May 2009
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Yuma Student Wins Car for Perfect Attendance
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — A Yuma high school student who never missed a day of class this year won a car in a contest rewarding students for perfect attendance.
Rahel Alenayehu is a junior at Cibola High School. She won a new Chevrolet Aveo in the contest in which dozens of high school students were [...]
Search for Missing Hiker Scaled Back in Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon, Ariz. – On Tuesday, May 26, the National Park Service was notified that 69 year old Robert A. Williams of Surprise, Arizona had not returned from the Memorial Day weekend and that his holiday plans had included hiking in Grand Canyon National Park.
On Wednesday, May 27, Mr. Williams’ car was found in the [...]
Identity Theft Prevention Presentation Scheduled for Thursday, June 4th.
Flagstaff, AZ – A two hour Identity Theft Awareness and Prevention Presentation that is open to the public, free of charge will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2009 from 6:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Cromer Elementary School located at 7150 North Koch Field Road.
Identity Theft is the fastest growing crime in the country! [...]
Lightning Starts Fires Near Tusayan
WILLIAMS, Ariz. - Over the past week, many fires have been started on the forest by lightning. Out of the numerous starts, two new fires have emerged on the Tusayan Ranger District that are being managed for resource benefits. The Ruby Fire (8 ½ acres) is about seven miles southeast of Tusayan and the Rain [...]
Robbery Suspect Arrested
On Wednesday night at approximately 10:00pm, officers responded to a fight in the 1200 block of South Plaza Way in Flagstaff. The officers spoke to a man who had blood on his face. Stanley Blackie, 34 of Albuquerque, NM stated the man he was standing beside, beat him and took his wallet. A witness also [...]
Fraud Alert – Text Message Scam
The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office was contacted yesterday by a concerned Cottonwood resident who reported a cell phone text messaging scam. The victim told deputies he had received a text message indicating unusual activity on his Visa debit/credit card account. The message instructed him to call (623)398-0539 and enter his account number and personal identification [...]
Annual Community Barbeque Featuring Gin Blossoms on June 27
Flagstaff, AZ – Coconino County Parks & Recreation, Northern Arizona’s premier outdoor performance venue, is pleased to announce that Gin Blossoms will headline the first Annual Community Barbeque on Saturday, June 27. This event is presented by the Friends of Coconino County Parks and brought to you by Pine Mountain Amphitheater and Coconino County Parks [...]
Park Rangers Narrow Search Area in Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon, Ariz., Grand Canyon National Park search and rescue personnel are now focusing their search for Robert A. Williams on the Hermit Basin area west of Grand Canyon Village.
The search for Mr. Williams began on Tuesday, May 26, when family members became worried that he had not returned from the holiday weekend.
According to Mr. [...]
State’s First ‘Green’ House Runs On Its Own Power
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Tony Grahame gets a kick out of pushing environmentally friendly home design to the limits — testing what works and discarding what doesn’t to make everything fit into a tidy model.
As the director of Yavapai College’s Residential Building Technology Program, Grahame also enjoys teaching folks how to build energy-efficient homes from [...]
Havasupai Reopens on Monday
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) By: Felicia Fonseca— An American Indian reservation deep in the Grand Canyon has long been known for its towering blue-green waterfalls, but returning tourists will be greeted by an altered landscape.
One waterfall is lost, another has a taken different course and new ones have formed after summer flood waters swept through the [...]
