Couple gets $115,000 for mistaken raid

TUCSON (AP) - A family who awoke to find a SWAT team accusing them of being drug dealers will receive $115,000 from the county for the mistaken raid.

The Pima County Board of Supervisors approved the settlement Tuesday in exchange for Robert and Gloria Varela dropping their civil rights lawsuit.

Last July, sheriff's deputies mistook the couple's home for that of drug suspects even though both houses had addresses painted on the curb.

An internal review later showed deputies did not follow department procedures.

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Arizona river among nation's 10 most endangered

PHOENIX (AP) - A proposed copper mine threatens to destroy some of the rarest riparian communities in the Southwest, making Arizona's Pinto Creek one of the nation's 10 most endangered rivers, a conservation group said yesterday.

Mining, logging and agricultural interests are imperiling the nation's wild rivers, the Washington D.C.-based group American Rivers said at a news conference.

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Woman charged with dumping baby in septic tank

PHOENIX (AP) - A 23-year-old Douglas woman accused of dumping her newborn son in a restroom septic tank at Canyon Lake Marina has been indicted on charges of attempted murder and child abuse.

Carmen Aguirre, who has been in jail since the April 4 incident, is to be arraigned April 25.