Saturday Dec 26 | The Arizona Daily Star
Tucson temps to dip below freezing tonight
Mount Lemmon Highway is closed this morning except to residents and employees with vehicles with four-wheel drive or tire chains.
Comprehensive Evaluation System Is Approved By County Supervisors
By Tammy Gray-Searles A new evaluation system for the Navajo County manager that includes input from several sources, including other counties, as well as county elected officials and staff, was approved by the board of supervisors Tuesday.
Ruling to unseal records in St. Johns case
A judge in eastern Arizona's Greenlee County on Wednesday ordered records to be opened to the public in the case of a 9-year-old boy awaiting sentencing in the shooting death of his father's roommate.
Blizzard warning in northern Arizona, rain for Valley
Snow is falling in parts of northern Arizona Monday as a powerful storm moved into the region.
New judge assigned in St. Johns case
A new judge has been assigned to hear the case of a 9-year-old eastern Arizona boy awaiting sentencing in the shooting death of his father's roommate.
How AZ counties got their names
How did Arizona's counties get their names? That's not a bad question. My first thought was, "Duh, they're named for Native American tribes, or at least the Spanish name for those tribes." But then I remembered Graham and Pinal and La Paz and Greenlee counties, and decided I'd better look into this.
Tax Revenues Due Cities, County Continue To Fall
By Tammy Gray-Searles As the governor calls on the state legislature to balance the budget, state tax revenues continue to slide, reducing, in turn, the funds available to local governments even before any additional budget cuts are made.
County doles out 700 H1N1 vaccinations Saturday
The Daily Courier Cynthia Fields consoles and braces her daughter Camryn, 2, while Registered Nurse Bill Anders administers the H1N1 vaccine Saturday morning at the Yavapai County Health Services building in Prescott.
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Arizona DOT awards $27M in ARRA contracts
The Arizona Department of Transportation awarded six contracts this week totaling about $27 million for highway projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment act.
E. Ariz. river may have its own Nessie a " with plenty of serious teeth
The story has all the makings of a B movie. An alligator stalks the townsfolk of a small Eastern Arizona community as they partake of some night fishing along the river behind the Mormon church.
Ariz. Adds 126 Confirmed H1N1 Cases
The number of new cases of swine flu in Arizona is increasing. In-Depth: H1N1 Flu Section The Department of Health Services reported Wednesday that the state has now had 1,480 confirmed cases.
Ariz. adds 126 confirmed cases of swine flu
The number of new cases of swine flu in Arizona is increasing. The Department of Health Services reported Wednesday that the state has now had 1,480 confirmed cases.
Police: Slain teen had child with suspect's daughter
A 16-year-old St. Johns boy who was murdered and discarded in a shallow grave fathered a child with the daughter of one of the three murder suspects, Apache County officials said.
Body Discovered Is Believed To Be Missing St. Johns Boy
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of 16-year-old Ricky Flores, a St.
Murdered Teen Fathered Suspect's Grandchild
A 16-year-old St. Johns boy murdered and left in a shallow grave had a romantic relationship with the daughter of one of the suspects and even fathered her child, police say.
Explorer Francisco VA squez de Coronado didn't have to obey the highway speed limit, make hotel reservations or fuss with other such travel details when he rode the route that now bears his name.
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