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Arizona tribes show support for San Carlos Apache amid wildfire
SAN CARLOS, Ariz. — Several Arizona tribes have extended support to the San Carlos Apache Tribe following a devastating wildfire that broke out July 11. The Watch Fire destroyed 13 homes and burned over 1,110 acres, leaving 75 people homeless and forcing the evacuation of more than 400 residents, according to the San Carlos Apache Tribe. The fire is the most serious structural blaze the area has seen in at least 30 years.
Columbus man and Arizona supplier plead guilty to major fentanyl distribution scheme
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In Columbus, Ohio, a local man and his supplier from Arizona have admitted to their involvement in a scheme to unlawfully distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl in the city in 2023. According to legal documents, 26-year-old Ontario M. Yarbrough of Columbus ran a drug operation...
Cleaning up: Mescal business owner struggles with smoke damage after fire
It's been almost two weeks since multiple vehicles and trucks burned in a Mescal tow yard. Larry Hubbard, owner of Carport City, was supposed to donate two tiny homes, but isn't able to do so anymore.
More Cooling Resources to be Sent to Ajo and Western Pima County
Pima County Administrator Jan Lesher said today the state and the County would be sending more cooling resources to Ajo to help community members protect themselves from the heat this summer. The Arizona Department of Health Services is delivering a “COOLtainer” to Ajo July 18 that is similar to the...
Arizona man arrested near Casper sentenced to 10-plus-years for cocaine, gun crimes
CASPER, Wyo. — A Phoenix, Arizona, resident pulled over during a traffic stop west of Casper in late February was sentenced to more than 10 years’ imprisonment for drug and gun crimes during a federal court hearing in Cheyenne on Monday. Giovanny Bustamante Ibarra received a five-month sentence...
Kidnapped woman dies after jumping out of moving car in Tucson, boyfriend arrested: sheriff
TUCSON, Ariz. - A man is accused of murder after authorities say he kidnapped his girlfriend, and she died after jumping out of a moving car during a pursuit in Tucson. The Pima County Sheriff's Department says deputies on July 20 responded to Catalina Highway and Melpomene Way after a woman called 911 saying her boyfriend had taken drugs, was driving toward Mount Lemmon and would not let her out of the vehicle.
Sen. Justine Wadsack claims ‘political persecution’ over Tucson criminal speeding ticket
Arizona Sen. Justine Wadsack, a Tucson-area Republican, is claiming “political persecution” over a criminal speeding ticket dating from a March incident that police allege saw her driving her Tesla down Speedway at more than 70 mph. Wadsack was pulled over on Friday, March 15, just after 10 p.m., after being observed “traveling at a high […] The post Sen. Justine Wadsack claims ‘political persecution’ over Tucson criminal speeding ticket appeared first on Arizona Mirror.
AZ Supreme Court: State not responsible for TUSD desegregation expenses
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Monday that the state does not have to reimburse Pima County for taxes levied for Tucson Unified’s programs stemming from its decades-long desegregation case. TUSD board president Natalie Luna Rose said that the district is figuring out how the ruling will affect them. “It...
2024 monsoon season has been wetter than expected. What can Arizona expect in August?
Arizona has had a wetter monsoon season than meteorologists expected for the summer, but some areas have remained dry. This year's monsoon season was predicted to be even drier than 2023's historically dry season, but much of the state has been close to or above normal rainfall through July, National Weather Service officials said.
We're releasing a candle with Di Luna and it smells like s'mores in the desert
We've designed T-shirts and coffee mugs, phone cases and baseball hats. Never have we had a hand in candle-making — until now. We collaborated with local maker and shop Di Luna Candles to create the candle of our dreams, set to be released in limited quantities on Saturday, Aug. 3.
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