APRIL 25, 2011
Protecting victims of domestic violence: New program announced by Secretary Bennett
PHOENIX – Domestic violence continues to be one of the most troubling problems facing society. Oftentimes, the perpetrator has a tendency to seek out the person who had the courage to press charges, to inflict more mental or physical harm. Keep reading ...
APRIL 21, 2011
Phoenix Parks and Recreation seeking additional Non-Profits for shuttered facilities
The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department is continuing the search for area nonprofit organizations to operate and maintain city facilities that have been closed due to budget reductions. This latest phase of the process opens the first week of May and covers RFPs to operate and maintain the following facilities: Telephone Pioneer Park; Thunderbirds Teen Center; and the South Mountain Environmental Education Center. Keep reading...
BY LINDA BENTLEY | APRIL 20, 2011
Medical marijuana means no background checks for qualifying patients
Classic car show has retailer miffed
CAVE CREEK – Monday’s council meeting began with Madelyn Hines, owner of the Town Dump, who, during Call to the Public, expressed her displeasure with the classic car event that brought bumper-to-bumper traffic throughout town all day Saturday. Keep reading ...
BY LINDA BENTLEY | APRIL 20, 2011
Brewer vetoes presidential eligibility bill, ineligible McCain applauds
Vetoes campus carry bill citing confusion over right-of-way
PHOENIX – Governor Jan Brewer has been on a veto rampage this week, defying the will of her constituents. Keep reading ...
BY LINDA BENTLEY | APRIL 20, 2011
The Donald giveth, the governor taketh away
Brewer vetoes presidential eligibility bill
SURPRISE – Mikki Booth, a community activist from Oklahoma flew in to Arizona on Saturday to work with a group of people, including Jeff Lichter, who along with Rep. Carl Seel, R-Dist. 6, met with real estate mogul Donald Trump regarding Seel’s presidential candidate qualifications bill (HB 2177), to explain the birth certificate and eligibility issue that has dogged Obama now for over three years. Keep reading ...
APRIL 20, 2011
Scottsdale residents and business owners requests MCSO suppression sweeps in downtown Scottsdale
What: Downtown residents and property owners fed up with lack of law enforcement in Scottsdale are signing fellow resident, business owner and posse member Bill Crawford’s petition asking Maricopa County Sheriff's Office for "Crime Suppression Sweeps" in downtown Scottsdale. Keep reading ...
BY JOHNATHAN HLADIK | APRIL 20, 2011
Announcement brings economic opportunity to rural Arizona
Last week USDA secretary Tom Vilsack announced a long-anticipated round of funding, designed to spur economic development in rural areas while providing a much needed upgrade to dated electric transmission infrastructure. Keep reading ...
PHOENIX – Casey Bourlier, 23, was arrested by Phoenix Police early Sunday morning and booked into Maricopa County Jail, where he is being held without bond, on two counts of aggravated assault, causing serious injury to a co-worker.