July 6th, 2009
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Accidental Death of Kachina Village Woman
Flagstaff, AZ – On July 3, 2009 neighbors found 56 years old Kachina Village resident Donna McQuain deceased in her backyard from an apparent accident.
A Coconino County Sheriff’s Office investigation found through interviews with neighbors that McQuain had rented a rototiller the previous evening. Neighbors reported that on the morning of July 3, McQuain began [...]
Ariz. Legislators Propose Restoring School Money
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona lawmakers began a special session Monday, with legislative leaders proposing bipartisan bills to restore vetoed funding for K-12 public schools and keep the state eligible for billions of dollars of federal stimulus funding.
The centerpiece of the four-bill package introduced by Democratic and Republican leaders and scheduled for House and Senate committee [...]
Phoenix Fire Dept. Announces Arrest in Arson Case
PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Fire Department has announced an arrest in a deadly store fire that claimed the life of a firefighter seven years ago.
The Phoenix Fire Department issued a news release Monday saying authorities had arrested a suspect identified as 24-year-old Chris Benitez in the Southwest Supermarket fire that killed firefighter Bret Tarver [...]
Small Forest Fire Burning Near Wing Mountain
Forest Service fire units are responding to the Wing Fire on Wing Mountain about 6 miles NW of Flagstaff, about 2-3 acres in size. A few Baderville area residents have called to report seeing smoke. A helicopter from Prescott has been brought in to help suppress the fire.
The fire was originally reported on July 3rd [...]
Coconino County Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Man for Alledgedly Vandalizing a DPS Photo Radar Car
Flagstaff, AZ – On July 5, 2009 at about 15 minutes past midnight Coconino County Sheriff’s Deputies were driving west bound on Interstate Highway 40 when one of the deputies observed an individual inside an unmanned DPS Photo Radar vehicle. As the deputies pulled in behind the photo radar vehicle located on the shoulder of [...]
Stranded Fifty-Five Year Old Woman Rescued Near Red Butte
Flagstaff, AZ – A fifty-five year old woman from Scottsdale Arizona who became disoriented and lost was located by Coconino County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Volunteers on Sunday at about 0750 a.m. On Saturday July 4, 2009 at 9:08 p.m. the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the victim on her mobile phone. [...]
Rep. Kirkpatrick Announces More Than $1.4 Million in Funds to Expand Clinics, Improve Northern Arizona Health Care
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will be making $1,437,515 available to North Country HealthCare to help improve access to quality care in Greater Arizona. The funds are part of $851 million in grants that HHS will release to address facility and equipment needs [...]
New Forest Fire on the Williams Ranger District
WILLIAMS, Ariz. – The Cross Fire on the Williams Ranger District has grown to 109 acres. This lightning caused wildfire started July 1 and
is being managed to achieve both protection and resource objectives. The Cross Fire is approximately 18 miles south of Williams near Bar Cross.
Due to minimal rain in the area, the fire is [...]
Spring Valley Man Rescued after Several Hours Lost in the Wilderness
On July 1, 2009, at approximately 12:45 P.M., the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office received a report from a Spring Valley resident that her son, 41-year-old Matthew Blondin, called and told her that he was “lost in the desert somewhere between Anthem and Black Canyon City.” Additional information received from Blondin by his mother indicated that [...]
Sen. John McCain Opens First Northern Ariz. Office
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Sen. John McCain has chosen Prescott for his first northern Arizona office.
The Arizona Republican said during an Independence Day visit to Prescott that the city is the perfect location because it’s a central growth area with plenty of needs.
The new office opened to the public Monday.
The courthouse steps in Prescott were [...]
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