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Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum in Dead Heat in Arizona
Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are in a statistical dead heat in primary state Arizona, a poll indicated ahead of a GOP presidential hopefuls debate Wednesday. Thirty-six percent of likely...


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The Accenture World Match Play in Arizona: who will win, and why | Lawrence Donegan
It is that time of year again. With the first round of the Accenture World Match Play set to tee off, the old rule still applies - only a fool would try to predict the outcome of 32 matches involving...
Arizona finally gets GOP candidates' attention
Mesa, Ariz.- Rick Santorum is looking for another upset or two, while Mitt Romney is hoping to keep his leading rival at bay in the run-up to the 20th debate of the race for the Republican...
Road delays due to GOP debate in Mesa
MESA, AZ - Drivers in Mesa have several road restrictions to look out for Wednesday due to the Republican presidential debate. According to the city of Mesa, the following closures are in place in...
Giffords named to UA board of advisers
TUCSON, AZ - The National Institute for Civil Discourse at the University of Arizona has announced that former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has been named to its National Board of Advisers. Board...
College students to pay $2K minimum?
PHOENIX - A bill to generally require that full-time students pay at least $2,000 toward their annual tuition at a state university gets its first hearing Wednesday. As introduced, the bill would...
Romney, Santorum in dead heat in Arizona
Rick Santorum are in a statistical dead heat in primary state Arizona, a poll indicated ahead of a GOP presidential hopefuls debate Wednesday. Thirty-six percent of likely Republican voters back the...
Romney Hold Solid Lead in Arizona
NBC News-Marist poll in Arizona finds Mitt Romney leading the GOP primary with 43% of likely voters, followed by Rick Santorum at 27%, Newt Gingrich at 16% and Ron Paul at...
Arizona Attorney General to investigate Babeu matters
Paul Babeu . The man claims the Arizona lawman threatened him with deportation if he divulged their relationship. Babeu denies wrongdoing and has welcomed such inquiries into the matter. Babeu, a...
No raise, no cash bonus for BofA chief Moynihan
Follow this company report. The news outlet, citing people familiar with the situation, reported Moynihan's $950,000 annual salary will be unchanged when Charlotte-based BofA...
NHL denies but Coyotes sale talk persists
Follow this company continues to pour water on reports that it is nearing a sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to a group lead by former San Jose Sharks...
Report outlines hospital death rates
A new report documents and outlines hospital death rates at Phoenix area hospitals as well as nationwide. The report looks at how emergency room patients fared after coming to various hospitals for...
John Junker pleads guilty in Fiesta Bowl case
John Junker has entered a guilty plea to a felony county for his part in an illegal campaign contribution scheme concocted during his tenure at the college football bowl game. AzFamily.com has one...
Poll: Santorum gaining on Romney in Arizona
Republican US presidential candidate Rick Santorum is essentially tied with rival Mitt Romney in Arizona, according to an opinion poll released on Tuesday that points to another possible surprise in...
Match Play Championship starts Wednesday in Arizona | Golf
American Tiger Woods was described as "beatable" by Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, his first-round opponent in the 64-player Match Play Championship that starts Wednesday in Marana,...
Mulch fire burns in west Valley
LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ - A mulch fire that started Sunday continues to burn west of the Valley near Litchfield Park. The smoke coming from four acres of wood chips can me seen for miles. The fire...
Woman sentenced for stolen baby plot
PHOENIX - A woman was sentenced Tuesday for her bizarre and violent plot to cut and kidnap an unborn child from her friend's womb. 18-year-old Kassandra Toruga struck an insanity plea which will...
New crackdown for drivers on Rx drugs?
prescription drugs are appearing more often in the blood and urine tests of individuals who have been pulled over or arrested in Arizona and suspected of DUI. During the year 2011, Alprazolam...
Human remains lost in the mail
SUN CITY, AZ - A woman's family is trying to find out what happened to their mother's remains which her daughter tried to send through the mail from Sun City. Lynn Young of Aurora, Colorado...
Blog: The fine art of bagging groceries
PHOENIX - It's a busy morning at the Fry's marketplace at 40th Street and Chandler Boulevard. And that's the way Aaron Kaufman likes it. There's always a smile and sense of duty....
Coconut water trend put to test
David Herbert takes sweating seriously -- in a 105-degree room with 50 percent humidity "I teach Bikram yoga," said Herbert, owner of Bikram Yoga Mile High in Denver. "In one class,...
Wednesday: 9 debate events in Valley
The four remaining Republican presidential candidates will square off in Mesa for a debate moderated by CNN's John King. The debate will be televised live on CNN, as well as over-the-air on...
At Arizona debate, Santorum to get his turn in spotlight
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum signs a supporter's shirt after speaking at a Tea Party rally on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio, where he was campaigning ahead of the March 6 state...
Arizona AG will open investigation into embattled sheriff
(Reuters) - The Arizona Attorney General on Tuesday agreed to investigate accusations by the male lover of a tough-on-immigration sheriff alleging that the lawman threatened to deport him if he made...
Republican Candidates Battle as Arizona and Michigan Races Tighten
And in the gritty cold of Michigan, the advertising air war intensified, as Mr. Romney increasingly faced questions about his conservative credentials from voters in his home state, a place of grim...
Arizona AG to look into sheriff misconduct claims
F LORENCE, Ariz. - An embattled Arizona sheriff says the state’s top prosecutor has agreed to conduct a comprehensive independent investigation into allegations made against him and his office....
Could Rick Santorum topple Mitt Romney in Arizona?
Mitt Romney has always counted on winning the Arizona Republican primary, but a new poll has Rick Santorum closing the gap ahead of Wednesday's GOP...
Deal close to keep Phoenix Coyotes in Arizona
Provided by the Phoenix Coyotes A deal to keep the Phoenix Coyotes playing in Arizona seems to be imminent, reducing Seattle's chances of landing the team for a proposed new...
Embattled Arizona sheriff seeks independent probe
An embattled Arizona sheriff is asking authorities in a neighboring county for a comprehensive, independent investigation into allegations made against him and his office. Pinal (pih-NAL')...
Arizona legislators advance GOP budget proposal
Arizona legislators moved forward Tuesday with a budget proposal by majority Republicans to largely continue government services at levels reduced during the state's recent fiscal troubles. ...
Arizona House approves bill for Bible course
The Bible and its role in Western culture would be the subject of an elective high school course under a bill that advanced out of the Arizona House on Tuesday. The House's 42-15 vote sends...
Arizona Supreme Court asked to stay execution
Lawyers for death row inmate Robert Henry Moormann have asked the Arizona Supreme Court to stay his scheduled Feb. 29 execution. In a 21-page motion filed Tuesday, Moormann's attorneys say he...
Lovas selected to fill Burges' seat in Ariz. house
A 43-year-old hotel developer is filling the latest Arizona legislative vacancy to result from fellow Peoria Republican Scott Bundgaard's resignation from the Legislature. The Maricopa County...
Man charged in PV killings won't appear in court
A Mesa man indicted in the killings of a Paradise Valley couple and another homicide last month refused to appear in court Tuesday for his arraignment. Maricopa County Superior Court Commissioner...
GOP budget plan would scrap Arizona prison study
A budget proposal by Republican legislators would scrap a longstanding requirement that the state Department of Corrections conduct a cost and quality comparison study for publicly and privately...
PD: Mom left kids alone, 1 bitten by dog
TEMPE, AZ - A Tempe mother has been arrested after one of her three children was bitten by a family pet after she left the kids home alone to go to work. According to a Tempe police report, Yvette...
RUMOR: PHX Coyotes under new ownership?
have landed a new owner. Sources tell us that Greg Jamison, the former owner of the San Jose Sharks is set to take over the team. National Hockey League officials deny that a deal for new ownership...
No more dollar bill? $1 coin considered
WASHINGTON - As the federal government attempts to cut costs, the dollar bill itself has gotten caught in a tug of war. On one side are proponents of the traditional paper currency; on the other are...
Grass fire burns 90 acres in N. Arizona
WILLIAMS, AZ - Crews are battling a grass fire about three miles northeast of Parks on the Williams District of the Kaibab National Forest in northern Arizona. Forest Service officials say the...