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  • Upcoming pile burn plans for week of Dec. 14

    Arizona Daily Sun – Mon Dec 14, 8:29 am ET  

    Fire managers on the Coconino and Kaibab national forests released the following pile burn plans for this week. The prescribed fires are dependent upon approval from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and appropriate weather conditions. Full Story »

  • Slow going for referendum

    Arizona Daily Sun – Mon Dec 14, 8:29 am ET  

    Attempts to refer a Flagstaff City Council decision allowing for union-style collective bargaining to the voters have gotten off to a slow start. Full Story »

  • Pet of the Week

    Arizona Daily Sun – Mon Dec 14, 8:29 am ET  

    KODA BEAR THE REINDEER! Santa might want to borrow this loveable dog to make deliveries on Christmas Eve! Koda Bear has a slightly shy but very loveable personality and he is going to make the perfect addition to one lucky household. He's four years old and ready to take home today! The shelter's phone number is 526-1076, and its hours are Monday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and ... Full Story »

  • Flag History: Santa rides in on fire truck, greets children in parking lot of bank

    Arizona Daily Sun – Sun Dec 13, 7:14 am ET  

    From 1884 -- J. R. Kilpatrick, Flagstaff's merchant at the other end of the row was recently appointed Flagstaff Postmaster. He will take possession of the office on Monday next and move it to his store. He has been an employee of the post service in the past for 11 years so is no green hand and will no doubt prove an efficient and satisfactory Postmaster. Full Story »

  • Pulliam Airport parking lots full

    Arizona Daily Sun – Sun Dec 13, 7:14 am ET  

    City officials are asking those who plan to travel out of Flagstaff Pulliam Airport in the coming weeks to consider finding an alternative to leaving their car in the parking lot. Full Story »

East Valley Tribune

  • Sales tax hike in hands of Democrats

    East Valley Tribune – Mon Dec 14, 9:09 pm ET  

    The future of whether Arizonans will get a chance to hike their sales taxes to balance the state budget depends on whether House Democrats are willing to go along. Full Story »

  • Cities unsure on legal status check lawsuit

    East Valley Tribune – Mon Dec 14, 8:54 pm ET  

    The League of Arizona Cities and Towns has deferred a decision on whether to appeal a new law in effect since last month on checking legal status of residents seeking public benefits. Under the law, an employee or supervisor could be charged with a criminal misdemeanor if they knowingly do not report illegal residents seeking these benefits. Full Story »

  • Mesa loosens restrictions on owning livestock

    East Valley Tribune – Mon Dec 14, 8:35 pm ET  

    Even as Mesa is trying to become a more urban city, its future will include more of a seemingly contrary element: livestock. Residents can have more horses, cattle or even llamas than the city's regulations have allowed after the City Council approved new standards Monday. Mesa tweaking city livestock regulations Full Story »

  • Mesa upgrading Cubs' spring field

    East Valley Tribune – Mon Dec 14, 8:05 pm ET  

    Mesa is rushing to install $750,000 worth of new batting cages for the Chicago Cubs at a training facility that the team is certain to leave within a few years. Full Story »

  • School board to discuss district changes

    East Valley Tribune – Mon Dec 14, 7:23 pm ET  

    Mesa school board members will spend Tuesday evening in a huddle asking questions of administrators and considering districtwide proposed changes for next school year. The key discussion may revolve around the Mesa Unified School District’s proposal to move ninth-graders to three high schools next year and the other three comprehensive high schools the following year. Full Story »

KTVK 3TV Phoenix

  • Stoudemire’s owners optimistic despite Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    KTVK 3TV Phoenix – Mon Dec 14, 11:01 pm ET  

    PHOENIX – Stoudemire's has a prime location downtown, right across from the U.S. Airways Center. Still, its owners are struggling to pay the bills. Friday they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The restaurant will remain open through the Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, and despite their problems, the owners say they're still optimistic about their future in downtown Phoenix. Like many ... Full Story »

  • One injured when truck crashes into Prescott building

    KTVK 3TV Phoenix – Mon Dec 14, 10:17 pm ET  

    PRESCOTT -- A Prescott Valley woman was seriously injured when a truck crashed through the front of an office building Monday morning. It happened at approximately 9 a.m. at the office of People Who Care, 1024 Willow Creek Road, in Prescott. Police say 23-year-old Lauren McCracken, of Kirkland, was pulling into a parking space when she apparently hit the accelerator instead of the brake pedal ... Full Story »

  • County employees outraged after sheriff's detectives visit their homes

    KTVK 3TV Phoenix – Mon Dec 14, 9:47 pm ET  

    PHOENIX -- One agency brings people to justice and the other doles out that justice. The Maricopa County sheriff and the county court should be on the same side. But instead, a battle between the two has only deepened. Over the weekend, more than a half dozen county employees were visited by Maricopa County sheriff’s detectives in what is believed to be an ongoing corruption investigation. The ... Full Story »

  • Glendale airman's family gets Christmas wish granted

    KTVK 3TV Phoenix – Mon Dec 14, 9:02 pm ET  

    PHOENIX -- A Glendale family received an early Christmas present Monday. Their son – Airman 1st Class Eric Dudley – made a last-minute trip home for the holidays. Dudley, who’s currently stationed in Illinois, couldn't afford a ticket home for Christmas. That's when the non-profit group "Let's Bring Em Home" stepped in. “This is an organization that collects donations from people, and brings GIs ... Full Story »

  • Graffiti taking a toll on Valley man's business

    KTVK 3TV Phoenix – Mon Dec 14, 8:17 pm ET  

    CHANDLER -- A Valley business owner says vandals have not only damaged his property, they've damaged his business. Jerry Goins rents out construction equipment. Several pieces of his equipment were spray-painted with graffiti about two weeks ago near Gilbert Road and Chandler Heights in Chandler. Goins passed out fliers in the area, offering a $1,000 reward. But he says his business is going ... Full Story »

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12 News Phoenix

  • Extra money for homeless students

    12 News Phoenix – Mon Dec 14, 9:03 pm ET  

    The federal government has more than doubled its funding to Arizona this year to assist homeless schoolchildren. The number of homeless students in Arizona is rising. Approximately 25,000 enrolled in schools this year, a 20 percent increase from last year. Full Story »

  • Flagstaff coat drive aims to keep people warm

    12 News Phoenix – Mon Dec 14, 6:48 pm ET  

    Hundreds of people every year in the high-country are in need of a proper winter coat durint the frigid temperatures that people can experience in the Flagstaff area. The Salvation Army in Flagstaff is asking for the publics help in this year's coat drive. Full Story »

  • Schnepf Farms asks thieves to do the right thing

    12 News Phoenix – Mon Dec 14, 6:34 pm ET  

    Queen Creek's popular Schnepf Farms has become a magnet for thieves in recent months, causing the owner to put up a banner appealing to the conscience and offering a $5,000 reward. Full Story »

  • Sioux: 'Sexting' story politically motivated

    12 News Phoenix – Mon Dec 14, 6:34 pm ET  

    Rioux, 46, filed his candidacy petition on Dec. 8, the day the content of the text messages became public. The District 6 representative faces one challenger in the March 9 primary. Full Story »

  • Arizona Snowbowl set to open Thursday

    12 News Phoenix – Mon Dec 14, 6:33 pm ET  

    FLAGSTAFF - Skiers and snowboarders anxious to hit the slopes in northern Arizona won't have to wait too much longer. The Arizona Snowbowl is opening Thursday, thanks to a series of winter storms that dumped loads of snow at the resort north of Flagstaff. Full Story »

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The Wickenburg Sun

  • This Week in Wickenburg History

    The Wickenburg Sun – Thu Dec 10, 11:08 am ET  

    The first anniversary of the advent of Rotary International to Wickenburg was celebrated Tuesday evening of this week at El Recreo Pavilion, where members of the local “Out Wickenburg Way” Rotary Club, their ladies and guests numbering 117, held a dinner-dance in celebration of the club’s first birthday. Full Story »

  • They walk with cross

    The Wickenburg Sun – Thu Dec 10, 11:08 am ET  

    Phoenix First Assembly church member John Peter is obeying a heavenly vision by carrying an eight-foot cross through Arizona to Los Angeles, Calif., planning to arrive at his destination by Christmas Eve. He is accompanied by fellow church members and friends “Yogi Bear,” Rudy Johnson, Eddie Sanchez and Jesse Alas. Full Story »

  • First Christmas to be remembered

    The Wickenburg Sun – Thu Dec 10, 11:07 am ET  

    As a way to remember the events of the first Christmas, Wickenburg’s Community Alliance Church will stage a reenactment at the Wickenburg Sun, at 180 N. Washington, on Thursday, Dec.17. Full Story »

  • Chamber appreciates its members, sponsors

    The Wickenburg Sun – Thu Dec 10, 11:07 am ET  

    As we get together with family and friends to celebrate this holiday season, I’d like to take just a moment to thank all of our faithful chamber member businesses and sponsors for their support. Full Story »

  • Wittmann outsells Wickenburg

    The Wickenburg Sun – Thu Dec 10, 11:07 am ET  

    I stand corrected. A true gentleman and sage of the real estate community corrected me on an article of a few weeks ago. It seems I said that 30 years ago the real estate contract was only three pages and not the more than nine as it is today. Full Story »

Ahwatukee Foothills News

  • Police detain suspected ‘coyotes’

    Ahwatukee Foothills News – Fri Dec 11, 1:39 pm ET  

    Phoenix police officers were investigating what might have been a human smuggling convoy that was seen acting suspiciously near 48th Street and Elliot Road around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Details were still sketchy, but Sgt. Frank Matsko did confirm that... Full Story »

  • Sawed-off shotgun bandit rejects plea offer

    Ahwatukee Foothills News – Fri Dec 11, 1:39 pm ET  

    Henry Diaz Jr. has rejected a plea offer that would have sent the Ahwatukee Foothills man to prison for between 18 and 21 months. Instead, he apparently prefers to face a jury and stand trial for seven counts of armed robbery and seven counts of... Full Story »

  • Sailor needs community’s help as he struggles to come home

    Ahwatukee Foothills News – Wed Dec 9, 6:54 pm ET  

    Chris Kujawa trained as a Navy Corpsman, a medic who patrolled with Marines in Iraq. But instead of using his training to keep them alive, he now needs help as he struggles, paralyzed from the chest down, after a horrific summer automobile accident... Full Story »

  • Falling televisions can be deadly

    Ahwatukee Foothills News – Wed Dec 9, 3:09 pm ET  

    With the holidays fast approaching, who doesn’t want to find a 52-inch, plasma, flat-screen under the tree? But watch what you wish for. In his 24 years as a Phoenix firefighter and paramedic, Capt. Alex Rangel had only seen one case of a... Full Story »

  • County Supervisors Stapley, Wilcox indicted

    Ahwatukee Foothills News – Wed Dec 9, 1:09 pm ET  

    Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County Attorney Andrew Thomas announced today that the Maricopa County grand jury has indicted Supervisors Donald T. Stapley Jr. and Mary Rose Wilcox. PDF: Read the full indictments here Stapley has been indicted on 2 counts... Full Story »

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