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by Bob Ortega - Jul. 11, 2011 10:51 PM The Arizona Republic The operator of the Kingman prison from which three inmates escaped last year is among the four finalists picked by the Arizona Department of Corrections for a contract to provide 5,000 new private-prison beds. A final award -…
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Jul. 11, 2011 02:45 PM Associated Press WASHINGTON - In an effort to stem the illicit flow of weapons into Mexico, the Justice Department announced Monday that all gun shops in four Southwest border states will be required to alert the federal government to frequent buyers of high-powered rifles. The…
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by Dan Nowicki and Dennis Wagner - Jul. 11, 2011 12:00 AM The Arizona Republic Guns and the debate over whether the weapons need regulation has long been a mainstay of the political conversation in Arizona, where firearms violence spawned a counterculture long before statehood. In the Old West, some…
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by Connor Radnovich - Jul. 10, 2011 12:00 AM The Arizona Republic The 2011 fire season has spawned some of the most-destructive blazes in state history, torching residences and blackening so many thousands of acres that the season could soon become Arizona's worst on record. Wildfires have burned 935,130 acres…
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Jul. 9, 2011 08:10 AM Associated Press A federal judge rejected a request by a volunteer border-watch group to become a party in the federal government's challenge to Arizona's immigration enforcement law. The denial marks the second time that U.S. Judge Susan Bolton has denied such a request from the…
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Their names sound like attack helicopters: Comanche skimmer. Black meadowhawk. Apache spiketail. Others have more colorful titles: Lavender dancer. Painted damsel. Blue-eyed darner. They all are just a few of the 125 or so species of dragonflies and damselflies that live...
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by Shaun McKinnon and Connor Radnovich - Jul. 8, 2011 07:40 AM The Arizona Republic Three days after an epic dust storm, the air over metro Phoenix could start to clear up Friday afternoon and into Saturday, providing new storm systems don't move in Friday night. Light winds are necessary…
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by Ginger Rough - Jul. 8, 2011 12:00 AM The Arizona Republic Former Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner and his family were among the roughly two dozen individuals who attended a ceremonial bill signing in Gov. Jan Brewer's office Thursday, celebrating passage of legislation that removes the words "mental retardation"…
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by Catherine Reagor - Jul. 8, 2011 12:00 AM The Arizona Republic Frenzied home-sales activity in June proved earlier speculation about a third dip in metro-Phoenix home prices to be untrue. The median price of an existing home in the region climbed to $118,950 last month, after hovering at a…
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by Allie Seligman - Jul. 7, 2011 02:41 PM The Arizona Republic A year ago, the Gilbert Softball Little League was close to canceling its fall season. But a group of parents and community members decided to change that, league President Jeff Sutherlin said. "We've really done a good job…
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by Brittany Smith, Connor Radnovich, Matt Haldane and Meghan McCarthy - Jul. 6, 2011 01:34 PM The Arizona Republic-12 News Breaking News Team More storms are forecast for Wednesday evening, following a massive dust storm that swept across the Phoenix area Tuesday night, leaving a path of dust, debris and…
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by Robert Anglen - Jul. 6, 2011 12:00 AMThe Arizona Republic In recent weeks, lawmakers and conservative pundits have blasted U.S. Department of Justice officials over a gun-trafficking investigation that put hundreds of rifles and handguns from Arizona into the hands of criminals in Mexico. Republican members of Congress say…
