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Ground Beef Sold in AZ Recalled for E. Coli Contamination
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A meat processor recalled about 1 million pounds of ground beef products Friday after seven people were sickened by E. coli contamination.
Valley Meat Co., of Modesto, sold the potentially contaminated beef patties and ground beef in California, Texas, Oregon, Arizona and internationally, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.
The beef was processed [...]
Park Service Announces Free Admission at Glen Canyon on June 5th and 6th
PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — Admission into Glen Canyon National Recreational Area will be free of charge on Saturday and Sunday.
Officials say the free admission is intended to get the public to enjoy National Park Service sites.
The waiver applies to only entrance fees and doesn’t apply to fees for camping, boating and river use.
Future free-admission days [...]
Hualapai Tribe Preserves Culture in New Book
PEACH SPRINGS, Ariz. (AP) — The Hualapai Tribe is celebrating the first book written in more than 30 years that documents the northern Arizona tribe’s history.
The tribe collaborated with author Jeffrey Shepherd over 10 years to assemble bits of history. Shepherd will give a lecture and sign copies of the book, “We are an Indian [...]
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 [...]
Algae A Growing Problem In Bullhead City Marina
NEIL YOUNG,Mohave Valley Daily News
BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Sue Willis, who lives on the channel at Sunshine Marina, said she’s been complaining to the city of Bullhead City about the water quality for three years.
“The city’s just been giving me nothing but a run-around,” Willis said. She was concerned about stagnant water which generated [...]
Tucson Police Arrest Scores At Rowdy Pool Party
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Tucson Police officers closed down a rowdy pool party at a west Tucson apartment complex on Saturday afternoon and arrested about 50 young people after fights broke out.
Sgt. Fabian Pacheco says the owners of the property that serves many University of Arizona and local community college students had hired off-duty police officers [...]
Tucson Business Helps New Moms Get Hang of Nursing
PATTY MACHELOR,Arizona Daily Star
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Trish Martin didn’t need help the first time, but breast-feeding her second baby was a little trickier.
Her 3-month-old girl wanted to nurse all the time and never seemed satisfied, said Martin, 31. So Martin called Mama’s Latte and within hours, TJ Marsh arrived at Martin’s home.
Martin learned her [...]
Navajo Museum’s Presentations Preserving Culture
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The staff at the Navajo Nation Museum is on a mission to preserve Navajo language and culture. Part of the effort includes monthly cultural presentations that have now been going on for more than a year.
For many of the participants, the information from the presentations is something they had [...]
Judge To Rule On Who Owns Woman’s Frozen Remains
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A judge in Colorado Springs plans to issue a ruling Monday in custody battle over the frozen remains of a 71-year-old woman.
At issue is whether Mary Robbins’ head and brain will be preserved by cryonics — extremely cold temperatures — in the expectation that future technology may be able to [...]
Greeks Hold Prom for Seniors
Prom no longer just applies to seniors in high school; senior citizens are joining in on the fun.
Our own Darryl Jacobsen joined some Flagstaff residents over the weekend to… cut a little rug.
