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Flagstaff Water Group to Suggest Snowmaking Source
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Flagstaff water commissioners are meeting Thursday evening to make a recommendation on a water source for snowmaking at a nearby ski resort.
The U.S. Forest Service has issued a permit to allow the Arizona Snowbowl to spray man-made snow on the San Francisco Peaks. At issue is whether treated wastewater or more [...]
1 Chandler Police Officer Dies, 2 Other Officers Wounded in Phoenix Gunbattle
PHOENIX (AP) — A gunbattle erupted during an undercover drug operation at a south Phoenix home Wednesday night, killing one police officer and wounding two others.
A Phoenix police spokesman says two suspects died at the scene, two others are hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries and two more are detained [...]
3 Dead In Tucson Medical Helicopter Crash
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A medical helicopter crashed on a Tucson street and burst into flames Wednesday, killing all three people aboard. A witness said the pilot steered the plummeting chopper away from a house.
Witnesses told The Arizona Daily Star the helicopter crashed into a fence in front of the house on Park Avenue just [...]
State Objects to Transfer of AZ Sweat Lodge Case
CAMP VERDE, Ariz. (AP) — Prosecutors are objecting to a defense motion to have the trial for a motivational speaker charged with three counts of manslaughter moved out of northern Arizona’s Yavapai (YAV-uh-pie) County.
Attorneys for James Arthur Ray say the publicity in the case would hurt Ray’s ability to receive a fair trial. They want [...]
Yavapai County Sheriff Issues Statement on SB 1070 Ruling
PRESCOTT (NAZ Today)– The Sheriff of Yavapai County has issued his statement on today’s SB 1070 ruling in district court.
Below is Sheriff Steve Waugh’s statement regarding US District Court Judge Susan Bolton’s ruling on Senate Bill 1070.
The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office will support and defend the Constitutions of the United States and the State of [...]
Judge Blocks Parts of Arizona Immigration Law
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge dealt a serious rebuke to Arizona’s toughest-in-the-nation immigration law on Wednesday when she put most of the crackdown on hold just hours before it was to take effect.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton shifts the immigration debate to the courts and sets up a lengthy legal battle [...]
I-40 Repaving Update: ADOT Announces Ramp Closures for Friday and the Weekend
Updated 10:00 pm, July 29th- As part of the on-going repaving of I-40, the Arizona Department of Transportation has announced they will be temporary closing some of the on/off ramps. Crews will also continue using single lane closures along I-40 as they work to put down new asphalt. Below is the ramp closure schedule:
Friday, July [...]
Vice President Joe Biden Surveys Stimulus Projects at Grand Canyon
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) By: Felica Fonseca— Vice President Joe Biden brought his daughter to the Grand Canyon for her first visit Tuesday, touting its awe-inspiring beauty and the work being done to preserve it for future generations.
Biden stood at Hopi Point, on the west end of the [...]
Utah Court Reverses Polygamist Leader Convictions
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed the convictions of polygamist leader Warren Jeffs and ordered a new trial, saying a jury received incorrect instructions before considering his role in the 2001 nuptials of a 14-year-old girl to her 19-year-old cousin.
Jeffs, 54, was convicted in [...]
