Arizona News

Settlement Ends Arizona Sweat Lodge Lawsuit

The owners of an Arizona retreat where a self-help author’s sweat lodge ceremony turned deadly have settled a lawsuit brought by the victims’ families and other participants. An attorney for two of the plaintiffs tells The Associated Press that a …

American Family Pays an Additional $1,190,657 to Arizona Claimants

American Family Mutual Insurance Company (American Family Mutual), the third largest homeowner insurance company in Arizona, underpaid more than 5,000 Arizona homeowner insurance claims arising from last year’s winter storm (January 2010) and hail storm (October 2010), according to an …

Arizona Contractor Ordered to Stop Acting as an Adjuster Without a License

Arizona building contractor, True-Built Construction, LLC owned by Weston Farnes, was given a cease and desist order to stop acting as an insurance adjuster without a license, according to the Arizona Department of Insurance (ADOI). Authorities reported that Farnes had …

Fire Restrictions Start Wednesday in Arizona

Fire-use restrictions go into effect this week throughout the Prescott region and other parts of Arizona. In an unusual move, the higher-elevation Coconino and southern Kaibab national forests started fire restrictions on Friday ahead of the ones for the Prescott …

Families Threaten Lawsuit Over Arizona Fire Flood Ditch

An effort by Coconino County to prevent major flooding damage in the aftermath of a wildfire could land the county in court. Four families say the county built a newly fenced, 40-foot wide flood control ditch across their land without …

Salon Can Challenge Ariz. Rules on Fish Pedicure

An Arizona appeals court says a business owner is entitled to challenge the constitutionality of state rules barring her from using fish in her salon pedicures. The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Friday that Cindy Vong can sue over the …

Lawsuit Over Fish Pedicures Heads to Arizona Court

The Arizona Court of Appeals plans to hear arguments Wednesday on a civil lawsuit involving a Gilbert spa owner whose clients paid to have fish eat dead skin off their feet. The case was filed by the Goldwater Institute on …

Arizona Woman Arrested After Fire at Home

Authorities say a woman has been arrested in connection with an arson case at her home in northern Arizona. Coconino County Sheriff’s officials say 31-year-old Amber M. Shaw of Doney Park was taken into custody Monday. They say she’s facing …

Costs Up for Pipeline Damaged in Arizona Wildfire

The costs of rebuilding a vital water pipeline damaged after a wildfire on the outskirts of Flagstaff last year are soaring. The pipeline first constructed in 1890 brings the city about 20 percent of its water during the summer. It …

Crews Keep Southern Arizona Wildfire Away From Homes

A brush fire in the southern Arizona community of Hereford burned eight acres and threatened homes. Three fire departments and the Bureau of Land Management responded to the fire Wednesday afternoon south of Sierra Vista. A local fire chief tells …