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Fifita throws 2 TDs and Arizona's defense stops No. 10 Utah on four 4th downs in 23-10 win
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Noah Fifita threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns and Arizona’s defense stopped No. 10 Utah four times on fourth down to help the Wildcats beat the Utes 23-10 on Saturday night. The Wildcats never let the pressure get to them, even when the Utes made it a...
Fontes blocked from using new rule to certify election results when counties refuse to
PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes has been blocked from using a new provision of the election procedures manual that would have let him certify election results in the state if a county refuses to sign off on its own results. In a decision Friday,...
Ty Pennington, Ammon Allen spark Northern Arizona to 34-16 upset over Sacramento State
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Ty Pennington threw two touchdown passes, Ammon Allen returned a fumble for a score and Northern Arizona upset Sacramento State 34-16 in a Big Sky Conference opener on Saturday. Sacramento State (2-3), ranked 10th in the coaches' poll, managed only three...
A rare condor hatched and raised by foster parents in captivity now gets to live wild
By all accounts, Milagra the "miracle" California condor shouldn’t be alive today. But now at nearly 17 months old, she is one of three of the giant endangered birds who got to stretch their wings in the wild as part of a release this weekend near the Grand Canyon. ...
One person died, others brought to hospitals after bus crashed on interstate in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say one person has died and others were taken to hospitals after the commercial bus they were traveling in crashed early Saturday morning on Interstate 10. No other vehicles were involved in the collision. The Arizona Department of Public...
Harris walks fence at US-Mexico border as she works to project tougher stance on migration
DOUGLAS, Ariz. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris walked a scrubby stretch along the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday and called for further tightening of asylum restrictions as she sought to project a tougher stance on illegal migration and address one of her biggest vulnerabilities in the November...
Mexican authorities uncover 24 drug cartel surveillance cameras in city on the border with Arizona
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities said Friday they have detected and seized 24 drug cartel surveillance cameras fixed to telephone and light posts in the border city of San Luis Rio Colorado. The city on the border with Arizona has suffered years of violence between drug...
Abortion-rights groups are courting Latino voters in Arizona and Florida
PHOENIX (AP) — When Lesley Chavez found out she was pregnant at age 16, she saw her daughter as a blessing from God and never considered an abortion, a view reinforced by her devout Christian mother. If she could have voted at the time, Chavez would have opposed expanding abortion access. ...
Suspect arrested after Tucson junior college student killed on the University of Arizona campus
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A suspect arrested in the fatal shooting of a Tucson junior college student on the University of Arizona campus is being held without bond on a first-degree murder charge, authorities said Thursday. Ryan Romero-Encinas, 20, turned himself in Wednesday and was...
Micah Bernard emerging as a playmaker as No. 10 Utah takes on Arizona
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Micah Bernard is doing all the right things to cement himself as Utah’s lead running back. After missing 11 games last season with an eye injury, Bernard has played a pivotal role in helping the No. 10 Utes (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) stay undefeated heading into...
