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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, talks with Media members Friday night Aug. 31, 2012 at his offices in downtown Phoenix. Federal authorities said Friday that they're closing their abuse-of-power investigation into Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Arizona without filing charges against him. (AP Photo/Dave Seibert, The Arizona Republic)
Jan 8, 2013

Maricopa County sheriff sworn in for his 6th term

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been sworn in for an unprecedented sixth four-year term in office.

Connecticut lawmaker apologizes over Facebook post
Jan 8, 2013

Connecticut lawmaker apologizes over Facebook post

A Connecticut lawmaker has apologized after saying in a Facebook post that shooting victim and former Arizona U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords should "stay out of my towns."

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Jan 8, 2013

Arizona sheriff aims to put armed posse at schools

An Arizona sheriff has announced plans to deploy an armed volunteer posse to protect Phoenix-area students in the wake of the mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.

SRP panel gives final approval to $1M donation
Jan 8, 2013

SRP panel gives final approval to $1M donation

An Arizona utility has given final approval for a $1 million donation in cash and services to help produce the 2015 Super Bowl in Glendale.

Giffords, Kelly launch gun control lobbying effort
Jan 8, 2013

Giffords, Kelly launch gun control lobbying effort

Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched a political action committee aimed at curbing gun violence on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Tucson shooting that killed six people and left her critically injured.

Arizona marks 2 years since Giffords shooting
Jan 8, 2013

Arizona marks 2 years since Giffords shooting

Arizona residents will mark the two-year anniversary of the 2011 shooting of then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on Tuesday with bells ringing across Tucson amid a heated national debate over gun control.

Jan 7, 2013

Arizona police grapple with law on confiscated guns

Some police agencies in Arizona are stockpiling weapons they used to scrap in response to a new state law designed to prohibit agencies from destroying weapons they confiscate.

Barber says he recalls Tucson massacre each Saturday
Jan 7, 2013

Barber says he recalls Tucson massacre each Saturday

U.S. Rep. Ron Barber said the January 2011 mass shooting in Tucson that killed six and forced his predecessor, Gabrielle Giffords, to resign because of brain injuries, haunts him every Saturday.

Jan 7, 2013

Giffords interview to air on shooting anniversary

A TV interview with former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband will air on the second anniversary of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six and wounded Giffords and 12 others.

Jan 7, 2013

Arizona community colleges seek clout at Capitol

The 10 community-college districts in Arizona are forming a council to represent their interests at the Legislature.

In this Dec. 6, 2012, photo, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., right, accompanied by from left, Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., gestures during a news conference the possibility of Americans abruptly their jobless benefits at the of the year on Capitol Hill in Washington, Hovering in the background of the "fiscal cliff" debate is the prospect of 2 million people losing their unemployment benefits four days after Christmas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Jan 4, 2013

DES: No delays for some jobless benefits after all

The Arizona Department of Economic Security says there won't be delays in payment of extended unemployment benefits after all.

In this Sept. 6, 2012 file photo, former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords blows a kiss after reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. A spokesman on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 said Connecticut's lieutenant governor has been invited to attend a meeting between Giffords and families of the victims of the deadly Newtown elementary school shooting. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
Jan 4, 2013

Former US Rep. Giffords visits Newtown, Connecticut

Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona on Friday visited the Connecticut town where a gunman killed 26 people last month inside an elementary school.

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