Former Arizona legislator to be sentenced for fraud

PHOENIX — A former Arizona legislator will be sentenced Wednesday for his convictions on charges that he solicited and accepted a bribe while he was a Tempe city councilman.

Former Rep. Ben Arredondo was also convicted on charges that he misled donors about a scholarship fund to benefit his relatives.

He had pleaded guilty in October to honest services wire fraud, the technical charge for bribery that is often used in public corruption cases.

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Wet weather ahead.

comet-01The seven-day forecast for Williams shows a ten-percent chance of rain tomorrow jumping to 60-percent Friday through Saturday. This will probably present some icy conditions which residents should be aware of.

While that will probably wipe out the remainder of the ice sculptures, a chance of snow is predicted starting Sunday night and continuing. Flagstaff can expect similar conditions.

Houston waiter refuses to serve customer who insulted Down syndrome boy

A Houston waiter’s Facebook page has been inundated with friend requests and messages after a story of how he stood up for a special needs child went viral.

Michael Garcia, a waiter at Laurenzo’s, was serving a family who have been regulars since the restaurant opened. The family includes 5-year-old Milo, who has Down syndrome.

“Milo wasn’t being bad, he was just talking and making little noises,” Garcia told FoxNews.com. But a customer at a nearby table who was also with his family began making comments about Milo.

Read more at FOX

Trapped dolphin asks diver for help


On January 11th, a bottlenose dolphin off the coast of Hawaii tangled in fishing line desperately sought out the assistance of a diver for help. The dolphin waited patiently while diver Keller Laros worked for about eight minutes to free the trapped animal.

Mr Laros was leading a group of snorkelers for a manta ray dive experience off the Big Island’s Kona International Airport when the dolphin squealed out.

The diver explained, ‘The way he came right up and pushed himself into me there was no question this dolphin was there for help.’

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