Arizona governor stumbles during debate
4 Sep 2010 at 5:45am
From left; Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Barry Hess, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, Republican, moderator Ted Simons, democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry Goddard and Green Party candidate Larr...

Pedestrian Accidents in Arizona
4 Sep 2010 at 4:30am
September 04, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- When a pedestrian gets injured they have no airbags, seatbelts, safety cage or any other way to shield themselves from such a traumatic impact. Pedestrian a...

Storm causes south-side damage
4 Sep 2010 at 3:59am
A large tree fell onto a home at 31 W. Los Reales after a strong moving storm blew through Tucson's southside late Friday afternoon, causing fallen trees and downed powerlines. Photo by David Sande...

Divers discover bomber Germans downed in '44
4 Sep 2010 at 3:59am
For 66 years, 1st Lt. Russell Landry of Tucson has laid in a watery grave no one could locate, a fact that has haunted his loved ones back home. Now his downed World War II bomber has been disco...

Volunteer helps seniors thrive
4 Sep 2010 at 3:59am
Laura Aldag, holding her Ben's Bell, is a volunteer with the Lend A Hand Senior Outreach program. She was nominated for the award by Wendy Morphew on behalf of her mother, Betty, and several other ...

Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
4 Sep 2010 at 3:49am
By The Associated Press Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ___ ABC's "This Week" - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. ___ CBS' "Face the Nation" - Laura Tyson, former Clint...

Morgan gets 8 games for Nats-Marlins brawl
4 Sep 2010 at 3:49am
By JOSEPH WHITEAP Sports Writer Nyjer Morgan's wild week has landed him an eight-game suspension, one of nine punishments handed out Friday by Major League Baseball following a brawl between Wash....

Head of alleged trafficking scheme arrested
4 Sep 2010 at 3:49am
By MARK NIESSEAssociated Press Writer HONOLULU (AP) - The head of a labor recruiting company accused of exploiting 400 workers from Thailand and forcing them to work on U.S. farms pleaded not guil...

911 calls describe Discovery Channel gunman, IED
4 Sep 2010 at 3:49am
By SARAH BRUMFIELDAssociated Press Writer BALTIMORE (AP) - A security guard who called 911 after a gunman entered Discovery Channel's headquarters calmly told the operator: "You're probably g...

Boulder City notches first win in Arizona
4 Sep 2010 at 3:03am
You need to upgrade your Flash Player Las Vegas Sun reporters Case Keefer and Ray Brewer discuss the upcoming high school football season. They will let you know whether or not anyone can dethron...

Tucson Police stepping up patrols in wake of murders
4 Sep 2010 at 1:46am
email Tucson, AZ (KOLD) - 12 murders in Tucson in three weeks have police increasing patrols as part of a violent crime initiative. Officers were called to a Midtown Bus Stop, near 1st and Prince...

Bristol Palin tells Leno 'Dancing' choice was easy
4 Sep 2010 at 1:45am
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) - Bristol Palin said she didn't think twice before waltzing into "Dancing with the Stars," though she's barely danced in her life. In an appearance Friday on NBC's "T...

Nadal beats Istomin; reaches 3rd round of US Open
4 Sep 2010 at 1:45am
By HOWARD FENDRICHAP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Even Rafael Nadal felt compelled to applaud when his second-round opponent at the U.S. Open hit a spectacular, full-sprint winner and was left do...

Weakened Earl hits Mass. with wind, rain, surf
4 Sep 2010 at 1:45am
By BOB SALSBERG and RUSSELL CONTRERASAssociated Press Writers CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) - The remnants of Hurricane Earl dumped wind-driven rain on Cape Cod's gray-shingled cottages and fishing village....

Blackwater created shell companies
4 Sep 2010 at 1:45am
WASHINGTON (AP) - The security company Blackwater Worldwide formed a network of 30 shell companies and subsidiaries to try to get millions of dollars in government business after the company faced ...

Foles, Arizona trounce Toledo
4 Sep 2010 at 1:01am
Foles tossed two TD passes and ran for another score as the Wildcats recorded their first road victory outside the Pac-10 in nine seasons. Nic Grigsby added two touchdown runs.

Foles' big day helps Arizona rout Toledo 41-2
4 Sep 2010 at 12:37am
Foles tossed two TD passes and ran for another score as the Wildcats recorded their first road victory outside the Pac-10 in nine seasons. Nic Grigsby added two touchdown runs.

Foles throws for 357 as Arizona crushes Toledo
4 Sep 2010 at 12:34am
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Nick Foles threw for 360 yards and accounted for three touchdowns to help Arizona pound Toledo 41-2 on Friday night. Foles tossed two TD passes and ran for another score as...

In another attack with acid, Arizona woman burned on face
4 Sep 2010 at 12:00am
MESA, Ariz. — Police are searching for a suspect who threw acid on the face of an Arizona woman who had arrived home and was getting out of her car. Mesa police said Friday that the 41-year-old...

Commercial pilot sentenced for drug-masking powder
3 Sep 2010 at 11:54pm
By JOE MANDAKAssociated Press Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) - A former US Airways Express pilot will spend nine months in prison for selling a powdered drink mix over the Internet that he claimed was "10...

Slain deputy laid to rest
3 Sep 2010 at 11:54pm
ORDERVILLE, Utah (AP) - A Utah lawman who was shot to death while chasing a suspect in northern Arizona last week has been laid to rest. Services for Kane County sheriff's Deputy Brian Harris were...

Mother of slain camper files claim in Phoenix
3 Sep 2010 at 11:54pm
PHOENIX (AP) - The mother of an Oklahoma man believed to have been killed by an Arizona prison escapee has filed a $10 million claim against Arizona and a wrongful death lawsuit against the private...

McCain to debate Senate rivals on Sept. 26
3 Sep 2010 at 11:54pm
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona Sen. John McCain has agreed to a debate with former Tucson City Councilman Rodney Glassman and two minor-party challengers. McCain's campaign announced Friday that the four-...

Man caught in love triangle killing gets 10 years
3 Sep 2010 at 11:54pm
PHOENIX (AP) - A judge has sentenced a former sailor involved in a love triangle with his former teacher to 10 years in prison in the stabbing death of an 18-year-old man. Maricopa County Superior...

Body of son of boxing promoter found in Cascades
3 Sep 2010 at 11:54pm
By GEORGE TIBBITSAssociated Press Writer SEATTLE (AP) - A search helicopter on Friday spotted the body of the son of boxing promoter Bob Arum on a Washington state mountainside, five days after he...

9 believed dead in New Zealand plane crash
3 Sep 2010 at 11:54pm
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Nine people are believed to have died when a light aircraft belonging to a skydiving company crashed on New Zealand's South Island on Saturday. A spokesman for loca....

Failed blowout preventer removed from well
3 Sep 2010 at 11:54pm
By HARRY R. WEBERAssociated Press Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) - BP PLC said the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico was removed from the company's well on F....

Arizona governor admits she was wrong about beheadings
3 Sep 2010 at 10:54pm
PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer rose to national fame defending the state's immigration law and warning of rising violence along the U.S.-Mexico border, including a claim that headless bodies ...

1,800 TEP customers still without power
3 Sep 2010 at 10:04pm
About 1,800 customers are still without power throughout the Tucson metro area because of a thunderstorm that swept through the area. Tucson Electric Power said the largest outage — about 500 c...

Visitors, and Tucsonans on staycations, enjoying long weekend
3 Sep 2010 at 9:56pm
TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - Rain or shine, highways are humming as southern Arizonans hit the road for the last holiday weekend of the summer season. AAA expects 665,000 Arizonans will be driving 50 or mo...