Latest Arizona Headlines
All the headlines from our Arizona Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Drug-Related DUI Arrests Increase in Arizona
Jan 16 2013 // An Arizona highway safety official says the percentage of DUI arrests related to prescription and illegal drugs is up even as overall DUI arrests go down. The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety says the number of...
GEICO To Hire 300 New Associates In Arizona
Jan 9 2013 // The private passenger auto insurer GEICO is kicking off 2013 with plans to hire 300 new associates at the company’s regional office in Tucson, Ariz. The hires will include associates to fill new positions, and to...
4,400 Arrested In Arizona Over Holidays On Suspicion Of DUI
Jan 3 2013 // Authorities say nearly 4,400 people have been arrested in Arizona on suspicion of driving under the influence between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve. The Arizona Republic reported the arrests were made by officers...
USI Acquires Wick Pilcher in Arizona
Jan 3 2013 // USI Insurance Services acquired Phoenix, Ariz.-based Wick Pilcher Insurance Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Wick Pilcher provides insurance programs for all facets of employee benefits, commercial and personal...
Lawsuit Over Arizona Man’s Taser Death In Utah Settled
Dec 31 2012 // A settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of an Arizona man who died in 2009 after a southern Utah police officer shocked him with a Taser, lawyers for both sides said. The parties...
Family of Slain Arizona Border Patrol Agent Sues Officials
Dec 18 2012 // The family of a slain Arizona Border Patrol agent has sued federal officials over the botched “Fast and Furious” gun operation, claiming they should have known it created a risk to law enforcement...
Ryan Names Deitchman as Executive Vice President in Arizona
Dec 12 2012 // Phoenix, Ariz.-based R.P. Ryan Insurance Inc. has made Mark D. Deitchman executive vice president. Deitchman’s primary responsibility will be to increase the agency’s market share through recruitment of new...
Arizona City Agrees to Settle Police Shooting Lawsuit
Dec 3 2012 // Flagstaff has agreed to a $225,000 settlement for the family of a 78-year-old Arizona man killed by police as he held his son at bay with a shotgun. Kenneth Mitchell was holding the gun to his son’s head after the...
Pregnant Waitress Wins Settlement From Arizona Bar
Nov 30 2012 // A Peoria, Ariz. restaurant and bar must pay $15,000 to a former waitress who was moved from Sunday shifts because its management thought men watching football games would not want to see pregnant servers. The settlement...
Brewer Rejects State-Run Health Exchange for Arizona
Nov 30 2012 // Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has decided against creating a state-run health insurance exchange to implement a key part of President Barack Obama’s federal health care law. Brewer’s decision announced Wednesday...
Benefits Extended For Fallen Arizona Officers’ Families
Nov 20 2012 // A recent change by Glendale, Ariz. officials will extend the city’s discounted health insurance benefits for the families of police officers killed in the line of duty. Jim Brown, the city’s interim...
Arizona City Agrees To Settle Police Shooting Lawsuit
Nov 19 2012 // Flagstaff has agreed to a $225,000 settlement for the family of a 78-year-old Arizona man killed by police as he held his son at bay with a shotgun. Kenneth Mitchell was holding the gun to his son’s head after the...
Arizona Judge Oks $3.7M In Restitution For Wildfire
Nov 13 2012 // A judge says two cousins who accidentally started the largest wildfire in Arizona history will have to pay more than $3.7 million in restitution. The amount covers the loss of homes and other property, cleanup from the...
Insurer Says It Won’t Cover Armed Arizona Posse
Nov 2 2012 // An insurance pool that covers sheriff’s volunteers in 11 of Arizona’s 15 counties is changing its policies to exclude an armed volunteer posse that the state’s second most famous sheriff plans to deploy...
Arizona CPCU I-Day Happening November 14th, 2012
Oct 23 2012 // Scottsdale, AZ, 10/23/12 – Arizona CPCU I-Day is on November 14th, 2012. Join fellow CPCU’s and industry colleagues in the premier insurance educational event of the year! This exciting event held at Chaparral...
Arizona School District Settles Lawsuit With Ex-School Psychologist
Sep 11 2012 // The Tucson Unified School District in Arizona has agreed to pay a former school psychologist $180,000 to settle a retaliation claim. Rose Hamway filed a civil suit in U.S. District Court in Tucson, claiming she was...
Suit: Arizona Police Mistook Seizure, Used Taser
Sep 5 2012 // A federal lawsuit says Nogales, Arizona police wrongly used a stun gun on a disabled man after officers mistook his seizure for criminal activity. The Nogales International reported that 40-year-old Diego Lerma claims in a...
Nearly 1,000 Earthquakes In Arizona From 2006-2009
Aug 16 2012 // Most people would think earthquakes are rare in Arizona. But a new study published by Arizona State University researchers found nearly 1,000 earthquakes rattling the state over a three-year period. A graduate student in...
Ariz. Medical Marijuana Applicants Await Lottery
Aug 7 2012 // The Arizona Department of Health Services is set to hold a much-anticipated lottery today to select medical marijuana dispensaries across the state. The Arizona Republic reported state officials have decided to move...
People – West
Aug 6 2012 // Cary W. White joined San Jose, Calif.-based Thoits Insurance as vice president. White is responsible for new business production, client retention and relationship management. White has more than 25 years of experience in...
