Arizona News
Eagle Rock Fire 60% Contained
WILLIAMS (NAZ Today)– Firefighters are continuing to make progress on the Eagle Rock Fire 11 miles northeast of Williams.
Fire officials are expecting to have the fire contained by 12 am Wednesday morning. It has burned 3,420 acres, and is not expected to grow. The fire is smoldering and smoking according to a release [...]
Eagle Rock Fire Day 3 Update- Some Evacuees Allowed to Return Home
WILLIAMS (NAZ Today, 12:00 PM)– Thanks to some major progress overnight, most evacuees have been allowed to return to their homes in the Spring Valley area.
Firefighters made significant progress putting out hot spots and strengthening fire line last night, according to Public Information Officer Brienne Magee in a media release.
3,415 acres have burned so far, [...]
Number of Bachelor Degrees Awarded in Arizona Exceeds Expectations
FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today)– State universities are issuing more bachelor degrees than expected.
The Arizona Board of Regents– the governing body of the three state public universities– announced Thursday that the number of students who are earning bachelor degrees is rising faster than what was predicted in ABOR’s Vision 2020 strategic plan. The plan calls for a 50 [...]
ELECTION 2010 RESULTS (Wednesday 4:30 PM Update)
FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today)– Here are the latest election returns released by the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office and the Coconino County Elections Division (4:30 PM).
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Arizona Proposition 100 (State Totals)-
Yes: 695,125 (64.1%)
No: 389,682 (35.9%)
Precincts Reporting: 1,110/1,012 (99.8%)
Source: AZ [...]
Kingman Woman Tells Her Addiction Story On TV
ERIN TAYLOR, Kingman Daily Miner.
KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — Leanna Long says she told her story of pain pill addiction because she didn’t want to hide from it anymore.
“At first I said no,” the 27-year-old mother of two said.
“This was the most humiliating, humbling experience of my life and you want me to share that on [...]
Background Checks and Training Courses May No Longer Be Necessary For AZ Gun Owners
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s loose gun laws gained national attention last year when a man openly carried an AR-15 rifle to a protest outside a speech by President Barack Obama.
Now, gun-rights advocates are hoping for even fewer restrictions on where they can have a firearm. Among their top goals, they hope to make Arizona the [...]
Northern Arizona Owners of Michael Jackson’s Giraffes Face Eviction
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Police in a small northern Arizona city are investigating the deaths of two giraffes from Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch, and two others likely will have to find new homes.
Freddie and Tom Hancock of Page acquired the giraffes as part of a plan to build a wildlife preserve on city property they [...]
ADOT Suspends Construction this Weekend
PHOENIX (AP) — Drivers heading out on the highway over the Thanksgiving weekend in Arizona will get a break on road construction.
The Arizona Department of Transportation says crews will take the holiday weekend off.
The restrictions will remain in place until Monday morning.
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