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2 national forests in Arizona reduce restrictions
FLAGSTAFF ai??i?? Two northern Arizona forests are decreasing fire restrictions due to a reduced risk of major wildfires.
Report shows spike in reservation criminal cases
American Indian leaders who criticized the federal government for years over the way authorities handled major crimes on reservations will soon mark progress with the release of newly tracked statistics from the U.S. Justice Department.
Navajo lawmakers put off vote on coal plant lease
Navajo Nation lawmakers have put off voting on a lease extension for a coal-fired power plant over concerns about water use, pollution, the federal government's role in the power plant and a negotiating team that didn't include any of the lawmakers.
State plans road projects with $350M less
The Arizona Department of Transportation says it will be working with $350 million less as it maps out construction projects for the next five years.
Reducing debt should be Obama’s top priority
Small businesses in Arizona employ 46 percent of the private-sector workforce. They are an important economic engine to the state, and to the nation. But the uncertainty in Washington makes it difficult for them to live up to the full potential that we all know small business can be. When I was voted CEO of the Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA), I made it a priority to engage our more than[...]
$1 billion EPA proposal targets pollution at Navajo power plant
The federal government is proposing new limits for pollution from a coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation that it says will improve visibility at places like the Grand Canyon, but it could come with a price tag of more than $1 billion, according to the plant's owners.
Heavy spending not enough to beat LD6 Republicans in House race
Heavy spending by Democratic independent expenditure groups didn’t pay off in the Legislative District 6 House race as two Republicans won convincingly.
Republican group targets state Senate races
A well-funded independent expenditure group launched what is likely to be the first of numerous attacks targeting three Democratic candidates in hotly-contested state Senate races.
Candidates for CD1 turn negative in first debate
Republican congressional candidate Jonathan Paton pointed to his military service and years served in the Legislature and his Democratic opponent Ann Kirkpatrick painted herself as a bi-partisan bridge builder. But eventually their Thursday night debate in Casa Grande for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District turned to the negative images each has been proffering about the other.
Retired attorney is new Flagstaff mayor
A Flagstaff man who is suing the city is now its mayor.
Arizona Snowbowl owners seek $270K over snowmaking suit
Owners of a northern Arizona ski resort have asked a federal appeals court to award them nearly $270,000 in attorney's fees over a snowmaking lawsuit.
Veit Springs: A Home on the Mountain
An early resident in the Flagstaff area was German Ludwig Veit (pronounced Wait) who homesteaded at 8,500 feet on a slope of Mt. Agassiz, one of the peaks of San Francisco Mountain. He received a patent to the 160-acre parcel in 1891. Two springs and a relatively flat area to farm prompted Veit to select the unlikely spot where he and his family lived for two decades. Their nearest human neighbors[...]
