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On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Detention Officer Julian Carmona Sr. was awarded a Life Saving Award By Sheriff Don Lowery and Commander Don Davis. The award reads: “With special recognition and gratitude you distinguished yourself in an exceptional manner. On March 28, 2012, your quick actions in regards to an inmate’s medical condition saved his life.  Your untiring efforts in carrying …

(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times / April 11, 2012) Is there an ancient Indian burial ground near the proposed Genesis solar project site? The Colorado River Indian Tribes is saying there is, and asking the federal government to stop development of some planned solar sites. The Los Angeles Times reports thus: The Feb. 27 letter from the chairman of the …

Via Marisa @ Makena Grill, B95.

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APS Customers in the towns of Bouse and Utting will experience another short planned outage Wednesday, April 25th from approximately 9 a.m. through approximately 10 a.m. APS says it expects this to be the last major outage affecting so many customers for the project, which is installing new power lines along Highway 72.

On March 16, 2012, Arizona Governor Janet Brewer appointed La Paz County Sheriff’s Deputy Anthony Nelson to the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board. The Board was created to address the need for minimum peace officer and correction officer selection, recruitment, retention and training standards, and to provide curriculum and standards for all certified law enforcement training facilities. The …

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  The Arizona Department of Transportation will continue working on a pavement repair project along State Route 95 north of Parker beginning Wednesday (April 25). The project consists of repairing cracks in the pavement between mileposts 152-161 and mileposts 142-148. The project is scheduled to be completed by May 2012. What to expect during construction: Daily intermittent lane closures are …

Parker High School graduate (’98) Daniel Fackel is highlighted in an article published yesterday in Stars and Stripes, a military newspaper. The article can be found HERE.