April 2010
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High Wind Warning Today
A high wind warning remains in effect today from 9a.m.until 10p.m. A strong spring storm will move into Northern Arizona bringing
sustained southwest winds of 35-45 Mph and wind gusts reaching up to 65Mph.
Strong winds can cause property damage and hazardous driving conditions especially for high profile vehicles. Motorists are being advised
to [...]
North Rim of Grand Canyon Opening on May 15th
Grand Canyon, AZ – The Arizona Department of Transportation will open Highway 67 to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park on Friday, May 15 by 7:00 a.m. and Grand Canyon Lodge North Rim, and Grand Canyon Trail Rides will commence their 2010 seasonal operations.
All concessionaire facilities will open at 10:00 a.m. with the [...]
Larry Hendricks Found
Flagstaff resident Larry Hendricks has been found. Hendricks was reported missing by his wife April 19th. He works at the Arizona Daily Sun newspaper in Flagstaff. Police found him yesterday in the Sacramento area. Authorities also have proof that Hendricks was in Fresno California April 21-22.
Police have investigated and found no indication of foul play. [...]
Mexico’s Take On Arizona Senate Bill 1070
MEXICO CITY (AP) ‚Äî Mexican President Felipe Calderon says Arizona’s new immigration law is discriminatory and warns relations with the U.S. border state will suffer.
Calderon says the law “opens the door to unacceptable racial discrimination.”
The Arizona bill will make it a crime to be an undocumented immigrant in the state and requires police to question [...]
Arizona Immigration Conflict Is Getting Intense
PHOENIX (AP) The conflict over a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration in Arizona intensified Monday as vandals smeared refried beans in the shape of swastikas on the state Capitol’s windows.
More protests were planned Monday after thousands gathered this weekend to demonstrate against a bill that will make it a state crime to be an illegal [...]
67 Illegal Immigrants Found In U-Haul Truck
ELFRIDA, Ariz. (AP) — Sixty-seven illegal immigrants were found crammed inside a U-Haul truck near Elfrida, Ariz. about 20 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border after deputies spotted it driving erratically.
Cochise County sheriff’s spokeswoman Carol Capas said Friday that deputies pulled the U-Haul over Thursday evening, and the driver and front passenger ran out of [...]
Watch the Mayoral Debate – Part 2
Part 2 of the Mayoral Debate, brought to you by the Student Media Center at Northern Arizona University.
Audit: 43 Arizona Businesses Have Illegal Staff
PHOENIX (AP) — More than half of the Arizona businesses that had their workforces audited by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents since last July have been found to have illegal workers on their payrolls.
Immigration department spokeswoman Virginia Kice says that 43 of the 84 companies screened in two rounds of audits have been sent letters [...]
Cat Killed By Arizona Driver Could Be Rare Ocelot
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — An animal resembling a rare ocelot has been killed after being hit by a car on a highway between Superior and Globe.
An ocelot is a small- to mediuim-sized cat listed as a federally endangered species.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department collected the dead, intact carcass of the cat after it was [...]
Businessman Who Gave $250,000 To ASU Wants It Back
PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix-area business leader who donated $250,000 to the Arizona State University Foundation to reward business-college teachers wants his money back.
John Teets, former chief executive of the Greyhound and Dial corporations, alleges the foundation has mishandled his gift. His attorney, Mark Deatherage, said Teets thinks the endowment should have provided $120,000 in [...]
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