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ARIZONA

3 dead and 12 hurt

in Ariz. dust storm

Three people were killed and at least 12 injured after

a dust storm led to multiple crashes Tuesday on I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson, authorities said.

State Department of Public Safety officials said 19 vehicles, including at least six big rigs, were involved in chain-reaction crashes south of Casa Grande shortly after noon.

TV footage showed several cars and tractor-trailers smashed into one another near Picacho Peak in south-central Arizona.

The area is prone to dust storms that develop suddenly and can quickly reduce visibility to zero for drivers.

The National Weather Service had issued a blowing- dust advisory shortly before the crashes, with wind gusts of up to 30 m.p.h. in the area.

A DPS spokesman said Tuesday's chain-reaction accidents were the worst in that area in seven years. - AP

NEVADA

Fines in acrobat death

Safety officials announced plans Tuesday to cite Cirque du Soleil and the Las Vegas casino MGM Grand after acrobat Sarah Guillot-Guyard, 31, died June 29 in a fall seen by the audience. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed six citations and more than $25,000 in penalties for Cirque du Soleil Nevada and three citations totaling $7,000 for the MGM Grand. Among other things, OSHA said Cirque didn't provide proper training for the performer. Officials from Cirque and MGM plan to appeal. - AP

CALIFORNIA

Lead found in condors

Officials say a record 21 California condors have been treated for lead poisoning this hunting season in California.

The condors are getting the lead in carcasses of animals shot by hunters. California has

a new law that will ban lead ammunition, but it won't be phased in until 2019. - AP