AP - Low pressure in the Southwest on Wednesday brought showers to Arizona, and light rain and snow to New Mexico.

Julie Farby - AHN Staff Writer Tucson, Arizona (AHN)—To once again confront the problem of illegal immigration, a controversial civilian border patrol group is planning a return to Arizona in two weeks. The original Minuteman Project conducted in April 2005 brought increased national...

AP - The Arizona Cardinals matched the offer sheet guard Reggie Wells signed with the Buffalo Bills.

AP - Barry Bonds didn't return to Arizona in time for the start of the San Francisco Giants' exhibition game against the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday, apparently held up by travel delays.

AP - Fifteen-point deficits are nothing to Utah. The fifth-seeded Utes erased another one, this time in the first half, and went on to rout No. 4 seed Arizona State 86-65 Monday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

AP - Top-seeded Villanova had everything going its way, building a 12-point lead while the hometown crowd cheered and former coach Rollie Massimino looked on proudly.

AP - For the first 15 minutes or so, the Lady Bears of Baylor looked like the defending NCAA champions they are. That was good enough to get them past feisty Northern Arizona 74-56 in their first-round game Saturday night.

Rev. John W. Stone, an advocate for equal justice and rights of children, was accosted and jailed for for faxing press releases and notices. The notices were of claims against Maricopa County Arizona, the City of Peoria Arizona, and others. The person responsible for the complaint to prosecute Stone for faxing was one of the persons being sued by Stone and wife. The Stones' claims expound theft, deprivation of due process rights, discrimination, corrupt interference of judicial proceedings and businesses; and more. Federal, state, and local officials involved. Judge sets bail as cash only -- payable in full for $250,000. No hearing is scheduled at this time. [PRWEB Mar 16, 2006]

AP - With an eye toward the 2008 presidential campaign, GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona has hired one of President Bush's top re-election advisers to help run his political action committee.

AP - The Lady Bears of Baylor can only hope this visit to Arizona goes as well as their last one did. Coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson's team won the Tempe Regional en route to its national championship a year ago.

AP - Arizona sent a message to anyone who considers it an underdog because of a disappointing regular season. Behind tough defense and outstanding shooting, the eighth-seeded Wildcats had little trouble against No. 9 seed Wisconsin on their way to a 94-75 victory in the Minneapolis Regional on Friday.

AP - An attorney for Arizona's Hassan Adams has entered an innocent plea for his client to charges of drunken driving and speeding.

AP - Bo Ryan heard the accents, tasted the fattening foods and realized how glad he was to be back home in the Philadelphia area.

Rev. John W. Stone, an advocate for equal justice and rights of children, was accosted and jailed for for faxing press releases and notices. The notices were of claims against Maricopa County Arizona, the City of Peoria Arizona, and others. The person responsible for the complaint to prosecute Stone for faxing was one of the persons being sued by Stone and wife. The Stones' claims expound theft, deprivation of due process rights, discrimination, corrupt interference of judicial proceedings and businesses; and more. Federal, state, and local officials involved. Judge sets bail as cash only -- payable in full for $250,000. No hearing is scheduled at this time. [PRWEB Mar 16, 2006]

AP - Ben Howland knows what it's like to nearly knock off a No. 2 seed in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. He was coaching lightly regarded Northern Arizona against Cincinnati in 1998, when the Lumberjacks led much of the way only to lose on a late 3-pointer.

Reuters - The attention span of diabetic children in the classroom appears to improve when their blood sugar levels are stabilized, researchers from Arizona State University in Tempe report.

AP - Jahsha Bluntt scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half as Delaware State beat Northern Arizona 58-53 in a first-round National Invitation Tournament game Tuesday night.

AP - First there was Google Earth, then Google Moon. On Monday, Google Inc. expanded its galactic reach by launching Google Mars, a Web browser-based mapping tool that gives users an up-close, interactive view of the Red Planet with the click of a mouse.

AP - Democratic state Sen. Harry Mitchell said Monday he will challenge six-term Republican Rep. J.D. Hayworth for his congressional seat.

AP - Needing more water to keep up with growth, Arizona and the six other Colorado River Basin states are looking to the sky.