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Jan Brewer Signs Bill Making Colt State Gun

PHOENIX -- Arizona's governor has signed a bill designating the Colt Single-Action Army revolver as the state's first official firearm.

Man Bites Dog, Then Sues Over Police Canine's Act

PHOENIX -- A 33-year-old man who bit back after he was caught by a Phoenix police dog is suing police. Erin Sullivan alleges the dog violated his civil rights and used excessive force to capture him after he ran from officers in Glendale during a burglary investigation last year. Police say Sullivan bit the dog back,...

Arizona Legislature OKs Presidential 'Birther' Bill

PHOENIX - The Arizona Legislature gave final approval late Thursday night to a proposal that would require President Barack Obama and other presidential candidates to prove they are U.S. citizens before their names can appear on the state's ballot. Arizona would become the first state to require such proof if Gov. Jan...

Junk Mail Artist Turns Postal Refuse Into Amazing Portraits

Sandhi Schimmel Gold may be the most unusual person in the world. How so? Well, unlike most people, she actually enjoys getting junk mail. Even stranger: She may make more money off it than the companies that send it to her. Gold, 56, is perhaps the world's only artist who uses junk mail as her medium. That's right, she...

NTSB: Cracks Found in 3 More Southwest Planes

YUMA, Ariz. - Inspectors have found small, subsurface cracks in three more Southwest Airlines planes that are similar to those suspected of causing a jetliner to lose pressure and make a harrowing emergency landing in Arizona, a federal investigator said Sunday. Southwest said in statement that two of its Boeing 737-700s...

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Alonzo Trinidad, Phoenix 4-Year-Old, Doing Well After Being Impaled In Face By Drumstick

A Phoenix 4-year-old is doing fine after he was impaled in the eye by a drumstick, according to news reports.

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Michael Vazquez: Bonnaroo Flashbacks: Crowd-Surfing with Crystal Castles, Phoenix + M.I.A., Florence, David Byrne, Erykah Badu, Neon Indian, MGMT (VIDEOS)

Exactly three weeks from my favorite festival, herewith, a scrapbook of old clips and thoughts from Bonnaroos past.

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05/31/12 ASU: Phoenix home values up 25% from a year ago Source: Phoenix Business Journal - Phoenix AZ Median single-family home prices last month in Maricopa and Pinal counties were up 25 percent from the same time last year, while the average price per square foot also rose 16.5 percent, according to the study by Michael Orr , a real estate expert at ASU's W.P. Carey School of Business in Tempe.
05/31/12 Home flips in Phoenix Source: The Arizona Republic In another sign that metro Phoenix's housing market is slowly recovering, hundreds of homes across the region sold by banks after foreclosure or through short sales are being flipped by investors for almost double the price they paid just a few months earlier.
05/31/12 Alonzo Trinidad, Phoenix 4-Year-Old, Doing Well After... Source: The Huffington Post A Phoenix 4-year-old is doing fine after he was impaled in the eye by a drumstick, according to news reports.
05/31/12 84: Gwen Ashley Walters Source: Chow Bella The daughter of journalists, Gwen Ashley Walters is an accomplished food writer, professionally trained chef, a Certified Culinary Professional, and cookbook author.
05/31/12 On the Scene: Phoenix Comicon as seen by a librarian... Source: The Beat: The News Blog of Comics Culture This Memorial Day weekend, downtown Phoenix was invaded by the nerdy, as the 10th Phoenix ComiCon was held.

Background on Phoenix

Phoenix ( ; O'odham: Ski:kigk; Yavapai: Wathinka or Wakatehe; Western Apache: Fiinigis; Navajo: Hoozdoh; Mojave: Hachpa 'Anya Nyava) is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S.

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