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Over $2B announced for roads, bridges, bike lanes across US
PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. transportation officials announced $2.2 billion for local infrastructure projects on Thursday, paving the way for new bridges, roads, bike lanes, railways and ports in scores of communities across the country. The competitive grants are more than double the...
Convictions won’t be tossed in deadly 1970 Tucson hotel fire
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The top county prosecutor in the Tucson area will not ask a court to throw out convictions for a man who was imprisoned for decades in a 1970 hotel fire that killed 29 people yet was released from custody in a 2013 deal with prosecutors. Pima County Attorney...
Police: suspect in fire at Tucson's Salpointe High arrested
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A suspect has been arrested in connection with a fire at a Tucson high school that caused millions of dollars in damages, police said Monday. They said the July 17 fire is suspected to be arson and 26-year-old Forrest Harris is being held on $25,000 bond on...
Kitt Peak prepares for visitors again after Tucson wildfire
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A huge wildfire in June was a real threat to the complex of telescopes on top of Kitt Peak. But now the national observatory that was founded in 1958 is working to get ready to resume research and allow visitors again. It would have been a huge loss to science...
Authorities: Pedestrian has been struck by a train in Tucson
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A pedestrian has suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a train Sunday in Tucson, according to authorities. Tucson police said the incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. The name and age of the injured person haven’t been...
Abortion rights group opposes effort to restore Arizona ban
PHOENIX (AP) — Planned Parenthood Arizona said in a legal filing Wednesday the courts need to “harmonize” the state's two different laws on abortion after Attorney General Mark Brnovich moved last week to reinstate an almost complete ban on the procedure dating back more than a century. ...
Trials rescheduled for man accused of killing 2 Tucson girls
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The scheduled trials of a man accused of kidnapping and killing two young Tucson girls have been postponed again. Christopher Clements is facing 22 felony charges, including two counts of first-degree murder, in the deaths of 6-year-old Isabel Celis and...
Arizona attorney general seeking another execution warrant
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said Tuesday that he has notified the state Supreme Court that his office intends to seek a warrant of execution for death row inmate Murray Hooper. It would be the third execution warrant issued this year in Arizona. ...
Duke, Arizona agree to basketball series for 2023 and 2024
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke and Arizona have agreed to a home-and-home men's basketball series for 2023 and 2024. The schools announced the agreement Monday. The first meeting comes in November 2023 with the Wildcats visiting the Blue Devils' famously hostile Cameron Indoor Stadium....
GOP establishment steps up push to block Trump ally in Ariz.
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has already helped block one of former President Donald Trump’s allies from winning the Republican nomination for governor in a crucial battleground state. Now he’s hoping for a repeat in his own backyard. Ducey is part of a...
