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Sheriff Arpaio
to Sell 'Vamos Jose' Boxers

Jul 11, 2011 7:15 PM CDT

Sheriff Arpaio to Sell 'Vamos Jose' Boxers

Anti-immigration sheriff says they show he's not a racist

(Newser) - Sheriff Joe Arpaio is introducing a new Spanish version of his hit underwear, in what he says is a bid to “raise eyebrows as well as sales.” The anti-immigration crusader has for years produced pink boxers bearing the slogan, “Go Joe,” the Arizona Republic explains. Inmates...

Politician: Make
'South California'
51st State

Jul 11, 2011 4:06 AM CDT

Politician: Make 'South California' 51st State

Move to Arizona, says governor's spokesman

(Newser) - A Riverside County politician is so sick of the "left wing" state government "ripping off" his wealthy constituents that he wants "South California" to become the nation's 51st state. Local Republican Supervisor Jeff Stone envisions a new state of 13 counties to escape the "ungovernable"...

Phoenix Roasts in Record Heat

Jul 3, 2011 6:09 AM CDT

Phoenix Roasts in Record Heat

Temperatures reach 118, beating a 10-year record

(Newser) - Temperatures in Phoenix hit a new high for the day yesterday, reaching a brutal 118 degrees, reports the AP . It was so hot that a local prison ordered thousands of bags of ice for inmates. Nearby storms toppled powerlines, knocking out power—and air conditioning—to some 4,000 homes...

AntiSec Hackers Break Into Personal Emails of Arizona Police Officers

Arizona Police Confirm 2nd Hack, This Time by 'AntiSec'

Jun 30, 2011 1:05 PM CDT

Arizona Police Confirm 2nd Hack, This Time by 'AntiSec'

Group goes after officers' personal emails

(Newser) - A second computer hacking attack in two weeks against Arizona state police targeted the personal email accounts of some of its officers, an official confirmed yesterday. The Arizona Department of Public Safety is reviewing the information released by a group calling itself AntiSec. An attack last week by the computer...

LulzSec Hackers Leak Arizona Law Enforcement Documents to Protest Immigration Law

LulzSec Leaks Arizona Docs to Protest Immigration Law

Jun 24, 2011 6:20 AM CDT

LulzSec Leaks Arizona Docs to Protest Immigration Law

Also: 'Most-wanted' hacker says he doesn't fear arrest

(Newser) - Fuming at Arizona’s anti-immigration law, LulzSec hackers are taking revenge: They’ve released “hundreds” of Arizona law enforcement documents. These include “intelligence bulletins, training manuals, personal email correspondence, names, phone numbers, addresses and passwords,” the group said in a statement. They’ve chosen their target “...

Mark Kelly's
Next Career:
Senator?

Speculation Dept.

Jun 23, 2011 1:46 PM CDT

Mark Kelly's Next Career: Senator?

Gabrielle Giffords' husband might run for Jon Kyl's seat

(Newser) - Mark Kelly’s sudden retirement from NASA and the Navy has Washington a-tizzy with speculation that he’ll jump into the race for Jon Kyl’s Senate seat in Arizona. So far, Gabrielle Giffords is polling higher than any of the other potential Democratic candidates for the seat, but since...

Arizona Sheriff Blames Mexican Drug Smugglers for Starting Wildfire

Arizona Sheriff: Mexican Smugglers Set Fire

Jun 21, 2011 6:02 PM CDT

Arizona Sheriff: Mexican Smugglers Set Fire

His comments back John McCain; he's not referring to big Wallow Fire

(Newser) - An Arizona sheriff has backed up John McCain and blamed Mexican drug smugglers for starting at least one of the state's raging wildfires. Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever wasn't referring to the enormous Wallow Fire but to a smaller one called the Monument Fire that has burned up...

6 States Ablaze,
1.2M Acres Lost

Jun 21, 2011 1:36 AM CDT

6 States Ablaze, 1.2M Acres Lost

OK, fire not being caused by illegal immigrants, admits John McCain

(Newser) - Six states are ablaze in a searing summer that's breaking records for wildfires. More than 1.2 million acres have already burned and some 10,000 people have been forced to flee their homes as flames devour land in Arizona, New Mexico, California, and Colorado, as well as Georgia...

Arizona Questions 2 in Wildfire

Jun 16, 2011 8:05 AM CDT

Arizona Questions 2 in Wildfire

Wallow blaze likely caused by campfire

(Newser) - Investigators in Arizona have questioned two "persons of interest" in the most devastating wildfire to ever blaze through the state, which they believe was caused by a single campfire in the Bear Wallow wilderness, reports the AP. It's unclear whether those involved will face charges or have to...

Bristol Palin Quitting Arizona

Jun 16, 2011 4:21 AM CDT

Bristol Palin Quitting Arizona

Phoenix-area home up for rent as Bristol heads to LA

(Newser) - Looks like it's one Palin in, one Palin out for Arizona. Bristol Palin has put the Phoenix-area home she bought in December up for rent already because she's pulling up stakes for LA, reports the Los Angeles Times . Palin and her son, Tripp, will live with brothers Kyle...

Wallow Fire
Now Arizona's
Largest Ever

Jun 15, 2011 7:23 AM CDT

Wallow Fire Now Arizona's Largest Ever

But firefighters made headway yesterday

(Newser) - The bad news: Arizona’s Wallow wildfire is now the state’s largest-ever. The good news: Firefighters got some control over it yesterday, and it is now 18% contained. But "the great news,” says a fire official, “is we still have a total of seven injuries and...

Ariz. Wildfires
Threatening
New Mexico

Jun 14, 2011 9:19 AM CDT

Ariz. Wildfires Threatening New Mexico

Dry conditions fanning the flames

(Newser) - Firefighters are desperately trying to keep the wildfires that are ripping through Arizona from spreading to New Mexico, as dry conditions and wind fan the flames. The Wallow fire, which has been burning since May 29, is still only 18% contained, and now covers more than 452,000 acres, the...

Arizona Wildfire
Now Threatens
New Mexico

Jun 10, 2011 8:35 AM CDT

Arizona Wildfire Now Threatens New Mexico

Fire has burned through 603 square miles of timber

(Newser) - Arizona’s Wallow wildfire continues to rage, and it’s approaching New Mexico, where workers are setting up fire lines and one town is readying for an evacuation. Now the second-largest Arizona wildfire ever recorded, the flames have charred some 603 square miles of timber, destroyed 22 homes in a...

Gabrielle Giffords Isn't
Close to Returning to Work

Jun 9, 2011 5:43 PM CDT

Gabrielle Giffords Isn't Close to Returning to Work

She struggles to speak in full sentences, though hope remains

(Newser) - Gabby Giffords still struggles to speak in complete sentences, and she's not close to returning to Congress, writes EJ Montini in the Arizona Republic . He interviews Giffords' chief of staff for the most realistic assessment to date of her recovery. Hope remains: Giffords' comprehension seems about normal and she...

Wildfire Now Arizona's
2nd-Biggest Ever

Jun 8, 2011 6:30 AM CDT

Wildfire Now Arizona's 2nd-Biggest Ever

Wallow Fire is more than twice the size of Chicago

(Newser) - This is not the sort of record Arizona was looking for: The wildfire blazing its way through the Grand Canyon State is now officially the second-largest in its history, having burned 389,000 acres. The "Wallow Fire" is now more than twice the size of Chicago, and second only...

Wind, Lightning
Feed Arizona Fire

Jun 7, 2011 9:14 AM CDT

Wind, Lightning Feed Arizona Fire

More towns forced to evacuate, or told to prepare to

(Newser) - The Arizona wildfire continued to rage today, egged on by 60mph winds, lightning, and dry conditions. Residents of the mountain hamlet of Greer were forced to evacuate yesterday, and two more towns were told to be ready to flee, as the fire spread from 184,000 acres to 229,000,...

Arizona Towns
Evacuate as
Wildfire Grows

Jun 6, 2011 8:06 AM CDT

Arizona Towns Evacuate as Wildfire Grows

Blaze covers 287 square miles

(Newser) - A forest fire continues to rage in Arizona, now covering 287 square miles with some 2,300 firefighters on the scene. The fire, located some 160 miles east of Phoenix, has been blazing for nine days, remains uncontained, and has prompted the evacuation of several towns and subdivisions. Most residents...

Wildfires Blaze Through Arizona

Jun 5, 2011 8:51 AM CDT

Wildfires Blaze Through Arizona

Firefighters can't contain Wallow Fire

(Newser) - Firefighters worked through the night to protect several mountain communities from a wildfire that has been blazing uncontrolled since May 29. The 144,000-acre Wallow Fire, near the New Mexico-Arizona state line, has burned through 225 square miles of forest and brush and is the third largest fire in state...

Rev.: Give GPS
to Human Smugglers

Jun 5, 2011 7:40 AM CDT

Rev.: Give GPS to Human Smugglers

Human rights activist aims to make border crossing safer

(Newser) - Rev. Robin Hoover, a human rights activist, wants to give GPS devices to human smugglers along the dangerous Mexico-Arizona border, reports the Christian Science Monitor . “It’s like giving a life preserver to somebody that’s using a boat,” and would allow the "coyotes" to alert search...

'Walmart of Weed'
Opens in Arizona

'Walmart of Weed' Opens in Arizona

Superstore sells everything you need to grow medical marijuana

(Newser) - And you thought other big-box superstores were making an attempt to go green. A chain nicknamed the "Walmart of Weed" opened its third and largest outlet today in Phoenix, Arizona, where voters approved medical marijuana last fall. Although you can't buy pot in the first weGrow Store outside...