Latest Arizona Headlines
All the headlines from our Arizona Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Interior Plan Expedites Solar Development In West
Jul 25 2012 // The Obama administration moved Tuesday to streamline the development of large-scale solar projects on public lands by approving 17 vast tracts across the West it says has the highest power-generating potential and the...
People – West
Jul 23 2012 // San Jose, Calif.-based Thoits Insurance Services named Michael Solomon vice president in the benefits division. He will be responsible for client growth, relationship development and servicing his current clients. Solomon...
Sams & Associates Names Gelon in Arizona
Jul 19 2012 // Sacramento, Calif.-based insurance adjuster Sams & Associates Inc. named Marcia Gelon as the firm’s new general adjuster in Phoenix, Scottsdale and surrounding areas. Gelon joined Sams & Associates in 2012....
United Valley Adds Nine in Arizona and Nevada
Jul 12 2012 // Fresno, Calif.-based-United Valley Insurance Services Inc., a network of independently owned insurance agencies, has expanded its operations to include five new members in Arizona and four new members in Nevada. United...
Willis Names Schubert to its Arizona Operations
Jul 12 2012 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, named Chad Schubert as client advocate at Willis of Arizona. The appointment is effective immediately. Schubert will be responsible for the production of new business...
Chief Justice Roberts Viewed Differently After Healthcare Opinion
Jul 3 2012 // Chief Justice John Roberts could have taken down the entire, massive healthcare law that his fellow Republicans deride as “Obamacare.” He could have prevented the Supreme Court decision that largely disabled...
Ex-Ariz. Lawmaker Files $10M Claim Against Phoenix
Jul 2 2012 // A former state senator who resigned in January over a domestic violence incident involving his ex-girlfriend has filed a $10 million notice of claim against Phoenix police and city officials. Scott Bundgaard, 44, stepped...
Brewer Names Acting Director for Arizona Department of Insurance
Jun 29 2012 // Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has named Germaine Marks the Acting Director of the Arizona Department of Insurance. Marks is being appointed to serve in this capacity due to the pending retirement of outgoing Insurance Director...
Another Dust Storms Blows Through Phoenix Area
Jun 29 2012 // Another dust storm has blown through the Phoenix metropolitan area and parts of southern Arizona. Wednesday evening’s storm came on the heels of one Tuesday night that reduced visibility to about 1 to 2 miles in some...
Ariz. Officer Involved In 6 Kills Gets Disability
Jun 25 2012 // A city review board has granted disability retirement to a Scottsdale police officer involved in six deadly shootings over the past decade. The Public Safety Personnel Retirement System board unanimously voted to approve...
Law Firms’ Insurers to Compensate Investors Hurt by Mortgage Crisis
Jun 21 2012 // In a rare instance of law firms compensating investors burned in the mortgage meltdown, Greenberg Traurig and Quarles & Brady moved closer on Wednesday to settling a class action that accused them of participating in a...
Victim in Arizona Shooting Files Suit Against FBI
Jun 18 2012 // The surviving victim of a 2009 Arivaca, Ariz., home invasion that left a young girl and her father dead says the FBI should have prevented their deaths. The Arizona Daily Star reported that Gina Gonzalez claims in a...
Arizona Asks For Haikus To Promote Dust Storm Safety
Jun 15 2012 // Arizona transportation officials are getting the message out about dust storm safety – in precisely 17 syllables. The Arizona Department of Transportation is encouraging Twitter users to tweet haikus around the theme...
$20M Claim Filed In Death Of Arizona Jail Inmate
Jun 11 2012 // A $20 million notice of claim has been filed against Phoenix and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office over a jail inmate’s death last year. The family of Ernest “Marty” Atencio filed the claim...
SCF Arizona Board Approves $3.5 Million Dividend
Jun 4 2012 // SCF Arizona announced it will pay out safety dividends totaling $3.5 million for 2011 to qualified policyholders, making it the 41st consecutive year the company’s board of directors approved a dividend...
Victim In Arizona Shooting Files Suit Against FBI
Jun 4 2012 // The surviving victim of a 2009 Arivaca, Ariz. home invasion that left a young girl and her father dead says the FBI should have prevented their deaths. The Arizona Daily Star reported that Gina Gonzalez claims in a lawsuit...
Arizona Towns At Risk As Wildfires Hit Southwest
May 25 2012 // An Arizona wildfire threatened two more towns on Friday, with high winds on the way, as firefighters made progress against the largest of several fires spreading across the U.S. Southwest. More than 1,000 firefighters in...
Arizona Man Files Lawsuit Against LA Fitness
May 21 2012 // A Tempe, Ariz. man has filed a lawsuit against LA Fitness, claiming the fitness club depleted his bank account. Benjamin Calleros told The Arizona Republic on Thursday that LA Fitness staff members used his electronic...
Arizona Wildfires Grow, Evacuations Underway
May 14 2012 // Fire crews battled several wildfires in Arizona over the weekend, including a 4 1/2-square-mile blaze in the northern part of the state that prompted evacuations in a historic mining community. A fire about 4 miles north...
State, Feds Impose Fire Bans in Southern Arizona
May 8 2012 // State and federal land managers have imposed bans on open fires and other activities across much of southeastern Arizona because of high fire danger. Orders from the federal Bureau of Land Management and the Arizona state...
