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Restaurant reopens after bad reality TV experience

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:50:52 -0400

PHOENIX - A Scottsdale restaurant reopened for business Tuesday night to good reviews after it temporarily shut its doors following an embarrassing reality TV experience.

Dewey man gets prison in sex and drugs cases

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:33:32 -0400

PRESCOTT, Arizona - A Dewey man has been sentenced to 2 ½ years in prison and 10 years' probation for attempted sexual abuse and transporting cocaine.

Bob Schieffer to get journalism award in Phoenix

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:11:04 -0400

PHOENIX - CBS News correspondent Bob Schieffer will be honored by Arizona State University's journalism school at its awards luncheon in October.

4 injured after car crashes into Mesa fabric store

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:59:27 -0400

MESA, Arizona - Four people are injured after a car crashed into a fabric store in Mesa.

Arizona redistricting commission member resigns

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:37:04 -0400

PHOENIX - A member of the commission that redrew Arizona's congressional and legislative district maps after the 2010 U.S. Census has resigned.

2 fires at 1 Glendale home on the same day

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:24:36 -0400

GLENDALE, Arizona - Fire investigators in Glendale are trying to figure out why a woman's home caught fire twice in the same day.

Bisbee council to mull civil unions proposal again

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:55:39 -0400

BISBEE, Arizona - The Bisbee City Council on Tuesday night was considering a revised version of an ordinance that would legalize civil unions for same-sex couples.

BLM contesting water grant for Arizona developer

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:06:15 -0400

SIERRA VISTA, Arizona - The federal Bureau of Land Management has joined two San Pedro River landowners in a civil lawsuit against the Arizona Department of Water Resources.

Activists rally in Phoenix over IRS scrutiny

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:41:07 -0400

PHOENIX - About 70 tea party activists waving signs and small American flags marched outside Phoenix's main Internal Revenue Service office Tuesday to protest the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative groups.

Phoenix standoff ends when man kills himself

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:38:03 -0400

PHOENIX - Phoenix police say a 32-year-old man sought in the abduction of his son has killed himself, ending a 12-hour barricade at a house in which six other people were held captive for varying lengths of time.

State revenues jump in April, 1-time shift likely

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:14:27 -0400

PHOENIX - State revenues jumped 17 percent in April from the previous year but Arizona budget officials say the increase is likely due to taxpayers fleeing higher taxes this year.

Some 2K pounds of marijuana seized at Ariz. border

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:13:12 -0400

NOGALES, Arizona - A big rig driver is in custody for allegedly trying to smuggle more than $1 million worth of marijuana into southern Arizona.

Fire restrictions go in effect Wednesday in Ariz.

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:13:19 -0400

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona - Agencies across Arizona are enacting fire restrictions ahead of the Memorial Day weekend.

1 hurt after SUV and bus collide in San Tan Valley

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:20:31 -0400

SAN TAN VALLEY, Arizona - Authorities say a passenger in an SUV is critically injured after the vehicle struck a school bus in San Tan Valley, east of Phoenix.

Navajo Nation opens flagship casino in Arizona

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:07:43 -0400

TWIN ARROWS, Arizona - New sets of twin arrows are beckoning travelers on Interstate 40 in northern Arizona.

Body of murdered teen boy found east of Ashfork

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:37:04 -0400

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona - Authorities in northern Arizona say they're investigating the murder of a 17-year-old Ashfork boy.

US court rules casino site issue still undecided

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:07:25 -0400

PHOENIX - A federal appeals court says a key legal issue remains unresolved regarding whether a southern Arizona tribe was rightfully awarded reservation status for its planned casino site in the Phoenix area.

Man accused of trying to smuggle $107K out of Ariz

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:29:16 -0400

NOGALES, Arizona - Federal authorities say a Mexican man is in custody for allegedly trying to smuggle nearly $107,000 in undeclared cash across the southern Arizona border.

California man wanted in Alabama arrested in Ariz.

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:01:33 -0400

SAN LUIS, Arizona - Federal authorities say a California man wanted in an Alabama murder case has been arrested near the southern Arizona border.

Brewer bill signing halt stays after vote

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:02:18 -0400

PHOENIX - Gov. Jan Brewer is refusing to begin signing bills passed by the Legislature again even though the Arizona Senate has passed a budget that includes the Medicaid expansion she's demanding in return for her signature, her spokesman said.