July 2nd, 2009

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Passengers wait for the train Wednesday, July 1, 2009 in Tempe, Ariz. While the 6-month-old light-rail line in the nation's fifth largest city has exceeded expectations so far, its operators are now facing their biggest test, Arizona's sizzling heat. No other city in the country has to run a transit system under Phoenix's unforgiving conditions, with summer temperatures that regularly top 110. Those conditions will test the system's equipment and could dissuade riders from walking to rail stations and waiting for up to 20 minutes for a ride. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Phoenix’s Sizzling Heat to Test New Light Rail

PHOENIX (AP) — While a 6-month-old light-rail line in the nation’s fifth largest city has exceeded expectations so far, its operators are now facing their biggest test — Arizona’s sizzling heat.
No other city in the country has to run a commuter rail under Phoenix’s unforgiving conditions, with summer temperatures that regularly top 110 and once [...]

Arizona Pump Prices Down as Holiday Approaches

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizonans drive into the July 4 weekend celebrating cheaper gas prices.
Triple-A said that statewide, drivers are currently paying an average of $2.64 a gallon, a drop of 2.5 cents from last week.
The nationwide average for regular unleaded is $2.62 a gallon, a drop of nearly four cents from last week.
Triple-A said Arizonans [...]

DPS Investigators in Tucson Arrest Mother of Three for Child Endangerment

On Wednesday, July 1, 2009, DPS investigators and other law enforcement authorities assigned to the multi-agency Tucson Counter Narcotics Alliance observed an individual on a bicycle who appeared to have a spotting scope and was using the device to scan the area surrounding a trailer park located at 7717 S. Cardinal in Tucson.
Investigators believe this [...]

Brian Hubbard  (Image source: YCSO)

Dewey Man Arrested on Charges of Kidnapping and Domestic Violence Assault

On June 24, 2009, at approximately 2:45 PM, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a home in the 1000 block of Rocky Springs Trail, Dewey, regarding a reported domestic violence assault. Deputies contacted the 27-year-old victim who stated her boyfriend of several months, 28-year-old
Brian Hubbard, had assaulted her. After investigating officers discovered that [...]

John Petrosky (Image source: YCSO)

Cottonwood Man Arrested for Endangering Highway Travelers in Cornville

On June 29, 2009, at approximately 5:15 P.M., a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputy was  flagged down by two motorists on Beaverhead Flat Road at milepost 4. One of the motorists, a  49-year-old female from Clarkdale, was extremely distraught and explained she had just been run off the road by someone driving a black Ford [...]