Phoenix Arizona Republic: Politics
- Mexican tour bus used to smuggle in 320 pounds of pot into Arizona, Border Patrol says
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 10:32 PMBorder Patrol agents near Tombstone, Arizona, arrested 2 male drivers who hid 320 pounds of marijuana in a tour bus.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Man found dead on Phoenix hiking trail
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 10:43 PMAnother hiker found the man on the trail at North Mountain Park in Phoenix.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Firefighters find body after Phoenix mobile-home fire
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 08:09 PMPhoenix fire crews found the body of a man after they extinguished a mobile-home fire. Neighbors said the man was in his 50s and had health issues.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Scottsdale apartment building evacuated after fire breaks out
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 06:49 PMResidents of the Scottsdale Shadows apartment complex were evacuated Thursday afternoon after a fire started in the basement.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Go behind the scenes with journalists reporting on the U.S.-Mexico border in new podcast
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 05:43 PM"The Wall: Reporting on the Border" takes you to California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Mexico alongside journalists and their sources.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - After judge's challenge, DOJ still sides with Joe Arpaio on conviction
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 03:32 PMDOJ prosecutors doubled down on their assertion that Joe Arpaio’s criminal contempt conviction should be vacated following a presidential pardon.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Man accused of killing, beheading puppy he shared with girlfriend
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 02:54 PMDeCarlos Jones, 29, told police the 6-month-old dog had peed on the floor and he got angry, records show.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ex-mafia hit man and turncoat Sammy the Bull released from prison
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 01:09 PMEx-mafia hit man and turncoat Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano, convicted of running an Ecstasy ring, was released from an Arizona prison on parole.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Good neighbor? Grand Canyon University wants to move Phoenix park
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 10:00 AMPhoenix is considering trading Little Canyon Trail and Park for a new location paid for by Grand Canyon University.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 5 answers to how the East Valley is courting angel investors to grow tech startups
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 09:00 AMThe East Valley is courting angels to invest in tech startups. Leaders hope to help 250 people become angel investors over the next three years.
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- Meth-laced soda surfaces in Mexico; travelers advised to use caution
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 10:35 PMA person has died while 7 others are sick due to a contamination of methamphetamine in 7Up beverages in Mexicali. Banner cautions Arizona travelers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Black Lives Matter organizer brings street-dance activism to Phoenix
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 11:00 PMBlack Lives Matter organizer Shamell Bell brings ‘street-dance activism’ to Phoenix.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Wall: Sign up for our email newsletter on the border and immigration
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 07:34 PMNews about the border, immigration and the proposed border wall. Get the latest from the USA TODAY NETWORK.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - NBA's Morris twins trial: Witness testifies she saw one brother beat her friend
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 07:22 PMA friend of Erik Hood, a man accusing two former Phoenix Suns players of beating him in 2015, testified Thursday she saw one of the twins beat Hood
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Texas billionaire gives $30M to University of Arizona for Biosphere 2
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 04:20 PMTexas billionaire Edward P. Bass is giving $30 million to the University of Arizona to support the Biosphere 2 research facility.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - DeCarlos Jones Initial Appearance
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 02:47 PMDeCarlos Jones Initial Appearance. He was arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty after he allegedly killed and decapitated a puppy.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Salvatore Gravano, aka Sammy the Bull, living fearlessly in Arizona
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 01:49 PMSalvatore Gravano, the turncoat underboss who put John Gotti and 36 other New York mobsters in prison, had managed to stay underground in Arizona.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Phoenix-area schools' anti-hazing rules little changed after Hamilton arrests
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 02:04 PMPhoenix-area schools' anti-hazing policies are little changed after Hamilton football players and Mountain Ridge wrestlers were charged with assault.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 2 months after arson fire, Phoenix LGBT youth center debuts new home
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 09:00 AMSupporters raised about $100,000 in cash and donations for one.n.ten after a fire destroyed its old location this summer.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Cold case: Prescott woman was celebrating her birthday before her murder in 2002
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 09:00 AMYavapai County Sheriff's Office is looking for any information on the homicide of Prescott resident, whose case has remained open for 15 years.
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- 5 candidates vie to fill Mesa City Council spot after Winkle ousted
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 10:00 PMFive finalists, narrowed from a pool of 33 applicants, are vying for a seat on the Mesa City Council after Ryan Winkle was ousted for a DUI.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Cliven Bundy wants his attorney removed from Nevada standoff case
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 11:21 PMCliven Bundy's attorney filed a motion in a Las Vegas federal court asking for permission to withdraw because his client wants him off the case.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - I-17 southbound closed at 16th Street in Phoenix after serious crash
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 08:23 PMSouthbound I-17 was closed at 16th Street in Phoenix Thursday afternoon with no estimated reopening time after a serious crash.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Glendale officer resigns after sexting underage relative; could lose certification
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 07:15 PMThe officer said he was intoxicated earlier this year when he sent a photo of his genitals to an underage relative.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Phoenix police seek person of interest in fatal hit-and-run case
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 05:48 PMPhoenix police released photos of a woman who may know about a Sept. 9 hit and run that led to the death of 34-year-old Mario Cordova.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 03:12 PM
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Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 12:17 PM
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Arizona lands second IKEA by University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 11:52 AMIKEA, the Swedish furniture and home furnishings giant, will open a second Arizona store in Glendale, south of University of Phoenix Stadium, in 2020.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Road issues doomed Mesa's Pineair Resort from the beginning
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 10:00 AMMesa history: People didn't want to give up the convenience of their automobiles to reach their vacation paradise, no matter how sublime the setting
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mixing business with pleasure yields spirited success for Pour Masters
Thursday - 09/21/2017 - 09:00 AMPour Masters has gone from a one-man show to the go-to source for venues, organizations and individuals needing bar services.
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