September 2010

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Marc’s Weather September-30-2010

Lee’s Weather – September 29, 2010

Hiker’s Body Found at Grand Canyon

From the Grand Canyon National Park:
GRAND CANYON, Ariz. – Park rangers recovered the body of a man from a remote area in the Toroweap/Tuweep area on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. The National Park Service (NPS) received a call last night at approximately 6:00 p.m. from an NPS volunteer at Tuweep who had received a [...]

Woman Killed in Accident at Flagstaff Salvage Yard

FLAGSTAFF (AP) — Coconino County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating an apparent accident that killed a woman at a Flagstaff salvage yard.
Authorities say the 38-year-old victim was assisting two men trying to fix a tractor with a malfunctioning front-end loader Monday night.
Witnesses say the door of the tractor would not close and the front loader was in [...]

Judge Blocks Higher Ariz. Copays for AHCCCS

PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge is temporarily blocking Arizona from charging higher copays to some people enrolled in the state’s Medicaid system, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System.
A stay issued Friday by U.S. District Judge Earl Carroll runs through Oct. 31. Lawyers for people challenging the higher copays say that allows them to request a [...]

In this July 5, 2009 file photo, boaters, swimmers, and beach goers enjoy the Colorado River in the lower Colorado River basin area in Yuma, Ariz.  Navajo lawmakers will consider a bill Wednesday to settle the tribe's water rights in the lower Colorado River basin that would give the Navajo Nation 31,000 acre-feet of water a year from the Colorado River. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)

Navajo Lawmakers Table Proposed Water Settlement

FLAGSTAFF (AP) — Navajo lawmakers have tabled a measure to settle the tribe’s water rights in the lower Colorado River basin of northeastern Arizona.
Lawmakers held off on a vote Wednesday to allow more time for public hearings and debate among themselves. They’re expected to take up the measure again within the next two weeks.
The settlement would [...]

Prop. 109 Brings Hunting, Fishing Rights to Ballot

FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today) – On November 2nd, Arizonans will head to the polls to vote in the 2010 Midterm Elections. One interesting and little known ballot measure facing Arizona voters is proposition 109, a proposed constitutional amendment that would place the right to hunt and fish in Arizona alongside the right to bear arms and [...]

Lee’s Weather September 28 2010

Poaching In Northern Arizona

Flagstaff, AZ- Over the month of September, Northern Arizona has had three unsolved cases of poaching.
Between the 6th and 8th of September, a 6 by 6 point Bull Elk was found in Unit 10, which is just east of Oliver Tank. Only the antlers were removed, and left with the rest of the elk.  The [...]

Native American Cultural Center Groundbreaking

NAU will soon be breaking ground on a Native American Cultural Center.
The center will house a student lounge and computer center, conference room, outdoor patio and amphitheater,and a 125-person gathering hall.
 
Everyone is invited to join in the groundbreaking ceremony on October 4, 2010 at 1:30 p.m.
It will be taking place at the corner of [...]