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3 suspects arrested in the killing of a Phoenix man whose family says was targeted for being gay
PHOENIX (AP) — Three suspects have been arrested in the killing of a Phoenix man whose friends and family allege was targeted because of his sexual orientation, authorities said. The body Bernardo Pantaleon, 30, was found dead in a city park. Court records indicated he had been...
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will lie in repose at the Supreme Court on Dec. 18
WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will lie in repose at the Supreme Court on Dec. 18, with a funeral service at the National Cathedral the following day, the court said Monday. The first woman on the Supreme Court, O'Connor died Friday at age 93 in Phoenix. She...
Brandon Ingram leads the Pelicans past the Kings 127-117 to advance to In-Season Tournament semis
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 30 points and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Sacramento Kings 127-117 on Monday night in the quarterfinals of the NBA's In-Season Tournament. Ingram helped New Orleans erase an early deficit and the Pelicans never trailed in the...
The NBA's in-season tournament quarterfinals are here. Next stop: Las Vegas
It's four regular-season games in early December. Ordinarily, they'd be forgotten shortly after the final buzzer. That likely won't happen this time. The NBA's inaugural In-Season Tournament has reached the knockout stage — with...
Phoenix officials reiterate caution when hiking after 3 mountain rescues in 1 day
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix first responders are reminding the public to be prepared when hiking after they tended to three different mountain rescues on Saturday. Phoenix firefighters had to assist an injured hiker on a trail on South Mountain. Farther north on Camelback Mountain, a...
Study says the US is ill-prepared to ensure housing for the growing number of older people
PHOENIX (AP) — Michael Genaldi's road to homelessness began early this year when a car slammed into the rear of his motorcycle, crushed three of his ribs, and left him in a coma for over a month. The 58-year-old lost his job as a machine operator, then his home, and he was living...
Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water
WENDEN, Ariz. (AP) — A blanket of bright green alfalfa spreads across western Arizona's McMullen Valley, ringed by rolling mountains and warmed by the hot desert sun. Matthew Hancock's family has used groundwater to grow forage crops here for more than six decades. They're long...
Runaway bull on Phoenix freeway gets wrangled back without injury
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona state troopers say nobody was injured when a runaway bull was found wandering around a Phoenix freeway early Friday. Video footage from a traffic camera shows the dark, long-horned bull mulling around the highway as troopers try to herd it from the safety of...
Durant scores 31, now 11th all time in points, Suns roll past Portland 120-107
PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 31 points, passing Elvin Hayes for 11th place all time, and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 120-107 in an In-Season Tournament game on Tuesday night. Durant, playing in his 1,000th NBA game, needed 14 points to pass Hayes, who...
Man fatally shot 2 people at random at Arizona bus stop, police say
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Police have arrested a man accused of fatally shooting two men at random at a bus stop in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, authorities said Tuesday. Dominic Celaya, 26, was booked into jail Monday on two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of...
