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2nd Powerball Winner Named
 2nd Powerball Winner Named 
Dec 10, 2012 1:31 PM CST

2nd Powerball Winner Named

It's Matthew Good, 37, of Arizona

(Newser) - The object of your envy now has a name: Matthew Good is the second winner of the $587.5 million Powerball jackpot. The 37-year-old had wanted to remain anonymous , but such a feat isn't possible in Arizona, where lottery winners are a matter of public record. The AP learned...

2nd Powerball Winner Claims Cash, Stays Secret

But Arizona will identify him soon

(Newser) - The second winner of the $587 million Powerball jackpot has claimed his money in Arizona, but his identity is still a secret for now. State lottery officials say the winner—identified as a married, professional man in his 30s who moved to Fountain Hills, Arizona, from Pennsylvania—declined to take...

Missouri Set to Name Powerball Winner

Arizona victor still in shadows

(Newser) - The identity of Missouri's mystery Powerball winner will soon come to light: The state's lottery plans to announce the victor late this morning. The ticket was purchased at a Trex Mart convenience store near Dearborn, where "nothing ever happens," one customer tells Reuters . Though the winner'...

2 Winning Powerball Tickets Sold

Winning numbers: 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 and Powerball of 6

(Newser) - If you didn't buy a Powerball ticket in Arizona or Missouri then you're definitely waking up the same poor ol' sap you went to bed as. Powerball officials this morning announced that a winning ticket was sold in each of those states. The numbers drawn last night were:...

Gabby Giffords Staffer Wins Her House Seat

Ron Barber was wounded in the 2011 shooting spree

(Newser) - The man handpicked by Gabby Giffords to take her House seat has prevailed by a razor-thin margin, reports the AP via the Huffington Post . Ron Barber, a Giffords aide who was wounded in the leg and cheek in the 2011 Tucson shooting spree, defeated Republican Martha McSally. Barber has been...

Gun Shop Owner: No Obama Voters Allowed

Arizona merchant says they can't be trusted to have a firearm

(Newser) - The owner of a gun shop in Pinetop, Arizona, is holding a post-election grudge: Cope Reynolds of the Southwest Shooting Authority says Obama voters are no longer welcome in his store, reports the Phoenix New Times . He's got a sign posted outside the shop informing them to turn around...

Woman, With Child in Car, Crashes Onto Runway

She may have been impaired, police say

(Newser) - Police say a woman driving with a small child in her car crashed through a gate at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and drove on the runway last night. The woman reportedly rammed an airport gate around 10pm and started crossing the runway. Police officers forced the car to stop...

Wife Blames Husband for Election, Runs Him Over: Cops

He's hospitalized in critical condition

(Newser) - President Obama's re-election? It was all the fault of one man, according to his wife—who allegedly ran him over and left him in critical condition, reports ABC 15 . Holly Solomon, 28, got into a shouting match with her husband Saturday in a parking lot in Gilbert, Arizona, because...

Recruiters Hunted Homeless With Paintball Guns: Probe

Arizona National Guard faces wide-ranging investigation

(Newser) - Members of Arizona's National Guard hunted the homeless with paintball guns, forged documents, sexually abused women, embezzled funds—and were allowed to go more or less scot-free due to a lax and corrupt climate, the Arizona Republic reports. The newspaper's investigation, based on interviews with Guard officers, found...

Supreme Court to Rule on Ariz. Voter Registration Law

Law requires would-be voters to prove their citizenship

(Newser) - The Supreme Court today agreed to consider reinstating a controversial Arizona law requiring people to prove they are US citizens before registering to vote. Lower court rulings rejected the law, saying that it was superseded by federal law, which requires voters to swear on the penalty of perjury that they...

Border Patrol Agent Killed in Shooting

Another wounded in Arizona clash

(Newser) - A Border Patrol agent was killed and another wounded in a shooting near the US-Mexico border in Arizona, the Department of Homeland Security said today. The agents were shot while patrolling in Naco, Arizona, shortly after midnight today, according to the Border Patrol. The wounded agent was airlifted to a...

Police: 'Suicide Gunman' Had Violent Record

Jodon Romero, 33, killed himself live on Fox News

(Newser) - The gunman whose suicide was broadcast live on Fox News yesterday had just stolen a car and led Phoenix police on a 90-minute chase, the Arizona Republic reports. Police today identified him as Jodon Romero, 33, a violent, convicted criminal who was wanted for parole violation on a weapons charge....

Ariz. Ski Resort Will Make Snow From ... Sewage

Native Americans, environmentalists not happy

(Newser) - This winter at Arizona's Snowbowl, the powdery white snow won't always have been so white: The ski resort will become the first ever to make its artificial snow from 100% sewage effluent. The wastewater has been treated, of course, and the US Forest Service—which owns the land—...

Cops: Woman Had Sex With Boyfriend's Brother, 15

... while her boyfriend was in prison

(Newser) - It's your standard crime-blotter love story: Boy meets girl, boy goes to prison, girl takes a shine to his underage brother, and girl gets arrested on charges of having sex with a minor. Arizona police say Tanner Victory, 31, had sex with the 15-year-old brother of her imprisoned beau...

Ariz. Judge to Victim: Expect Sex Abuse in a Bar

Now she's sorry for 'disrespectful' comments in sex abuse case

(Newser) - An Arizona judge appointed by controversial Governor Jan Brewer has triggered a stink after telling a groping victim that she should have expected sex abuse because she was in a bar. The comments caused such an uproar that the female judge has now apologized. When an off-duty highway patrol officer...

Hospital Bill for Scorpion Sting: $83K

Arizona hospital apologizes, says it will adjust price

(Newser) - Never mind the physical symptoms: For one Arizona woman, it was the medical bills that hurt the most after she was stung by a scorpion. A hospital in Chandler gave Marcie Edmonds two doses of antivenom—and charged her about $40,000 for each. Tack on ER bills, and her...

Judge Upholds Arizona 'Show Your Papers' Demand

ACLU: Law will penalize residents for 'color of skin'

(Newser) - A controversial law requiring Arizona police to demand immigration documents from suspected illegal aliens can go into effect, a US judge has ruled. But she blocked another measure making it a crime to harbor illegal immigrants. Challengers had argued that the so-called "show-your-papers" provision would lead to racial profiling....

Feds Call Off Criminal Probe of Sheriff Joe

But lawsuits continue over Arpaio's alleged civil rights violations

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors will not be charging infamously tough Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio with abuse of power, reports the AP . Arpaio and his allies had been feuding for three years with other officials in Maricopa County, with the sheriff bringing public corruption cases against officials who disagreed with him. Those cases...

Quayle Shot Down in Arizona Primary

Schweikert, Flake win GOP primary battles

(Newser) - Ben Quayle has become the first freshman House Republican to fall in the primaries. In a fierce race caused by redistricting in Arizona, Quayle was defeated by fellow freshman Rep. David Schweikert. Schweikert attacked his rival, the son of former vice president Dan Quayle, as part of the establishment, and...

Arizona Gov. Brewer: No State IDs for Young Illegals

Brewer issues executive order as Obama's program begins

(Newser) - As young illegal immigrants lined up to apply for President Obama's deferred-deportation program yesterday, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer made it clear where she stands on the issue. Brewer yesterday issued an executive order stating that young immigrants granted work permits under the program would not be able to receive...

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