Two bombs exploded in the packed streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people and injuring more than 130 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs that raised alarms that terrorists might have struck again in the U.S.
The work of a world-renowned Mexican sculptor may be coming to
Phoenix as outdoor art installations. While city officials were in
Mexico City on a trade mission this past week, they discussed the
possibility with the artist himself.
Monday will be very busy for some people who waited
until the last minute to file their taxes. It’s often a mad dash to gather all
the appropriate documents and fill in the blanks.
Efforts to reach a budget agreement at the state
capitol are being complicated by Governor Jan Brewer's proposal to expand
Medicaid, a plan one lawmaker says is paralyzing
the process.
The Arizona Department of Transportation says it will move
as quickly as possible to pave Navajo Route 20 as a temporary route around a
section of Highway 89, which collapsed south of Page on Feb. 20, now that the
funding has been approved.
The 2013 Planetary Defense Conference
begins Monday in Flagstaff. The event hopes to raise public awareness of
threats to Earth and how we can respond.
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The Air Force announced
this week that it is slashing some 45,000 hours of training flights across the
country in an effort to meet Congressionally mandated budget cuts.
The Arizona Senate has defeated a measure that would have
allowed lottery winners to remain anonymous, but the issue is likely to come back up for another vote.
Salt
River Project Company confirmed that a Nevada utility wants to sell its share of
a coal-fired power plant in northern Arizona. It’s the latest in a series
of financial hits for SRP.
As Congress prepares to vote on some high-profile gun control measures, the media
campaigns on both sides of the issue are making a last minute push to get their
messages heard in Arizona.
Architect and visionary Paolo Soleri died on Tuesday in Paradise Valley at the age of 93. The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art is featuring an exhibition of Soleri's work called Paolo Soleri: Mesa City to Arcosanti.
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is planning to file a lawsuit challenging the city of Bisbee's new civil union ordinance. He's also continuing efforts to challenge marshals in the polygamous community of Colorado City.
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