Alexander Dale Oen, Norway’s world swimming champion, died suddenly while at a training camp in Flagstaff on Monday.... Read more»
Rather than seek to replace the retiring Gabrielle Giffords, Tucson Republican Jonathan Paton will run for Congress in Arizona’s sprawling new First Congressional District, which runs from Oro Valley to the Utah border.... Read more»1
No snow? No problem for three Arizona ski resorts on federal land that will now have an easier time operating slopeside activities year-round. President Obama on Monday signed a law making it easier for such facilities to operate in the summer — activities such as mountain biking and disc golf — without having to go through extensive paperwork first.... Read more»1
A nurse practitioner at Planned Parenthood’s clinic in Flagstaff says patients sometimes break down and cry when they hear the news: If they want abortions, they now have to travel to Phoenix for a 15-minute consultation with a doctor and then stay overnight to have the procedure. It’s an expense that some can’t afford, and no other facility in the area provides abortions.... Read more»1
Over the past 20 years the Phoenix Zoo has bred hundreds of black-footed ferrets, helping to revive an endangered species that was once thought to be extinct.... Read more»
Economic growth in Arizona’s metropolitan areas was a fraction of the national growth rate for metro areas in 2010, according to figures released Tuesday. No metro area in Arizona grew more than 0.7 percent, and two regions – Yuma and Prescott – actually saw GDP shrink.... Read more»
The state’s centennial effort hits high gear this week with the first Arizona Best Fest, a free street festival that runs from Friday through Sunday in Prescott and later will visit Tucson and Phoenix, the other two territorial capitals.... Read more»1
A year ago, Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Flagstaff, was a dentist whose only government experience was as vice-chair of the American Dental Association’s lobbying arm. “‘Drill, baby, drill’ meant something completely different to me,” Gosar joked. (with video)... Read more»
Four people were arrested Thursday on federal charges after being accused of abusing and forcing five Vietnamese nationals into servitude for years at a Flagstaff wedding store.... Read more»
Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick outpaced GOP Rep. Paul Gosar in fundraising through the first half of the year as the two face a potential 2012 rematch in Arizona’s CD 1. A third candidate, Democrat Wenona Benally Baldenegro, trailed in raising money.... Read more»
U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar’s office confirmed Saturday the resignation of a staffer, one day after a Washington newspaper reported an aide in the Flagstaff office had posted violent and off-color Twitter messages.... Read more»
A Tucson charter school was named the third-best high school in the nation this week in Newsweek magazine’s annual “Best High Schools in America” ranking.... Read more»
Some Arizona dams considered to pose high or significant risk to people, property or the environment don’t have updated emergency action plans on file, as required by law.... Read more»
On Monday, the 99th anniversary of Arizona’s statehood, Gov. Jan Brewer will urge Arizonans to use the next 12 months to celebrate the centennial. But many communities will do so with fewer resources than leaders originally anticipated. (with video)... Read more»
The ponderosa pine forest around Payson has survived years of drought. It has survived bark beetles. Town officials want to make sure it survives Arizona’s new law allowing the sale of sparklers and certain other fireworks.... Read more»
Tucson will mount a legal challenge to Arizona’s controversial new immigration law, SB 1070, the City Council decided Tuesday.... Read more»2
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