May 2009
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House OKs Bill to Make Ariz. ‘Grand Canyon State’
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona has an official bird, an official flower and even an official neckwear but not an official nickname.
That would change with Arizona officially adopting its commonly used nickname of “the Grand Canyon State” under a bill overwhelmingly approved by the Arizona House.
State Historian Marshall Trimble told a legislative committee in March that [...]
Ariz. House OKs Bill on Legalizing Some Fireworks
PHOENIX (AP) — Legislation to legalize sparklers and some types of fireworks in Arizona has cleared a major hurdle on the path to becoming state law.
The House approved the bill on a 34-21 vote Tuesday, sending it to the Senate.
The industry-backed bill would allow Arizonans to purchase and use sparklers and fountain fireworks that shoot [...]
Tribes Press Government to Clean Up Nuclear Waste
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) By: Felicia Fonseca— Two American Indian tribes are pressing the federal government to clean up an area where they say medical, uranium and other radioactive waste was dumped and has been contaminating the land and groundwater.
The Navajo and Hopi tribes say their pleas to have the waste materials from two sites near [...]
Light Rail Losing Money Because of Pass Program
PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix metro area’s light-rail system is losing hundreds of thousands of dollars because many riders with passes from their employers end up getting on the trains for free.
Unchecked, the losses could create pressure to raise fares or cut back on service.
Many employers pay light-rail operator Metro for passes for their workers [...]
Chandler Dad Drowns Trying to Save 5-Year-Old Son
PHOENIX (AP) — A Chandler father trying to save his 5-year-old son’s life drowned in a river northeast of Phoenix, police said.
Joseph Gutierrez’ son fell off an inflatable dolphin toy in the Salt River on Sunday evening, Maricopa County sheriff’s Deputy Lindsey Smith said Monday.
Gutierrez jumped into the 17-foot-deep water to rescue the boy, as [...]
Two Reported Dead in Holiday Weekend on Lake Mohave
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, Nev. (AP) — A National Park Service official says two men died in separate incidents over the Memorial Day holiday on Lake Mohave.
Lake Mead National Recreation Area spokesman Andrew Munoz says Bullhead City, Ariz., Fire Department divers are resuming the search Tuesday for the body of 42-year-old John Silva of [...]
University Construction Projects in Jeopardy
PHOENIX (AP) — Although Arizona’s university system got approval to use state Lottery money to pay for $1 billion in construction projects, shovels have yet to hit the dirt and uncertainty about the state budget has caused many delays.
That means students and faculty may have to endure worn-out facilities, while the universities can’t expand certain [...]
1-17 Fatality
The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a wrong-way driver is dead after he hit three other vehicles on the Interstate 17 north of Phoenix, critically injuring four members of the same family and several others.
DPS Lt. Jim Warriner says the accident happened around 9:30 p.m. Monday near the Carefree Highway exit of Interstate 17.
Ariz. DUI Task Force Nets 141 Arrests Since Friday
PHOENIX (AP) — A holiday task force targeting drunken drivers has resulted in the arrests of 141 Arizonans.
The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety’s Memorial Day task force began Friday and ended Monday.
Of the 141 people arrested on drunk-driving charges through Sunday, 60 were arrested Saturday and 32 were arrested Sunday.
The average blood-alcohol content of those [...]
Troops in Iraq, Afghanistan Honor Their Fallen
BAGHDAD (AP) — American troops on Memorial Day honored their fallen on two battlefields, one war winding down and another ramping up. In Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military remembered the toll so far on the troops — more than 4,900 dead — with the outcome still unclear.
In Iraq, soldiers and Marines stood solemnly during [...]
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