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Judge lets Arizona policy on immigrant driver licenses stand

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:06:18 MDT

Judge lets Arizona policy on immigrant driver licenses stand

By JACQUES BILLEAUD The Associated Press

Updated May 16, 2013 07:06PM MDT

Phoenix • A judge on Thursday refused to halt Gov. Jan Brewer’s order that denies driver’s licenses for young immigrants in Arizona who have gotten work permits and avoided deportation under an Obama administration policy. The decision by U.S. District Judge David Campbell rejects the argument by immigrant rights advocates who said Brewer’s policy was unconstitutional because it’s trumped by federal law. Arizona’s refusal to view those in President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Ar...

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Pac-12: Arizona's Rodriguez endorses BYU's Anae

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:40:03 MDT

Pac-12: Arizona's Rodriguez endorses BYU's Anae

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 15, 2013 01:40PM MDT

Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez had no prior association with offensive line coach Robert Anae when took the Wildcats' job in December 2011. Yet he decided to retain Anae from the previous staff and was glad he did. Anae since has returned to BYU as offensive coordinator, the position he held from 2005-10 before spending two seasons at Arizona. Rodriguez liked the chemistry of his offensive staff last season. "Robert fit right in with the rest of the guys," he said during the Pac-12 media teleconfe...

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Women’s softball: 2 Utes earn Pac-12 second-team honors

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:58:26 MDT

Women’s softball: 2 Utes earn Pac-12 second-team honors

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 15, 2013 11:58PM MDT

Arizona State’s senior catcher Amber Freeman is the 2013 Pac-12 Player of the Year as the league unveiled its all-conference teams and individual honors. Utah sophomore Kate Dickman and senior Jackie Sweet were second-team selections, while Kayce Nieto earned a spot on the All-Freshmen team. Nieto, Kelsi Hoopiiaina and Chalese Fankhauser received honorable mention. Oregon senior Jessica Moore was voted the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year, while Oregon’s Mike White was named Coach of the Year.

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Arena football: Utah Blaze start fast but can’t win at Arizona Rattlers

Sat, 11 May 2013 23:30:35 MDT

Arena football: Utah Blaze start fast but can’t win at Arizona Rattlers

FROM NEWS SERVICES

Updated May 11, 2013 11:30PM MDT

The Utah Blaze took an early 14-0 lead, but couldn’t sustain their momentum as the Arizona Rattlers rallied to win at home, 65-48, in Arena Football League action Saturday night. Blaze quarterback Tommy Grady was 25 for 50 for 302 yards and six touchdowns, but he also threw two interceptions. Mario Urrutia caught nine passes for 174 yards and three touchdowns. Arizona’s Nick Davila was 19 of 31 for 208 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions. The Rattlers (7-1), who lead the National Confere...

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Utah now among top 10 states for immigration prosecutions

Sun, 12 May 2013 23:07:56 MDT

Utah now among top 10 states for immigration prosecutions

By brooke adams The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 12, 2013 11:07PM MDT

Utah is among the top 10 states for immigration prosecutions for the first time ever, though its case count is a sliver of that in leading states Texas and Arizona. Utah ranks 10th in immigration prosecutions with 135 cases filed in U.S. District Court for Utah during the first six months of fiscal year 2013, according to the report from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University. Utah ranked 13th a year ago. The Southern District of Texas in Houston topped the...

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Blaze: Showdown with Arizona will provide a test

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:08:42 MDT

Blaze: Showdown with Arizona will provide a test

By Christopher Kamrani The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 11, 2013 11:08AM MDT

Throughout the first five weeks of the season, Ron James waited for that moment his players would stare down adversity and overcome it as one. The Utah Blaze did that last Saturday at home, overcoming late-game turnovers to defeat division rival Spokane 52-48. Now comes the hard part. Now the Blaze must gather all the lessons learned in their 3-3 start to the year, take the good and leave behind the bad. And it starts with the defending Arena Football League champion Arizona Rattlers (6-1) Satur...

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Venom killed Arizona climber covered with bee stings

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:44:48 MDT

Venom killed Arizona climber covered with bee stings

The Associated Press

Updated May 9, 2013 08:44AM MDT

TUCSON, Ariz. • A medical examiner says a Tucson climber founded dead, hanging from a southern Arizona cliff in his climbing gear, died from venom from bee stings. Steven Johnson had hundreds of bee stings when found Monday in the Santa Rita Mountains. And the Arizona Daily Star reports that Dr. Gregory Hess says venom killed Johnson. The 55-year-old was last seen Friday when he went hiking, and a search began Monday when friends got worried because he didn’t go to work. Searchers found both Joh...

Thursday’s sports TV/radio programming

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:33:57 MDT

Thursday’s sports TV/radio programming

Updated May 8, 2013 11:33PM MDT

Television — College softball • SEC Tournament, pairings TBD, 5:30 p.m., ESPN Golf • PGA Tour, The Players Championship, 11 a.m., TGC Major League Baseball • Regional coverage, Atlanta at San Francisco or Philadelphia at Arizona, joined in progress at 8 p.m., MLB Network NHL playoffs • Ottawa at Montreal, 5 p.m., CNBC • N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m., NBCSN • Minnesota at Chicago, 7:30 p.m., NBCSN Radio — College baseball • San Francisco at BYU, 6 p.m., 960 AM Minor league baseball...

Blind Arizona pole vaulter competing at state meet

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:05:12 MDT

Blind Arizona pole vaulter competing at state meet

The Associated Press

Updated May 8, 2013 12:05AM MDT

Phoenix • An Arizona high school student who is legally blind has qualified for this year’s pole vault competition at the state track and field championships. Television station KPHO reports that Aria Ottmueller has 20-400 vision. The Valley Christian High School student also has no depth perception or peripheral vision. Ottmueller says when she first asked her coach if she could try pole vaulting, the answer was no. She kept asking so he agreed to let her try. Ottmueller got help from pole ...

Prosecutors have yet to decide on Utah swim coach charges

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:05:13 MDT

Prosecutors have yet to decide on Utah swim coach charges

By Aaron Falk The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 8, 2013 12:05AM MDT

More than two months after the criminal investigation of former Utah swim coach Greg Winslow was announced, prosecutors in Arizona have yet to make a decision whether to file formal charges. The delay has angered the father of Winslow’s alleged victim, then a 15-year-old girl and a member of an Arizona swimming club Winslow coached. “It’s been 10 weeks now and I’ve tried to be really patient,” the father, whose name is being withheld to protect the identity of his daughter. “My daughter came out...