June 2009
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Company Seeks Ariz. Permit Mine Near Grand Canyon
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) By: Felcia Fonseca— A Canadian company is one permit away from reactivating an Arizona uranium mine near the Grand Canyon where conservationists have been pushing for protection from new mining operations, a state official says.
Thousands of mining claims dot a 1 million-acre area around the canyon, but Arizona Department of Environmental Quality [...]
Unruly Man Forces Jetliner to Land in Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — An American Airlines jetliner headed to Austin, Texas, from Los Angeles had to divert to Tucson, Ariz. on Saturday because of an unruly passenger.
Tucson Airport Authority spokeswoman Karen Garmon says the male passenger was apparently intoxicated. He was taken off the plane by airport police and arrested after the plane landed [...]
Air Force Realignment Cutting Jobs at Luke AFB
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Air Force’s proposed fiscal 2010 force structure realignment will impose the loss of nearly 549 military positions and 28 F-16 fighter jets at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale.
The cuts were announced Friday under realignment plans that also will slash 588 military personnel slots and 48 F-15 jets at its [...]
Lake Powell Launching Restrictions to Begin June 29
Page, AZ – Effective June 29, 2009, self-certification of watercraft will no longer be an option at all major launch ramps and screening for the invasive mussels by trained personnel will be mandatory for all vessels. Personnel will be available daily for screening from 4:30 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (5:30 a.m. until [...]
Coconino County Reports First Death Involving H1N1 (Swine) Flu
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A southern Coconino County teenager who tested positive for swine flu has died, bringing the death toll statewide to nine.
The Coconino County Health Department said on Friday that the boy had been hospitalized in Flagstaff and died earlier this week. He was not identified.
Health officials have confirmed 10 cases of swine [...]
Cottonwood Search Warrant Results in Five Arrests for Drug Offenses
On the morning of June 23, 2009, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office detectives from the Criminal Investigation Section’s Special Crimes Unit (SCU) served a search warrant at a home in the 3500 block of Mohave Lane, Cottonwood. Detectives previously obtained information from sources that marijuana was being used and sold in this residence.
During the service of [...]
Yavapai County Superior Judge Resigning
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Yavapai County Superior Court Judge Howard D. Hinson Jr. will resign Sept 30 in an agreement that will resolve misconduct allegations.
Hinson reached an agreement with the Commission on Judicial Conduct in which he admitted to the charges and agreed to resign.
He declined comment.
The commission began investigating in February after a complaint [...]
Plane that Crashed in Holbrook Had Drugs, Cash on Board
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A private plane that crashed on takeoff from Arizona on a flight to the Austin area carried more than 12 pounds of marijuana and a suitcase with cash.
Cmdr. Bob Sutton of the Navajo County, Ariz., Sheriff’s Office says the drugs and money were in the rear of the wreckage.
Wednesday’s fiery crash [...]
Brothers Charged in Ariz. Diversity Office Bombing
PHOENIX (AP) — Twin brothers from Illinois who authorities say are white supremacists have been charged in a 2004 bombing that injured the black diversity director in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale.
Dennis and Daniel Mahon were arrested Thursday at their Davis Junction, Ill., home, where authorities say they found assault weapons, hundreds of rounds of [...]
Navajos to Decide on Tribal Council Reduction
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) By: Felica Fonseca — Navajo voters will have a chance to decide whether to reduce the size of the Tribal Council and give the president line-item veto ability, a hearing officer ruled Thursday.
Less than a handful of ballot initiatives have been attempted on the vast reservation. The latest, led by Navajo President [...]
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