Latest Arizona Headlines
All the headlines from our Arizona Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Benefits Extended For Fallen Arizona Officers’ Families
Nov 20 2012 // A recent change by Glendale, Ariz. officials will extend the city’s discounted health insurance benefits for the families of police officers killed in the line of duty. Jim Brown, the city’s interim...
Arizona City Agrees To Settle Police Shooting Lawsuit
Nov 19 2012 // Flagstaff has agreed to a $225,000 settlement for the family of a 78-year-old Arizona man killed by police as he held his son at bay with a shotgun. Kenneth Mitchell was holding the gun to his son’s head after the...
Arizona Judge Oks $3.7M In Restitution For Wildfire
Nov 13 2012 // A judge says two cousins who accidentally started the largest wildfire in Arizona history will have to pay more than $3.7 million in restitution. The amount covers the loss of homes and other property, cleanup from the...
Insurer Says It Won’t Cover Armed Arizona Posse
Nov 2 2012 // An insurance pool that covers sheriff’s volunteers in 11 of Arizona’s 15 counties is changing its policies to exclude an armed volunteer posse that the state’s second most famous sheriff plans to deploy...
Arizona CPCU I-Day Happening November 14th, 2012
Oct 23 2012 // Scottsdale, AZ, 10/23/12 – Arizona CPCU I-Day is on November 14th, 2012. Join fellow CPCU’s and industry colleagues in the premier insurance educational event of the year! This exciting event held at Chaparral...
Arizona School District Settles Lawsuit With Ex-School Psychologist
Sep 11 2012 // The Tucson Unified School District in Arizona has agreed to pay a former school psychologist $180,000 to settle a retaliation claim. Rose Hamway filed a civil suit in U.S. District Court in Tucson, claiming she was...
Suit: Arizona Police Mistook Seizure, Used Taser
Sep 5 2012 // A federal lawsuit says Nogales, Arizona police wrongly used a stun gun on a disabled man after officers mistook his seizure for criminal activity. The Nogales International reported that 40-year-old Diego Lerma claims in a...
Nearly 1,000 Earthquakes In Arizona From 2006-2009
Aug 16 2012 // Most people would think earthquakes are rare in Arizona. But a new study published by Arizona State University researchers found nearly 1,000 earthquakes rattling the state over a three-year period. A graduate student in...
Ariz. Medical Marijuana Applicants Await Lottery
Aug 7 2012 // The Arizona Department of Health Services is set to hold a much-anticipated lottery today to select medical marijuana dispensaries across the state. The Arizona Republic reported state officials have decided to move...
People – West
Aug 6 2012 // Cary W. White joined San Jose, Calif.-based Thoits Insurance as vice president. White is responsible for new business production, client retention and relationship management. White has more than 25 years of experience in...
Interior Plan Expedites Solar Development In West
Jul 25 2012 // The Obama administration moved Tuesday to streamline the development of large-scale solar projects on public lands by approving 17 vast tracts across the West it says has the highest power-generating potential and the...
People – West
Jul 23 2012 // San Jose, Calif.-based Thoits Insurance Services named Michael Solomon vice president in the benefits division. He will be responsible for client growth, relationship development and servicing his current clients. Solomon...
Sams & Associates Names Gelon in Arizona
Jul 19 2012 // Sacramento, Calif.-based insurance adjuster Sams & Associates Inc. named Marcia Gelon as the firm’s new general adjuster in Phoenix, Scottsdale and surrounding areas. Gelon joined Sams & Associates in 2012....
United Valley Adds Nine in Arizona and Nevada
Jul 12 2012 // Fresno, Calif.-based-United Valley Insurance Services Inc., a network of independently owned insurance agencies, has expanded its operations to include five new members in Arizona and four new members in Nevada. United...
Willis Names Schubert to its Arizona Operations
Jul 12 2012 // Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, named Chad Schubert as client advocate at Willis of Arizona. The appointment is effective immediately. Schubert will be responsible for the production of new business...
Chief Justice Roberts Viewed Differently After Healthcare Opinion
Jul 3 2012 // Chief Justice John Roberts could have taken down the entire, massive healthcare law that his fellow Republicans deride as “Obamacare.” He could have prevented the Supreme Court decision that largely disabled...
Ex-Ariz. Lawmaker Files $10M Claim Against Phoenix
Jul 2 2012 // A former state senator who resigned in January over a domestic violence incident involving his ex-girlfriend has filed a $10 million notice of claim against Phoenix police and city officials. Scott Bundgaard, 44, stepped...
Brewer Names Acting Director for Arizona Department of Insurance
Jun 29 2012 // Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has named Germaine Marks the Acting Director of the Arizona Department of Insurance. Marks is being appointed to serve in this capacity due to the pending retirement of outgoing Insurance Director...
Another Dust Storms Blows Through Phoenix Area
Jun 29 2012 // Another dust storm has blown through the Phoenix metropolitan area and parts of southern Arizona. Wednesday evening’s storm came on the heels of one Tuesday night that reduced visibility to about 1 to 2 miles in some...
Ariz. Officer Involved In 6 Kills Gets Disability
Jun 25 2012 // A city review board has granted disability retirement to a Scottsdale police officer involved in six deadly shootings over the past decade. The Public Safety Personnel Retirement System board unanimously voted to approve...
