Activists Call On Obama To Fight AZ Immigrant Law
PHOENIX (AP) — Civil rights activists called on President Barack Obama to fight a tough new Arizona law targeting illegal immigrants Sunday, promising to march in the streets and invite arrest by refusing to comply if the measure goes into effect.
U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona told about 3,500 protesters gathered at the state Capitol that [...]
Arizona Lawmakers To Consider Parks Measure
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona legislators on Monday are scheduled to consider several bills dealing with the state’s financially struggling parks system.
One proposal to lease out a moneymaking state park in Lake Havasu City in a move that parks officials have warned would force closures of other parks.
A separate controversial bill would raid a voter-mandated land [...]
Playground Equipment In Surprise Destroyed By Fire
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — A children’s playground located in a Surprise neighborhood is a blackened pile of rubble after plastic equipment burned to the ground Sunday.
The Surprise Fire Department said Monday that crews responded to 175th Ave. and Paradise Lane in Surprise Farms and found the playground on fire with intense flames and huge columns [...]
Tucson Police Arrest Scores At Rowdy Pool Party
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Tucson Police officers closed down a rowdy pool party at a west Tucson apartment complex on Saturday afternoon and arrested about 50 young people after fights broke out.
Sgt. Fabian Pacheco says the owners of the property that serves many University of Arizona and local community college students had hired off-duty police officers [...]
Gun Sales On the Rise After AZ Rancher’s Death
DOUGLAS, Ariz. (AP) — Gun and ammunition sales are up at a Douglas store following the murder two weeks ago of a southern Arizona cattle rancher.
Authorities believe an illegal immigrant — most likely someone working for a smuggling cartel — shot the 58-year-old Rob Krentz on March 27 on his ranch near Douglas.
Krentz managed to drive [...]
Blind Gilbert Veteran Is Inspiration To Many
GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) — Tom Hicks is a former Army paratrooper and military police officer. He’s also a third-degree black belt in karate and teaches classes in Gilbert.
What’s even more amazing is that Hicks is legally blind.
The 43-year-old married father of seven said getting involved in martial arts was his way of protecting his family [...]
EPA Suggests Cleanup of Contaminated Arizona Site
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — A federal report says lands around a Prescott-area mine and adjacent smelter that are most contaminated with arsenic and lead should be cleaned up to safeguard public health.
The Environmental Protection Agency released its human health risk assessment for the Iron King Mine and the Humboldt Smelter this past week.
The assessment includes [...]
Tucson Business Helps New Moms Get Hang of Nursing
PATTY MACHELOR,Arizona Daily Star
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Trish Martin didn’t need help the first time, but breast-feeding her second baby was a little trickier.
Her 3-month-old girl wanted to nurse all the time and never seemed satisfied, said Martin, 31. So Martin called Mama’s Latte and within hours, TJ Marsh arrived at Martin’s home.
Martin learned her [...]
Suns Use 3-point Barrage To Beat Rockets 116-106
BOB BAUM,AP Sports Writer.
PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns were 3½ minutes away from what would have been a brutal loss. Then, as has happened so often, the 3-pointers started falling.
Amare Stoudemire had 35 points and 13 rebounds and the Suns made four 3s in a row to pull away for a 116-106 victory over [...]
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