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At Least Three People Shot In Phoenix Workplace Shooting [UPDATE]

Gino Geruntino — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:47:24 +0000

At least six people were hurt, with three of them shot, at an office complex in Phoenix this morning.

Arizona's Darnell Dockett Tries To Pick Up Bama QB's Girlfriend On Twitter

Gino Geruntino — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:52:16 +0000

Miami, FL (WIBX) - When he's not flattening out quarterbacks, Arizona Cardinals defensive end Darnell Dockett might be busy trying to pick up your girlfriend.

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Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Claims Obama's Birth Certificate Is a Fake

Shauna Wright — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:27:34 +0000

Looks like infamous “birther” Orly Taitz — who’s been repeatedly thrown out of court for her insistence that President Barack Obama is not a natural-born US citizen — has found herself a soulmate: Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Leads Moving Vigil One Year After Shooting (VIDEO)

Kathy Landin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:23:10 +0000

Sunday night, in Tucson, one year after she was nearly fatally shot in the head at a public event, Representative Gabrielle Giffords read the pledge of allegiance to an audience of thousands gathered at the University of Arizona for a candlelight vigil to mark the anniversary of her shooting.

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Gabrielle Giffords Speaks Out for First Time Since Shooting [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:25:32 +0000

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona spoke out during her first extended interview since the horrific shooting in January which left her with significant brain damage.

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Massive Blackout Leaves Parts of the Western US and Mexico in the Dark

Shauna Wright — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:15:47 +0000

Almost six million people in Southern California, Arizona, and Mexico found themselves without power Thursday after something went awry while an employee was carrying out a procedure at an Arizona substation, triggering a massive blackout.

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Arizona Now Charges People $25 to Visit Prison Inmates

Shauna Wright — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:34:36 +0000

New legislation in Arizona allows the state’s Department of Corrections to impose a one-time “background check fee” of $25 on adults wishing to visit inmates at any of its 15 facilities.

Needless to say, families and prisoner advocacy groups are not happy, citing the existing costs of traveling to visit loved ones housed in prisons that are often located in remote areas.

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Arizona Lawmaker Pointed Her Gun at a Reporter [VIDEO]

WIBX AM 950 — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:13:10 +0000

In a recent story about gun rights, a reporter got a little more than he bargained for.

Arizona Republic reporter Richard Ruelas was recently interviewing state senator Lori Klein, who's unapologetically carried her pink Ruger pistol in the state's capitol building for years -- most controversially in the days directly after US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was the victim of a mass shooting in Tuscon.

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Flags Lowered At Utica City Hall To Honor Arizona Victims

WIBX — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:01:05 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - Utica Mayor David Roefaro lowered the flag at City Hall this morning to honor the victims of the Tucson, Arizona tragedy that occurred over the weekend.

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