Settlement Provides Funds for Navajo Mine Cleanup
FLAGSTAFF (AP) — By: Felicia Fonseca – Federal and Navajo officials say that $14.5 million from a bankruptcy settlement with a chemical company will help address uranium contamination at dozens of mine sites on the reservation.
The money is part of a $270 million nationwide settlement with Tronox, an Oklahoma City-based company that sought bankruptcy protection [...]
Kingman PD Arrests Fake Money Maker
KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — A man that Kingman police say printed his own money is facing felony charges.
The Kingman Daily Miner says police arrested 25-year-old Ryan Allen Berney on suspicion of making counterfeit cash.
Berney was booked on felony charges of forgery after police reportedly found him in possession of more than $300 worth of money [...]
Navajo to Build 1st Arizona Casino on New Trust Land
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation is set to build its first casino in Arizona on newly acquired trust land.
Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk announced this week that 405 acres of land east of Flagstaff was placed into trust for the tribe.
The Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise purchased the [...]
Prescott Mayor Undergoes Bypass Surgery
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Prescott Mayor Marlin Kuykendall has undergone a successful quintuple bypass surgery, one day after he complained of chest pains.
City spokesman Kim Kapin says Kuykendall’s family announced that he is resting comfortably following the 3½-hour surgery Friday.
Kapin says the 76-year-old Kuykendall suffered an apparent heart attack Thursday morning [...]
Prescott Museum Planning Expansion Project
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — It’s more than a month before Christmas, but the George Phippen Memorial Foundation has received an early present.
The Harold James Family Trust, which owned the Phippen Museum building and the five acres of land on which it stands in Prescott, deeded the structure and property to [...]
Northern Arizona Holds off Northern Colorado 21-14
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Zach Bauman ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns as Northern Arizona held off Northern Colorado 21-14 on Saturday.
Bauman had his fifth 100-yard game of the season for Northern Arizona (5-4, 3-3 Big Sky), which ended a two-game losing streak.
Michael Herrick tossed a touchdown pass and Mike Czyz [...]
Murder Warrant Issued in Kingman Homicide Case
KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — A first degree murder warrant has been issued for a Kingman man wanted in a homicide case.
The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office is looking for 20-year-old Eric Blake Depierro. The victim, identified as 54-year-old Mario Francisco Izquierdo-Diaz, was found with stab wounds Friday inside a residence.
Investigators say Depierro and Izquierdo-Diaz knew each [...]
Arizona Republicans Add to Legislative Majorities
PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans will have bigger majorities in the Arizona Legislature in the next two years.
Republicans added three Senate seats in Tuesday’s election, increasing their majority in the 30-member chamber to 21 seats. They added at least two additional seats to their current 35-member majority in the 60-member House and GOP candidates held leads in [...]
Navajo VP, NM Senator Seek Tribal Presidency
FLAGSTAFF (AP) — Navajos are deciding Tuesday whether to send a woman to the tribal president’s office for the first time or give the vice president four years at the helm.
The candidates — New Mexico state Sen. Lynda Lovejoy and tribal Vice President Ben Shelly — represent a rarity in Navajo presidential races in [...]
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