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  State revenues jump in April, 1-time shift likely

  Posted 3:17 AM 5/21/2013 by Associated Press

  PHOENIX (AP) - State revenues jumped 17 percent in April from the previous year but Arizona budget officials say the increase is likely due to taxpayers fleeing higher taxes this year.The Joint Legislative Budget Committee report released Monday says taxpayers likely moved income into (More)

  
  

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  Student assaulted on U of A campus

  

  Posted 12:06 AM 5/21/2013 by Kassandra Lau

  TUCSON - A female University of Arizona student was assaulted by a stranger on campus Monday afternoon, according to campus police.

  At around 12:20 p.m., a man prevented the student from entering her dorm near 4th Street and Highland Avenue. He grabbed her thigh and left the area, said (More)

  
  

• Sports

  Padres Blow Late Lead Against Omaha

  

  Posted 9:57 PM 5/20/2013

  The Omaha Storm Chasers hit a season-high four home runs Monday and defeated the Tucson Padres 11-8 at Werner Park.The Padres scored in the first inning for the fourth-straight game after Gregorio Petit hit an RBI double and later scored on a Storm Chasers throwing error. Tucson's (More)

  
  

• Sports

  Corbin tosses 3-hitter as D-backs beat Rockies 5-1

  

  Posted 9:53 PM 5/20/2013

  DENVER (AP) Patrick Corbin was a maestro on the mound, making his slider move all over the place.

  And after the Arizona Diamondbacks lefty finished off his virtuoso performance, he calmly sauntered over to congratulate his catcher, casually shook his hand and coolly walked off the field.

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• The Main Stream

  Nearby residents closely watching "Soldier Basin Wildfire"

  Posted 7:28 PM 5/20/2013 by Erika Flores

  NOGALES - The "Soldier Basin Fire" is still growing in the Coronado National Forest about five miles east of the Nogales airport.

  Around 200 firefighters are battling the blaze that started Friday night.

  So far, more than 3,100 acres are scorched and only 5 percent contained.

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  Brewer bill signing halt stays after vote

  Posted 4:31 PM 5/20/2013

  Gov. Jan Brewer won't begin signing passed bills again even though the Arizona Senate has passed a budget that includes expanding Medicaid.

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• Local News

  New sports field honors Tucson soldier's sacrifice

  Posted 3:30 PM 5/20/2013 by John Overall

  A newly renovated athletic field was dedicated to Army Specialist, Christopher Moon on Monday. The 2006 Southern Arizona Baseball Player of the Year gave up his athletic career to enlist in the Army and died in 2010 from injuries he suffered by a roadside bomb.

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  Bisbee council to mull civil unions proposal again

  Posted 3:27 AM 5/20/2013 by Associated Press

  PHOENIX (AP) - Officials in Bisbee will consider on Tuesday a revised version of an ordinance that would legalize civil unions for same-sex couples.The City Council approved an earlier version of the measure last month, but agreed to rewrite it after Attorney General Tom Horne and an (More)

  
  

• Sports

  Nolasco fans 11 D-backs, Marlins end 7-game skid

  

  Posted 7:28 PM 5/19/2013

  MIAMI (AP) Ricky Nolasco followed his worst outing of the season with his best.

  It resulted in a rare win for the Miami Marlins.

  Nolasco struck out 11 and the Marlins stopped a season-high seven-game losing streak, holding off the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 Sunday.

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  Padres Drop Finale to Iowa Cubs 7-3

  

  Posted 7:17 PM 5/19/2013

  Brad Nelson drove in five runs Sunday in the Iowa Cubs 7-3 victory over the Tucson Padres. The two teams split the four-game series at Principal Park.Tucson went ahead in the top of the first after three consecutive hits anchored by Brandon Allen's RBI single to put the Padres ahead (More)