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Feds sue Arpaio to get access to jail, records	9/3/2010 1:00 AM
The U.S. Department of Justice filed an unprecedented lawsuit Thursday against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office for refusing to provide full access to records and facilities for a civil-rights investigation.
County-attorney hopeful Bill Montgomery: I'm not Andrew Thomas	9/3/2010 1:00 AM
He defends SB 1070, but says he will pave his own way, independent of his predecessor and Arpaio.
Property-tax bills finally reflect fall in Phoenix-area home values	9/3/2010 1:00 AM
Some owners face tax bump as cities hike rates.
Workers bearing brunt of higher health-care costs	9/3/2010 1:00 AM
As employers struggle with rising health-care costs and a sour economy, U.S. workers for the first time in at least a decade are being asked to shoulder the entire cost of rising health benefits on their own.
Mideast leaders set 1-year goal for peace plan	9/3/2010 1:00 AM
In an early sign of promise, Israeli and Palestinian leaders pledged Thursday in a cordial first round of talks to keep meeting at regular intervals, striving to nail down a framework for overcoming deep disputes and achieving lasting peace within a year.
Tribe's vote to be referendum on recent economic policies	9/3/2010 1:00 AM
Salt River voters will pick a president next week in an election that will gauge how tribal members feel about the development fostered by incumbent Diane Enos, including a casino resort and spring training baseball complex.
Killer gets 2 life terms in slaying of Glendale brothers	9/3/2010 1:00 AM
A Valley man was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences Thursday in Maricopa County Superior Court for the 2008 murder of two brothers in Glendale.
No Labor Day road closures	9/3/2010 1:00 AM
Motorists should encounter no construction closures along state highways, including metro Phoenix freeways, over Labor Day weekend, the Arizona Department of Transportation says.
Flagstaff sticks with treated wastewater for Snowbowl	9/2/2010 3:31 PM
FLAGSTAFF - The Flagstaff City Council has voted to stick with its original contract to send treated wastewater to a northern Arizona ski resort for snowmaking.
Arizona Border Patrol agent killed in car wreck	9/2/2010 7:25 PM
TUCSON - A U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed in a car accident Thursday near Sells in southern Arizona.
Court tosses conviction of Ariz. man who left water for migrants	9/2/2010 12:30 PM
Daniel Millis, who left water jugs for migrants in desert, had been convicted of littering.
Arizona Department of Economic Security pays overtime day after furlough	9/2/2010 1:00 AM
Workers at the Arizona Department of Economic Services were called back to work, at overtime rates, a day after taking a mandatory day off without pay.
Ranger who helped nab Arizona fugitives may not get $40K reward	9/1/2010 10:27 PM
The U.S. Forest Service employee who helped capture two fugitives in Arizona last month might not be eligible for the $40,000 reward offered for the apprehension of John McCluskey and Casslyn Welch.
Officials: Feds won't pay for flooded Arizona homes	9/1/2010 7:01 PM
FLAGSTAFF - The Arizona Division of Emergency Management says residents living in three communities north of Flagstaff won't see federal funding to help rebuild after summer floods.
Poll: Voters favor immigration-enforcement changes	9/1/2010 6:51 PM
A poll released Wednesday says an overwhelming majority of Arizona voters support the types of provisions contained in the state's new immigration law.