http://news.yahoo.com/local/Phoenix/39579 Yahoo! Local News - azfamily.com en-us PHOENIX -- The man who beat a good Samaritan to death two years ago was sentenced Friday to 28 years in prison. Roger Staats, 65, was riding his bicycle in January 2007 when he spotted an argument between Andrew Robins and Robins' girlfriend. When Staats asked if the woman needed any help, Robins attacked Staats, hitting and kicking him multiple times. Robins also threw a bike on top of him ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=14btgm11j/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FMan-who-beat-good-Samaritan-to-death-gets-28-years-in-prison-69419317.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Man-who-beat-good-Samaritan-to-death-gets-28-years-in-prison-69419317.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:37:09 +0000 MESA - An officer from the Mesa Police Department was involved in an officer involved shooting near Higley and University. Police said Mesa officers responded to a residence in the area to assist a 21-year-old female with an order of protection. Officers did speak to the 22-year-old man to serve him the order, but he then produced a knife and an officer discharged his firearm fatally wounding ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=137u06oll/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FMesa-police-involved-in--69412012.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Mesa-police-involved-in--69412012.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:22:08 +0000 PRESCOTT VALLEY -- A school bus driver from Prescott Valley is accused of taking illegal pictures of a teenage girl. On Thursday, Prescott Valley police arrested William H. Hall, 45, after a relative found pictures of a 15-year-old girl in various stages of undress on a computer CD that Hall owned. According to Sgt. Brandon Bonney, the investigation showed that Hall was photographing the teen ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=14oeqmjjc/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FSchool-bus-driver-accused-of-taking-photos-of-teen-through-bedroom-window-69402977.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/School-bus-driver-accused-of-taking-photos-of-teen-through-bedroom-window-69402977.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:22:10 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=13jqh374m/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2F5-suspects-arrested-in-robbery-spree-69393072.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/5-suspects-arrested-in-robbery-spree-69393072.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:37:09 +0000 PHOENIX -- The man accused of killing a photo radar worker was in court Friday morning. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=1413ghs50/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FMan-accused-of-killing-photo-radar-worker-in-court-69374457.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Man-accused-of-killing-photo-radar-worker-in-court-69374457.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:52:08 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=13i308733/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FHome-of-honor-killing-suspect-burns-69370667.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Home-of-honor-killing-suspect-burns-69370667.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:07:18 +0000 PHOENIX -- Two major Arizona grocery store chains could soon be facing a worker shortage. Some 20,000 people at Fry's and Safeway could go on strike as early as next Friday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=13dg0thou/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FFrys-Safeway-workers-to-strike-69368957.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Frys-Safeway-workers-to-strike-69368957.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:07:09 +0000 PEORIA - Peoria police are trying to piece together details surrounding a double shooting. Police don't know what led up to the shooting that left one man injured and another man fighting for his life. The shooting happened around 3 p.m. Thursday afternoon at a house on Bronco Drive near 67th Avenue. One man was being treated for head injuries when another man was located in a car a few blocks ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=13joclilv/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FShooting-rattles-Peoria-neighborhood-69346242.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Shooting-rattles-Peoria-neighborhood-69346242.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:52:24 +0000 WASHINGTON --The base commander at Fort Hood says survivors of the shooting rampage have told him that the Army psychiatrist suspected in the violence carried out his gunfire in "a very calm and measured approach." Lt. Gen. Robert Cone said in a nationally broadcast interview Friday that authorities have not yet been able to talk to the suspect, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who survived and ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=149fvnmha/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FFort-Hood-shooting-suspect-identified-as-12-confirmed-dead-69328892.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Fort-Hood-shooting-suspect-identified-as-12-confirmed-dead-69328892.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:37:08 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=13ilh9k74/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FState-offering-22-home-loan-program-69253577.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/State-offering-22-home-loan-program-69253577.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:37:29 +0000 PHOENIX - An employee of Maricopa County was arrested on charges of felony and fraudulent schemes. The Sheriff's correuption unit arrested Matthew Forest, a job order manager with the Maricopa County Facilities Management Operations and Maintenance Division. He is suspected of using the county fill station to put gas in his own vehicle. Between Novmber 2007 and present it is believed that Forest ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=13o4bt6qb/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FCounty-employee-arrested-for-stealing-gas-69307707.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/County-employee-arrested-for-stealing-gas-69307707.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:37:19 +0000 SHOW LOW, Ariz. -- The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a bird strike Wednesday morning near Show Low. A twin-engine Ameriflight Beechcraft C99 that departed from Phoenix struck a bird or birds 18 miles west of Show Low, according to the FAA. Spokesman Ian Gregor said the impact shattered the wind screen. The pilot suffered minor facial cuts but landed safely. The pilot ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=149g6liol/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FPilot-suffers-facial-cuts-after-hitting-bird-near-Show-Low-69305097.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Pilot-suffers-facial-cuts-after-hitting-bird-near-Show-Low-69305097.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:07:09 +0000 YUMA -- A 22-year-old man accused of posing as a student at two Yuma high schools told authorities that he wanted to play basketball and hoped to get a college scholarship. Yuma police on Wednesday arrested Anthony M. Avalos for fraudulently attending Kofa High School and Vista Alternative School intermittently since September 2008. He was a center on Kofa's basketball team. Police say Avalos is ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=13rgukkbu/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FMan-arrested-after-posing-as-student-in-Yuma-69289182.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Man-arrested-after-posing-as-student-in-Yuma-69289182.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:07:19 +0000 PHOENIX -- Phoenix police say their top priority is finding the owners of hundreds of pieces of stolen luggage. Police said the luggage thefts at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport have been going on for years. Phoenix police said during a Thursday morning news conference that a house west of Phoenix contained 14 rooms and had stolen luggage and clothing piled from floor to ceiling. Some ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=14084vn23/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FPolice-Stolen-luggage-piled-from-floor-to-ceiling-69289932.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Police-Stolen-luggage-piled-from-floor-to-ceiling-69289932.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:07:09 +0000 PHOENIX -- An Iraqi immigrant accused of killing his daughter because she had become too Westernized was scheduled to appear in a Phoenix court Thursday, but a judge delayed the hearing. Faleh Hassan Almaleki is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, but police say those will be upgraded considering his daughter's death. Almaleki reportedly is now on suicide watch. Police say Almaleki ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=14486iavq/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FFather-accused-in-honor-killing-in-to-appear-in-court-69281562.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Father-accused-in-honor-killing-in-to-appear-in-court-69281562.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:37:39 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=13r0f5a85/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FSwine-flu-claims-life-of-Valley-boxing-coach-69276137.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Swine-flu-claims-life-of-Valley-boxing-coach-69276137.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:37:29 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=13pj275l0/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FSearch-on-for-3-suspects-in-fatal-shooting-69275492.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Search-on-for-3-suspects-in-fatal-shooting-69275492.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:37:19 +0000 PHOENIX -- Gov. Jan Brewer is expected to announce today that she's officially throwing her hat into the ring for next year's gubernatorial election. Brewer, a Republican, took office in January after then-governor Janet Napolitano, a Democrat, resigned to head up the Department of Homeland Security. Brewer filed the necessary paperwork to organize a campaign committee this morning. This ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=13opuvrjj/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FBrewer-to-announce-candidacy-for-governor-69277062.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Brewer-to-announce-candidacy-for-governor-69277062.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:37:09 +0000 GLOBE - A medical helicopter crashed on the San Carlos Indian Reservation during a training flight Wednesday evening. A spokesperson for the Bureau of Indian Affairs told 3TV the Native Air medical helicopter went down around 7'30 p.m. The pilot reportedly lost control while trying to land. Both of the people on board remain hospitalized with minor injuries. There were no patients aboard the ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=13m69apq4/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2FMedical-helicopter-goes-down-near-Globe-69253077.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Medical-helicopter-goes-down-near-Globe-69253077.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:22:09 +0000 CHANDLER -- Police say three Chandler teens were arrested after a night of crime. Chandler police Detective David Ramer said two 16-year-olds were looking to burglarize cars when they spotted a vehicle near Chandler Boulevard and Commonwealth Avenue with a key in the ignition. The suspects stole the vehicle and then picked up a 15-year-old to continue their burglary plans. Ramer said the 15-year ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Phoenix/azfamily.com/SIG=147vsh1h5/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azfamily.com%2Foutbound-feeds%2Fyahoo-news%2F3-Chandler-teens-arrested-after-stealing-cars-firing-gun-69174792.html http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/3-Chandler-teens-arrested-after-stealing-cars-firing-gun-69174792.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:22:09 +0000 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:37:09 +0000