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Jan 1, 2008

PHOENIX - A $12.1 million civil environmental settlement, the largest in state history, has been jointly announced by Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Director Steve Owens and Attorney General Terry Goddard. The settlement resolves a 2005 lawsuit brought against land…

Jan 1, 2008

Air Quality Violations in Gila, Pima and Yuma Counties PHOENIX --Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Director Steve Owens announced that United Metro Materials, Inc. and Tanner Companies (Yuma), Inc., doing business as Rinker Materials, will pay a $175,000 civil…

Dec 27, 2007

Following eight weeks of trial, a federal jury in Central Islip, New York, today returned a verdict convicting Colombo organized crime family acting boss Alphonse "Allie Boy" Persico and administration member John "Jackie" DeRoss of murder in aid of racketeering…

Dec 18, 2007

Mother Nature and her last two storms were certainly among the big news last week. If you checked our last issue, the lake levels at Roosevelt were at 2100.30 feet on December 3. On Tuesday, December 11, Rosy was 52%…

Dec 18, 2007

New HUD data shows program has helped 33,000 homeowners prevent foreclosure in three months; More than 50,000 to be helped by end of year WASHINGTON - In response to the Bush Administration's plan to help families avoid foreclosure, tens of…

Dec 6, 2007

WASHINGTON A San Francisco grand jury has returned a three-count indictment charging Bernard V. Ward, 56, with distributing and receiving child pornography, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced. Ward, a San Francisco resident who works…

Dec 5, 2007

Photo by Terry Stevens After months of rehabilitation and preparation, a young bald eagle will soar free today at the Windy Hill Recreation Site near Roosevelt Lake. Found in the Needle Rock area near Fountain Hills, this juvenile bald eagle…