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Priest flown back to face sex charges

PHOENIX — A fugitive priest who was captured in Mexico last month and returned to the United States is now back in Arizona to face sex-related charges.

Joseph Briceno was booked Tuesday into the Maricopa County jail after being flown in from California, where he has been held since his arrest, a sheriff's spokesman said. Briceno waived extradition.

Briceno was indicted in Arizona in 2003 on six counts of sexual conduct with a minor, one count of attempted sexual conduct with a minor and one count of sexual abuse.

Fish again benefit from old yule trees

LAKE HAVASU CITY — In what has become a tradition, volunteers have anchored dozens of used Christmas trees to the bottom of Lake Havasu to serve as fish habitat.

The trees provide shelter for young fish trying to survive in a lake filled with larger predators. Insects and other small creatures also feed off the bacteria from the trees, creating another food source for the smaller fish.

It has been estimated that more than 3,000 trees have been placed in the lake over 13 years.

Thai-labor provider loses state license

YAKIMA — Washington state has revoked the operating license of a California company that provided farmworkers for agricultural producers in central Washington's Yakima Valley.

Global Horizons of Los Angeles brought more than 100 temporary agricultural workers from Thailand to the Yakima Valley during each of the past two summers under the federal H-2A guest-worker program. The program allows a labor contractor to bring in foreign workers if it can prove workers can't be found locally.

The state Department of Labor and Industries and Employment Security Department repeatedly accused the company of violating state wage and labor laws. In a letter to company officials Friday, the agencies served notice that they were revoking Global Horizon's license for failing to meet terms of a settlement negotiated in September.

Mordechai Orian, president of Global Horizons, said the company would appeal the decision.

Vegas-area slayings hit an all-time high

LAS VEGAS — Homicides reached a record high in the Las Vegas area in 2005, a year after dipping to a five-year low, authorities said.

At least 180 slayings were investigated by the valley's three largest city police departments, eclipsing the previous high of 178 set in 2003 and jumping 12 percent from 2004, when there were 161 homicides.

Las Vegas police handled 151 homicide cases in 2005, compared with 137 and 147 the previous two years, respectively. The department covers Las Vegas and unincorporated areas of Clark County.