Yuma police arrested 17-year-old Adrian Covarrubias Thursday afternoon.

He was later booked into the Yuma County Juvenile Justice Center for misconduct with weapons, possession of dangerous drugs for sale and participation in a criminal street gang.

Covarrubias was one of three 17-year-olds police had been seeking in connection with the attempted homicides, which remain under investigation.

Police said the other two suspects were arrested last month on suspicion of first-degree murder and participating in a criminal street gang.

Glendale Fire Department spokesman Daniel Valenzuela said firefighters kept the fire from spreading to other parts of the home near 75th and Glendale Avenues.

A person inside the home heard a smoke alarm, went to investigate, and notified the fire department.

At least nine people were inside the home when the fire started shortly before 4 a.m.

No injuries are reported and everyone made it out safely.

Investigators are trying to determine how the fire started and the extent of damage.

Faleh Hassan Almaleki is accused of running down his daughter and her boyfriend's mother on Oct. 20 in Peoria. His daughter, Noor Faleh Almaleki, died Monday.

Both chains are in negotiations with the union that covers 20,000 workers.

United Food & Commercial Local 99 President Jim McLaughlin said in a note to the rank-and-file that a strike against one or more of the companies now appears likely.

The main stumbling block in getting a deal done is over health care. The companies have traditionally paid for their employees' health insurance and now want them to shoulder more of the cost.

Fry's Food Stores spokeswoman JoEllen Lynn said the company believes it has made a fair offer and is disappointed the union is now organizing for a strike.

The union represents most hourly workers at the two chains, including checkers, stockers, meat cutters, produce workers and others.

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Fire official say passengers in the minivan had to be extricated from the vehicle after the train hit the driver-side door and spun the van around at Central Avenue and Indian School Road about 3 p.m. Thursday.

An adult male and female in the van were hospitalized and listed in stable condition, while three passengers from the light rail were treated with minor injuries.

The van received significant damage, but the train received minor damage, officials said.

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Builder Michael Goodman sued for damages over a Tucson building code provision imposing a review process for demolition permits to tear down buildings.

Judge Paul Tang on Tuesday denied the city's request for a pretrial ruling in its favor on grounds that the city's repeal of the section meant Goodman's suit shouldn't go forward.

Tang ruled that it would be absurd to deny damage claims just because the section was repealed.

A lawyer for Tucson said Thursday the city will continue to defend against Goodman's suit, with the case moving ahead to pretrial fact-finding and other proceedings.

Maricopa County prosecutors say 29-year-old Tark Tadros was the leader of a criminal syndicate that used high-tech devices to scan the credit cards of victims — often in stores and restaurants — and then manufactured new cards with the stolen information.

Tadros and three other men were accused of spending more than $1 million using the bogus credit cards, racking up large bills at casinos, stores and restaurants.

Mesa police say the ID theft ring had been operating since 2006 before the four men were arrested last February.

A search warrant at one of the defendant's home in Mesa resulted in the police seizure of computers, fake credit cards and credit card manufacturing materials.

Prosecutors say all four suspects pleaded guilty in the case and the last defendant was sentenced Tuesday.

Triple-A Arizona officials said Thursday that the current statewide fuel average for regular unleaded gasoline at the pump is $2.572 per gallon, an increase of about 5 cents from last week.

The nationwide average is at $2.682 per gallon of unleaded, a decrease of nearly a penny from last week.

Tucson drivers continue to pay the least for fuel in the state with an average of $2.359 per gallon of unleaded, while Flagstaff motorists are paying the most to fill up with an average fuel price of $2.751 per gallon.

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The officials say the postings appeared to have been made by Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who was killed during the shooting incident that left least 11 others dead and 31 wounded. The officials say they are still trying to confirm that he was the author. They say an official investigation was not opened.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case.

One of the Web postings that authorities reviewed is a blog that equates suicide bombers with a soldier throwing himself on a grenade to save the lives of his comrades.

The Web site of the base in central Texas has posted an alert that says, "Effective immediately Fort Hood is closed." The Web site said that units at the base have been ordered to account for all personnel.

The site says, "This is not a Drill. It is an Emergency Situation."

Several television stations in Texas say several people were both killed and wounded in the shooting. Officials at the base and in the nearby town of Killeen, Texas, have not confirmed those accounts.

Fort Hood is located halfway between Austin and Waco.

The National Guard made that announcement Thursday concerning the 158th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion following reports of shootings at the Texas base.

The 158th left Tucson on Oct. 31 for mobilization training for deployment to Afghanistan in approximately 60 days.