​A husband and wife each sustained numerous stab wounds during a domestic dispute in Avondale yesterday. When police arrived on the scene, they heard screaming and a woman crying for help from inside the house. They forced entry and found the wife with numerous stab wounds on her body. The husband was found lying face down, non-responsive, and covered in blood. Both were taken to a hospital in critical but stable condition...The federal government has rejected Arizona's request for money to help homeowners and businesses rebuild after big storms hit the state in January. The feds told the state this week that there was not enough damage to provide the individual money...Boeing announced that production of its unmanned A160T Hummingbird helicopter has moved to Arizona. The move to Falcon Field from Irvine, California, will bring about 40 jobs to Mesa, the company claims...More >>

​Two people were injured after a car chase involving suspected gang members turned into a shooting in Phoenix yesterday afternoon. While driving east on Roeser Road, someone in the black vehicle began to shoot at a sedan, hitting the car several times and the driver. The driver drove off the road and slammed into a tree, injuring the front passenger. The shooting suspects are still at large...Governor Jan Brewer will announce today that the state again will apply for a portion of the $4 billion federal education grant. This will be the second time Arizona has applied. Out of 40 states plus the District of Columbia that applied in the first round of competition, Arizona's application ranked 40th. Only South Dakota posted a worse score...Two people were ejected from their vehicle as it rolled over on northbound Loop 101 in Tempe on yesterday afternoon. A section of the freeway was closed during rush hour, and traffic was backed up for miles as rescuers treated people at the scene...

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​The American Lung Association put Phoenix at the top of its list of U.S. cities with the worst year-round dust pollution. Phoenix may rank first when it comes to dust, but officials feel the numbers may have been effected by readings from a lone air-monitoring station in Pinal County, where pollution readings spiked so high that they skewed the average for the entire two-county metropolitan area...The main roadway leading to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon is set to reopen on May 15 for the summer season. Arizona State Route 67 leading to the North Rim was closed for the winter in late November. The road is scheduled to close again on October 15...More >>

​Tempe-based US Airways reported a $45 million loss for the first quarter of 2010 this morning. The airline reported a $2.65 billion in revenue for the January-March period, which was enough -- despite the loss -- to send stock prices up because the loss is less than analysts projected...The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch for Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening for all of southeast Arizona. Humidity is expected to be 10 to 15 percent, and the conditions today are expected to dry out vegetation. That and strong winds are the reasons for the warning...Lost Dutchman State Park may be forced to close despite efforts by Apache Junction community organizers to keep the park open. Organizers have raised more than $24,000, but that may not be enough...One person is dead and another injured after a five-car collision on the westbound U.S. 60 near Alma School Road this morning. The collision began after a vehicle struck another vehicle while waiting at the light on the on-ramp to enter the freeway about 6:30 a.m., according to the Department of Public Safety...More >>

​After protests at the state capitol over the weekend, vandals smeared swastikas made out of refried beans on the building's windows. The vandalism was found this morning after thousands protested at the capitol over the weekend...About 200 Gilbert teachers are expected to get layoff notices after Tuesday's meeting of the school district's governing board. An estimated 190 teachers are expected to be let go in an effort to cushion the district from a budget deficit that could range from $2.5 million to more than $13 million...A new study finds that Arizona ranks near the top of the list of states when it comes to mortgage fraud. According to a study released this morning by the LexisNexis Mortgage Asset Research Institute, Arizona ranks fourth in the nation when it comes to mortgage fraud, behind California, New York, and Florida...A Prescott woman, who went missing in Mesa on Saturday, has been found safe. According to Mesa Police Department, 74-year-old Dolores Rodriguez was last seen leaving Banner Desert Hospital in Mesa about 5 p.m. Saturday. Rodriguez, who suffers from dementia, was found Sunday night. It's unclear where she went while missing... More >>

​A Scottsdale couple is accused of abusing their 4-month-old daughter. Police say that Zachary Wilson, 21, and his baby mama, 18-year-old Latovia Jones, abused the child and that Wilson admittedly used to quiet the baby by placing her face down on a bed and forcefully pushing down on her back... A Tucson man is suing University Physicians Healthcare over the removal of one of his testicles. Kenneth Irby claims that before a biopsy he was told his testicle would only be removed if it was cancerous. Irby says, when he woke up, he was short one testicle and he found out in a follow-up appointment that the removed testicle was cancer-free...The Arizona State Parks Board voted yesterday to reopen two state parks. Lyman Lake and Tubac Presidio will reopen in May, but the board warns that if state funding continues to be cut, the parks may not be able to remain open...More >>

​Peoria police were working the scene of a barricade and possible hostage situation this morning. Officers responded to a call about a burglary in progress at 71st Avenue and Corrine Drive about 4:30. When they arrived, they found a man on the first floor, who informed them that between five and 10 other people were upstairs. Officers have closed 71st Avenue between Cactus Road and Sweetwater Drive while dealing with the situation...An apartment fire sent a huge plume of smoke over central Phoenix Tuesday morning. Two or three apartments in a complex near Indian School Road and Third Avenue caught fire, and several vehicles were also burned. No injuries were reported. Investigators are trying to determine the cause of the fire...Tucson-based company Raytheon Missile Systems has laid off more than 200 salaried workers. A spokesman for the company, Southern Arizona's largest employer, said those laid off will receive severance benefits and outplacement assistance. Raytheon Missile Systems recently canceled three projects because of defense budget cuts...
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​A Mesa man was killed Saturday when 500 pounds of palm fronds fell and trapped him. The 28-year-old man was trimming a palm tree when the accident occurred, and by the time rescue crews arrived, he had suffocated. Efforts to revive the man were unsuccessful...Bashas' Inc. is fighting to keep a $16 million art collection in the midst of Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The collection includes more than 3,000 works of art and so far has not been put on the auction block. But creditors are looking at the collection as a non-business asset that could be used to pay debts...More than 30,000 people turned out for the Pat Tillman run on Saturday. The 4.2-mile run and walk began near Rio Salado Parkway and Mill Avenue, and ended at Sun Devil Stadium. The event is an annual fundraiser for the Pat Tillman Foundation, named in honor of the late ASU and Arizona Cardinals football star and Army Ranger...
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​Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will speak in Mesa today to dedicate a new municipal court. The court at 250 E. 1st Avenue is a 97,000-square-foot facility. O'Connor will be joined by Arizona Supreme Court Justice W. Scott Bales...The Arizona Diamonbacks lost last night to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 10 innings, after Arizona closer Chad Qualls blew the save by giving up two runs in the ninth inning. L.A.'s Andre Ethier then provided the game-winning homer in the bottom of the 10th inning...Bisbee High School football Coach Truman Williamson died in a car crash Thursday afternoon near Sierra Vista. According to the Department of Public Safety, Williamson crashed his pickup truck into an embankment and was pronounced dead at the scene. Williamson's son says he believes his father may have had a heart attack at the wheel...Police say a Catholic priest and a woman are hospitalized in serious condition after a man stabbed them at a church in South Phoenix. The suspect, 50-year-old Carlos Miguel Manriquez, was booked into Maricopa County Jail and charged with two counts of aggravated assault. Police have recovered a weapon, but do not know a motive for the stabbings at this time...
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​A Lake Havasu City man was injured after his boat exploded and threw him onto the dock. James Tucker, 65, suffered back pain and was taken to Laka Havasu City Regional Medical Center. The explosion is under investigation...The Deer Valley Unified School District will lay off 69 teachers, mostly kindergarten through sixth-grade instructors. The layoffs are meant to curb a budget deficit that could reach $26 million...After a nearly five-hour game, the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-7 early this morning. The tie-breaking victory came in the 11th inning, after Chris Young hit big with the bases loaded. Justin Upton had two home runs and scored three runs in the game. Stephen Drew also homered. And Mark Reynolds made three spectacular throw-outs to first from his knees...
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