September 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 retaliated against by TUSD …
August 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 ASU’s School of Earth and Space …
July 9, 2012
A statewide task force targeting drunken drivers on the July 4th holiday led to more than 100 arrests. The Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety says 33 of the 108 arrests were for extreme DUI. That’s when drivers had blood-alcohol …
June 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 safe driving in haboobs – severe dust storms …
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 of the mountain town …
May 7, 2012
Yuma city officials have ordered the demolition of a house they say was so overrun by bugs and human and animal waste that it is a biohazard. The home about two miles north of the city’s airport has been a …
April 30, 2012
A science project at a southern Arizona school sparked a 15-acre wildfire and led to the school’s evacuation. The project involved model rockets being launched behind Elgin School. One of the rockets landed in the pasture behind the school. Chief …
April 23, 2012
A Flagstaff, Ariz., man who continued to collect insurance premiums from small business owners even though his license was revoked has been sentenced to three years in prison. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office says 33-year-old Jeffery Ray Capshaw was sentenced …
April 17, 2012
An eastern Arizona forest charred by a massive wildlife is seeking comments on a modified plan to salvage burned timber and replant trees. The project is in response to last year’s Wallow Fire that burned more than 538,000 acres in …
March 31, 2012
Arizona motorists will be able to use their smart phones to prove to a police officer that they have insurance for their vehicles. Gov. Jan Brewer has signed into law a bill to have Arizona join Idaho in permitting motorists …