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Arizona University unveils the top 10 species discovered in 2012
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 ...
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Why millennials actually want to be more like mom and dad
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 ...
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Scottsdale police make arrest in abduction attempt
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 ...
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Phoenix Buckeye high among US population gainers
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 ...
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Seen him Valley man last seen in PHX
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 ...
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May 23 Today in Arizona history
1868: Col. Christopher "Kit" Carson, who directed the campaign against the Navajos which resulted in their surrender and the exile of about half the tribe to Fort Sumner between 1864 and 1868, dies at Fort Lyon, Colo., just nine days before the June 1 signing of the treaty which allowed the Navajos to return to their homeland.1918: The Tucson Opera House downtown goes up in flames. The ...
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TODAY Vote to allow gay Scouts
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 ...
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Maricopa County advances $2.2B budget
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 ...
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Big population growth is back in Phoenix
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 ...
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Storms slam recovering Oklahoma City area
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 ...
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Scottsdale names new city manager
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 ...
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Crews to pave new route for US 89
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 ...
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Solar plane arrives safely in Dallas
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 ...
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Court strikes down Arizona law against late-term abortions
The Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an Arizona law banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy is unconstitutional. In August, the court had blocked enforcement of the law. "We want to challenge Roe so we can take it to the Supreme Court, and we say, 'Why can't we protect babies at 20 weeks?'" said John Jakubczyk, past president of Arizona Right to ...
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Jury in Jodi Arias trial resumes deliberations
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, ...
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Solar plane completes 2nd leg of trip in Texas
The plane flew its first leg from California in early May. From Dallas, it will fly to Lambert-St. Louis airport, Dulles airport near Washington and New York's John F. Kennedy ...
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Gripes top the menu at Arizona pizzeria
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet. An Arizona restaurateur, fed up after years of negative online reviews and an embarrassing appearance on a reality television show, allegedly posted a social media rant laced with salty language and angry, uppercase letters that quickly went viral last week, to the delight of people who love a good Internet ...
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More Mesa’s Nine Lives
UC regent, and owner of the vast Dos Pueblos Ranch, proposed the 800-unit Buena Vida development, with a 20-acre golf course, tennis club, beach club, pools, and some residences built in just below the bluff, so as not to cut off views from above. But even Mosher's clout and bucks couldn't make it happen. I recall covering County Plan- ning Commission hearings on it, back at a time ...
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Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon in Chinas Tibet
The Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon is one of the deepest and longest canyons in the world. The Yarlung Zangpo River starts at Mount Kailash before reaching the juncture of Mainling and Medog counties, where it swerves around towering Namjagbarwa, the highest peak in the eastern section of the Himalayas, carving a U-shaped gorge. The canyon is home to many animals and plants barely explored and ...
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Abuse victim Arias sets back survivors
PHOENIX - Jodi Arias' claims that she killed Travis Alexander in self-defense have set actual domestic violence victims back ten years, according to one abuse survivor. "Travis was the victim of domestic violence," said Leah Pettyjohn, a domestic violence survivor. "He ended up the ultimate victim when his ex-girlfriend murdered him." Pettyjohn escaped a dangerous ...
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PHX kids abandoned by bus drivers
PHOENIX - Every day after kindergarten at South Phoenix Prep, 6-year-old Connor Bianco's mom picks him up at the bus stop to walk him home safely. He says she's always ...
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Suns young gun OMeara aiming high
Comparisons to some of AFL's biggest names don't bother teenage Gold Coast player Jaeger O'Meara because that's the type of player he aspires to ...
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The SECRET ways kids access drugs
Arizona kids and adults are finding unique ways to buy and sell drugs using the "deep web," but drug-free advocates say there is an easy way to reduce the chances a child will ever start using illegal substances. "One of the key messages for parents is that you've got to include this talk with your kids," said Shelly Mowrey, the Senior Director of Programs and ...
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Shrinking green Citys money-losing golf course may close 9 holes
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Gas prices May 23
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Phoenix is water wise but planning is key
Phoenix is an insatiably thirty city, needing around 150 million gallons of water every day for agricultural, residential and commercial uses while the city with its population of over 4.5 million is also leading the charge in finding ways to live sustainably in a region of the world that is vast and largely arid.
Phoenix is often referred to as a ‘desert city’, because it is built in and has grown up in the desert. The Phoenix metropolitan area or Valley of the Sun, is located in the northeast of the Sonoran Destert and has one of the hottest climates of any other city in the country. Read more
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