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Arizona Preparing Appeal of Immigration Ruling
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is preparing to ask an appeals court to lift a judge’s ruling that put most of the state’s immigration law on hold in a key first-round victory for the federal government in a fight that may go to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Three people were arrested Thursday morning at the federal courthouse [...]
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 [...]
State Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Bath Photos
PHOENIX (AP) — Lawyers for Peoria and the state are asking a federal judge to toss a lawsuit filed by a couple who say they were falsely accused of sexually exploiting their young daughters.
Last fall, Lisa and Anthony “A.J.” Demaree of Peoria lost physical custody of their three daughters for a month after a Walmart [...]
Suns hold on 111-105, Wolves lose 16th straight
DAVE CAMPBELL,AP Sports Writer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Steve Nash’s back was bothering him, so much so that the Phoenix Suns almost had to play without their slick-passing, floppy-haired front man.
With those prime Western Conference playoff seeds still in reach, Nash wasn’t going to give in and take a game off — even against the tumbling Minnesota [...]
Suns Win Fourth Straight, Beating Trail Blazers
PHOENIX (AP) — Anytime the NBA’s leading field-goal shooting team can win a game while hitting less than 40 percent, it knows it has accomplished something good.
The Phoenix Suns had that feeling Sunday night, after beating the Portland Trail Blazers 93-87 despite shooting only 38.8 percent from the floor.
“Even though we were not shooting the [...]
Richardson, Stoudemire, Nash Lead Suns Over Kings
PHOENIX (AP) — Are the Phoenix Suns, the NBA’s highest-scoring team, suddenly becoming a tough defensive team?
If the last two games are any indication, they are headed in the right direction.
Jason Richardson scored 26 points, Amare Stoudemire had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and Steve Nash had 17 assists, leading the Suns to a 104-88 [...]
Dust Storm Leaves 3 Dead South of Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) — A sudden dust storm Tuesday spawned a series of collisions involving as many as 20 vehicles on Interstate 10 south of Phoenix, leaving at least three people dead.
Arizona Department of Public Safety officials said other casualties were airlifted to Phoenix hospitals with severe burns and other traumatic injuries.
A second series of accidents [...]
Thanksgiving Travel Gas Prices
PHOENIX (AP) — Triple-A-Arizona reports that gas prices on Thanksgiving Day in Arizona are averaging about $2.61 for a gallon of regular unleaded.
Flagstaff drivers are paying the most for a gallon of fuel with average prices at $2.75 for regular.
Tucson drivers have it pretty good paying an average of $2.46 a gallon.
Greeting this weeks Thanksgiving [...]
