August 2010
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Small Forest Fire Burning Near Williams
WILLIAMS (NAZ Today)- According to a Kaibab National Forest media release fire crews responded to a new fire on the Williams Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest, Monday August 30th. The lightning-caused Hobble Fire is growing slowly 18 miles northeast of Williams, near the Hobble Mountains. The fire is approximately one acre in size.
Today, [...]
Beaver Street Closed Tuesday, Wednesday
FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today) — Drivers will need to find an alternate route around Beaver Street south of the railroad tracks Tuesday and Wednesday.
As part of the road construction project on San Francisco Street and Beaver Street, utility crews have closed Beaver Street between Phoenix Avenue and Benton Avenue until Thursday. The project contractor and the [...]
Snowbowl Snow-Making Contract Decision Postponed
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Hundreds of people filled a school auditorium Monday for a hearing on what has become one of the most contentious issues in this mountain city — producing artificial snow.
But as the hourslong debate drew closer to midnight, councilors agreed to take up a vote at a different date. By that time, [...]
Arizona, Six Other States Sue Feds Over Health Care Law
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half a dozen states suing to overturn President Barack Obama’s health care law are also claiming its subsidies for covering retired state government employees, according to a list released Tuesday by the administration.
About 2,000 employers have been approved for the extra help to cover early retirees, mainly private businesses. But [...]
Lake Havasu Shooting
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — A gunman entered a western Arizona home and fatally shot five people, including the mother of his two children and her new boyfriend, before fleeing with the kids to Southern California where he killed himself, police said Sunday.
The shootings late Saturday occurred as 23-year-old Deborah Langstaff and friends were [...]
Police Capture Suspect in Utah Deputy’s Killing
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A tip from a resident helped police on Monday capture a 23-year-old man who authorities say fatally shot a sheriff’s deputy and went on the run for four days in the rugged wilderness along the Utah-Arizona border.
More than a dozen officers used night vision goggles and a helicopter to find [...]
Brewer Condemns Report to UN Mentioning Ariz. Law
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer demanded Friday that a reference to the state’s controversial immigration law be removed from a State Department report to the United Nations’ human rights commissioner.
The U.S. included its legal challenge to the law on a list of ways the federal government is protecting human rights.
In a letter to [...]
Arizona Man Accused of Shooting at 3 Kayakers Near Camp Verde
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a 70-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting at three men he suspected of stealing his kayaks in northern Arizona.
The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office says Samuel Houston Phariss was booked into the county jail Wednesday on one count of attempted second degree [...]
Update: Sheriff’s Deputy Shot and Killed Near Fredonia Identified
8/27 Update: The Kane County Sheriff’s Deputy who was killed yesterday near Fredonia, Arizona has been identified as Brian Harris. He was 41 years old, married with two daughters. Police are continuing to search the Fredonia area today for Scott Curley. Curley is suspected of robbing the Fredonia and shooting Deputy Harris with a high [...]
Update: Flagstaff Police Release More Details of Officer Involved Shooting
8/27 Update: This afternoon the Flagstaff Police Department released even more details about the confrontation that led to the shooting death of Kenneth Mitchell. According to Flagstaff PD Officer Taylor attempted to contact the persons inside the apartment, who could be heard arguing, through several exterior windows while his fellow officers attempted to [...]
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