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Arizona Sheriff Ruled to Unfairly Target Latinos
A U.S. federal judge has ruled that an Arizona sheriff known for his tough policies has been singling out Latinos in immigration patrols and traffic ...
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Garage thieves targeting Valley homes
GILBERT, AZ - A "safety alert" is being distributed to homes in and around the Trilogy at Power Ranch neighborhood in southeast Gilbert after a couple of people were seen possibly casing homes for burglaries, neighbors said. The possible burglars appear to be testing different garage door openers to see if any of the remotes activate a garage. "Lock your doors," said resident ...
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Traveling BEWARE of rental car ripoff
Steve Roberts travels a lot for work. In March, he flew to Tampa, Fla. After landing, he went to the Thrifty rental counter to pick up the car reserved by his employer. "I said, 'I don't want the damage waiver because I am covered by my insurance and by my credit card,'" Roberts recalled telling the Thrifty employee. Before leaving with the car, Roberts said he asked the ...
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MLB Arizona 5 San Diego 2
Miguel Montero produced the first of four Arizona doubles during a five-run seventh inning Friday that lifted the Diamondbacks over San Diego 5-2. Arizona had lost two straight and the Diamondbacks trailed by a run entering the seventh against the Padres. The Diamondbacks then batted around against four San Diego pitchers to hand the Padres their third straight ...
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Arizonas 5-run 7th defeats Padres
PHOENIX, Ariz. -; Arizona exploded for five runs against starter Eric Stults and the Padres bullpen in the seventh inning Friday night to score a 5-2 victory in the opener of a three-game series before 24,043 at Chase ...
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Gas prices May 25
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Fire in Prescott dumpster caused by improperly disposed-of chemicals
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Overtaxing PV may cause town to opt out of CYFD board member fears
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Judge Arizona sheriff’s office targets Latinos
Sheriff Joe Arpaio relied on racial profiling and illegal detentions to target Latinos, using their ethnicity as the main basis for suspecting that they were in the country illegally, a federal judge ...
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Angry emails sent to AZ lawmakers
The Arizona Department of Public Safety has launched an investigation into lawmakers' safety after at least nine legislators received threatening emails over Gov. 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 ...
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Woman struck killed after AZ graduation
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 ...
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Florida Staves Off Steals by Arizona
TALLAHASSEE | Florida has a new fiscal game plan to keep its spring training lineup of baseball teams from jumping to the Cactus League in ...
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WEEKEND 4 stories to watch in Arizona
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 ...
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ID theft quiz How to protect yourself
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 ...
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ROUTE Phoenix PD funeral procession
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 ...
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Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Racially Profiled Latinos Federal Judge Rules
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks with a reporter outside city jail in this May 3, 2010, file photo. (PAUL J. ...
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Padres Pregame Hoping to stay hot in Arizona
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 ...
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Key figures in racial profiling lawsuit in Ariz
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 ...
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Jury foreman says life or death decision unfair
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 ...
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Surviving the outdoors if youre lost
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, ...
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Jury foreman sorry about Arias mistrial
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 ...
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VIDEO Comicon invades downtown PHX
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 ...
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State Farm development Lots of jobs less parking for ASU students
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 ...
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Court Rules That Arizona Sheriff Engages In Racial Profiling
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 ...
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Judge Ariz. sheriffs office profiles Latinos
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 ...
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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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