May 2009
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Federal Study Shows Less Arizonans are Smoking
PHOENIX (AP) — Fewer Arizonans are smoking these days, and medical officials say it’s because of new state laws limiting the use of tobacco and the higher cost of cigarettes.
About 170,000 of Arizona adults kicked their smoking habit from 2007 to 2008, according to a new federal study. The study also showed that Arizonans who [...]
Surprise Man Missing at Grand Canyon
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say they are searching for a 69-year-old Surprise man who is reported missing at Grand Canyon National Park.
Park rangers say Robert A. Williams was last seen Saturday outside the park’s backcountry information center and reported overdue Tuesday from a trip to the park.
On Wednesday, park rangers found [...]
Man Declared Dead, Then Alive, in Yuma Wreck Dies
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — A Yuma man who was pronounced dead at the scene of a vehicle accident on Saturday and covered with a tarp for an hour before a medical examiner found he was alive has died at a Phoenix hospital.
A hospital spokeswoman says 20-year-old Jacob Schlamann died of his injuries late Tuesday at [...]
Natural Languages: The Art of Judy Tuwaletstiwa Exhibit Opens at The Museum Of Northern Arizona
(Flagstaff, AZ)-The Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff announces its new exhibit, Natural Languages: The Art of Judy Tuwaletstiwa, opening on June 7 and running through November 1, 2009. Tuwaletstiwa’s installation combines photographs, mixed media paintings, sculpture, and text to create a poetic visual language.
Tuwaletstiwa believes there are many ways to think of language. “Language [...]
Feds Ordered to Revise Opinion on Humpback Chub
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) By: Felicia Fonseca— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must revise a biological opinion that states operations at a key Colorado River dam are not harming the endangered humpback chub, a federal judge ruled.
U.S. District Judge David Campbell said in a ruling Tuesday that the 2008 opinion is a sharp departure from [...]
Two Killed in Black Canyon Chopper Crash Identified
BLACK CANYON CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Two people who died when their helicopter crashed just south of Black Canyon City last week were identified Wednesday as employees of the Peoria police department.
Officer Michael A. Gauchat and services officer Donna Cullum died on Friday when the two-seat homebuilt Safari helicopter crashed about 35 miles north of [...]
Another Navajo Code Talker Has Died
PARKER, Ariz. (AP) — A second Navajo Code Talker has died within a week.
Thomas Claw died Tuesday at the veterans hospital in Prescott after a battle with cancer. He was 87.
Claw was part of an elite group of Navajo Marines who confounded the Japanese during World War II by transmitting messages in their native language.
Son [...]
Mike Tyson’s Daughter Dies
PHOENIX (AP) — The 4-year-old daughter of former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has died a day after what police are calling a “tragic accident” in her home.
Phoenix police spokesman Andy Hill said Exodus Tyson was pronounced dead in a hospital just before noon Tuesday.
Police say the girl was playing on a treadmill Monday in her [...]
Coconino Sheriff’s Memorial Day Enforcement Results
Flagstaff, AZ – During the Memorial Day Weekend beginning Friday, May 22, 2009 and ending Monday, May 25, 2009 Coconino County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to sixty-two calls for service and completed 30 long form crime reports. They investigated four non-injury traffic collisions and one collision involving injuries. Fortunately no traffic collisions involving fatalities occurred in [...]
Kachina Village/Mountainaire Neighborhood Watch Meeting
Flagstaff, AZ – Coconino County Sheriff Bill Pribil and District 3 Supervisor Matt Ryan would like to invite residents of the Kachina Village/Mountainaire community to attend the monthly Neighborhood Watch meeting on Thursday, May 28, 2009. The meeting will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the community room of the Highlands Fire Department [...]
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