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INSIDE I State superintendent wants to make teachers' lives easier. B3 TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2008 THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC NEWS.AZCENTRAL.COM SECTION 14 Parolee arrested in Super Bowl events irae Suspect served 14 months for hiding girlfriend's body that authorities struggled to prove The Arizona Republic is running a roundup of Super Bowl-related news every day of the week. Look for it on B2. since LeGault body was found in the trunk of Alcozer'scar on Jan. 30, 2006.

ARIZONA'S the body, Alcozer's family members recalled him acting out of character. According to the police report, one family member said Alcozer frequently walked around the vehicle and sat in it for hours that weekend. He seemed nervous and, at one point, appeared to overdose on an unknown See PAROLEE Page B6 SUPER By Lindsey Collom The Arizona Republic Michael Alcozer must have felt like a free man when he was paroledfrom state prison Saturday, after serving 14 months for concealing his girlfriend's dead body. That came to an end Monday, when Phoenix police arrested Alcozer, 21, on suspicion of her murder. Police say a key piece of evidence a taped confession closed the case.

On it, police say, Alcozer admits to strangling Delores LeGault, 19. The confession answered questions For more Super Bowl stories, chats and calen LeGault disappeared from her parents' Pinal County home sometime after she called her mother Jan. 26 and told her she had broken up with Alcozer, the father of her then-4-month-old son. In the days before police discovered BOWL dar listings, go online to superbowl.azcentral.com 4L FAA gives CityScape green light High-rise project in Phoenix no risk to planes, agency says By Jahna Berry The Arizona Republic 'Playboy' Super Bowl party Playboy will throw its annual Super Bowl bash at the Rawhide Pavilion at Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort Spa. But don't expect to find sexy mates sporting chaps and cowboy hats.

Donna Tavoso, who is part of the Playboy team putting on the exclusive Feb. 2 fete, said the theme of the party is being kept under wraps. But it definitely will not be Western. Only 20 tickets at $2,000 apiece are available to the public at www.playboy.com. Fewer than 2,000 VIP invitations will go out to celebrities, athletes and sponsors.

Scott Wong Federal officials have cleared the $900 million CityScape high-rise project for takeoff. On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration ruled that the three-square block downtown Phoenix project poses no risk to aircraft that fly in and out of nearby Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport "If what we expected all along," said John Bacon, spokesman for Scottsdale-based RED Development. "This was within the guidelines that the city established," he said referring to downtown height rules the city adopted in 2006. The developer scaled back initial plans for four planned CityScape towers, one over 500 feet; they are now slated to be around 400 feetBut those heights could change, Bacon added. Monday's FAA ruling helps clear the way for one building, with hotel rooms and condos, to rise as See FAA Page B6 Mary Elaine's is closing Mary Elaine's, for 20 years the Valley's showcase luxury fine-dining temple, is closing.

The last meal will be served April 5. Rumors about the demise of the Phoenician's high-profile restaurant have been cropping up for almost two years, ever since the resort's parent company entered into a partnership with superstar chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. On Monday, the Phoenician confirmed that a Vongerichten restaurant will replace Mary Elaine's. It's not known whether it will be a branch of an existing restaurant or a new concept. Vongerichten's empire encompasses 17 restaurants that span the globe.

His flagship restaurant, Jean Georges, is in New York City. Questions about Mary Elaine's staying power increased after the resignation of James Beard Award-winning chef Bradford Thompson in March. Howard Seftel A'- -is Vs. TOM TINGLETHE ARIZONA REPUBLIC Dave Wahls (left) of Chandler and Colin Tetreault of Scottsdale rush back to work in Tempe on Monday morning as wet weather moved through the Valley. Storm brings moisture but creates road havoc E.J.

MONTINI REPUBLIC COLUMNIST Look online at azcentral.com for slide shows, videos and interactive graphics from around the Valley and state. WEATHER SLIDE SHOW: See more photos of snow and rain at news.azcentral.com. To see a slide show of Chris Brown in concert, go to entertain mentazcentral By Michael Clancy The Arizona Republic The season's second blast of winter weather moved through Arizona on Monday and over the weekend, leaving heavy snow in Arizona's high country and steady rains in the deserts. Flagstaff saw up to 18 inches of snow, and almost twice that amount fell about 5 miles north in Hart Prairie. only minor chances of additional accumulation later in the week, as the storm moves off.

to the east. In Phoenix, a warming trend and sunny weather are forecast for the rest of the week. The storm caused numerous problems statewide, with hundreds of cars sliding off icy road in northern Arizona. In the Salt River Canyon, along See STORMS Page B8 The Arizona Snowbowl, a ski resort north of Flagstaff, reported up to 34 inches of new snow from the storm. The National Weather Service says the snow would end Monday night in the Flagstaff area, with 1 To see a video on a First Friday hug i i tofirstfridays a.

i azcenirai.cgm, Well-known story of unknown male For more than four years, a marker on the grave of the murder victim buried at White Tanks Cemetery in the West Valley read: "Unknown male, 8-22-03." "That isn't who my son was," Edy Myrick says. "He wasn't an 'unknown He was a person who had problems and got into some things that he shouldn't have, but he was a good kid. He had dreams. He could make you laugh. He didn't deserve what happened to him.

Nobody deserves that." It wasn't Edy who first contacted me about "Unknown male, 8-22-03." It was his father. He asks that I not use his name. He was not a part of his son's life until the end and believes it is best that Edy do the talking. The man wrote to me late last year after his 20-year-old son's body was identified. It's a difficult thing to find out just before the holidays.

It's a difficult thing to find out ever. Grief, anger and confusion get tangled together and, in this instance, an an- See MONTINI Page B( Bergamo, longtime TV exec, dies INDEX Lottery B2 Super Bowl B2 Valley news Opinions B4, 5 Obituaries B7 Valley 101 B8 Weather B8 REACH US: John D'Anna, metro editor, 602.444.NEWS or john.danna a arizonarepublic.com. Li A vehicle that crossed the center line at highway speed Sunday around noon, said Laura Moli-naro, a commander with the Prescott Valley Police Department. Bergamo was returning from his weekend home in Prescott, said Jack Londen, owner of KAZT, known commonly as AZ-TV. "He had such a good reputation for actually two things," Londen said from his office in See TV EXEC Page B6 By Richard Ruelas The Arizona Republic Ron Bergamo, a longtime television executive who most recently ran Channel 27 (KAZT) in Phoenix, died in a head-on crash east of Prescott Valley, police said Monday.

He was 64. Bergamo, a Phoenix native who also ran Channel 10 (KSAZ) from 1988 to 1995, was the driver of a car that was struck by an oncoming Ron Bergamo was well-respected by the media and community. rniNTMJill THKGlENlWU REPUBLIC The Sir prise The Peoria OVDIIRI.ir The ahwatuir lit PI ir thethmw lUPIiRllf, jESSBBJ BSSSR Ths Mm Replbu The Gn jfrt if Swimmr Vai in KEPIB1J vp ir EPUBLIC 2 SCOTTSDALE REPUBLIC SCOTTSDALE SCOTTSDALE: A Baby Diaper Drive to provide diapers and money for the homeless through Homeward Bound housing agency ends ends next Tuesday. The goal: collect 100,000 diapers and $75,000. Online giving: www.babydrive.org.

SCOTTSDALE: City Councilman Tony Nelssen said he is pulling his request to discuss a fixed-rail ballot measure from tonight's meeting agenda. CAREFREE: The Town Council is scheduled to discuss the audit for the 2006-07 year, burying utility lines and other issues when it meets at 4 p.m. today at the town hall, 100 Easy St. PHOENIX PHOENIX: Reba McEntire will emcee Celebrity Fight Night April 5 and receive the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award. The gala at JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort will aid charities, including research for Parkinson's disease.

602-956-1121. PHOENIX: The Weedwackers will be pulling out the invasive buffelgrass starting at 8 a.m. Saturday at Piestewa Park. Drive into the park and look for Weedwacker parking signs. Info: 480-641-7449.

PHOENIX: Arizona schools chief Tom Home delivers his State of Education address at 8:15 a.m. today at Phoenix Union Bioscience High School. EAST VALLEY MESA: T.G.I. Friday's, a longtime fixture near Mesa's Fiesta Mall, announced its closing with a sign taped to the door Monday. It's among several businesses that have left the area in recent years.

GILBERT: The Gilbert Public Schools governing board plans to discuss its internal search for a superintendent tonight. Brad Barrett announced that he is retiring at the end of the school year. TEMPE: Hundreds of Wi-Fi customers have been without service several days because a server was shut down during an ownership change. Service was expected to be back up by today. WEST VALLEY LITCHFIELD PARK: American Indian arts will be on display this weekend at the West Valley Invitational Native American Arts Festival.

The event is in Scout Park, 200 W. Fairway Drive. SURPRISE: Brunswick announced that it plans to build a bowling center in Surprise. The site is the northeastern corner of Waddell and Reems roads. No groundbreaking date was announced.

AVONDALE: The city has received a $300,000 grant from the state to assist low-income residents in making home repairs. The grant allows the city to continue its assistance program. READ MORE: Inside this section In your community Republic On your community Web site (cityname.azcentral.com) Look for updates at news.azcentral.com.