16 Arizona corrections workers disciplined after inmate died in triple-digit heatPHOENIX — Sixteen Arizona corrections employees have been fired, suspended or otherwise disciplined for their roles in the death of an inmate left in an outdoor holding cell for four hours in triple-digit heat and for a “wait-them-out” practice at the prison where she died. Lawsuit claims feds ignored health risks of planned snowmaking at Arizona ski resortFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The U.S. Forest Service is being sued in an effort to block expansion of a ski resort on an Arizona mountain that American Indian tribes consider sacred. Arizona police: Mother, 2 teenage sons dead after apparent murder-suicideMESA, Ariz. — Arizona police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide that left a mother and her two teenage sons dead. Magnitude-5.1 earthquake in northern Mexico felt from San Diego to Arizona; no injuriesCALEXICO, Calif. — A moderate earthquake in northern Mexico was felt from San Diego to southwestern Arizona, but no injuries or damage were reported. Freedom Communications seeks bankruptcy judge’s OK to hire broker for Phoenix-area newspapersMESA, Ariz. — Freedom Communications is asking a bankruptcy judge to allow it to hire a broker to pursue the sale of its Phoenix-area publications, including the East Valley Tribune. Freedom Communications seeks judge’s OK to hire broker for sale of Phoenix-area newspapersMESA, Ariz. — Freedom Communications is asking a bankruptcy judge for permission to hire a broker to pursue the sale of Phoenix, Ariz.-area publications, including the East Valley Tribune. Coyotes owner asks judge to order NHL to mediate bankruptcy issuesPHOENIX — Beleaguered Phoenix Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes has asked a federal bankruptcy judge for an emergency hearing to order the NHL to mediate the “key sale issues” in the complicated case. Environmentalists say flood insurance program ignores endangered speciesALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is being sued again over accusations that it violated the Endangered Species Act by issuing flood insurance without determining whether development would impact imperiled plants and animals. Appeals court blocks land swap between BLM and miner Asarco, citing bad environmental analysisPHOENIX — A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a proposed land exchange between the federal Bureau of Land Management and copper miner Asarco LLC violates environmental laws. Arizona in the fall: Good weather and fall colorsFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The weather’s good, the landscape ranges from grasslands to canyons and mountains, and the foliage is beautiful too: That’s Arizona in the fall. Syringes and sidearms: Police add venipuncture to arsenal of drunk driving toolsBOISE, Idaho — When police officer Darryll Dowell is on patrol in the southwestern Idaho city of Nampa, he’ll pull up at a stoplight and usually start casing the vehicle. Nowadays, his eyes will also focus on the driver’s arms, as he tries to search for a plump, bouncy vein. Arizona to sell prisons, other properties in leaseback deals for cash to help balance budgetPHOENIX — Faced with a state budget crisis that won’t quit, Arizona lawmakers are offering to sell legislative buildings, prisons and other facilities that the state would then lease back, effectively taking out a mortgage on paid-for state property. Citing individual freedoms, lawmakers in several states push back against health care overhaulPHOENIX — Republicans in more than a dozen states opposed to President Barack Obama’s push for health care overhaul have mounted state-driven efforts to block federal intervention in health care, with some early success. Ariz. driver racks up $6,700 in speeding tickets while wearing monkey masks to elude detectionPHOENIX — A driver has racked up dozens of speeding tickets in photo-radar zones on Phoenix-area freeways while sporting monkey and giraffe masks, and is fighting every one by claiming the costumes make it impossible for authorities to prove he was behind the wheel. Monkey-masked speeder in Phoenix area gets 37 photo-enforcement ticketsPHOENIX — State police in Arizona aren’t chuckling at a driver who triggered Phoenix-area freeway speed cameras more than 80 times in a year while wearing monkey or giraffe masks. Sterlite Industries makes higher $2.57B bid for Asarco, topping rival Grupo Mexico’s offerDENVER — Sterlite Industries Ltd. raised its bid Friday for Asarco LLC by 20 percent to $2.57 billion in cash, topping rival Grupo Mexico’s offer to regain control of the mining company that has been operating under bankruptcy protection. Back in Arizona, O’Connor helping lead talks on possible changes for state’s governmentPHOENIX — Since retiring as a Supreme Court justice in 2006, Sandra Day O’Connor has championed such causes as judicial independence, civics education and Alzheimer’s research. Now add improving Arizona’s nearly century-old state government. 1 dead, 2nd hurt after small planes collide south of PhoenixPHOENIX — Two small planes collided in midair Wednesday about 40 miles south of Phoenix, sending one crashing to the ground and killing a student pilot from China who was training to fly commercial planes, officials said. Arizona Supreme Court rejects religious defense claim in pot possession casePHOENIX — A man isn’t entitled to use Arizona’s religious-freedom law to overturn his conviction for possessing marijuana while driving, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. Balsillie offers Glendale $50 million to help clear way in Coyotes bidPHOENIX — Canadian billionaire James Balsillie has offered the city of Glendale $50 million to quiet its objections to his bid to buy the Phoenix Coyotes and move the franchise to Hamilton, Ontario. Organizers: Nearly $60.5M in contributions, pledges in this year’s Jerry Lewis MDA TelethonTUCSON, Ariz. — Despite the tough economy, officials with the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon say contributions and pledges from this year’s Labor Day event totaled nearly $60.5 million. Organizers: Nearly $60.5M in contributions, pledges in this year’s Jerry Lewis MDS TelethonTUCSON, Ariz. — Despite the tough economy, officials with the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon say contributions and pledges from this year’s Labor Day event totaled nearly $60.5 million. Regulators shut down banks in Mo., Ill., Iowa, Ariz., making 89 US bank failures this yearNEW YORK — Regulators on Friday shut down banks in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Arizona, pushing to 89 the number of banks that have failed this year under the weight of the soured economy and rising loan defaults. Retired immigration agent arrested in southern Arizona on suspicion of cocaine smugglingTUCSON, Ariz. — Authorities say a former high-ranking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who was stationed in Mexico before retiring in 2007 has been arrested on suspicion of cocaine smuggling. First Solar names Robert Gillette CEO, board member, effective October 1TEMPE, Ariz. — First Solar Inc., nation’s largest solar panel maker, on Thursday named Robert Gillette CEO, succeeding Mike Ahearn. Project based at ASU Cronkite School lets students’ digital stories hit national audiencePHOENIX — Investigative stories produced by students from top journalism schools are being distributed to media outlets for free as part of a national project based at Arizona State University’s journalism school. Balsillie scheduled to show up as Coyotes bankruptcy saga reaches critical phasePHOENIX — The Phoenix Coyotes saga seems to be stumbling toward a conclusion, and the lead character in the twisted drama finally is scheduled to make an appearance. Inmate who died in Arizona prison had burns on face and body, high core temperaturePHOENIX — An inmate who died in triple-digit heat after spending four hours in an outdoor holding cell had numerous first- and second-degree burns on her face and body and a core body temperature of 108 degrees, according to an autopsy report. Witnesses watch 21-year-old Ariz. man die in rollover accident after begging him not to drivePHOENIX — A 21-year-old man who refused a ride and tussled with a cab driver who tried to stop him from driving was dead a few minutes later after rolling his sport utility vehicle. Feds urge carrot-toting tourists in old Ariz. gold mining town to stop plumping up the burrosFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — There is an epidemic in an old gold mining town in western Arizona: The wild burros that roam the town’s single street are overweight, with rolls of fat on their necks and big, full bellies. But don’t blame them. They’ll eat anything. |
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