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Arizona Ordered to Allow Marijuana Sales

Gov. Jan Brewer needs to implement the law, judge rules

(Newser) - An Arizona judge has told the state's government to get out of the way and let people have the medical marijuana dispensaries they voted for in 2010 . The judge ordered Gov. Jan Brewer, a consistent opponent of medical marijuana, to fully implement the law and allow dispensaries to open,...

Huntsman Fails to Make Arizona Ballot

Campaign says he will fight state's ruling

(Newser) - For the second time , Jon Huntsman has failed to make it onto a state's primary ballot. He missed yesterday's 5pm deadline for the Arizona ballot, according to the secretary of state's office, which says that a notarized signature was missing from the paperwork Huntsman filed. A spokesman...

Sky Camera Falls on Insight Bowl

ESPN video camera nearly creams Iowa receiver

(Newser) - It wasn't exactly a Kodak moment. An ESPN sky camera came crashing down to nearly cream a college football player during the weekend Insight Bowl. Iowa Hawkeyes receiver Martin McNutt Jr. dodged the heavy video camera but briefly became entangled in the rig's guide wire. He wasn't...

Mexican-American Studies Are Illegal: Arizona Judge

State law bars studies promoting ethnic solidarity

(Newser) - An Arizona judge has declared that a Tucson Mexican-American ethnic studies program in city high schools violates state law. The ruling backs a determination by controversial state Schools Superintendent John Huppenthal that the program is illegal under a new law banning educational programs that promote ethnic solidarity and provoke "...

Sheriff Joe Fires Back at Feds' Allegations

Discrimination case a 'witch hunt': lawyer

(Newser) - Arizona's embattled Sheriff Joe Arpaio is hitting back at Justice Department allegations that his office shows "a pervasive culture of discriminatory bias" against Hispanics. "Don't come to use me as a whipping boy for a national, international problem," he told reporters, saying he has "...

Feds: Sheriff Joe Violated Civil Rights

Arpaio conducted 'egregious' racial profiling: Justice Department

(Newser) - Tough times ahead for America's Toughest Sheriff : The Justice Department has accused Joe Arpaio of major civil rights violations. Arpaio's office committed what a top Justice official called the most egregious racial profiling he'd ever come across, the AP reports. Arpaio also conducted immigration "sweeps" prompted...

Supreme Court to Take on Arizona Immigration Law

Justices set for controversial year

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has added another high-profile case to its slate: Justices will examine the Arizona immigration law that has sparked nationwide controversy, the AP reports. They'll rule on a US appeals court decision that barred portions of the law, including a measure requiring police investigating other matters to...

80 mph Winds Rip Up West
 Santa Ana Winds Rip Up West 
Dec 2, 2011 3:00 AM CST

Santa Ana Winds Rip Up West

Worst Santa Ana winds in decade knock out power for thousands

(Newser) - Winds topping 80mph blew down people and power lines and upended enormous trees that crushed cars and houses in a freak storm that raged through Southern California and the Southwest. The craziest Santa Ana winds in more than a decade left hundreds of thousands of people without power. "In...

Arizona Gun Club Lets Kids Pose With Santa, Weapon

Scottsdale Gun Club offers unusual St. Nick pics

(Newser) - Colt peacemaker on Earth, good ammo to men. That's apparently the holiday wish for all at Arizona's Scottsdale Gun Club, which is giving members and their kids a chance to pose with a "nervous-looking Santa" and the weapon of their choice, reports the Telegraph . "Get your...

Friends Lend Hand to Arizona Plane Crash Mom

Teams search dangerous mountains for victims' remains

(Newser) - The mother who lost her three children and their father, her ex-husband, in an Arizona small-plane crash this week is getting support from a grieving community. A single mom, Karen Perry heroically worked to raise three children, none older than 9. The oldest was soon to have brain surgeries for...

Father, His 3 Kids Among Dead in Plane Crash

They were flying home for Thanksgiving when craft went down in Arizona

(Newser) - The IDs of the six people killed in last night's plane crash in the mountains east of Phoenix tell a wrenching holiday tale: Among the dead are pilot Shawn Perry and his three young children—Morgan, 9, Logan, 8, and Luke, 6, reports the Arizona Daily Star . Shawn Perry...

Plane Crashes in Arizona Mountains
 Plane Crashes 
 in Arizona Mountains 
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Nov 24, 2011 5:42 AM CST

Plane Crashes in Arizona Mountains

At least 6 feared dead in Superstition Mountains crash

(Newser) - A small plane crashed into Arizona's Superstition Mountains Wednesday night and authorities believe all six people aboard, three adults and three children, were killed, the AP reports. Rescue crews flown in by helicopter had to hike their way to the crash site, which lies in rugged terrain around 40...

Wild Jaguar Spotted in Arizona
 Wild Jaguar Spotted in Arizona 
Nov 24, 2011 4:54 AM CST

Wild Jaguar Spotted in Arizona

Sighting is first since 2009

(Newser) - A wild jaguar has been seen in the US for the first time in more than two years. The sighting was made by an Arizona hunter using dogs to track mountain lions and was confirmed by state wildlife officials. Jaguars—the only big cat in the Americas to roar—are...

Giffords Posts Hopeful Audio Message on Facebook

'I want to get back to work,' says congresswoman

(Newser) - Gabrielle Giffords is anxious to return to Washington, and she’s telling her supporters directly. The congresswoman has posted an audio message on Facebook, ABC News reports. “Hello, this is Gabby Giffords,” she says. “I miss you, I miss Tucson, the mountains, blue skies, even the heat....

Arizona Senate President Loses Recall Vote
Arizona Senate President Loses Recall Vote
2011 Elections
Nov 9, 2011 10:56 AM CST

Arizona Senate President Loses Recall Vote

Election centered on the immigration law he championed

(Newser) - An underfunded upstart challenger appears to have knocked out Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce, in a historic recall election seen mainly as a referendum on the harsh immigration law Pearce championed. While the results aren’t yet official, with all districts reporting, challenger Jerry Lewis was up 52.4% to...

Brewer Calls Obama 'Condescending' in Book

She criticizes president and other foes of Arizona's immigration law

(Newser) - After Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer met with President Obama in the heat of last year's fight over the state's immigration law, she told reporters it was "cordial." She has a much different take in a book coming out next month, according to the Arizona Republic and...

'Occupiers' Arrested Across US; Rome Tallies Damage

Police handcuff 175 in Chicago for not clearing public plaza

(Newser) - Police arrested hundreds of "Occupy Wall Street" protesters today who endured chilly nights outdoors in Chicago, New York, Denver, and Arizona, the New York Daily News reports. As the Chicago Tribune has it, officers rounded up about 175 demonstrators who refused to clear Congress Plaza after 1am. The arrests...

A Warren Jeffs Wife Flees Sect With Police Help

Woman, 25, is taken to shelter

(Newser) - Police yesterday helped one of Warren Jeffs' numerous wives flee the polygamous community on the Utah-Arizona border that he still leads from behind bars . The woman, 25, "asked for assistance in leaving the community, and a deputy responded and facilitated that request," said a spokesman for Utah's...

1 Killed in Arizona Dust Storm
 1 Killed in Arizona Dust Storm 
Oct 5, 2011 8:58 AM CDT

1 Killed in Arizona Dust Storm

Poor visibility leads to multi-car pile-up

(Newser) - Dust storms are once again rolling across Arizona, leading to a series of crashes that killed one person and shut down Interstate 10 for hours. Another six people are in critical condition following the three accidents yesterday, the Arizona Republic reports. One pile-up involved 16 vehicles, the BBC notes. "...

Border State Governors Ditch Mexico Conference

Only New Mexico's shows up to meet Mexican counterparts

(Newser) - The governors of border states in the US and Mexico have been holding a conference to discuss cross-border issues every year for 30 years, but the tradition appears to be withering, the AP finds. New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez was the only one of the four US border state governors...

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