Phoenix

Phoenix
  • GLENDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 15: Wide receiver Deon Butler #11 of the Seattle Seahawks is tackled by Bryant McFadden #25 of the Arizona Cardinals in the first half at University of Phoenix Stadium on November 15, 2009 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the Seahawks 31-20.

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  • Publisher says buyer emerges for Ariz. paper

    ...Ariz. (AP) — The publisher of the East Valley Tribune in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa says a buyer has made an offer that would keep the paper and its Web site in business.Publisher Julie Moreno told Tribune staffers on Friday that Irvine, Calif .-based Freedom... |more

  • Dem slams Ariz. gov's absence as session falters

    ...(AP) — A Democratic legislative leader criticized Republican Gov. Jan Brewer for being out of state while efforts to close out a special legislative session focused on Arizona's budget crisis faltered.Senate majority Republicans came up one vote short on a... |more

  • NYC has lost nearly 60,000 jobs in communications

    ...increase as other cities have fared worse.The report said San Francisco lost a third of its information industry jobs while Phoenix , Atlanta and Dallas lost more than one quarter.Many segments of the communications field were already struggling before the... |more

  • Petsmart 3Q profit rises 6 percent on higher sales

    ...(AP) — Petsmart Inc. said Wednesday its profit rose 6 percent in the third quarter as consumers continued to spend money on their pets even amid high unemployment and economic uncertainty.The company also raised its forecast for full-year profit.The pet supplies... |more

  • Brian Williams lauds Cronkite in award acceptance

    ...(AP) — NBC newsman Brian Williams said Wednesday he's not sure if Walter Cronkite would have succeeded in the age of cable news, blogs and Twitter."I am convinced that had he come along today, I don't think he would have cracked through. I think there's too... |more

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  • Unemployed doesn't mean unfortunate

    ...little to be happy about. "I hate to say this, but Christmas to me right now is just a date in the calendar," said Jeff Brown, a Phoenix resident who has been hunting for a new job since a June 2008 layoff. Even in prosperous years, the holiday season sends... 37 m ago |more

  • NBA Standings

    ...8 4 .667 — Portland 9 5 .643 — Oklahoma City 7 6 .538 1 1/2 Utah 6 6 .500 2 Minnesota 1 11 .083 7 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Phoenix 10 3 .769 — L.A. Lakers 9 3 .750 1/2 Sacramento 5 6 .455 4 L.A. Clippers 5 9 .357 5 1/2 Golden State 4 8 .333 5 1/2 ——— Thursday's... |more

  • Enfield leading way on NHS braille campaign

    ...to send letters in large print, email or Braille. Members of The Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) and Haringey Phoenix joined Enfield Vision for a meeting at its office in High Street, Ponders End, on Friday to highlight issues faced by blind... |more

  • Five Questions: Lainy Slyder

    ...and development manager at the Arts Center of the Capital Region. The Northern Arizona University graduate is originally from Phoenix and currently lives in Albany. Q: What brought you out this way? A: After I finished school, I was uncertain about what I... |more

  • Edoardo Molinari (pictured in 2008) of Italy hit a two-under-par 69 to snatch the lead after the third round in the Dunlop Phoenix men's golf tournament in Japan on Saturday.
    Italy's Molinari takes Dunlop Phoenix golf lead

    ...- Edoardo Molinari of Italy hit a two-under-par 69 to snatch the lead after the third round in the Dunlop Phoenix men's golf tournament on Saturday. Starting the day one stroke off the pace, Molinari sank three birdies on the front nine to take the lead before... |more

About Phoenix

The City of Phoenix, Arizona /ˈfiːˌnɪks/ is the capital and the most populous city of the State of Arizona and the county seat of Maricopa County. It was incorporated as a city on February 25, 1881 and is called Hoozdo, or "the place is hot", in the Navajo language and Fiinigis in the Western Apache language.

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