old man following the abduction of his 13-year-old son at gunpoint from the home of the boy's mother early Thursday ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214720598/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 13:24:38 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214720598/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Donald Slager Donald Slager, CEO and president of Republic Services Inc., saw his pay tumble 63 percent to $5.36 million, largely because of incentives that were more in line with previous years. Phoenix-based Republic (NYSE: RSG), which is one of the largest waste disposal and recycling companies in the U.S., paid Slager $14.5 million in 2011, largely on the back of $12.2 million in ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214720528/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 12:58:03 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214720528/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Phoenix is seeing far fewer underwater homeowners than a year ago. Phoenix-area home prices have been rising at an astonishing rate this past year, which also means fewer homeowners are underwater. In fact, the Valleywide underwater, or negative equity, rate has dropped to slightly more than one third, or around 36 percent, according to the first-quarter negative equity report released Thursday ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214719753/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 12:32:57 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214719753/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a With the ubiquity of Google Maps and cheap international flights it often seems that we, as a species, know good old planet Earth like the back of our collective hands. Today's list of the top new species from Arizona State University aims to show us just how much more we have left to ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214718928/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 12:23:11 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214718928/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Mark Zuckerberg Despite hefty debt loads and careers that may have not yet taken off, members of the millennial generation are feeling pretty upbeat about their finances. Thats according to a new study from Wells Fargo (which holds a lot of loans on my fellow millennials) that two-thirds of todays 18- to 30-year-olds believe they will be better off than their Baby Boomer parents. At the same ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214725208/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 12:16:15 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214725208/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Police identify the man arrested Wednesday evening in the attempted kidnapping as 22-year-old David Vincent Talkington. Police say Talkington lives in an unincorporated area of Maricopa County near ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214719013/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:37 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214719013/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Two Arizona municipalities rank among the fastest-growing U.S. cities and towns during the year that ended last July 1.The Census Bureau reports that Phoenix had the sixth-largest population increase in terms of numbers, increasing its population by nearly 25,000. Phoenix's estimated population last July 1 was just under 1.5 million.Meanwhile, a Phoenix suburb, the town of Buckeye ranked ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214717319/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 11:03:56 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214717319/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - Phoenix police are investigating the disappearance of a 25-year-old Valley man. Brian Histand was last seen on May 15th near 35th Avenue and Dobbins Road walking southbound towards South Mountain. The 25-year-old's vehicle was towed from the same area by Phoenix police on May ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214717320/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 11:03:07 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214717320/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a GRAPEVINE, TX - The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday on whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations and its millions of members. About 1,400 voting members of BSA's national council are to cast ballots Thursday on a resolution to end a policy that allows ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214715768/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 09:50:14 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214715768/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a PHOENIX - The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has advanced a $2.2 billion budget proposal that would lower spending, reduce taxes and increase employee pay. Arizona's most populous county plans to decrease its spending by $82.4 million next year. The proposed budget also includes the first employee pay increase in five years. The county employs about 13,000 people. County officials say ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214715769/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 09:50:14 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214715769/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a New figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show that big-time population growth is returning to the Phoenix area. AZCentral.com reports that the Phoenix area added more than 40,000 people last year. Click here to get the full ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214715824/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 09:32:51 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214715824/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a The torrential showers drenched fields of debris where homes and schools stood before Monday's massive tornado. The National Weather Service warned of wind gusts up to 60 mph, which could send remnants of precious possessions flying through the air -- again. The weather service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Oklahoma City area, including Moore, and a flash flood warning as ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214714228/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 08:54:24 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214714228/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a SCOTTSDALE, AZ - The Scottsdale City Council has selected Fritz Behring to be the new city manager. Behring has been Pinal County's manager and also has been city manager in two Florida cities and one in Nebraska. City officials announced the selection Wednesday. Behring was one of three finalists for the Scottsdale job, which attracted 50 applicants in a nationwide search. The other two ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214714384/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 08:37:59 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214714384/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a A 150-foot section of pavement on U.S. 89 south of Page buckled earlier this year in a landslide . A stretch of Navajo Route 20 between the Gap and Page will be used as an alternate route but first must be paved. Transportation spokesman Dustin Krugel says crews are headed to the site this week. The paving project is expected to begin within the next month and be complete later this summer. The ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214714437/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 08:37:58 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214714437/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a A solar-powered plane has landed in Texas, completing the second leg of a trip across the United States. The Solar Impulse is making the first attempt by a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel to fly across the U.S. The plane landed early Thursday at Dallas-Fort Worth International ... http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214714386/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a Thu, 23 May 2013 08:37:58 -0400 http://www.phoenixnews.net/index.php/sid/214714386/scat/085cec8e58ce1f5a