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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

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
 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 Puts Arizona Home Up for Rent to Star in Reality Show
 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

The "Walmart of Weed" opens its doors in Arizona
 'Walmart of Weed' 
 Opens in Arizona 
in case you missed it
Jun 4, 2011 1:04 PM CDT

'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...

Pitch Kills Ariz. Little Leaguer

'The epitome of what every little boy ought to be'

(Newser) - Thirteen-year-old Little Leaguer Hayden Walton stepped up to the plate, tried to bunt, and died in a freak accident that's rocked his northern Arizona community, reports the AP. "He took an inside pitch right in the chest," says a Winslow Little League official. "After that he...

Cops: Yuma Gunman, 73, Kills 5, Himself Over Divorce

One victim was an attorney packing for retirement

(Newser) - Six people are dead after a shooting rampage in Yuma linked to a divorce case, reports the Arizona Republic . The victims include a lawyer who was packing up his office for retirement, notes AP . Details are still emerging, but police have a rough outline of events: 73-year-old Carey Hal Dyess...

Arizona Sues Feds Over Medical Marijuana

Jan Brewer wants clarification on federal law before proceeding

(Newser) - Arizona's medical marijuana law is now stuck in legal limbo. Gov. Jan Brewer has put a temporary halt on the permit process for dispensaries just days before it was to begin, reports the Arizona Republic . Brewer and the state won't move ahead until they get clarification on whether...

Sarah Palin's New Arizona Neighbors Offer Advice

Mind the snakes, Scottsdale residents tell Alaskan moving from tundra to desert

(Newser) - Sarah Palin will like life in Scottsdale, Arizona, just fine ... so long as she can cope with the sun and steer clear of snakes and scorpions, say the Alaskan's new neighbors. Palin—whose purchase of a house in the desert community is being taken as a sign that she...

Supreme Court: States Can Punish Firms Hiring Illegals

Justices uphold law allowing Arizona to yank licenses

(Newser) - The Supreme Court today upheld an Arizona law that proscribes a so-called “business death penalty” for companies that knowingly hire illegal immigrants. In a 5-3 decision, the court said that states are free to take action against employers on immigration—which augurs well for supporters of Arizona’s more...

Signs Mount That Palin Will Run

 Signs Mount That Palin Will Run 
Buys $1.7M Arizona Home
May 26, 2011 6:00 AM CDT

Signs Mount That Palin Will Run

New home could serve as perfect campaign base

(Newser) - It's official . Sarah Palin has purchased a home in Arizona, the Wall Street Journal reports. And that's boosting expectations that she's inching closer to announcing a race for the presidency, notes AP . The conservative state—where daughter Bristol also bought a house —could serve as...

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