| US state bars political hopeful for poor English The Arizona Supreme Court has ended the aspirations of Alejandrina Cabrera to run for city council in the border town of San Luis because she does not have sufficient knowledge of English.
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| Let's Make it Official: Arizona Needs a State Food Where do Valley chefs and restaurateurs weigh in when it comes to picking an official food for Arizona? Judging by the answers, it's all over the map. Michael Monti (owner, Monti's La Casa... |
| Razing Arizona: Where Architecture Sometimes Takes a Backseat Arizona is exactly twice my age. Both born in February, we've had a complicated relationship for most of my 50 years. The state has offered me mild desert winters and comparatively low property... |
| 100 Years of Music That Defined Arizona "Not alone for gold and silver / Is Arizona great / But with graves of heroes sleeping / All the land is consecrate!" - "Arizona March Song" The goal of finding Arizona's... |
| The Life of a State: A Timeline of Arizona's History Long before we were officially a state, Arizona was making history - and not all of it bad, though some of it certainly borders on the unbelievable. In 1910, a Maricopa County Sheriff by the name of... |
| Ask a Mexican on Ron Paul and Science Fiction My family for six generations have been born and raised in Brownsville, Texas. Everyone speaks Spanish most of the time. Right now, almost every Republican in the state is trying to get redistricting... |
| Phoenix Suns deploy Galaxy Tab 10.1 for use on and off the court Computerworld - The Phoenix Suns have deployed more than 100 Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets over Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network for use by the team's business personnel, players and... |
| Scottsdale Healthcare signs on as sponsor for Phoenix LPGA event Follow this company has signed on as a key sponsor to the RR Donnelley Founders Cup LPGA golf tournament. The event will be held March 13-18 at the Wildfire Golf Club at the JW Marriott... |
| Federal agents recover $1.2 million worth of pot Federal agents working in the southwestern Arizona desert recovered $1.2 million worth of marijuana found stashed. Ajo agents patrolling on all-terrain vehicles tracked footprints leading to... |
| Police explore link between PV, Phoenix killings http://bit.ly/wDbMg3 ) show a woman arrested in connection with the deaths of a Paradise Valley couple has been accused by prosecutors of stealing property between $2,000 and $3,000 from a man... |
| Measure would shift redistricting to AZ lawmakers Arizona voters would decide whether to put redistricting back in the hands of state lawmakers and the governor under a Republican proposal endorsed by a Senate committee. The resolution approved... |
| 1 dead, 1 wounded in Mesa trailer park shootings Mesa police are investigating a double shooting that left one man dead and a second man wounded. Police were called out to a trailer park near East Main Street and south Stapley Drive early ... |
| Man shot in Nogales, police releasing few details A man has been shot in the downtown Nogales area. The Nogales International reports that police and paramedics arrived at an apartment complex Tuesday night and found a man sitting on a stoop with... |
| ASU, Chandler joining forces on new tech center Arizona State University and the city of Chandler are converting a city building into a technology-innovation center. Officials envision that by 2015 up to 1,000 students a year could pass through... |
| Tucson robber hit stores 19 times, police say Tucson police are looking for a man who has robbed 19 different convenience stores since Jan. 23, primarily targeting cigarettes. Police tell KVOA-TV... |
| Tucson man sentenced to 5 years in tax scheme A Tucson man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to participating in a scheme that used the names of disabled people to file for income tax refunds. ... |
| Petitions taken out against Yuma councilmen Two members of the Yuma City Council are facing a possible recall after petitions were taken out. Yuma resident Mitchell Dunn with Recall Them All 2012 says certain members of the Yuma City ... |
| Deputies seize neary 550 pounds of pot FLORENCE, AZ - Pinal County authorities say they've seized nearly 550 pounds of marijuana found hidden in thick brush south of Interstate 8. The sheriff's air unit saw fresh ATV tracks on... |
| Sales tax on Amazon purchases in AZ? PHOENIX - Amazon.com says it would be illegal but Arizona legislators are moving ahead with a bill that would require the online retailer to collect sales tax on purchases by state residents. A bill... |
| Two arrested in PHX for false identities PHOENIX - Two employees of a Phoenix maid service are in custody, accused of using fake identifications in order get work. According to a Maricopa County Sheriff's Office news release,... |
| CNN's Roland Martin suspended over tweet Journalist Roland Martin attends the 2010 Keep A Child Alive's Black Ball at the Hammerstein Ballroom on September 30, 2010 in New York City.Photographer: Stephen LovekinCopyright Getty... |
| AZ celebrates Statehood Day February 14 . Then, on Tuesday, February 14, you'll have a chance to participate in ceremonies and events throughout the day downtown Phoenix. Included in the festivities will be an American Indians Sunrise... |
| Exotic birds to pick owners in Tempe are now in Tempe and will soon be ready for adoption. The birds will be checked out by a veterinarian Wednesday afternoon before being placed up for adoption at the Arizona Exotic Bird Rescue on... |
| Valley cities named in top 10 for dating site refers to the Valley cities as "sun-kissed sister cities" where visitors can "expect dating pools distinguished by diversity or a high proportion of singles." It suggests the... |
| PD makes arrest in Phoenix cold case PHOENIX - Police have made an arrest nearly 34 years after a man was stabbed to death on a Phoenix street during a car theft. Seventy-one-year-old Manuel Corona was arrested February 2 while in... |
| PD: 1 dead, 1 hurt in Mesa shooting MESA, AZ - A man is dead and a second person is in serious condition after they were both shot in Mesa early Tuesday. Steve Berry with the Mesa Police Department said officers responded to Suit You... |
| AZ tribe to take over Skywalk management FLAGSTAFF, AZ - A northwestern Arizona tribe says it will take over management of the Grand Canyon Skywalk from the Las Vegas developer who built it. David Jin had partnered with the Hualapai Tribe... |
| Woburn Little League Coach Charged With Enticing 13-Year-Old In Arizona WOBURN (CBS) - A Woburn Little League coach has been charged with routinely contacting teenage boys over the Internet and engaging them in sex acts. Raymond McAllister, 20, pleaded not guilty in... |
| Arizona Bill Would Bar Shackling of Mothers Giving Birth PHOENIX, Ariz.--Lisa Marie Cookingham, an OBGYN doctor at several hospitals in Maricopa County, often sees cases of incarcerated patients being shackled to their beds during labor-a practice, she... |
| Suns Morris to Named BBVA Rising Stars Game Phoenix Suns rookie forward Markieff Morris has been selected along with eight other first-year NBA players to take part in the 2012 BBVA Rising Stars Challenge on Friday, Feb. 24, at 2012 NBA... |
| Suns Explore a New 'Galaxy' With Verizon Posted: Feb. 8, 2012 As far as technological improvements go, the Suns shot for the moon this season and found the galaxy. The Samsung Galaxy Tab, that is. Powered by the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE... |
| Suns, Verizon and Samsung Announce "Tab" Integration The Phoenix Suns, Verizon Wireless and Samsung Mobile announced today that the Suns have become the first NBA franchise to fully integrate wireless tablet technology into both their business and... |
| Suns Launch Value Packs The Phoenix Suns are introducing three unique value packs for the remainder of the 2011-12 season, including Family Game Night, Guys Night Out and All You Can Eat Seats. The value packs are designed... |
| Postgame Central: Suns @ Bucks - February 7, 2012 Quote of the Game "This is my team. I feel like this is my home, as a basketball player and I want to try and get back to the playoffs with this team; try and build this team into a contender... |
| Toronto Stock Exchange courting Arizona companies Executives of the Toronto Stock Exchange and investment bankers are in town to meet with CEOs and CFOs of entrepreneurial and fast-growing Valley businesses with the potential to go public. An event... |
| Fiesta Bowl gives out $400,000 in local grants The Fiesta Bowl today awarded a total of $400,000 to 14 Arizona charities. The gifts provide funding for projects ranging from music instruction for students to after-school health and fitness... |
| Six startups compete for prizes at Tempe Geeks’ Night Out There have been a lot of events sprouting up around the Valley looking to help startups, and Tempe has developed its own to go along with its planned Geeks' Night Out. The event, which is tied... |
| Brewer buys own book from Amazon.com as state looks to collect sales taxes Jan Brewer and the Arizona state government. Could it be a case of finger-wagging in both directions? The state of Arizona has sent Seattle-based Amazon.com... |
| Temple’s Hart in running to head up U of Arizona Ann Weaver Hart is their candidate to become the Tucson-based school's next president. Hart said last September that she would leave Temple after six years at the end of its current academic... |
| Foreclosure inventory in Phoenix declining Follow this company . In the Valley the foreclosure inventory in December 2011 was down 2.1 percent as compared with a year earlier. Almost 3 percent of all homes with a mortgage were in... |
| Tech firms line up for Tempe job fair Technology companies in Tempe are participating in a job fair and searching for dozens of people for jobs at companies ranging from Terralever... |
| Employee compensation growth in Phoenix outpaces US average Follow this company report released Tuesday. The report showed that from December 2010 to December 2011, private industry workers' compensation costs, which include both wages and... |
| Charitable giving posts strong growth in 2011 Follow this company . Last year marked an increase over the 2010 giving total of $322.7 billion, and contributions to nonprofits in 2012 are expected to grow an additional 4 percent to... |
| Foreclosure bills paint banks, GOP into unpopular corner Democratic state lawmakers have introduced a slew of bills this session at the Arizona Legislature aimed at helping distressed borrowers facing foreclosures. The state legislation includes bills... |
| Arizona court rules candidate with weak English can be keep off ballot PHOENIX : Arizona's Supreme Court ruled that a city council candidate with limited English skills could be kept off the ballot in a predominately Spanish-speaking town on the Mexico... |
| Suns giving Samsung tablets to players, coaches Follow this company have inked a new technology deal with Verizon Wireless and Samsung. It entails Samsung computer tablets being distributed to and used by Suns players, personnel and... |
| Man dies after Phoenix officer-involved shooting Phoenix police are investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting at a north Phoenix residence. The shooting happened late Tuesday night near 35th Avenue and Thunderbird Road. Police say a ... |
| Phoenix police officials suspended amid probe Four Phoenix police detectives and two supervisors have been placed on administrative leave while the department conducts an internal investigation into a presentation the officers made at a ... |