NAU Tuition Increase
The presidents of Arizona Universities, ASU the UofA and NAU are proposing “economic recovery surcharges” to make up for cuts in their state funding.
ASU students could see a $1,200 surcharge tacked onto their tuition bills this fall while UA students could pay an extra $1,100 and NAU is seeking a surcharge of $350.
910 Pounds of Marijuana Seized in Benson
Today an Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) Officer attempted to stop a 2000 Ford Utility truck on Interstate 10 just a few miles west of Benson for speeding. The officer located the vehicle abandoned a short while later with a destroyed oil pan. Located in the truck were 44 bundles of marijuana totaling 910 pounds.
Brewer Vs. Goddard
Gov. Jan Brewer is threatening to legally handcuff Attorney General Terry Goddard as they butt heads over who gets to call the shots for the state in a U.S. Supreme Court case involving a controversial state law on school funding.
Grand Canyon Parking Project
Parking at the Grand Canyon is set to undergo a transformation that officials say will make it easier for tourists to spot the visitor center and will improve safety.
High School Coach Indicted on Sexual Misconduct
Police are holding a former Apache Junction High School freshman girl’s coach in connection with an alleged inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old female player.
Twenty-five-year-old Raenna Jewell of Gilbert is being held in Pinal County Jail on $750,000 bond.
Kaibab Logging Debate
An environmental group is challenging a U.S. Forest Service logging plan for an area north of the Grand Canyon. The Center for Biological Diversity says a plan approved by a Kaibab National Forest district rangers to thin trees on more than 26,000 acres allows too many big trees to be cut down.
Phoenix Killer Resigned Himself to Death Penalty
Even before a jury handed him a half dozen death sentences Friday, a former janitor who was convicted of killing six people in metro Phoenix’s Serial Shooter attacks had already resigned himself to the worst of fates.
NAU Layoffs
Northern Arizona University may eliminate 45 jobs and close four satellite campuses as a result of cuts in state funding.
Stuffed Landfill in Pima County
County is citing environmental, safety and even animal decency issues for giving an impromptu collection of stuffed animals at a landfill the heave-ho.
Detention Visiting Hour Changes
With the closure of the Prescott Detention Center on April 1st, 2009, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, Detention Services Division, has announced a new inmate visitation schedule for the Camp Verde Detention Facility. No visits will be permitted until April 6th . The temporary suspension of visitation became effective yesterday.
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