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AZ Deputy Finds Rolling Meth Lab, Busts NM Man
KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy in northwest Arizona’s Mohave County arrested a New Mexico man after discovering what appeared to be a methamphetamine lab in the cab of a pickup truck during a traffic stop.
Sheriff’s spokeswoman Sandy Edwards says a deputy stopped the Ford Ranger on Tuesday and [...]
Man Faces Murder Charge in Death on Navajo Nation
TSAILE, Ariz. (AP) — A Navajo man who took another man up on an offer to drive him home is accused of killing him.
Adam Benally was charged Monday in the weekend death of Trevor Stephens in Tsaile (say-lee) on the Navajo Nation. According to an affidavit, Benally and Stephens had been [...]
Kingman Man Shot Dead Following Argument
KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — A Kingman man has been shot to death during an altercation that began over a locked gate.
Mohave County sheriff’s spokeswoman Sandy Edwards says 37-year-old Michael Peter Sessoyeff was shot once in the chest on Monday afternoon at a Kingman home and was pronounced dead at a [...]
AZ Forest Seeks Input on New Wilderness Areas
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Coconino National Forest officials are soliciting public comment on 10 potential wilderness areas.
Public meetings will be held July 26 in Flagstaff and July 27 in Sedona. The meetings are being held as part of a revision process of the forest plan.
The U.S. Forest Service evaluates lands that have wilderness characteristics before [...]
ADOT Begins Repaving I-40 Through Flagstaff
FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today)– Soon, drivers will have a smoother ride on 20 miles of Interstate 40, but they will have to deal with some delays first.
The Arizona Department of Transportation is conducting “pavement preservation,” or repaving the top layer of asphalt on the roadway. Work will stretch from the Riordan railroad overpass (exit 190) west of town [...]
3 Dead in Crash Near Lake Powell
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say three people died in a collision near the Utah-Arizona border.
The Utah Highway Patrol says the driver of Jeep Cherokee collided head-on with a Suzuki ASX while trying to pass another vehicle.
Troopers say both drivers and a passenger in the Suzuki were killed Saturday on [...]
Prescott Valley Man Arrested in Stabbing Death
PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — A Prescott Valley man has been arrested on a second-degree murder charge in the stabbing death of another man in the northern Arizona town.
Police said Saturday that they found 54-year-old Steven Ogle of Prescott Valley suffering from multiple stab wounds around midnight.
Ogle was pronounced dead [...]
Grand Canyon to Host Alternative Break Citizenship School
Grand Canyon (National Park Service Media Release) – On Sunday, July 10, 47 college students, from 17 states around the country will descend on Grand Canyon National Park to learn the art of facilitating an alternative break experience.
They will be attending an Alternative Break Citizenship School (ABCs). These “schools” are the signature leadership training sessions [...]
Arrest in Prescott Valley Credit Card Theft Case
PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — Prescott Valley police say they made an arrest in a credit card theft case from May 18.
The police department says a member of the community recognized a photo of a suspect.
After being identified, police say 33-year-old Jacqueline Kaufman of Prescott Valley agreed to be interviewed [...]
James Arthur Ray’s Lawyers Seek to Exclude Evidence from Trial
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Defense attorneys in the case of a motivational speaker charged with manslaughter want his financial and business records, testimony from prior events and autopsy photographs barred from trial.
James Arthur Ray has pleaded not guilty to three counts of manslaughter, stemming from a sweat lodge ceremony he [...]
