Tribes want national monument protection for Grand Canyon
Anita Snow Associate Press PHOENIX — Arizona tribal leaders said Tuesday they want to build on President Joe Biden’s recent momentum Designated a National Monument in neighboring Nevada To persuade the administration to create similar protections for areas adjacent to the Grand Canyon. “This designation is a top priority for the Hopi Nation,” said Timothy […]
MCC, Hualapai Tribe partner to open a business incubator on reservation | The Buzz -The buzz in Bullhead City – Lake Havasu City – Kingman – Arizona – California
Mojave County – Mojave Community College and Hualapai Tribal Nation hosted a historic ribbon-cutting ceremony for the first Hualapai Business Incubator. The incubator will support tribe members who want to start and operate businesses that serve Hualapai Reservation residents, Route 66 travelers, and Grand Canyon visitors. The festivities began with prayers from the Hualapai tribe […]
Congressman Ruben Gallego holds ag roundtable in Yuma
2024 U.S. Senate candidates are informed by local farmers about the 2023 Farm Bill YUMA, Arizona (KECY, KYMA) – US Congressman Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona) hopes to meet the needs of Yuma’s farmers and gain bipartisan support for the 2023 Farm Bill . Gallego, who represents Arizona’s Third District and is a Democrat, is also contesting […]
Bloom in Luxury: Effie Anderson Smith and the Yucca School of Desert Art
Editor’s Note: This article by Steven Carlson suggests an entirely new school of desert art. We’ve considered the painters of the Coachella Valley her school in Smoketree, but Effie Anderson-Smith (Stephen’s great aunt) dedicated much of her work to the misunderstood yucca. Aunt Effie (1869-1955) was a pioneer painter in Arizona who lived in a […]
It’s National Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week
Gila County animal control officers rescue dogs, cats and even javelinas Contributed article/courtesy: Carol Broeder GILA COUNTY – What Would You Do In This Situation: A Six Shooter Canyon caller reports that the hapless javelin tumbled into a sinkhole about 20 feet deep and was unable to escape. Luckily for this scruffy creature, Gila County […]
Tribal leaders, lawmakers want new 1.1 million acre monument in Arizona
Alexis Waithe | Cronkite News Tribal leaders joined state lawmakers on Tuesday in calling on President Joe Biden to secure more than 1.1 million acres of land around the Grand Canyon as a new national monument. Environmental groups and a dozen tribes in the area say the Baji Nwabjo Itaa Kukveni Grand Canyon is proposed. […]
CBP releases video of fatal shooting in Arizona
TUCSON, Arizona — Last month, US Customs and Border Patrol released body-worn camera footage tracking southern Arizona. shooting of a US citizen. Incident date March 14th About a mile north of Sasabe, a group of suspected illegal immigrants were seen entering a BMW after Border Patrol agents were notified by radio. After observing the passage […]
Arizona’s News Roundup: Senate expels Republican lawmaker, Hobbs looks back on first 100 days
arizona news Has been updated: April 13, 2023 at 1:39 PM Rep. Liz Harris (Photo by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link) To Taylor Kinalup and Kate Oulada KTAR.com PHOENIX — Local and state level politics dominated the headlines this week. If you feel like you’re not keeping up, check out KTAR’s Arizona’s News Roundup. […]
Wealthy resident departures worsen ‘doom loop’ fears – Santa Cruz Sentinel
The historic tower of the Bank of Italy in downtown San Jose. (Photo: George Avalos/Bay Area News Group) Wealthy residents freed from their offices by remote work are leaving the Bay Area at a higher rate than before the pandemic. The trend could exacerbate the region’s slowly recovering employment centers and the dreaded economic “loop […]
Hobbs issues emergency declaration for Arizona flood damage
Yavapai County, Arizona — Governor Katie Hobbs A state of emergency has been declared in Yavapai County after a series of storms last month wreaked havoc on the region. The declaration allocates $200,000 from the state’s General Fund to be used to repair infrastructure in central Arizona, freeing up resources to assist with restoration efforts. […]
