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6 Die From Brain-Eating Amoeba 

Global warming may make cases more common

Associated Press Associated Press Sep 29, 07 12:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's an ominous name—Naegleria fowleri. And it's a more ominous creature, a waterborne amoeba that enters a swimmer's nose, latches onto the olfactory nerve, and travels to the brain, where it feeds until its victim dies. A 14-year-old Arizona boy died this month from Naegleria—one of six US victims this year, AP reports. More »

More about:  global warming • Texas • Florida • Arizona

D-Backs Clinch Playoff Spot

Arizona makes the postseason for the first time in five years

Arizona Republic (Phoenix) Arizona Republic (Phoenix) Sep 29, 07 6:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Arizona Diamondbacks clinched a playoff spot for the first time in five years with a 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies last night. With the win, Arizona secured at least a wild-card berth and still can win the NL West. The victory snapped Colorado's 11-game winning streak and dampened the Rockies' own hopes of making the playoffs. More »

More about:  Arizona Diamondbacks • Arizona • NL playoffs

Schools Report Declining Enrollment

New immigration
laws cited for fewer youngsters

Christian Science Monitor Christian Science Monitor Sep 24, 07 6:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Student enrollment is down at schools across Arizona, California and Texas—especially at those with high Hispanic populations.  Why? Some cite the sudden dearth of construction jobs as the housing boom has petered out. But anecdotal evidence points to immigration crackdowns, and school districts are feeling the effects: Mesa, AZ, for instance, is looking at $5.6 million less funding this year because of dwindling attendance. More »

More about:  California • Texas • Mexico • Arizona • illegal immigration • Hispanic • school districts

Ten-Year-Old Spends Night in Mine Shaft With Sister's Body

Girl's ATV drove into unmarked 125-foot drop

Associated Press Associated Press Sep 3, 07 1:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 10-year-old girl spent the night in an abandoned Arizona mine shaft with the body of her 13-year-old sister, who was killed when the ATV she was driving fell into the unmarked 125-foot shaft. Rescuers searching all night failed to find the shaft until morning because the entrance was concealed by rough terrain. The surviving girl is in critical condition at a Las Vegas hospital. More »

More about:  Arizona • ATV

Record Heat Fries Phoenix

Nearly a month’s
worth of temps
topping 110

Associated Press Associated Press Aug 30, 07 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Phoenix citizens can’t blunt this hot spell with claims of “dry heat”: The city’s just marked its 29th day in a year of 110-degree temperatures. Urbanization and global warming are likely factors in the chart-topping season, though Phoenicians have been spared a highest-ever figure, the AP reports—they survived a 122-degree day in 1990. More »

More about:  climate change • global warming • weather • Arizona • Phoenix • heat • temperature • urbanization

Renegade Rep Pummels Pork

Arizona Republican is
on a one-man crusade against pet spending

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Aug 27, 07 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Congressman Jeff Flake is waging a one-man war against earmarks, slice the size of the federal budget and scare colleagues away from pet projects. When the Arizona Republican rises to speak, the Los Angeles Times reports, the whole House “grimaces”—bracing for an attack on the pork barrel. His efforts have begun to pay off, as leaders say they’ll cut down on earmarks and make the appropriations process more transparent. More »

More about:  Congress • House of Representatives • Arizona • earmarks • Tom DeLay • Jeff Flake

DMX Hounded by Dog Abuse Claims

Officials seize 12 pit bulls, weapons from rapper’s AZ home

MTV MTV Aug 25, 07 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Authorities seized 12 distressed pit bulls and a large cache of weapons from the Arizona home of rapper DMX yesterday, MTV says, after receiving a tip that the dogs were housed in inhumane conditions. The hip-hop star, whose real name is Earl Simmons, wasn’t home at the time of the raid, but officials said they would like to question him. More »

More about:  dog • New Jersey • Michael Vick • Arizona • animal cruelty • dogfighting • abuse • weapon • DMX

9 Best Places to Spoil Yourself

Forget that city stress—these getaway spas will have you relaxing in no time

Conde Nast Traveler Aug 18, 07 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The nine most delicious getaway spa experiences, from the readers of Condé Nast Traveler . Mayflower Inn & Spa, Washington, Conn. Lake Austin Spa Resort, Austin, Texas Cal-A-Vie: Vista, Calif. More »

More about:  list • California • Texas • Mexico • travel • Utah • Arizona • vacation • Connecticut • spa • ranch • relaxation • getaway

Phoenix News Choppers Collide

Washington Post Washington Post Jul 28, 07 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Television reporters had to focus on their own yesterday, after a pair of news choppers from different stations collided over a Phoenix park, killing two pilots and two photographers. Both choppers were sending live footage of a police chase involving a stolen truck. "There was a huge boom," said one eyewitness who was almost directly below. More »

More about:  Arizona • journalist • crash • reporter • helicopter

Cartels Come Down Hard on Mexican Cops

Local law enforcement wages drug war
within and without

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Jul 9, 07 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite the Mexican government's vow to crack down on drug cartels, local police forces are outmanned, outmaneuvered, and outgunned by the more sophisticated trafficking organizations, the Los Angeles Time reports. The ill-prepared and often corrupt community police have emerged as the weakest link in the offensive against drug trafficking on which Felipe Calderon's presidency depends. More »

More about:  Mexico • drugs • Arizona • drug trafficking • Mexican border

Record Highs Scorch West

Sizzling towns open swelter shelters for elderly as heat goes on

CNN CNN Jul 6, 07 5:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A searing heat wave is likely to continue barbecuing the western U.S. today after record temperatures soared to 127 in Death Valley, 125 in nearby Baker and 116 in Phoenix yesterday. Las Vegas sizzled at 116 degrees with humidity in the single digits, and even northeastern Oregon cracked 107 degrees. More »

More about:  California • United States • Las Vegas • weather • elderly • Arizona • Idaho • rain • heat wave • heat • temperature • sun • physician • West • humidity

Immigration Reform Back On
Bush Agenda

Even with Democrats more receptive, plan will be tough sell

Washington Post Washington Post Apr 9, 07 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush is making another run at immigration reform, armed with the hope that the Democratic Congress will be more receptive than his own party was last year. In Arizona today Bush will reintroduce a package that sounds suspiciously like his earlier attempt: increased border security, better enforcement of immigration laws in the interior, and the politically sticky guest worker program. More »

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