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Serial-rape case exposes Apache police troubles
A serial rapist who posed as a cop and preyed on teenage Apache girls may still be on the loose even though Bureau of Indian Affairs agents got cash bonuses and commendations for solving the case more than a year ago.
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Program raises field-trip funds for thousands of needy kids
Exploring science shouldn't have a price tag. With that in mind, the Arizona Science Center raises $240,000 each year so that about 40,000 low-income children can have free science-center field trips.
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Brewer in 1994: Secretary of state is unfit to govern
The duties of Arizona secretary of state ''do little to prepare that officeholder for the statewide leadership role required of a governor.'' At least that's what Jan Brewer wrote in a 1994 op-ed article for The Arizona Republic.
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Surprising race results could mean trouble for GOP's Pullen
Most emblematic of those results was the toppling of Rob Haney as chairman of Legislative District 11 in north-central Phoenix.
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Water-plant woes costly for taxpayers
Tempe taxpayers are on the hook for a contractor's bill that has topped $302,000 and is still ballooning for work that some say could have been avoided if the city had followed recommendations outlined more than two years ago.
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Gynecologist to present talk on women's sex drives
Scottsdale Healthcare gynecologist Dr. Andrew Carter will talk to women about sex Dec. 11 in Scottsdale. He said it's a topic he talks about all day long: ''As a doctor, if I don't ask them about sex, maybe nobody will.''
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2008 marks year of Capitol events
When it comes to politics, most Arizonans will remember 2008 as the year of a dynamic state and national election. But at the Arizona Capitol, it was also a year of rallies, marches, vigils, walks and runs highlighting everything from the battle against world hunger to autism to traffic deaths.
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Councilman plans 2nd cleanup event in Surprise
Surprise Councilman John Williams hopes the holiday spirit rouses residents to join him for a second community pride day this year.
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Mitchell to speak on 2009 session
U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell's State of the District Address next month may offer a window into how the 2009 congressional session could take shape under a President-elect Barack Obama administration.
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Meet the 19 Rodel Exemplary Teacher finalists
Nineteen teachers, who work in the Valley's neediest schools and have agreed to mentor student teachers, are finalists for the Rodel Charitable Foundation of Arizona's Rodel Exemplary Teacher award.
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Couple's too-short life together began with mutual crush
David and Heather Giles' mutual crush took awhile to blossom. It started in the 1996 with sidelong glances and shared jokes and finally became official in Nov. 11, 2000.
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Gilbert intersection closed after 4-vehicle accident
Ten people were involved in a four-vehicle accident that shut down a major intersection in Gilbert for several hours on Saturday.
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Fear discouraging Arizonans from visiting Mexico
NOGALES, Ariz. - A spate of drug-related killings the past few months in Nogales, Mexico, is keeping some residents in its U.S. sister city from crossing the border as they have long been accustomed to doing.
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Phoenix restaurant owners kidnapped, robbed
Police are searching for five robbers they say kidnapped two Phoenix restaurant owners and tied them up while ransacking their house Saturday.
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Semi loaded with TVs rolls near Casa Grande
A semitruck carrying televisions and other electronics rolled over Saturday on a highway near Casa Grande, an Arizona Department of Public Safety official said.
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Rep. Grijalva's move could spark scramble
TUCSON - U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva's potential move to run the Interior Department could set off a mad scramble to replace him in Congress.
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Phoenix crash sends 2 to hospital
At least two people were taken to the hospital late Friday after a serious accident near Bethany Home Road and Central Avenue in Phoenix, police said.
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Holiday shoppers show caution on this year's Black Friday
Shoppers facing a tough economy came out on Black Friday across the Valley, but they restricted their spending to their top-priority purchases.
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Napolitano exit worries biotech boosters
Bioscience boosters hope that any post-Napolitano Arizona will help foster a research-based economy.
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Top 3 elected state officials score big in poll
The economy is in the tank, and state finances are a mess. But Arizonans continue to give exceptionally high job-performance marks to the state's top three elected officials, according to an Arizona State University/Channel 8 poll released this week.
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