Arizona News
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 [...]
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 [...]
Bashas’ Creditors Settle with Arizona Grocer
PHOENIX (AP) — Banks and insurance companies holding about $200 million in secured debt have agreed to drop an appeal of Arizona grocer Bashas‘ court-approved bankruptcy plan.
The deal between the company and its lenders was revealed in a bankruptcy court filing on Wednesday. Instead of yearly payments, the lenders will [...]
Dad Accidentally Runs Over Toddler Daughter
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Police say a Mesa toddler died after her father accidentally ran over her with the family minivan.
Mesa police spokesman Steve Berry says the 18-month-old child died at her home around 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Berry says the family had just returned home from shopping and the parents lost [...]
AAA: Labor Day Travel in AZ to Increase 11 Percent
PHOENIX (AP) — More Arizonans are expected to hit the road during the last big holiday weekend of the summer.
AAA says travel over Labor Day weekend in the state is expected to increase by 11 percent, or 74,000 more travelers hitting the road compared to last year.
The auto club’s annual [...]
BLM, Others to Discuss Wind Farm in Mohave County
KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — Federal officials blow into Kingman this week for a series of public meetings over the proposed Mohave County Wind Farm project.
The public meetings Tuesday through Thursday involve the Bureau of Land Management, Western Area Power Administration and the Bureau of Reclamation.
BP Wind Energy of North America has proposed building a wind [...]
Most Arizona State Offices Closed Friday as Furlough
PHOENIX (AP) — Friday is a furlough day for Arizona state government, meaning that most state offices are closed.
The state approved a furlough program in order to cut pay of more than 29,000 state employees to save $20 million to help balance the state budget. There are six furlough days approved [...]
Arizona Official: State Didn’t Detect Prison Flaws
PHOENIX (AP) — A report released Thursday by Arizona officials outlined a series of embarrassing security breakdowns that allowed three violent criminals to escape from a prison last month, including a badly defective alarm system and an unstaffed perimeter post.
An outside dormitory door that had been propped open with a [...]
Lost Payson Boy Shares His Story
PHOENIX (AP) — A little Payson boy who spent a summer night lost in the woods is telling his story.
Four-year-old Travis Mitchell was missing for 18 hours from Sunday into Monday.
Searchers on horseback found the boy Monday and carried him to an awaiting helicopter where he was flown to a Payson hospital and later taken [...]
