Gabby Giffords Pushes for Barber Campaign in Arizona
Alex Wong/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords spent the weekend campaigning for her ex-aide, Ron Barber, as he attempts to inherit the vacant seat left by his old boss in the House of Representatives.On Tuesday voters in A…
Race for Gabrielle Giffords’ Old Seat Shapes Up for Hard Fight
Alex Wong/Getty Images(PHOENIX) — On Tuesday, voters in Arizona’s 8th congressional district will go to the polls to cast their votes in the special election to fill the seat left open after former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ resignation.The …
Arizona Murder-Suicide Dad Had a Brain Tumor
File photo. Comstock/Thinkstock(TEMPE, Ariz.) — Friends of an Arizona family that perished in a fiery murder-suicide said the father’s brain tumor may have led him to kill his family, something completely out of character for a man who was remembered…
Five Bodies Found in Burned SUV Believed to Be Missing Family
Comstock/Thinkstock(TEMPE, Ariz.) — Five bodies found in a burned SUV in the Arizona desert are likely a Tempe family who went missing after the father sent a co-worker a cryptic note about how to take over the family business, police said Tuesday.The…
Five Bodies Found in Arizona Related to Drug Cartels, Police Say
Comstock/Thinkstock(VEKOL VALLEY, Ariz.) — Five people found burned beyond recognition in an abandoned SUV in an area of Arizona frequented by smugglers were likely the victims of one of the same drug cartels that have ravaged parts of Mexico with the…
Mother Drives With 5-Week-Old on Top of Car
ABC News(PHOENIX, Ariz.) — A Phoenix, Ariz., woman put her 5-week-old baby on top of her car in his car seat and drove away, apparently forgetting he was there, not even noticing when the seat fell off the car and landed in an intersection, police sai…
Missing Arizona Girl’s Bedroom Had Possible Blood Stains
ABC News(TUCSON, Ariz.) — New documents released in the case of missing 6-year-old Isabel Celis reveal that Arizona police found reddish-brown stains in the girl’s bedroom and on household items during the investigation into her disappearance. More th…
Arizona Secretary of State Satisfied with Obama Birth Documents
TOBY MELVILLE/AFP/Getty Images(PHOENIX) — The state of Hawaii has confirmed the birth of President Obama in the state, so now his supporters in Arizona who wish to vote for him will get their chance. Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett, who e…
Ariz. Sec. of State Wants to See Proof of Obama’s Citizenship
Office of the Secretary of State, AZ(PHOENIX) — Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett wants you to know that he is not a birther, but he says he wants proof of Barack Obama’s citizenship before putting his name on the Arizona ballot.In an inter…
Historic Mining Town Forced to Evacuate as Arizona Wildfires Rage On
Hemera Technologies/Thinkstock(MAYER, Ariz.) — Firefighters in Arizona are battling a growing problem, as high winds overnight caused a handful of wildfires to nearly triple in size.“The next three days are critical in fire weather, as far as th…
Isabel Celis 911 Calls Released: ‘My Little Girl…I Believe She Was Abducted’
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(TUCSON, Ariz.) — The father of missing Tucson, Ariz., girl Isabel Celis sounds calm as he describes finding that the 6-year-old has disappeared from her bed and tells police he thinks she was abducted in the recordings of two …
Isabel Celis 911 Calls Released: ‘My Little Girl…I Believe She Was Abducted’
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(TUCSON, Ariz.) — The father of missing Tucson, Ariz., girl Isabel Celis sounds calm as he describes finding that the 6-year-old has disappeared from her bed and tells police he thinks she was abducted in the recordings of two …
Wildfires Burn In Arizona: Sign of What’s to Come?
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(PHOENIX) — Firefighters in Arizona are struggling to contain several wildfires, a taste of what could be a long and difficult season as the combination of high temperatures and extremely dry conditions raise the greater risk of …
$500,000 Medical Marijuana Loan Up In Smoke
David McNew/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Sometimes even the best-laid plans go up in smoke. And sometimes these plans end up costing a lot of money. That’s what happened to Mark Haile and Michele Hammer, two Arizona businesspeople who in August, 2010, eac…
Isabel Celis: Missing Tucson Girl’s Brothers Removed From Care of One Parent
ABC News(TUSCON, Ariz.) — The two older brothers of missing Tucson girl Isabel Celis were removed from the care of one parent on Friday after Child Protective Services consulted with police. Authorities declined to say which parent, Sergio or Becky, h…
Arizona Man Hits Lotto Luck, Times Six
Photodisc/Thinkstock(PHOENIX) — It’s not much of a mystery to figure out the lucky number that one Arizona man now claims for the rest of his life: 6.That’s the number of Powerball tickets purchased by the Glendale man that made him a mill…
Arizona Man Hits Lotto Luck, Times Six
Photodisc/Thinkstock(PHOENIX) — It’s not much of a mystery to figure out the lucky number that one Arizona man now claims for the rest of his life: 6.That’s the number of Powerball tickets purchased by the Glendale man that made him a mill…
DOJ Sues Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Civil Rights Case
PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, alleging the police force discriminates against Latinos, uses excessive force, runs…
Threats Ground Southwest Flights at California, Arizona Airports
Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesUPDATE: An all clear has been called at both John Wayne Airport and Skyharbor Airport after authorities declared the threats affecting two Southwest Airlines flights to be bogus.
(SANTA ANA, Calif.) – Authorities have…
Arizona Bans Funding for Planned Parenthood, Organizations That Perform Abortions
Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images(PHOENIX, Ariz.) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill that will cut off public funding for organizations that perform “nonfederally qualified abortions,” striking a blow to Planned Parenthood in the state. The …