Pheonix AZ - U.S. Marshals Capture Alleged Child Rapist

"Phoenix, Ariz. – This afternoon members of the U.S. Marshals led Phoenix High Intensity Drug Task Force (HIDTA) Fugitive Task Force arrested an alleged child rapist from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Lance Kelly, 51, was wanted by the Albuquerque Police Department after it...

Chefs seek healthy balance between kitchen and waistlines

"MESA, Ariz. -- It's 6:30 a.m. on a Saturday, and Stephen Stromberg is carefully arranging his gear _ goggles, black swim cap and running shoes. Wearing a tri suit, Stromberg sucks down a Power Gel for fuel for the 750-meter swim and 3K run that lie ahead, then trots over to...

Hard-core porn interrupts news show

"MESA, Ariz. - Viewers of a news show broadcast on a Phoenix-area cable television station received a lot more than news — hard-core pornography started streaming into their living rooms, replacing a health show featuring former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw."

Global meth bust includes 20 Ariz. labs

January 31, 2007 - Maricopa County authorities were involved on Tuesday with an international drug bust that dismantled at least 100 meth-making labs worldwide, including 20 in Arizona. A Scottish couple is suspected of supplying chemicals to make methamphetamine to...

Culture of corruption. A deal for Harry Reid?

"BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZ. — It's hard to buy undeveloped land in booming northern Arizona for $166 an acre. But now-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid effectively did just that when a longtime friend decided to sell property owned by the employee pension fund that he...

Police: Malvo confessed to Ariz. killing (AP)

" By ARTHUR H. ROTSTEIN, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 51 minutes ago TUCSON, Ariz. - Convicted Washington-area sniper Lee Boyd Malvo confessed to police that he and cohort John Allen Muhammad were responsible for the 2002 killing of a 60-year-old man on a Tucson golf...

Today in history - Oct. 26

"Today is Thursday, Oct. 26, the 299th day of 2006. There are 66 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 26, 1881, the "Gunfight at the OK Corral" took place in Tombstone, Ariz., as Wyatt Earp, his two brothers and "Doc" Holliday confronted Ike Clanton's...

GOP shuns immigration hardliner in Ariz. (AP)

" By JENNIFER TALHELM and ARTHUR H. ROTSTEIN, Associated Press Writers 2 hours, 2 minutes ago TUCSON, Ariz. - Randy Graf is a tough-on-immigration Republican in a district that is fed up with people pouring illegally across the border and hasn't elected a Democrat to the...

9 die while fleeing Ariz. Border Patrol (AP)

" 21 minutes ago YUMA, Ariz. - A sport utility vehicle crammed with suspected illegal immigrants rolled over in an attempt to outrun Border Patrol agents, killing nine people and injuring at least 12 others, officials said. Five of the injured, including a pregnant woman,...

9 die while fleeing Ariz. Border Patrol (AP)

" 30 minutes ago YUMA, Ariz. - A sport utility vehicle crammed with suspected illegal immigrants rolled over in an attempt to outrun Border Patrol agents, killing nine people and injuring at least 12 others, officials said. Five of the injured, including a pregnant woman,...