Mexico’s Take On Arizona Senate Bill 1070
MEXICO CITY (AP) ‚Äî Mexican President Felipe Calderon says Arizona’s new immigration law is discriminatory and warns relations with the U.S. border state will suffer.
Calderon says the law “opens the door to unacceptable racial discrimination.”
The Arizona bill will make it a crime to be an undocumented immigrant in the state and requires police to question [...]
Arizona Immigration Conflict Is Getting Intense
PHOENIX (AP) The conflict over a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration in Arizona intensified Monday as vandals smeared refried beans in the shape of swastikas on the state Capitol’s windows.
More protests were planned Monday after thousands gathered this weekend to demonstrate against a bill that will make it a state crime to be an illegal [...]
Border Violence In AZ Has “Worsened”
PHOENIX (AP) — Officials from Arizona told U.S. senators on Tuesday that drug and immigrant smuggling violence along the U.S.-Mexico border has worsened over the last year. The officials told senators at a hearing in Washington that the United States hasn’t seen the level of violence that Mexico is experiencing [...]
Two People Seriously Injured On I-17
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Department of Public Safety is on the scene of a one vehicle rollover at milepost 303 on southbound I-17 near Camp Verde in northern Arizona.
DPS said the accident occurred at 10:37 a.m.
Traffic was completely blocked for an hour so two medical helicopters could land. Two seriously injured passengers were flown [...]
Goddard Launches Governor Campaign
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona should increase tax revenue by closing loopholes to help balance the state budget while protecting public education and other services, Democratic Attorney General Terry said Monday as he kicked off his campaign for governor.
“A whole variety of special exceptions … which riddle our tax code” should be reviewed, Goddard said when [...]
Tempe Based US-Airways Finds A Way To Avoid Fines
Beginning April 29th, flights that don’t take off after three hours of sitting on the tarmac will be subject to fines that could add up to millions of dollars.
However, US Airways has decided to protect itself from being fined by returning to the gates and canceling flights after two and a half hours of no [...]
The Flagstaff Tower of Trash
Many people would think that having a tower of trash close by would be fround upon, but not in this town!
Flagstaff is kicking off Earth Day (April 17th) with some spring cleaning by urging its residents to collect litter and throw it onto what has been dubbed as the “Eyeful Tower of Trash”. The entire community [...]
Arizona Rancher Found Murdered
PHOENIX (AP) — A prominent southeast Arizona rancher sped away in his all-terrain vehicle after being shot, the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office said Monday in releasing more details into Saturday’s slaying near the Mexico border.
The body of Robert Krentz, 58, was located before midnight Saturday on his 35,000 acre ranch about 35 miles northeast of [...]
Cardinals Sign Five Of Their Players
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals announced Monday that three of their restricted free agents — wide receiver Steve Breaston, center Lyle Sendlein and defensive tackle Gabe Watson — have all signed their one-year qualifying offers.
The Cardinals also say they have re-signed linebacker Monty Beisel to a one-year contract and cornerback Michael Adams has [...]
38 Year Fugitive Found In Arizona
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A hitchhiker originally sentenced to be executed for the 1951 killing of a Montana man who picked him up during a blizzard has been found running a wedding chapel under an assumed name in Arizona 38 years after he skipped out on parole.
Frank Dryman was found after the victim’s grandson hired [...]
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