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Dad, daughter firefighters make history in Tucson (Sep 06 2008 14:59 GMT)
TUCSON - Christa Clayton had a burning desire to follow in her father's footsteps.
State highway projects stall out in face of shortfall (Sep 06 2008 07:00 GMT)
Arizona is delaying as much as $171 million in new highway projects funded by federal money as Congress fights over how to pay the tab.
Funeral industry undertakes effort to adopt green strategies (Sep 06 2008 07:00 GMT)
Dear EarthTalk: I've heard that increasing eco-awareness around the world has extended itself to the afterlife, whereby burials can even be green. Is that true?
Bitter Smith concedes to Schweikert in CD5 (Sep 06 2008 01:00 GMT)
Republican David Schweikert will face incumbent Democratic Rep. Harry Mitchell on Nov. 4.
Huffman, survivor of 1937 Japanese attack, dies (Sep 05 2008 22:04 GMT)
Huffman was a 24-year-old boilerman serving in the U.S. Asiatic Fleet at the time of the attack on the USS Panay.
Dad, daughter firefighters make history in Tucson (Sep 05 2008 22:04 GMT)
Tucson Fire Department Capt. Tim Clayton, 56, is in his 34th year of service. His daughter, 23, joined after graduating from the Tucson Fire Department's Public Safety Academy in June.
Predator drone being used to map hurricane damage (Sep 05 2008 22:04 GMT)
An unmanned drone with sophisticated radar capabilities normally used to help guard the U.S.-Mexico border is being flown to help assess hurricane damage in the Southeast for the first time.
Report: Smoking ban hasn't harmed restaurants, bars (Sep 05 2008 18:34 GMT)
While some businesses have suffered, others, such as bars with patios open to smokers, have benefited.
Slain student's parents sue UA, regents, state (Sep 05 2008 18:34 GMT)
Mia Henderson was stabbed nearly two dozen times on Sept. 5, 2007 as she lay in bed.
Oct. 1 hearing sought in Ariz. campaign money case (Sep 05 2008 18:34 GMT)
At issue are so-called ''matching funds'' - supplemental dollars given to publicly funded candidates who are outspent by privately funded opponents or whose races attract certain types of independent expenditures.
Polygamist leader Jeffs' daughter must keep attorney (Sep 05 2008 17:01 GMT)
SAN ANGELO, Texas - A daughter of jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs will not be allowed to dump her court-appointed lawyer in the child custody case, a judge ruled.
Palin can't say no to jet this time (Sep 05 2008 15:25 GMT)
TUCSON - Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is known for selling the jet her predecessor as Alaska governor used to tool around the state.
'Marijuana church' founders facing prison (Sep 05 2008 13:13 GMT)
TUCSON- The founders of an Arizona church that deifies marijuana have pleaded guilty to two criminal charges.
Victims in Labor Day crash misidentified, DPS says (Sep 05 2008 07:00 GMT)
Authorities said Thursday they misidentified a woman who died in a Labor Day crash that killed three others.
Ultraviolet vision helps birds find mates (Sep 05 2008 07:00 GMT)
I've been photographing birds for several years working under the conceit that if I'm not moving, the birds can't see me, especially if I'm wearing camouflage.
Barrier in storm-water tunnel at Nogales razed (Sep 05 2008 07:00 GMT)
A barrier in the storm-water tunnel connecting Nogales with its sister city in Mexico has been torn down because the Border Patrol built it partially over the international border.
CDC: 3 of 4 Ariz. toddlers get recommended vaccinations (Sep 05 2008 01:12 GMT)
Still slightly below the national average and 37th among all 50 states.
Tribe member told to stop giving migrants water (Sep 04 2008 21:04 GMT)
Mike Wilson says he's been told before that the tribe doesn't want him placing water on the southern Arizona reservation to help migrants.
Ariz. man accused of cheating Chicago boy out of go-cart (Sep 04 2008 19:28 GMT)
Make-A-Wish Foundation's Chicago chapter gave $11,000 to 53-year-old Douglas Riesberg of Spring Valley in March for a custom go-cart for the boy.
Catholic bishops endorse Ariz. marriage measure (Sep 04 2008 17:43 GMT)
The proposed amendment is on the November ballot as Proposition 102.
Canyon gateway community rejects town government (Sep 04 2008 16:52 GMT)
Tusayan voters rejected creating a town government for their small community just outside Grand Canyon National Park.
In many races, conservative lawmakers win (Sep 04 2008 07:00 GMT)
The results of Tuesday's primary election indicate the Legislature may take a more rightward tilt next year.
Less than quarter of those who voted did so at polls (Sep 04 2008 07:00 GMT)
Less than a quarter of Maricopa County voters who cast ballots in Tuesday's state primary election did so at the polls, officials said Wednesday. The rest either mailed them in or dropped off early ballots that had been sent to voters in July.
Arizona races to watch in this year's election (Sep 04 2008 07:00 GMT)
The Nov. 4 general election offers several legislative matchups that are likely to be competitive and feisty.
Pima County vote count slowed by hand-delivery (Sep 03 2008 19:53 GMT)
County Elections Commissioner Brad Nelson says he thinks county supervisors will re-examine their policy and revert to having polling-place results electronically sent again.
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