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The day after SB 1070 ruling: What to expect

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A federal judge halted major parts of Arizona's immigration law, but Thursday, the day the entire law was to go into effect, may still bring civil disobedience and other drama.

Chandler mourns fallen officer, investigates shooting

3 hours 40 min ago
Chandler and Phoenix police investigators work to piece together what led up to fatal shooting of Chandler officer and injuries to two others during undercover drug operation.

Arizona immigration law protesters block Phoenix street

3 hours 47 min ago
Police in riot gear making arrests on scene at Washington Street. Three arrested at earlier event.

Arpaio launches crime sweep in west Phoenix

4 hours 11 min ago
Sheriff Joe Arpaio launched another ''crime suppression operation'' in west Phoenix today, one day after U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton took the teeth out of Arizona's immigration-enforcement law.

Chandler police officer, 2 suspects die in Phoenix shootout

5 hours 24 min ago
The officers were shot during an undercover drug operation in south Phoenix on Wednesday evening.

Arizona immigration law injunction adds more turmoil to state's controversy

14 hours 29 min ago
Judge Susan Bolton's injunction blocking enforcement of some provisions in Senate Bill 1070 added more turmoil to Arizona's chaotic legal and political controversy.

Arizona volunteers gather to build worship center near Casa Grande

14 hours 29 min ago
Jehovah's Witness facility will draw thousands, seen as boon to Casa Grande economy

Arizona will file expedited appeal to lift SB 1070 ruling

14 hours 29 min ago
A judge's ruling Wednesday putting on hold key parts of Arizona's new immigration law will head to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, but legal experts said there are other options to settle the dispute with the federal government.

Arizona's concealed-weapon law takes effect

14 hours 29 min ago
Owners now may bear covered gun without permit.

Wittmann woman viewed 104 cats in home as family

14 hours 29 min ago
It's not the Valley woman's first incident involving animal hoarding. Three years ago a judge ordered she give up all but a handful of cats.

Pro-weapons bills see success in 2010

14 hours 29 min ago
Arizona lawmakers this year made it easier to carry knives, assured guns could be carried in more places, and exempted firearms made in Arizona from federal regulation.

Families of Arizona crash victim mix-up say crisis could have been avoided

14 hours 29 min ago
Agony could have been avoided if the families involved in a case of mixed-up identities had been able to view the young woman who died in a July 18 car accident, the parents of one of the Glendale women say.

3 dead in crash of medical helicopter in Tucson

16 hours 18 min ago
A helicopter crashed in Tucson on Wednesday afternoon, leaving one passenger dead and two others injured, officials said.

Tempe, Mesa get monsoon rain

16 hours 34 min ago
Downtown Phoenix also briefly sees precipitation.

Arizona immigration law protesters unfurl banner from Phoenix crane

17 hours 9 min ago
Four protesters scaled a construction crane at the downtown CityScape project Wednesday evening amid a crowd of onlookers, unfurling a large banner opposing Senate Bill 1070.

Arizona immigration law: State to appeal injunction

20 hours 22 min ago
Governor's office: State will file expedited appeal.

Police: Scottsdale woman robbed coming from casino

21 hours 17 min ago
She told police two men wearing cloths over their face robbed her at gunpoint.

Ahwatukee runaway cow continues to elude captors

21 hours 24 min ago
A desert-savvy heiferhas been on the run near Ahwatukee Foothills since the last weekend in June.

Boy, 2, nearly drowns in pool at Gilbert home

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 23:52
Officials said it's the town's third near-drowning in three weeks.

Mesa Police: Girl raped, boyfriend robbed during drug deal setup

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 23:21
Police said the two were lured to an abandoned house in south-central Mesa.