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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)

  
  

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  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)

  
  

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  "Project Graduation," a drug and alcohol-free graduation celebration

  

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  Posted 3:33 PM 5/19/2013 by Erika Flores

  TUCSON-"Ten years saving ten lives" that's how long Project Graduation has been running at Amphitheater School District.

  It's an alcohol and drug free event on graduation night that keeps kids having fun all night at school rather than on the streets, and they said close to ten thousand (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Police face difficult deadline in destroying guns

  Posted 3:00 PM 5/19/2013 by Associated Press

  PHOENIX (AP) - Phoenix police are in a race against time in processing guns that the city purchased at recent gun buyback events.A new Arizona law that hasn't yet taken effect bars cities and counties from destroying guns turned over to police at buyback events and instead requires (More)

  
  

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  Brewer wrestled with decision on Medicaid proposal

  Posted 1:12 PM 5/19/2013 by Associated Press

  PHOENIX (AP) - The weekend before Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer made her State of the State address in January, she practiced two versions of her speech prepared: One with a Medicaid expansion in it and one without it.The Republican governor ended up announcing during her Jan. 14 address (More)

  
  

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  Phoenix firefighter dies from injuries suffered in fire

  Posted 10:09 AM 5/19/2013 by Associated Press

  PHOENIX (AP) - A firefighter has died from injuries he suffered while fighting a mulch fire in southwest Phoenix.
  
  Authorities say 23-year-old Phoenix Firefighter Bradley Harper was critically injured late Saturday afternoon when he became pinned between two fire vehicles.
  
  Harper died Sunday morning.
  
  Harper had been a Phoenix firefighter for two years.

  
  

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  Phoenix police officer dies in fatal hit-and-run

  Posted 9:58 AM 5/19/2013 by Associated Press

  PHOENIX (AP) - A police officer who was conducting a DUI stop on a vehicle in west Phoenix died after another vehicle struck him and then fled the scene.Phoenix police say investigators are searching for the SUV that struck 29-year-old Officer Daryl Raetz around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. (More)

  
  

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  Padres Beat Iowa Cubs 4-2

  

  Posted 8:38 PM 5/18/2013

  The Tucson Padres scored three runs in the first inning on way to a 4-2 win over the Iowa Cubs Saturday at Principal Park. The Padres have won five of their last six road games and advanced to four games over .500 for the first time in team history.The two newest Padres put Tucson (More)

  
  

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  McCarthy throws shutout for 1st victory of year

  

  Posted 8:17 PM 5/18/2013

  MIAMI (AP) It took nine starts, but Brandon McCarthy finally got his first win with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

  McCarthy pitched a three-hitter for his first win since being struck in the head by a line drive last season, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Miami Marlins 1-0 on Saturday (More)