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Arizona families struggle to be self-sufficient

May 19, 2012
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A new report, “Self-Sufficiency Standard for Arizona 2012,” finds that a Pima County family headed by one adult with two children (one attending school and the second preschool-aged) must earn at least $46,813 per year ($22.17 per hour) to adequately meet the family’s basic needs without public or private...

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Tucson man fighting with self arrested

May 19, 2012
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Pima County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 5600 blk. of West Louisiana Street in reference to 911 call reporting that they could hear yelling coming from a residence in...

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Hostage taker sentenced to 13 years

May 19, 2012
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Oscar Monroy-Reyes, 21, of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico, was sentenced to 156 months in federal prison for hostage taking. His accomplices, Elsa Carillo-Banuelos and Jose Luis Bautista-Barajas were previously sentenced...

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Hawaiian officials asked to verify Obama’s citizenship

May 18, 2012
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On behalf of a constituent, Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett asked for verification from Hawaiian government officials that President that Barack Obama was born in Hawaii. The request...

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AZ Dems deny access to Grijalva competitors

May 18, 2012
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Progressive Congressman Raul Grijalva Grijalva’s campaign says the congressman had nothing to do with the decision to prevent healthy competition. It is a well know fact that he normally...

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Chandler family center of drug ring

May 18, 2012
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Chandler family center of drug ring

The Chandler Police Department’s Narcotics Unit in early 2011 began investigating the Lara and Valenica families from Chandler believed to be involved in the sale of illegal drugs. The...

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ALRA expands membership and Latino voter reach

May 18, 2012
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The Tucson Chapter of the Arizona Latino Republican Association will be swearing in their new leadership officers on Saturday, May 19 from 10 am to noon. The ceremony will...

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Huppenthal: competing measure to Prop 100 needed

May 18, 2012
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Arizona’s Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal said the Legislature will make a :terrible mistake if it doesn’t give voters an alternative to the Quality Jobs and Education ballot...

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Click it or Ticket campaign begins

May 18, 2012
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Arizona has joined the national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement campaign. Local law enforcement agencies across the state are joining the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to...

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“El Chato” sentenced for human smuggling

May 18, 2012
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Berlain Galvez-Lopez, aka “El Chato,” 26, of Chiapas, Mexico, was sentenced to five years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps for smuggling undocumented entrants into...

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Retailers join law enforcement against organized retail crime

May 17, 2012
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Arizona’s major retailers are working with local law enforcement agencies on a new strategy to fight organized retail crime using a secure website developed by the Arizona Organized Retail...

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Tucson siblings sentenced for Social Security fraud

May 17, 2012
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A Tucson brother and sister, Robert Lee Skaggs, 58, and Jo Anne Skaggs, 54, were sentenced to 110 months and 70 months in federal prison, respectively by U.S. District...

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In one day 600 lbs. pot seized

May 17, 2012
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In one day 600 lbs. pot seized

A 39-year-old female resident of Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico was arrested Tuesday for attempting to smuggle more than 425 pounds of marijuana, worth nearly $213,000, into the United States...

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Flake to open Tucson campaign office

May 17, 2012
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Jeff Flake, candidate for the United States Senate, is holding the grand opening of his new Tucson campaign office this Saturday, May 19 at 9:00 a.m,. at 5541 East...

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Hobby Lobby, Stein Mart to occupy old Mervyns site

May 17, 2012
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The vacant retail site formerly occupied by Mervyns, at the northeast corner of Broadway Boulevard and Craycroft Road, should be bustling once again, in the near future. Benenson Capital...

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Arredondo indicted for bribery, fraud

May 17, 2012
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A member of the Arizona House of Representatives, Paul Ben Arredondo, 63, of Tempe was charged by a federal grand jury in the District of Arizona with bribery, fraud,...

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