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One of Original Navajo Code Talkers Dies in Ariz.
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Allen Dale June, one of the 29 original Navajo Code Talkers who confounded the Japanese during World War II by transmitting messages in their native language, has died. He was 91.
June died of natural causes Wednesday night at a veterans hospital in Prescott, his wife, Virginia, told The Associated Press [...]
Feds Say AZ Violates Rights of English Learners
PHOENIX (AP) — Federal investigators say the state is violating the 1964 Civil Rights Act by shortchanging thousands of students whose first language is not English.
Unless changes are made, the violations could lead to a loss of federal funding for state education.
The Arizona Republic reports one complaint alleges the Arizona Department of Education has reclassified “many thousands” [...]
Mohave Co. Detectives Investigate Fire-Dead Body
KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — A man’s body has been recovered after a fire swept through a Kingman residence Wednesday.
The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office says the body of 44-year-old Terry Lynn Nagel was found Thursday afternoon inside the burned residence.
The medical examiner is trying to determine the exact cause of death while the investigation into the [...]
Rotellini, Horne Level Tough Criticism in Debate
PHOENIX (AP) — The two candidates for Arizona attorney general spent less time selling themselves to voters in a debate Wednesday and instead threw figurative elbows at each other.
Democrat Felecia Rotellini took the first shot by pointing out that Republican Tom Horne lost his license to sell securities in the early 1970s for failing to keep [...]
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 [...]
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