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- Cause found for light-rail cracks
Plasma torches used to create drainage for the Valley's $1.4 billion light-rail system led directly to rails pulling apart in nine places throughout the line, according to a report to be released today.
Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 MST - Despite economic downturn, Cactus League up
Despite an economy as shaky as a rookie pitcher's first big-league outing, Cactus League baseball fans are showing up in Arizona on a record pace.
Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 MST - Drophouse raids show Valley still hub for migrants
A series of drophouses discovered this month by police shows that the Phoenix area remains a major hub for smuggling illegal immigrants into the U.S. despite stepped-up immigration enforcement and tighter border security.
Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 MST - Top prosecutors in Ariz., Mexico target smuggling
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard says a new pact among top U.S. and Mexican prosecutors ushers in "a new era" of clamping down on international smuggling and points to a Phoenix murder case as proof.
Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 MST - After 27 rescues, hikers reminded of safety tips
The Phoenix Fire Mountain Rescue escorted an exhausted, dehydrated man off Piestewa Peak earlier this week, a stark reminder that prime hiking season can be dangerous. The disoriented man, who had spent the night on the trail, became the 27th person to be rescued so far this year.
Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 MST - Man recently contracted with CPS tied to alleged kidnapping
A former contract worker for Child Protection Services has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a 17-month-old boy, who remained missing Thursday night, according to Phoenix police.
Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 MST - 2 cities will test for drugs in water
Two Valley cities will begin testing for drugs in drinking water in response to concerns that pharmaceuticals have contaminated the nation's waters.
Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 MST - 233 uncounted ballots to affect Buckeye races
Former Buckeye police Officer Brian McAchran is two votes short of winning the District 1 Town Council seat without a runoff, according to Tuesday's unofficial primary results.
Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 MST - More protection sought for ASU's Kerr Center
Scottsdale's historic-preservation commissioners sent a conservation easement offered by Arizona State University back to the negotiating table, saying it did not go far enough to protect the Kerr Cultural Center.
Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 MST - Giving child abuse the boot
When the blue-eyed toddler with curly blonde hair entered the Phoenix Children's Hospital pediatric emergency room unconscious, one staffer would never be the same.
Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 MST - Bills pushing for info on rural water supplies
Two bills moving in the state House aim to remove some of the mystery involved in determining whether a home for sale in rural Arizona has an adequate water supply.
Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 MST - Maryvale Family YMCA opens April 5
The Maryvale Family YMCA will open April 5 featuring child care, a fitness center and a credit union.
Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 MST - El Mirage police correcting deficiencies
In 2006, a Virginia-based auditing team that regularly studies police agencies wrote a full review of the El Mirage Police Department, pointing out its inadequate service and labeling the agency ''dysfunctional.''
Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 MST - Pima County's air quality from '03-07 would have exceeded new EPA rules
TUCSON - Under new, more stringent Environmental Protection Agency air-quality standards, Pima County's air would have exceeded ozone levels from 2003 to 2007.
Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 MST - Alcohol-based hand sanitizers effective, but risky
A 2005 study by the Children's Hospital in Boston compared illness rates across a study group of 292 families; half of them got hand sanitizers while the other half were given literature advising them of the benefits of frequent hand washing.
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