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Family abducted before move to Arizona sought
Authorities are searching for seen on May 1 in Gunstown, a woman and her three Miss., Siskovic said. daughters kidnapped from Mayes initially cooperated their Tennessee home last with the investigation, but month before their scheduled later fled from authorities, move to Arizona. Siskovic said. Jo Ann Bain, 31, and her FBI agents found two bodies daughters Adrienne, 14, at a residence connected to Alexandria, 12, and Kyliyah, Mayes in Mississippi on May 4. 8 were reported missing April The identities the bodies 27 by Jo Ann Bain's husband, have not yet been released, according to Joel E. Siskovic, Siskovic said. a spokesman for the FBI in Mayes should be considered to Memphis. They are believed to be armed and dangerous, have taken by a family friend Siskovic said. and in extreme danger. FBI officials have reason to The family was last seen in believe that Mayes might have their home in Hardeman County, changed his and the Bain's Tenn. just north of the appearances by cutting or Mississippi border, Siskovic dyeing their hair. said. There is a $50,000 reward for Authorities believe the information that leads to the family was in the process of location of the missing relocating to Arizona, family and the arrest of Siskovic said. Mayes. The family friend, Adam Mayes, Anyone with information is 35, is wanted on suspicion of asked to contact the four counts of aggravated Tennessee Fusion Center at 1- kidnapping. Mayes was last 800-TBI-FIND (1-800-824-3463).
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Cinco de Mayo at Peoria Main Library
Celebrate Mexican-American Acacia District Councilman pride from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tony Rivero invites residents today at the Peoria Main to join him for a cup of Library, 8463 W. Monroe St., coffee at 6:30 p.m. May 31 at Peoria. Peoria Community Center The library's Spanish (Women's Club), 8335 W. language collections for Jefferson St. adults and children will be This informal meeting is a spotlighted. chance to have a face-to-face Entertainment includes discussion with Rivero about colorful folk dancers and city issues. Mariachi musicians. Mexican Parking is available on the crafts and activities and north side of Jefferson award-winning films about the Avenue at the park-and-ride Mexican-American experience lot. also will be featured. Details: Joesette Frausto- Coffee with councilman Flatt, 623-773-7538.
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Yuma to demolish ‘horrific’ filthy house
YUMA -- Yuma city officials They also found human and have ordered the demolition animal waste, sick and dead of a house they say was so cats and unsafe wiring. overrun by bugs and human and The Yuma Sun reports that animal waste that it is a one building inspector biohazard. described it as the most The home about two miles horrific situation he's come north of the city's airport across in 25 years on the job. has been a nuisance for years. The city took emergency City documents show when action to clear the most inspectors arrived last month dangerous hazards but city they found mounds of trash spokesman Dave Nash says the and fleas and cockroaches home is still considered a vying for space on the walls. serious risk.
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Phoenix area weekend traffic
The following Phoenix area barrier and lane striping. roads will be closed or have Detour: Use off-ramps at Shea lane restrictions this Boulevard or Via de Ventura. weekend. Freeway work often Interstate 10/83rd Avenue and occurs overnight. The Arizona Avondale Boulevard Department of Transportation Restriction: Westbound recommends drivers consider Interstate 10 narrowed to two alternate routes or give lanes between 83rd Avenue and themselves extra travel time Avondale Boulevard from 10 p. while the following m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday restrictions are in place: for replacement of signs. Loop 303/Peoria Avenue and Westbound I-10 off-ramp at Cactus Road 91st Avenue also closed. Closure: Loop 303 in Surprise Detour: Exit at 83rd Avenue closed in both directions and use McDowell Road. between Peoria Avenue and Interstate 10/67th and 91st Cactus Road from 9 tonight to avenues 5 a.m. Saturday for utility Restriction: Westbound relocation in conjunction Interstate 10 narrowed to with Loop 303 Improvement three lanes between 67th and Project. 91st avenues from 11 tonight Detour: Use Cotton Lane or to 10 a.m. Saturday for Reems Road. replacement of overhead signs. Interstate 10/Seventh Avenue Detour: Obey posted speed Closure: Westbound Interstate limit, signage in work zone. 10 on-ramp at Seventh Avenue Interstate 10/Dysart Road and closed from 11:30 tonight to Avondale Boulevard 6 p.m. Saturday for removal Restriction: Eastbound of temporary barrier and Interstate 10 narrowed to sound-wall painting. four lanes between Dysart Westbound I-10 also narrowed Road and Avondale Boulevard to four lanes overnight from from 11 tonight to 5 a.m. 11:30 tonight to 7 a.m. Monday for barrier repair. Saturday. Detour: Exit at 83rd Avenue Detour: Consider using the to McDowell Road to access Third/Fifth Avenue HOV on- 91st Avenue. ramp for I-10 access. See other weekend Loop 101/Via Linda and 90th restrictions at www. Street ValleyFreeways. Restriction: Southbound Loop com/OtherRestrictions. 101 (Pima Freeway) narrowed For a complete list of to two lanes near Via Linda highway and freeway (south of Shea Boulevard) and restrictions across Arizona, the southbound off-ramp at visit ADOT's Travel 90th Street closed from 10 p. Information site at www.az511. m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday gov or call 5-1-1. for removal of temporary
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Gilbert mass shooting: Members of extended family were targeted
The four victims and sole "Time to get the drama out of survivor of Wednesday's (m)y life and make a better shooting were members of an life for me my daugher and my extended Gilbert family. love." Horror in wake of vigilante's Lilly, Amber's baby Lilly was final act | Gilbert 15 months old, and "just shooting leaves 5 dead learning to run," according Here is information about to her grandfather, Hugo them piece together from Mederos. She was the child of family, friends and court Jess Boggs, who declined to records: discuss the killings, saying, Lisa Lynn Mederos, 47, had "I just lost my daughter." been seeing J.T. Ready for The child appears in numerous about two years, according to photos on family Facebook Mederos' ex-husband, Hugo, an pages. airline mechanic who now Jim Hiott, 24, came from lives in Tampa. Lisa was a Waterboro, S.C., and had homemaker, and Hugo still served in Afghanistan with paid spousal support, and she the National Guard. On his and Ready lived in a house Facebook page, Hiott, who owned by Hugo. Hugo said he went by the nickname "Jambob, had no idea of what went on " described himself as "just in the house or their a white boy who is trying to relationship. He had only met make it in life." He and Ready once, but he said that Amber shared an apartment in Lisa had a lot of friends and Mesa, and Amber was trying to was a good mother to her two help him find a job. A close daughters. One of Lisa's family friend said that he neighbors said that she was a met Amber online and then stay-at-home grandmother with moved to Arizona. "He was baby Lilly. willing to help you do Amber Nieve Mederos, 23, whatever he could," the old worked at a Wendy's friend said, an opinion restaurant in Mesa, and had seconded by Hugo Mederos. "He just interviewed for a was a great guy and he took managerial position there the care of my daughter," Hugo day before she was killed. said. She graduated from Gilbert's Brittany Hazel Mederos, 19, Mesquite High School in 2008 who survived the shootings, and was in the color guard had already suffered trauma there. She was also working when she was nearly killed to get a job there for her after she and her mother were fiance, Jim "Jambob" Hiott. run down accidentally by a She loved everything about car in 2008. She lived in the Disney, her father said, and house with her mother and planned to move to the Ready. She was in a bedroom Orlando area when she when she heard the shooting realized her goal of going and found the bodies. Then, into a medical field. according to Hugo Mederos, Paperwork for J.T. Ready's she ran to a neighbor's. "In exploratory committee to run the end, you know, for Pinal County Sheriff everybody's dead," Hugo said. listed Amber as the committee Republic reporters Craig treasurer in January, but her Harris, Dennis Wagner, name was removed when amended Lindsey Collom, Michelle Ye papers were filed in March. Hee Lee and Laurie Merrill Her last Facebook post was contributed to this article.
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Rollover crash closes southbound Loop 101 in Scottsdale
A single vehicle rollover it badly damaged. Debris from crash Wednesday morning on the crash was scattered Scottsdale's Loop 101 near across freeway lanes. Raintree Drive shut down the Arizona Department of freeway southbound for more Transportation officials than two hours and left one confirmed the injury crash man injured, officials said. closed the Raintree exit as The driver of the vehicle was the vehicles backed up on the transported to Scottsdale exit ramp and on the Healthcare Osborn with non- southbound lanes of Loop 101 life-threatening injuries, about 9:30 a.m. The Department of Public Safety southbound lanes were spokesman Bart Graves said. reopened about noon. The vehicle slammed into a No additional information was wall on the freeway, leaving available.
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Occupy May Day protesters gather in downtown Scottsdale
One man was arrested Tuesday capitalist'' protest. at the "Occupy May Day" The Facebook page stated the protest in downtown group is calling for "a Scottsdale. General Strike and anti- Scottsdale police arrested capitalist convergence upon one protestor who was walking the heart of metro Phoenix's in the street as about 100 upper-class enclave in protestors walked from Old downtown Scottsdale." Town Scottsdale to Scottsdale Participants wore black. One Fashion Square. protestor, who declined to A Scottsdale police spokesman give his name, said he hoped didn't have the name of the today's protest would man arrested, but said the encourage others to open protestor would likely be their opinions, celebrate cited for obstructing the workers' rights and end roadway. capitalism. The protestors assembled May Day often is observed as around 5 p.m. on a circular a day to recognize workers' roundabout at Marshall Way rights. and Main Street in Old Town, Jacob Sanders, 20, said he in an area southwest of was coming from Glendale to Scottsdale and Indian School Scottsdale for the protest. roads. At 6 p.m. the Sanders said he had heard protestors began their march about the event for two to Scottsdale Fashion Square, months and has many friends near the more high-profile who are involved with the location near Scottsdale and Occupy movement. He hopes Camelback roads, which one today's gathering helps protestor described as "the spread the word about the cavern of the rich.'' movement, adding that U.S. Another protestor held a sign involvement in overseas that said, "Save America, Buy conflicts led him to get American.'' The protestors involved. chanted "Out of the stores, "Everybody is getting tired into the streets," as they of the idea of constant war passed Nordstrom. Diners at and people dying all the time. the Kona Grill just started It's not something I'm just at the protestors as they going to stand by and watch," marched past them to a glass he said. door entrance at Scottsdale Local businesses were advised Fashion Square. Security at of the planned protest. mall locked the doors and did Nohl Rosen, a mobile computer not allow them to enter. technician from Phoenix The protest was part of an showed up to protest the "Occupy May Day'' event, one protest. of numerous such "I'm all for free enterprise, demonstrations held around " he said. "I'm a small the nation. Organizers with business owner in Phoenix and the local Occupy movement these kids are inciting used Facebook to organize socialism. These kids they've what was billed as an "anti- got no clue."
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Grass-roots effort builds against Scottsdale Mayor Lane
Jim Lane made headlines in Barry Kluger, a Scottsdale 2008 when he defeated resident who owns a public- incumbent Scottsdale Mayor relations company, surmised Mary Manross, marking the that Lane's message first time in city history a "resonates with the voters sitting mayor lost a re- and financial supporters, and election bid. if people were truly unhappy, Now, Lane is seeking to they would demand and vote in retain the top seat for change." another four years. The After forming an exploratory retired accountant says he committee in January, has kept his promises and Littlefield said he will not steered Arizona's sixth- seek the mayor's seat in the largest city toward economic Aug. 28 primary, dissolving prosperity. any hope of a contentious Lane already has tallied matchup. ample campaign contributions - Littlefield had raised a - more than $150,000, little more than $11,000 to according to the most recent that point. finance statements -- and no Running would have required challenger is anywhere close. his resignation from the Despite that, a grass-roots council. Instead, Littlefield effort is building to oust has thrown his support to the one-term mayor. It candidate John Washington, an includes a City Council activist who ran as a write- member who once considered in candidate for mayor in Lane a strong ally. 2008. Councilman Bob Littlefield Drew Bernhardt, a small- and other critics claim the business owner and Marine mayor has sold out to special Corps veteran, also is interests and deep-pocketed running in his first campaign developers who are boosting for public office. his campaign finances. Both challengers face a Littlefield supported Lane in considerable -- some say the 2008 race against Manross. insurmountable -- challenge Two years later, Lane backed in fundraising. Littlefield in his re- In the last 16 months, Lane election for City Council, has amassed $153,000, even attending an election- shattering the amount raised night party at his Scottsdale during his entire 2008 home. campaign. "After that, I would say that In local elections, having Jim changed," Littlefield the most money doesn't always said. "He sold out to the guarantee a win. establishment." "But it sure helps," A host of issues and voter political consultant Paul response to city proposals Ulan said. are among reasons critics "You can get a lot of sweat sense a chance to unseat Lane. equity and knock on doors, In recent years, Scottsdale but you have to be able to go voters have showed their out an communicate," he said. discontent, shooting down a Political consultant Chad modest bond proposal in 2010 Willems said candidates still as well as a divisive update are adjusting to a 2008 to the city's General Plan in change in municipal elections March. to the fall from the spring. According to Littlefield, As a result, the races for Lane has supported large- mayor and council coincide scale projects throughout with the Aug. 28 primary and Scottsdale, including Blue Nov. 6 national and state Sky, a $135 million, 13-story elections. apartment complex to be built "Just the sheer numbers of east of Scottsdale Fashion people participating in those Square, in the downtown elections are exponentially district. higher," Willems said. "With Littlefield staunchly opposed (Lane) raising over $150,000, the project, the most he's going to be able to run prominent of several a campaign where he can get proposals to come forward in his message out to voters." the past year seeking tall But Bernhardt has said that a buildings in downtown "silent majority" of Scottsdale. There's also been residents feel that controversy over apartment- Scottsdale is headed in the project proposals near wrong direction. Scottsdale Airport the mayor In November 2010, voters has backed. nixed a $36.6 million bond "Since the new council took package for municipal office in January 2011, we've projects but embraced a $118 given every developer million construction bond for everything we've asked for no the Scottsdale Unified School matter how outrageous," District, causing some Littlefield said. residents to blame the But in his February State of failure on a mounting the City address, Lane touted distrust of government. the economic growth occurring Another indicator was the citywide, noting that much of defeat of the city's General the development has been Plan update in the March directed at the aging election, when voters McDowell Road corridor in narrowly shot down the plan south Scottsdale. Future that would have guided apartment projects are Scottsdale's long-term planned by Mark-Taylor and development and character. Chason Development. They said the plan failed to Under Lane's leadership, capture the views of Scottsdale attained thousands residents. of new acres for the McDowell Resident Howard Myers, a Sonoran Preserve, which longtime advocate of the stretches across 33 square McDowell Sonoran Preserve, miles in the northeast Valley. said that vote sent a message. "In our very challenging "The defeat of the General economic times, if they're Plan was as much an indicator looking for a whole new to the way people see the direction, I would question city going as to the plan whether that's going to be itself." valuable," Lane said.
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Carefree backs raises for employees
The Carefree Town Council in June. agreed that town employees During the workshop, should receive raises and Councilman Jim Van Allen added a few community asked for the proposed budget cosmetic improvements to the to include money for proposed 2012-13 budget vegetation on a median on during this week's budget Sunshine Way. Council members workshop. tentatively agreed to But council members decided spending $5,000. to delay considering hiring a Van Allen also requested that public-relations employee some trees receive some down until the next budget year. lighting in and around the Vice Mayor Melissa Price town gardens to improve the proposed tapping someone to town center ambience. Council market the town, coordinate members agreed to put $9,000 events such as restaurant and in next year's budget for gallery nights, maintain the that. city website and send out e- Other proposed budget mail blasts. expenditures include: This would be in addition to -- $1.2 million in street an $80,000 contract with the improvements along Tom public-relations firm Owens Darlington Drive and Cave Starkey Advertising, which is Creek Road. About $360,000 is included in the 2012-13 expected to come from the budget. general fund. The rest would Mayor David Schwan said come from the town's utility hiring an additional public- fund, the Arizona Highway works employee should take User fund and the Local precedence and that although Transportation Assistance sales-tax revenues are up, Fund. the council should continue -- $45,000 for the to be fiscally conservative. installation of seven The council discussed capital pedestrian lights. projects for a proposed 2012- -- $80,000 to hire a 13 budget of $6.3 million, up marketing agency. from $5.8 million this fiscal Budget information: carefree. year. The council is expected org. to approve the final budget
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Report sounds warning on Latino education gap
A new report says Arizona Without an education beyond hasn't made much progress in high school, a growing number closing the educational- of families will likely have achievement gap for Latinos lower incomes. That means in the past decade, and it less purchasing power, the predicts dire consequences to Morrison Institute study says, the state's economy if which will lower tax revenue nothing changes. and inhibit economic growth. Despite various efforts to Less tax revenue strains improve education, Latinos in public services as well. Arizona score lower on state Doug Pruitt, retired chairman standardized tests than White and CEO of Sundt Construction students, have higher dropout and a panelist at Friday's rates and are less likely to discussion, predicted Arizona get a bachelor's degree, was headed in the direction according to a report of a social-welfare state if released Friday by Arizona nothing changes. A state State University's Morrison population's general level of Institute for Public Policy. education is one factor One example of how the companies consider when educational-achievement gap deciding whether to locate in has changed little in the a state. Companies are going past 10 years: The percentage to avoid Arizona if there of Latinos ages 25 to 34 who aren't enough skilled workers had a bachelor's degree or for their businesses, he said. higher increased only 1 "They're not going to take percentage point to a total the risk to invest in a state of 9 percent, compared with and then pray that you may 32 percent for Whites. get your education system in The study, titled "Dropped? order," he said. Latino Education and Pruitt said different Arizona's Economic Future," education expectations have comes 10 years after the to be set for today's young institute issued a similar people. Instead of assuming report that was considered a everyone needs a four-year warning and a call to action. college degree, he said, The latest report predicts vocational education should that the failure to close the also be emphasized. achievement gap poses a grave "It's not just an education," threat to the state's he said. "It's an education economic health. The key and a skill." reason is that Latinos are Despite the report's dire expected to make up a predictions, there are some majority of Arizona's bright spots, panelists said. population and wage earners The Maricopa Community in the future. College District, one of the The report was unveiled at a largest community-college morning session in Phoenix systems in the country, is attended by more than 150 educating a growing number of community and business Latino students, said Maria leaders, educators and state Harper-Marinick, the legislators. The report was district's executive vice followed by a question-and- chancellor and provost. answer session on possible Community colleges and state solutions with a panel of universities are working more business leaders and closely together to increase educators. the number of students who Organizers hope the report transfer to the universities will renew the call to action and get four-year degrees. that was made a decade ago. Harper-Marinick said that "The fact is things can be solutions for closing the done, and it's up to us," achievement gap are not Paul Luna, CEO and president simple and that funding needs of Helios Education to be part of the Foundation, a non-profit that conversation. provided funding for the "A lot of the ideas that we study along with the Virginia have take money," she said. G. Piper Charitable Trust, "That's just reality." told the audience. Another panelist, Phil The 40-page report cites Francis, retired CEO of statistics that show Latinos PetSmart, said he was make up nearly one-third of encouraged by the number of the state's population and educational-advocacy groups about 47 percent of its in the state that have been children under 19. They are able to start and sustain likely to become the majority reforms. within two decades. He suggested that what the At the same time, a state needs is a single- postsecondary education and mindedness, rather than a work skills are becoming more well-intended, piecemeal important to earn a living. approach, or fragmented bills By 2018, an estimated 61 in the state Legislature. percent of all the jobs in "We need to create a movement the state will require some and get deadly serious," he training beyond high school, said. according to the Georgetown Reach the reporter at 602-444- University Center on 8072 or anne. Education and the Workforce. ryman@arizonarepublic.com.
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