PHOENIX — Politicians on either side of the aisle are already positioning themselves to succeed U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi in the event he resigns. Sure that a federal investigation into his involvement in a land-swap deal will lead him to abandon his seat after a more than three terms, the political community been busy the [...]
The state and national economy may be slowing down, but the Flagstaff municipal budget is on the fast track. Pending final City Council approval, more than 56 new employees will be hired next fiscal year, pay and benefits raises will top $2.2 million and overall spending will be up nearly 7 percent. The reason: Sales [...]
TUCSON, AZ — A 480-acre retired farm on the San Pedro River, the subject of an investigation that threatens the career of U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi, could also threaten the future of Fort Huachuca, officials say. There are concerns that the farm — the critical property in two failed land swaps aimed at protecting the [...]
A Flagstaff man who allegedly e-mailed the local paper threatening a Virginia Tech-like incident during the city’s Cinco de Mayo celebration was arrested by FBI agents Friday. James Wesley Cheek made an initial appearance in federal court on a charge related to making threats via interstate communications, said Camille Bibles, assistant U.S. attorney in Flagstaff. [...]
U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi denied Friday that he plans to resign from office amid a federal investigation that saw the FBI raid the Arizona Republican’s family business this past week. “For several weeks, I have been the subject of leaked stories, conjecture, and false attacks about a land exchange,” Renzi said in a brief release [...]
Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.) failed to disclose a $200,000 payment he received from a business partner in 2005 in apparent violation of House ethics rules. Prosecutors could use the omission as evidence that Renzi intended to conceal a transaction he knew to be controversial or even improper. The $200,000 was a payment from James Sandlin [...]
Residents around Flagstaff and campers along the Mogollon Rim and Grand Canyon would hear the howls of wild wolves again one day, if one Flagstaff group accomplishes its mission. The plan, depending on public support and available habitat, would be to reintroduce endangered gray wolves along the Mogollon Rim, up to Flagstaff and up on [...]
OTTAWA, IL — In less than three weeks, people can view something at the Majestic Theater that hasn’t been seen there in a dozen years: First-run movies. Kyle Mitchell, most recently of Flagstaff, Ariz., has entered a lease agreement to renovate and operate the Majestic, which has not shown first-run movies since Oct. 1, 1995. [...]
SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 25 /PRNewswire/ — The high speeds and thrills of the Red Bull Air Race World Series will touch down in Monument Valley, UT, on May 12th, 2007. Home to the iconic scenery of sandstone buttes and isolated red mesas, Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park will provide an amazing backdrop for one [...]
A New York senator is demanding the Justice Department disclose all contacts related to a corruption investigation targeting northern Arizona Congressman Rick Renzi. Senator Charles Schumer made his request in a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. It follows the revelation that Renzi’s top aide said he had called the U-S Attorney’s Office last October [...]
