February 2010

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Kidnapped Girl Returned Safely to Family

PHOENIX (AP) — A little girl who was kidnapped from a Phoenix-area apartment complex is back home with her family. The 4-year-old was taken from the parking lot of the apartment complex around 5:30 Saturday evening.
Police Lt. Paula Veach says a neighbor saw a man in a gray Nissan grab the child and drive [...]

Prescott Residents OK with Forest Thinning Efforts

PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Some Prescott area residents say they’re OK with forest officials using prescribed burns and other means to clear away excess growth in nearby national forests.
About a dozen people attended a meeting Thursday in Prescott to hear about the Forest Service’s proposal to thin out overcrowded trees and brush on 55,000 acres [...]

Marijuana Smugglers Stopped in Arizona Sewer

DOUGLAS, Ariz. (AP) — Federal authorities say a person wearing scuba gear apparently tried to sneak two bundles of marijuana across the Mexican border through a sewer system.
Border Patrol agents operating infrared cameras noticed several individuals illegally crossing into Arizona using a sewer outlet near Douglas on Friday. The Douglas Station’s bike patrol went to [...]

Northern Arizona Topples Sacramento State 73-59

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gabe Rogers had 20 points and five assists in Northern Arizona’s 73-59 victory over Sacramento State on Friday night.
Cameron Jones scored 18 points and Shane Johannsen had 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Lumberjacks (14-13, 8-8 Big Sky), who have beaten the Hornets 11 straight times since 2004-05.
Justin Eller led [...]

Police: Murder-Suicide in Prescott Area Home Fire

PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a man and woman found dead after a fire at a Prescott Valley home were killed in a murder-suicide.
Prescott Valley police say a homicide investigation was launched after the fire early Wednesday appeared suspicious and investigators determined that an accelerant was used to start it. Fire crews searched the [...]

Man Killed in Ash Fork Shooting Identified

Ash Fork (NAZ Today)- On February 25, 2010, a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputy was involved in an on-duty shooting at the Ash Fork Chevron Station, just off Interstate 40.
The deputy had stopped at the Chevron station to talk with a suspect, after calls from a nearby flagstone business reported the man had “pulled a [...]

Stranded Rafters Rescued in Grand Canyon

Stranded Rafters Rescued in Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon (NAZ Today)-  At approximately 12:40 p.m. on Wednesday,  February 24th, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of an 18-foot raft that was stranded on the rock garden at Crystal Rapid.  The private rafting party had worked for three hours to free the boat themselves with no success so they contact [...]

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