March 2009
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ASU’s Harden named All-American
By JIM O’CONNELL
AP Basketball Writer
Blake Griffin and Tyler Hansbrough spent a lot of time together on the court last weekend and were back together Monday as the top vote-getters on The Associated Press’ All-America team.
Griffin, the sophomore forward from Oklahoma who led the nation in rebounding, was the only unanimous selection for the team. Hansbrough, [...]
ASU Women Upset Texas A&M
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Texas A&M coach Gary Blair is jumping on the Arizona State bandwagon — to some extent.
If the Sun Devils play as well as they did in knocking off the Aggies 84-69 on Sunday in the Trenton regional semifinal, they have a shot to beat top-seeded and undefeated Connecticut and earn a [...]
Peoria 7th Grader Wins Arizona Spelling Bee Again
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — So-Young Chung, a seventh-grader at Terramar Elementary School in Peoria, won the Arizona Spelling Bee on Saturday for the second consecutive year.
Chung beat 26 other students and won in the 15th round by correctly spelling “solecism,” which is an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence.
She now will compete in the [...]
State Considering Income Tax Withholding Change
PHOENIX (AP) — The state’s biggest business lobby doesn’t have major objections to the possibility of Arizona requiring employers to set new state individual income-tax withholding rates.
The state is considering the change so Arizona doesn’t take a budget hit from tax provisions of the federal stimulus program.
The change would be a percentage rate increase for [...]
Phoenix Neighborhood on Lookout for Child Predator
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police are warning parents about a suspected child predator who approached three boys on the same day.
Police said Sunday that the man first approached a 4-year-old boy who was playing in a central Phoenix neighborhood Wednesday evening.
The man convinced the child to show him where there was a tree swing. When [...]
Records: Arpaio Used Taxpayer Money for TV Show
PHOENIX (AP) — The sheriff’s office in Arizona’s largest county used taxpayer money to offer up sworn deputies, office space, equipment and helicopters to Hollywood producers without being reimbursed, according to the office’s records.
It’s unclear how much money the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office spent for “Smile … You’re Under Arrest,” the reality show featuring Sheriff [...]
Behind the Scenes – Floor Director & Teleprompter
Two other main studio positions beside camera are floor director and teleprompter.
It’s the floor director’s responsibility to manage everyone in the studio, give cues to the talent on desk and be the physical arm of the director. The floor director meanders between cameras and gives hand signals to the talent and makes sure the studio [...]
Two Alarm Fire Behind Wal-Mart, Unknown Cause
A large stack of compacted cardboard boxes behind Wal-Mart caught fire at approximately 2:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon, closing McConnel Dr. between Beulah Blvd. and Woodlands Village Blvd.
The Flagstaff Fire Department issued a second alarm to request fire crews from Highlands and Summit Fire Departments to be available for other Flagstaff fire emergencies. Flagstaff firefighters then [...]
High Winds Create High Fire Danger Around Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — Weather officials are warning Arizonans about high fire danger Sunday.
Red-flag warnings are in effect for much of the state, including Yuma, Nogales, Tucson, Payson, Prescott and Kingman. The warnings will expire at 9 p.m.
A red-flag warning means that high winds and low humidities are creating high fire danger.
The winds also are expected [...]
Phoenix Killer Resigned Himself to Death Penalty
Even before a jury handed him a half dozen death sentences Friday, a former janitor who was convicted of killing six people in metro Phoenix’s Serial Shooter attacks had already resigned himself to the worst of fates.
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