Pupils Aid Family in Crisis With Holiday Help
Edison Elementary sixth graders under Dale Cline and Billi Allen have adopted a seven member family for Thanksgiving and Christmas. They provided a Thanksgiving meal and cash gifts raised from lunch money, aiming to feed and gift three girls and three boys. Fundraising continues via a Christmas concert with donations sought until Wednesday. call 833-7282 to help.
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Mesa Unified School District
Dale Cline
Billi Allen
Edison Elementary School
Cline
Allen
Convicted killer linked to shooting of two Pinal deputies
The suspect Larry DeYoung, 30, a convicted second degree murderer with a July parole expiry, shot Deputies Don Mauldin and Calvin Hess during a domestic violence call near Apache Junction. Hess survived after glasses deflected a bullet, while Mauldin remained in critical condition. DeYoung, under meth influence, fired six shots. seven deputies returned fire, with DeYoung wounded by shotgun blasts.
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Pinal County
Calvin Hess
Larry DeYoung
Hess
Don Mauldin
Mike Arra
State Department of Corrections
DeYoung
Florence
Arra
Maricopa Medical Center
Pinal
Mauldin
Southwest Apache Junction
Ferguson
Homeless shelter opens sixth year at Mesa armory
Mesa's winter shelter at the National Guard Armory began its sixth season offering a clean warm place for homeless men, including 25 year old Dave Carroll, to sleep. The shelter, staffed by Mesa Community Action Network, accepts seven nights if workers pursue self sufficiency, with previous residents like Carroll seeking steady work to save for an apartment as temperatures dip to around 32 degrees. Carroll, injured in a fire, describes ongoing recovery while hopeful for employment to rebuild stability.
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Mesa
Dave Carroll
Carroll
National Guard
N. Center St
Bullhead City
Mesa Community Action Network
National Weather Service
From killer to model State patient Kathleen Gannon
Kathleen Gannon, once a Tempe killer of her parents in 1987, has become a model patient at the Arizona State Hospital for four years. Doctors say she is psychiatrically stable but fear deterioration in maximum security, prompting talks of a transitional placement such as the Flamenco Unit before possible integration into a medium security setting. A Jan 19 report is to outline proposed plans directed by Judge Ron Reinstein.
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Kathleen Gannon
Arizona State Hospital
Tempe
Gannon
Maricopa County
Ron Reinstein
Arizona Department of Corrections
State Hospital
Reinstein
Pet overpopulation fears chill Maricopa County ordinance
Critics say the latest rabies and animal control draft may worsen pet overpopulation in Maricopa County. A proposed spay and neuter deposit could raise adoption costs to about 100 dollars, deterring many potential owners. The ordinance faces further public hearings and awaits legislative authority.
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Maricopa
Ager
Lopez
Maricope
Tempe
Coun
Don McDaniel Jr
Edward Boks
Special Projects Coordi
Stephanie Nichols-Young
Proposed animal ordinance highlights doubling impound fees
The plan doubles return fees for impounded animals from 25 to 50 dollars and requires rabies vaccination for cats and dogs. Adoption rules mandate neuter before release or a refundable 30 day alteration deposit, with specific deposits listed for male dogs and female cats. Prohibits leaving animals in hot cars. Officials may remove animals, charge impound fees, and allow euthanasia after 72 hours. An annual kennel fee of 75 dollars applies to five or more unlicensed dogs. Permits may be revoked for inhumane conditions. Copies available by mail or at Rabies Animal Control Shelter in Mesa and Phoenix. Mail copies are 5 dollars. counter copies 3 dollars.
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Mesa
Phoenix
Eighth St
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Mesa Tribune
First Ave
University of Arizona
Mesa Public Library
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First St
Vera Holmquist
Katherine Petra
Petra
Iowa
Arizona
Paradise Palm Mobile Home Park
Holm
Head
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Osborn
SWAT
Armory
David Kelley
East Valley
Kelley
Betty Rose
Rose
Todd Green
Tribune
National Guard Armory
Kelly Ettenborough
Nator
Oenen
County Board of Supervisors
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