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5 hrs ago | MyFoxPhoenix

Arizona Abortion Law Challenged

A December court hearing is set on whether to dismiss parts of a legal challenge to a new Arizona law imposing restrictions on abortion.

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Related Topix: Abortion

13 hrs ago | MyFoxPhoenix

Indictment in Murder, Body Dumping

A man has been indicted on first-degree murder and other charges in last month's slaying of a former Wisconsin resident whose body was found in a trash container outside a Glendale apartment complex.

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Related Topix: Phoenix, AZ

Tue Nov 10, 2009

KFYI-AM Phoenix

Maricopa County Property-Valuation Appeals Soar

Appeals have been growing for the past five years in Arizona's most populous county, but they have swelled by nearly 50 percent in the past two years alone.

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KPHO-TV Phoenix

Man Convicted Of 4th Avenue Jail Death

A man was convicted of first-degree murder Monday in the vicious beating death of another inmate in Maricopa County's Fourth Avenue Jail.

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Related Topix: Death Penalty

East Valley Tribune

Audit: Arpaio spending violated county policy

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office did not comply with county procurement policies or spending guidelines when it spent $456,000 during a spending freeze for a custom-made bus for moving inmates, according to a recently issued special audit.

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Related Topix: Phoenix, AZ

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Arizona Republic

Glendale dad's arraignment in 'honor killing' postponed again

A Glendale father's arraignment on charges that he killed his daughter for being too "Westernized" has been delayed again as he remains under suicide watch in a Maricopa County jail, court officials said Monday.

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Related Topix: Glendale, AZ, Peoria, AZ

MyFoxPhoenix

Man Accused of Kicking Cat to Death

A man accused of kicking a kitten to death and recording it on tape will be in court Tuesday.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

Phoenix New Times

Young Champions Arson Case Nets Another Guilty Plea; One Suspect Still Charged with Murder

Jonathan Antonucci, , one of three suspects in a deadly fire at the Young Champions of America building in Phoenix, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and arson.

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Related Topix: Fire, Phoenix, AZ

Denver Post

"Honor" killing comes to the U.S.

Faleh Hassan Almaleki is accused of using his Jeep Cherokee to run down his daughter, 20, and her boyfriend's mother.

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Related Topix: Glendale, AZ, Social Software

Sat Nov 07, 2009

KTAR

120 neglected animals discovered

A local animal rescue business owner was arrested Tuesday morning after up to 120 neglected cats and dogs were discovered.

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KPHO-TV Phoenix

Man Gets 28 Years In Vet's Beating Death

A Glendale man was sentenced to 28 years in prison Friday for the 2007 beating death of an Air Force veteran.

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Related Topix: Glendale, AZ, Peoria, AZ, Phoenix, AZ

KPHO-TV Phoenix

Woman Convicted In Fake Bomb Call-In

A Chandler woman has been convicted of calling in a bomb threat in order to cancel classes at Tempe's Corona del Sol High School.

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Related Topix: Chandler, AZ, Tempe, AZ

Fri Nov 06, 2009

KPHO-TV Phoenix

Scottsdale Man Sentenced In ID Theft Ring

A Scottsdale man charged in an identity theft operation has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

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Related Topix: Scottsdale, AZ, Mesa, AZ, Phoenix Metro

Gouverneur Times

Police sorting luggage allegedly stolen by couple

Clothing from nearly 1,000 stolen bags took up entire rooms at the couple's home in Waddell, where police served a search warrant Tuesday.

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KTVK Phoenix

Ignoring a photo-enforcement ticket could cost you

Ignoring a photo-enforcement ticket could soon cost you more money. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is holding a public meeting today to talk about adding a $20 fee to the tickets on top of the actual fine.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Boston.com

Police sorting luggage allegedly stolen by couple

Locked safes, medical equipment and clothing piled from floor to ceiling were among the hoards of personal belongings sorted by police on Thursday after a couple was arrested on charges they stole luggage at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

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KTVK Phoenix

County employee arrested for stealing gas

An employee of Maricopa County was arrested on charges of felony and fraudulent schemes.

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The State

Iraqi held in Ariz. honor killing on suicide watch

A court hearing in Phoenix for an Iraqi immigrant accused of killing his daughter because she had become too Westernized has been delayed because he is on a suicide watch.

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Related Topix: Phoenix Metro, Peoria, AZ

KFYI-AM Phoenix

PHOTOS: Sheriff's Office Arrests 'Animal Rescuer' for Neglect

A 61-year-old animal rescue owner has been arrested on suspicion of animal neglect, on reports of "deplorable" conditions at two Phoenix shelters.

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Related Topix: Phoenix, AZ

Wed Nov 04, 2009

KTAR

Ignored photo radar tickets will cost you

Maricopa County supervisors voted Wednesday to impose a $20 fee for photo enforcement tickets that are ignored and wind up in court.

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