Saturday, November 16, 2024

Sports betting starts in Arizona in time for NFL season

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s first sports betting operations officially opened for business Thursday in time for the start of the NFL season, with live wagers taken on college and professional sports online and at two retail locations in Phoenix.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Sports betting starts in Arizona in time for NFL season

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s first sports betting operations officially opened for business Thursday in time for the start of the NFL season, with live wagers taken on college and professional sports online and at two retail locations in Phoenix.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Sports betting starts in Arizona in time for NFL season

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s first sports betting operations officially opened for business Thursday in time for the start of the NFL season, with live wagers taken on college and professional sports online and at two retail locations in Phoenix.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Sports betting starts in Arizona in time for NFL season

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s first sports betting operations officially opened for business Thursday in time for the start of the NFL season, with live wagers taken on college and professional sports online and at two retail locations in Phoenix.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US to probe Phoenix police over excessive force allegations

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday said it was launching a widespread probe into the police force in Phoenix to examine whether officers have been using excessive force and abusing people experiencing homelessness.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

US to probe Phoenix police over excessive force allegations

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday said it was launching a widespread probe into the police force in Phoenix to examine whether officers have been using excessive force and abusing people experiencing homelessness.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

US to probe Phoenix police over excessive force allegations

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday said it was launching a widespread probe into the police force in Phoenix to examine whether officers have been using excessive force and abusing people experiencing homelessness.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

US to probe Phoenix police over excessive force allegations

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday said it was launching a widespread probe into the police force in Phoenix to examine whether officers have been using excessive force and abusing people experiencing homelessness.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

AP: Few AZ voter fraud cases, discrediting Trump's claims

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona county election officials have identified fewer than 200 cases of potential voter fraud out of more than 3 million ballots cast in last year's presidential election, further discrediting former President Donald Trump's claims of a stolen election as his allies continue a disputed ballot review in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

AP: Few AZ voter fraud cases, discrediting Trump's claims

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona county election officials have identified fewer than 200 cases of potential voter fraud out of more than 3 million ballots cast in last year's presidential election, further discrediting former President Donald Trump's claims of a stolen election as his allies continue a disputed ballot review in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

AP: Few AZ voter fraud cases, discrediting Trump's claims

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona county election officials have identified fewer than 200 cases of potential voter fraud out of more than 3 million ballots cast in last year's presidential election, further discrediting former President Donald Trump's claims of a stolen election as his allies continue a disputed ballot review in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

AP: Few AZ voter fraud cases, discrediting Trump's claims

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona county election officials have identified fewer than 200 cases of potential voter fraud out of more than 3 million ballots cast in last year's presidential election, further discrediting former President Donald Trump's claims of a stolen election as his allies continue a disputed ballot review in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

AP: Few Arizona voter fraud cases undercut Trump's claims

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona county election officials have identified fewer than 200 cases of potential voter fraud out of more than 3 million ballots cast in last year's presidential election, undercutting former President Donald Trump's claims of a stolen election as his allies continue a disputed ballot review in the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Vetoed Arizona sex education bill heading back to governor

PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican-controlled Legislature on Friday sent a contentious sex education bill that was previously vetoed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey back to his desk after it was stripped of language he objected to that would have prevented young children from being taught how to avoid or report …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Vetoed Arizona sex education bill heading back to governor

PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican-controlled Legislature on Friday sent a contentious sex education bill that was previously vetoed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey back to his desk after it was stripped of language he objected to that would have prevented young children from being taught how to avoid or report …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Vetoed Arizona sex education bill heading back to governor

PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican-controlled Legislature on Friday sent a contentious sex education bill that was previously vetoed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey back to his desk after it was stripped of language he objected to that would have prevented young children from being taught how to avoid or report …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Vetoed Arizona sex education bill heading back to governor

PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican-controlled Legislature on Friday sent a contentious sex education bill that was previously vetoed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey back to his desk after it was stripped of language he objected to that would have prevented young children from being taught how to avoid or report …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Governor tours Arizona fires, calls for special session

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday called a special session of the state Legislature to boost wildfire funding as two large wildfires continue to burn in south-central Arizona.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Governor tours Arizona fires, calls for special session

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday called a special session of the state Legislature to boost wildfire funding as two large wildfires continue to burn in south-central Arizona.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Governor tours Arizona fires, calls for special session

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday called a special session of the state Legislature to boost wildfire funding as two large wildfires continue to burn in south-central Arizona.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Governor tours Arizona fires, calls for special session

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday called a special session of the state Legislature to boost wildfire funding as two large wildfires continue to burn in south-central Arizona.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Republican Arizona election official says Trump "unhinged"

PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican who now leads the Arizona county elections department targeted by a GOP audit of the 2020 election results is slamming former President Donald Trump and others in his party for their continued falsehoods about how the election was run.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Republican Arizona election official says Trump "unhinged"

PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican who now leads the Arizona county elections department targeted by a GOP audit of the 2020 election results is slamming former President Donald Trump and others in his party for their continued falsehoods about how the election was run.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Republican Arizona election official says Trump "unhinged"

PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican who now leads the Arizona county elections department targeted by a GOP audit of the 2020 election results is slamming former President Donald Trump and others in his party for their continued falsehoods about how the election was run.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Republican Arizona election official says Trump "unhinged"

PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican who now leads the Arizona county elections department targeted by a GOP audit of the 2020 election results is slamming former President Donald Trump and others in his party for their continued falsehoods about how the election was run.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Vetoed Arizona sex education bill coming back with changes

PHOENIX (AP) — A contentious sex education bill that was vetoed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey last month is being revived, with the sponsor keeping what she called “the heart” of the proposal, increased parental notifications, but stripping out provisions that specifically targeted discussion of LGBTQ issues.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Vetoed Arizona sex education bill coming back with changes

PHOENIX (AP) — A contentious sex education bill that was vetoed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey last month is being revived, with the sponsor keeping what she called “the heart” of the proposal, increased parental notifications, but stripping out provisions that specifically targeted discussion of LGBTQ issues.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Vetoed Arizona sex education bill coming back with changes

PHOENIX (AP) — A contentious sex education bill that was vetoed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey last month is being revived, with the sponsor keeping what she called “the heart” of the proposal, increased parental notifications, but stripping out provisions that specifically targeted discussion of LGBTQ issues.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Inside Arizona's election audit, GOP fraud fantasies live on

PHOENIX (AP) — On the floor of Veterans Memorial Coliseum, where NBA stars like Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan once dunked basketballs and Hulk Hogan wrestled King Kong Bundy, 46 tables are arrayed in neat rows, each with a Lazy Susan in the middle.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US Justice Department worried about Arizona Senate recount

PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice expressed concern Wednesday about ballot security and potential voter intimidation arising from the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate's unprecedented private recount of the 2020 presidential election results in Maricopa County.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Democrats, Arizona Senate in deal to ensure recount security

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Democratic Party has reached a deal with the Republican-controlled state Senate to ensure that voter and ballot privacy is guaranteed during an unprecedented recount of the 2020 presidential election results in Maricopa County.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Arizona Senate assures feds election recount is secure

PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican president of the Arizona Senate said in a letter Friday to the U.S. Justice Department that ballots being recounted from November's presidential election are secure and the department's worries about voter intimidation are unfounded.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Inside Arizona's election audit, GOP fraud fantasies live on

PHOENIX (AP) — On the floor of Veterans Memorial Coliseum, where NBA stars like Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan once dunked basketballs and Hulk Hogan wrestled King Kong Bundy, 46 tables are arrayed in neat rows, each with a Lazy Susan in the middle.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Arizona elections chief criticizes policies used in recount

PHOENIX (AP) — In March, when it was clear that the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate planned to recount presidential votes in the state's most populous county, Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Arizona elections chief criticizes policies used in recount

PHOENIX (AP) — In March, when it was clear that the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate planned to recount presidential votes in the state's most populous county, Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Arizona vote recount contractor releases privacy policies

PHOENIX (AP) — A contractor overseeing the Arizona Senate's unprecedented recount of 2.1 million ballots from the November election complied Thursday with a court order and released its policies for ensuring voter privacy and ballot secrecy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Arizona elections chief criticizes policies used in recount

PHOENIX (AP) — In March, when it was clear that the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate planned to recount presidential votes in the state's most populous county, Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Arizona vote recount contractor releases privacy policies

PHOENIX (AP) — A contractor overseeing the Arizona Senate's unprecedented recount of 2.1 million ballots from the November election complied Thursday with a court order and released its policies for ensuring voter privacy and ballot secrecy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Arizona elections chief criticizes policies used in recount

PHOENIX (AP) — In March, when it was clear that the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate planned to recount presidential votes in the state's most populous county, Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Judge won't block Arizona Senate's 2020 election recount

PHOENIX (AP) — An unprecedented audit of ballots from November’s presidential election will continue in Arizona. But the private company hired by the Republican-led state Senate must make public its procedures for guaranteeing the privacy of voters and the secrecy of their choices.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Arizona vote recount contractor releases privacy policies

PHOENIX (AP) — A contractor overseeing the Arizona Senate's unprecedented recount of 2.1 million ballots from the November election complied Thursday with a court order and released its policies for ensuring voter privacy and ballot secrecy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Arizona vote recount contractor releases privacy policies

PHOENIX (AP) — A contractor overseeing the Arizona Senate's unprecedented recount of 2.1 million ballots from the November election complied Thursday with a court order and released its policies for ensuring voter privacy and ballot secrecy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Arizona vote recount contractor will release privacy policy

PHOENIX (AP) — A contractor overseeing the Arizona Senate's unprecedented recount of 2.1 million ballots from the November election complied Thursday with a court order and released its policies for ensuring voter privacy and ballot secrecy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Judge won't block Arizona Senate's 2020 election recount

PHOENIX (AP) — An unprecedented audit of ballots from November’s presidential election will continue in Arizona. But the private company hired by the Republican-led state Senate must make public its procedures for guaranteeing the privacy of voters and the secrecy of their choices.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Judge has doubts on voter privacy in Arizona recount

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge hearing a challenge to voter privacy policies during the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate's recount of 2.1 million 2020 election ballots in the county that includes metro Phoenix said Tuesday he is not convinced voter secrecy is being upheld.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Judge won't block Arizona Senate's 2020 election recount

PHOENIX (AP) — An unprecedented audit of ballots from November’s presidential election will continue in Arizona. But the private company hired by the Republican-led state Senate must make public its procedures for guaranteeing the privacy of voters and the secrecy of their choices.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Election conspiracies live on with audit by Arizona GOP

PHOENIX (AP) — Months after former President Donald Trump's election defeat, legislative Republicans in Arizona are challenging the outcome as they embark on an unprecedented effort to audit the results in the state's most populous county.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Judge has doubts on voter privacy in Arizona recount

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge hearing a challenge to voter privacy policies during the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate's recount of 2.1 million 2020 election ballots in the county that includes metro Phoenix said Tuesday he is not convinced voter secrecy is being upheld.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Judge has doubts on voter privacy in Arizona recount

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge hearing a challenge to voter privacy policies during the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate's recount of 2.1 million 2020 election ballots in the county that includes metro Phoenix said Tuesday he is not convinced voter secrecy is being upheld.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Election conspiracies live on with audit by Arizona GOP

PHOENIX (AP) — Months after former President Donald Trump's election defeat, legislative Republicans in Arizona are challenging the outcome as they embark on an unprecedented effort to audit the results in the state's most populous county.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Election conspiracies live on with audit by Arizona GOP

PHOENIX (AP) — Months after former President Donald Trump's election defeat, legislative Republicans in Arizona are challenging the outcome as they embark on an unprecedented effort to audit the results in the state's most populous county.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Election conspiracies live on with audit by Arizona GOP

PHOENIX (AP) — Months after former President Donald Trump's election defeat, legislative Republicans in Arizona are challenging the outcome as they embark on an unprecedented effort to audit the results in the state's most populous county.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Arizona governor vetoes strict sex education legislation

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday vetoed legislation that would have made the state's sex education laws some of the strictest in the nation when it comes to teaching about LGBTQ issues.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Arizona governor vetoes strict sex education legislation

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday vetoed legislation that would have made the state's sex education laws some of the strictest in the nation when it comes to teaching about LGBTQ issues.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Arizona governor vetoes strict sex education legislation

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday vetoed legislation that would have made the state's sex education laws some of the strictest in the nation when it comes to teaching about LGBTQ issues.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Arizona governor vetoes strict sex education legislation

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday vetoed legislation that would have made the state's sex education laws some of the strictest in the nation when it comes to teaching about LGBTQ issues.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Arizona governor vetoes strict sex ed legislation

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday vetoed legislation that would have made the state's sex education laws some of the strictest in the nation when it comes to teaching about LGBTQ issues.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Arizona governor set to OK or veto strict sex ed legislation

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey faces a deadline Tuesday to sign or veto legislation revamping the state’s sex education laws that would make them some of the strictest in the nation when it comes to teaching about LGBTQ issues.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Conservatives propose revised sex ed rules in LGBTQ pushback

PHOENIX (AP) — Two years after Arizona lawmakers repealed a ban on any HIV/AIDS instruction that “promotes a homosexual lifestyle" as they faced a lawsuit, they have approved revamping the state's sex education laws to make them some of the strictest in the nation when it comes to teaching about …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Conservatives propose revised sex ed rules in LGBTQ pushback

PHOENIX (AP) — Two years after Arizona lawmakers repealed a ban on any HIV/AIDS instruction that “promotes a homosexual lifestyle" as they faced a lawsuit, they have approved revamping the state's sex education laws to make them some of the strictest in the nation when it comes to teaching about …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Conservatives propose revised sex ed rules in LGBTQ pushback

PHOENIX (AP) — Two years after Arizona lawmakers repealed a ban on any HIV/AIDS instruction that “promotes a homosexual lifestyle" as they faced a lawsuit, they have approved revamping the state's sex education laws to make them some of the strictest in the nation when it comes to teaching about …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Judge rejects 1 of many challenges to new education tax

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge on Thursday rejected one of several constitutional challenges to a new voter-approved tax on the wealthy to fund education but put off deciding on several other legal arguments brought by opponents.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Judge: Arizona Senate, Maricopa County need to settle fight

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge on Wednesday refused to order Maricopa County to turn over a raft of election data and copies of all mail-in ballots from November's election to Republicans who control the Arizona Senate, instead imploring the two sides to settle their bitter dispute.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Ducey says schools that lost enrollment should lose cash

PHOENIX (AP) — Schools that have lost students during the pandemic would see their funding cut under a proposal Gov. Doug Ducey outlined Monday in his annual state-of-the-state address, a speech that hardened his longstanding resistance to school and business closures.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Ducey says schools that lost enrollment should lose cash

PHOENIX (AP) — Schools that have lost students during the pandemic would see their funding cut under a proposal Gov. Doug Ducey outlined Monday in his annual state-of-the-state address, a speech that hardened his longstanding resistance to school and business closures.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Ducey: Schools must end virtual classrooms or lose money

PHOENIX (AP) — Schools that have shuttered because of the coronavirus must end virtual learning or lose funding, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said Monday in his annual state-of-the-state address that doubled down on his light-touch approach to managing the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Arizona governor to open Legislature's 2021 session remotely

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will present his annual state of the state address Monday remotely as the Legislature foregoes its ceremonial opening day joint session because of the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Arizona governor to open Legislature's 2021 session remotely

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will present his annual state of the state address Monday remotely as the Legislature foregoes its ceremonial opening day joint session because of the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Arizona Legislature kicks off 2021 session amid virus surge

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Legislature begins its 2021 session on Monday in the midst of a pandemic that is once again enveloping the state and carries the potential to derail action for the second consecutive year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Arizona Legislature kicks off 2021 session amid virus surge

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Legislature begins its 2021 session on Monday in the midst of a pandemic that is once again enveloping the state and carries the potential to derail action for the second consecutive year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Arizona governor to stay focused on virus in yearly address

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has been focused for nine months on the coronavirus that has sickened more than a half-million Arizonans and killed nearly 10,000.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Arizona Supreme Court upholds election challenge dismissal

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court decision dismissing the last in a series of challenges that sought to decerify Democrat Joe Biden's victory in the state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Arizona Supreme Court upholds election challenge dismissal

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court decision dismissing the last in a series of challenges that sought to decerify Democrat Joe Biden's victory in the state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Arizona fines for using cellphone while driving start Friday

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona drivers who have ignored a 2019 law that bans holding a cellphone behind the wheel be warned: Breaking the law is going to cost you starting Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Arizona fines for using cellphone while driving start Friday

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona drivers who have ignored a 2019 law that bans holding a cellphone behind the wheel be warned: Breaking the law is going to cost you starting Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Arizona tax agency head fired after defending education tax

PHOENIX (AP) — The director of Arizona's tax collection agency has been abruptly dismissed from his job after he hired outside lawyers to defend a new voter-approved tax on the wealthy that will boost education funding.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Arizona tax agency head fired after defending education tax

PHOENIX (AP) — The director of Arizona's tax collection agency has been abruptly dismissed from his job after he hired outside lawyers to defend a new voter-approved tax on the wealthy that will boost education funding.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Virus outbreak is Arizona's top story of 2020

PHOENIX (AP) — What began as a single
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Virus outbreak is Arizona's top story of 2020

PHOENIX (AP) — What began as a single
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Virus outbreak is Arizona's top story of 2020

PHOENIX (AP) — What began as a single
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Arizona paid widely varying prices for critical medical gear

PHOENIX (AP) — In the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, Arizona officials bought more than $59 million worth of masks, gowns, gloves and other personal protective equipment intended for hospital employees and other frontline workers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Arizona paid widely varying prices for critical medical gear

PHOENIX (AP) — In the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, Arizona officials bought more than $59 million worth of masks, gowns, gloves and other personal protective equipment intended for hospital employees and other frontline workers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Maricopa County to fight Legislature's election records ask

PHOENIX (AP) — The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted Friday to fight a sweeping subpoena issued by the state Senate seeking a raft of data and copies of all mail-in ballots cast in the Nov. 3 election that saw Democrat Joe Biden win the majority of votes in the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Maricopa County to fight Legislature's election records ask

PHOENIX (AP) — The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted Friday to fight a sweeping subpoena issued by the state Senate seeking a raft of data and copies of all mail-in ballots cast in the Nov. 3 election that saw Democrat Joe Biden win the majority of votes in the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Arizona Electoral College votes confirm Biden win

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s 11 Electoral College members cast their votes for Democrat Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris Monday, following state law that requires delegates from the party whose candidates received the most votes to back the winning candidate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Arizona's 11 Democrat presidential electors a diverse group

PHOENIX (AP) — When Arizona's 11 presidential electors meet Monday to formally vote for Democrat Joe Biden, they'll be the focus of intense scrutiny during what is normally an afterthought in America's elections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Arizona's 11 Democrat presidential electors a diverse group

PHOENIX (AP) — When Arizona's 11 presidential electors meet Monday to formally vote for Democrat Joe Biden, they'll be the focus of intense scrutiny during what is normally an afterthought in America's elections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Dems challenge to Arizona redistricting panel list rejected

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Democratic leaders of the Arizona Legislature who sought to disqualify two of five independents chosen as potential chairs of a commission that will redraw the state's political district boundaries next year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

States submit vaccine orders as coronavirus death toll grows

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — States faced a deadline on Friday to place orders for the coronavirus vaccine as many reported record infections, hospitalizations and deaths, while hospitals were pushed to the breaking point — with the worst feared yet to come.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

States submit vaccine orders as coronavirus death toll grows

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — States faced a deadline on Friday to place orders for the coronavirus vaccine as many reported record infections, hospitalizations and deaths, while hospitals were pushed to the breaking point — with the worst feared yet to come.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

States submit vaccine orders as coronavirus death toll grows

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — States faced a deadline on Friday to place orders for the coronavirus vaccine as many reported record infections, hospitalizations and deaths, while hospitals were pushed to the breaking point — with the worst feared yet to come.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

States submit vaccine orders as coronavirus death toll grows

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — States faced a deadline on Friday to place orders for the coronavirus vaccine as many reported record infections, hospitalizations and deaths, while hospitals were pushed to the breaking point — with the worst feared yet to come.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Arizona county prosecutors join in dropping pot charges

PHOENIX (AP) — Top prosecutors in the vast majority of Arizona counties are dropping all existing possession of marijuana cases even before a new voter-approved law eliminating criminal penalties for having small amounts of the drug takes effect when results of the Nov. 3 election are certified.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Arizona's largest county certifies Biden win over Trump

PHOENIX (AP) — The elected leaders of Arizona's most populous county certified election results Friday that showed Democrat Joe Biden won the presidential race and set the stage for state leaders to certify results once one holdout county follows suit next week.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Arizona reports over 4K new virus cases for 2nd day in row

PHOENIX (AP) — Four Democratic mayors called on Republican Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday to institute a statewide requirement for people to wear masks in public, a move that came as Arizona health officials reported over 4,000 additional known COVID-19 cases for the second consecutive day as well as increased …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Arizona GOP pressures counties to delay certifying vote

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Republican Party is pressuring county officials statewide to delay certifying their election results despite no evidence of legitimate questions about the vote count that shows Democratic President-elect Joe Biden won the state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Ducey warns of rising infections, but no state mask mandate

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday warned that coronavirus cases are increasing at an alarming rate but stopped short of implementing any major new virus prevention restrictions or imposing a statewide mask mandate — despite pressure from Democratic state and local officials.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Ducey warns of virus surge, does not issue mask mandate

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday warned that coronavirus cases are increasing at an alarming rate but stopped short of implementing any major virus prevention restrictions or imposing a statewide mask mandate — despite pressure from Democratic state and local officials.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Arizona GOP pressures counties to delay vote certification

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Republican Party is pressuring county officials across the state to delay their certification of election results — even though there hasn’t been any evidence of legitimate questions about the vote tally showing that Democrat Joe Biden won the state's presidential contest.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

GOP leaders in 4 states quash dubious Trump bid on electors

Republican leaders in four critical states won by President-elect Joe Biden say they won’t participate in a legally dubious scheme to flip their state’s electors to vote for President Donald Trump. Their comments effectively shut down a half-baked plot some Republicans floated as a last chance to keep Trump in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Senator-elect Mark Kelly says bipartisanship a real mission

PHOENIX (AP) — Democrat Mark Kelly pledged Friday to stick with the campaign theme of bipartisanship that won him a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona's election, saying it was more than a rallying point to get voters in the traditionally Republican state to back him.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

O’Halleran fends off GOP’s Shedd in Arizona’s 1st District

PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tom O’Halleran has defeated his Republican challenger to win a third term representing Arizona’s 1st Congressional District.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

GOP Rep. Schweikert fends off Dem challenger in Arizona 6th

PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Rep. David Schweikert has survived a strong Democratic challenge to win another term representing Arizona’s 6th Congressional District.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

GOP leaders say they'll keep control of Arizona Legislature

PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans who were worried about Democrats taking control of one or both chambers of the Arizona Legislature for the first time in nearly 30 years on Election Day were increasingly confident Thursday they may have fended off the efforts.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

GOP leaders think they keep control of Arizona Legislature

PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans who were worried about Democrats taking control of one or both chambers of the Arizona Legislature for the first time in nearly 30 years on Election Day were increasingly confident Thursday they may have fended off the efforts.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Democrats win big in Arizona, now a former GOP stronghold

PHOENIX (AP) — Democrats have been asking the question for a long time: Is this the year Arizona turns blue? In 2020, the answer was “yes.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Arizona voters return 7 of 9 US House members to Congress

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona voters returned seven U.S. House incumbents to office by wide margins on Tuesday, but the state’s other two congressional races were too early to call with not enough votes counted.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Arizona voters OK recreational pot, joining other states

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona voters on Tuesday decided the state should join others across the nation that have legalized recreational marijuana in a repudiation of the state's Republican leadership. Another ballot measure for a new tax on the wealthy to fund education was too early to call.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

2 of Arizona's 9 House races could turn into nailbiters

PHOENIX (AP) — All nine members of Arizona's U.S. House delegation are up for reelection on Tuesday's ballot and most are virtually assured of returning to Washington for two more years, although at least two races could turn into nailbiters.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Republicans, Democrats push for last-minute Arizona voters

PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Sen. Martha McSally and other GOP candidates barnstormed the state Monday as they worked to get out their voters with their traditional election eve rallies. Democrats, meanwhile, focused on campaigning at a distance as they have throughout the pandemic with digital messaging, phone banks and walking …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Democrats could take control of Arizona Legislature

PHOENIX (AP) — Democrats have a shot at taking control of one or both chambers of the Arizona Legislature for the first time in nearly 30 years in Tuesday’s election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Democrats could take control of Arizona Legislature

PHOENIX (AP) — Democrats have a shot at taking control of one or both chambers of the Arizona Legislature for the first time in nearly 30 years in Tuesday’s election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Judge rejects Arizona redistricting panel list injunction

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has rejected an effort by Democratic leaders of the Arizona Legislature to halt choices for a commission that will redraw political district boundaries next year while they seek to disqualify two of five independents chosen by a judicial panel as potential commission chairs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Democrats lose suit over Arizona redistricting panel list

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has rejected an effort by Democratic leaders of the Arizona Legislature to disqualify two of five independents chosen by a judicial panel as potential chairs of a commission that will redraw political district boundaries next year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Democrats lose suit over Arizona redistricting panel list

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has rejected an effort by Democratic leaders of the Arizona Legislature to disqualify two of five independents chosen by a judicial panel as potential chairs of a commission that will redraw political district boundaries next year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Arizona Democrats target once-solidly red 6th District

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Democrats are targeting one of four solidly Republican U.S. House districts with a polished candidate who has a big fundraising edge against a wounded GOP incumbent with a slimmer-than-normal bank account as they look to extend their control of the congressional delegation in the shifting battleground …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Arizona Supreme Court explains education tax ruling

PHOENIX (AP) — A trial judge misconstrued an earlier court ruling when he blocked a voter initiative over the summer that the state Supreme Court later revived, the high court said in a Monday ruling that explained its reasons for reinstating the Invest in Education Act to the November ballot.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Top Democrats sue over Arizona redistricting panel list

PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic leaders of the Arizona Legislature say two of five independents chosen by a judicial panel as potential chairs of a commission that will redraw political district boundaries next year are not legally eligible for the post.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Top Democrats sue over Arizona redistricting panel list

PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic leaders of the Arizona Legislature say two of five independents chosen by a judicial panel as potential chairs of a commission that will redraw political district boundaries next year are not legally eligible for the post.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Judge won't order early voting site on Pascua Yaqui land

PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday refused to order a southern Arizona election official to open an early voting and ballot collection site for the Nov. 3 election on a Native American reservation on the edge of Tucson.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Judge won't order early voting site on Pascua Yaqui land

PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday refused to order a southern Arizona election official to open an early voting and ballot collection site for the Nov. 3 election on a Native American reservation on the edge of Tucson.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Tax on wealthy to fund Arizona schools spurs election fight

PHOENIX (AP) — Public schools in Arizona that have weathered a decade of funding cuts with only partial restoration could see a big infusion of cash if a ballot measure backed by teachers and advocacy groups passes in November, but opponents say Proposition 208 will hurt the economy and only …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

FROM THE AP: Nurses, doctors feel strain as virus races through Arizona

They saw the ominous photos: Crowded hospitals, exhausted nurses, bodies piling up in morgues. It was far away, in New York, northern Italy and other distant places.
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FROM THE AP: Nurses, doctors feel strain as virus races through Arizona

They saw the ominous photos: Crowded hospitals, exhausted nurses, bodies piling up in morgues. It was far away, in New York, northern Italy and other distant places.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Arizona governor signs stripped-down $11.8 billion budget

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a stripped-down emergency state budget Saturday that contains $50 million in spending to help tenants, homeowners and small businesses weather the coronavirus crisis.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Flagstaff mayor closes salons, says complaint unmerited

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The mayor of Flagstaff says her decision to close nail salons and beauty parlors is not barred by the governor's order blocking cities from expanding his list of businesses that can't be shuttered to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Fate of emergency state budget plan with virus cash in doubt

PHOENIX (AP) — The fate of a rare bipartisan budget plan hammered out by the Arizona Senate will remain in doubt over the weekend after Republican House leaders refused to consider the package that included tens of millions of dollars of extra spending to prevent foreclosures and evictions and help …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Coronavirus cases in Arizona climb; Guard to assist stores

PHOENIX (AP) — About 200 members of the Arizona National Guard have been activated to help with food distribution, as daily life becomes increasingly restricted by efforts to contain the coronavirus, officials said Friday. Gov. Doug Ducey also extended school closures, delayed the tax filing deadline and made it easier …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Arizona Legislature rushing help for schools, workers

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Legislature rushed Wednesday to enact a basic state budget along with bills giving flexibility to closed schools and help for workers who lose their jobs as they try to address the impact of the coronavirus before adjourning until the health crisis ebbs.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Biden wins Arizona Democratic primary in coronavirus shadow

PHOENIX (AP) — Joe Biden won the Arizona Democratic primary Tuesday after the state pressed ahead with its election in the shadow of the coronavirus outbreak that has crippled parts of the nation.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Arizona House OKs some remote voting as budget introduced

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona House approved a rule change Tuesday that will allow as many as six members to vote without being in the chamber over opposition of minority Democrats who said it allows the House Speaker to pick winners and losers during a health crisis.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Virus fears leave Arizona schools, lawmakers scrambling

PHOENIX (AP) — Concerns over the coronavirus pandemic led some schools in Arizona to announce closures on Friday while others opted to remain open. And just days before the Democratic presidential primary, there was a tempest over the mailing of ballots while the Legislature considered its next steps in the …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Uproar over mailing of primary ballots in Maricopa County

PHOENIX (AP) — A top election official in Arizona's most populous county took the unprecedented step Friday of ordering ballots for next week's Democratic presidential primary mailed to all voters who normally cast ballots at the polls to ensure they can vote with minimal exposure to the new coronavirus. But …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Virus concerns spur some Arizona schools to plan closures

PHOENIX (AP) — Despite the governor’s decision for schools to remain open, four large school districts in metro Phoenix announced late Thursday that they would shut down because of the new coronavirus.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Arizona governor declares emergency as virus cases hit 9

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday declared a public health emergency because of the risk of increased transmission of coronavirus in the state. But he fell short of ordering large events to be cancelled as the governor of Washington did in three counties.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Arizona governor signs bill cloaking endangered species info

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill Tuesday requiring information gathered in state-sponsored endangered species surveys on private property to be kept secret, even from federal agencies charged with protecting plants and animals from potential extinction.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Arizona now seeing 'community spread' of new virus

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's health director warned Monday that community spread of the new coronavirus is now happening and case numbers could reach what is seen in a flu season.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Bernie Sanders contrasts himself with Biden at Phoenix rally

PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders drew a sharp contrast between himself and Joe Biden on Thursday in his first major campaign rally since the Super Tuesday primaries essentially made it a two-man race.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Arizona House GOP rams through transgender sports ban bill

PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans in the Arizona House on Tuesday rammed through a contentious proposal that would ban transgender student athletes from participating on the team that aligns with their gender identity over unified opposition from minority Democrats.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Search intensifies for Micah True

Search teams intensified efforts Saturday to find renowned long-distance runner Micah True, who mysteriously vanished four days ago after heading out from a lodge for a morning run in the rugged wilderness near New Mexico's Gila National Forest.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Labrador pleased with Supreme Court ruling

U.S. Rep. Raúl Labrador, R-Idaho, issued the following statement with respect to today's U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding a Circuit Court ruling on a State of Arizona immigration law:
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Safe skies?

PHOENIX - Federal aviation officials readied an order Monday for emergency inspections on 80 U.S.-registered Boeing 737 jetliners like the one on which a piece of fuselage tore open more than 30,000 feet above Arizona last week.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Government sues to throw out immigration law

PHOENIX - The Obama administration sued Arizona on Tuesday to throw out the state's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law and keep other states from copying it.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Deputy shot; illegal immigrants suspected

PHOENIX - A veteran sheriff's deputy was shot and wounded Friday after encountering a group of suspected illegal immigrants who apparently had been hauling bales of marijuana along a major smuggling corridor in the Arizona desert - a violent episode that comes amid a heated national debate over immigration.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO