April 2012 – Moab Sun News
The Grand County Council is scheduled to vote next week on whether to increase taxes on tourists staying in the area. To generate more revenue, the city council is considering Councilman Chris Baird’s proposal to increase the so-called “temporary room tax” rate from 3 percent to 4.25 percent, the highest the state allows. Baird said […]
Pope Francis expresses concern and dismay over alleged abuse by priests in Bolivia
La Paz, Bolivia (AP) – As a priestly pedophilia scandal continues to rock the Andean country, Pope Francis said in a letter to President Luis Arce on Friday that Bolivian priests sexually abused him. He expressed concern and regret over the allegations. . The Pope promised “the church will cooperate fully with the government” regarding […]
Tucson’s Make Way for Books is expanding to little readers statewide
Bill Finley, Arizona Daily Star Featured Given time, the Executive Director make way for the book You may wonder what happened to the first children affected by this program in 1998. Are any of them now teachers? parents? Are they reading to their children the way teachers and parents used to read to them? From […]
Arizona Man Freed From Death Row After 29 Years
Barry Jones, 64, was released yesterday after spending nearly 30 years on death row in Arizona on a false charge. Mr Jones was wrongfully convicted of murdering his girlfriend’s four-year-old daughter, public defenders failed to investigate, and readily available evidence showing the child was not with Mr Jones at the time of his injury. Wrongfully […]
‘It was a nightmare’: Pinal County builds new elections space after cramped quarters contribute to errors
“This article first published To vote beat, a non-profit news agency covering local election administration and voter access. “ (Coolidge) “You can’t even imagine,” said Geraldine Rolle, standing in the room where the mistake happened. “Really, really impossible.” Imagine a room the size of a two-car garage with a dozen people scurrying among themselves, carrying […]
Woman Faces Charges For Allegedly Running Online Drug Ring Targeting Oregon Kids
A woman faces federal indictment for allegedly running a social media drug ring targeting minors, according to a press release Thursday from the Oregon federal attorney’s office. Avery Rose Dickinson, 19, has been charged with conspiring to distribute and sell drugs and possessing a firearm, press release says read.of FBI launched an investigation in January […]
1 person killed in bear attack in Arizona; bear also dead
Officials said it was the second bear-related death in the state. June 16, 2023 at 4:04 PM ET • Read in 3 minutes A bear attack killed a person in Arizona Friday, marking the second fatal bear attack reported in the state, officials said. A bear involved in the attack also died, according to the […]
Sinema-led cartel social media bill approved by Homeland Security committee | State
(Center Square) – U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee Kirsten Sinema (Arizona), chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, June 14, with Republican Senator James Lankford (R-Oklahoma) approved the Anti-Social Media Cartel Act. The bipartisan bill establishes a national strategy to combat cartel recruitment while educating at-risk youth […]
Investment provides high-speed internet to rural Arizona communities
Bipartisan infrastructure law aimed at helping rural residents, businesses and farms in Arizona (KYMA, KECY) – More than $28.4 million will be invested in high-speed internet for rural communities, businesses and farms in Arizona. The $28,485,976 investment comes from a bipartisan infrastructure bill led by Senator Kirsten Cinema and formulated by Senator Mark Kelly. The […]
Bill Clinton Won A Presidential Records Lawsuit Over His ‘Sock Drawer’ Tapes. Here’s What That Could Mean For Trump.
Donald Trump on Tuesday cited a lawsuit involving a 2012 “sock drawer” tape against former President Bill Clinton as his defense against the indictment. “According to the Obama Department of Justice and the federal court in Washington, D.C. at the time, the sole responsibility for designating records as personal or belonging to the President rests […]
