Row simmers over death benefits for Arizona ‘Hotshot’ firefighters
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Nineteen members of an Arizona hotshot firefighting crew killed by a fickle wildfire all shared the same risks, but the widow of one is complaining that a...
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Thousands pay final tribute to fallen Arizona firemen
PRESCOTT VALLEY, Arizona (Reuters) - Thousands of mourners, led by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, paid tribute on Tuesday to 19 Arizona firemen killed in the worst U.S. wildfire tragedy...
Arizona town reeling over loss of firefighters in blaze
PRESCOTT, Arizona (Reuters) - Outside a fire station in Prescott stand 19 long-handled shovels propped up against a chain-link fence adorned with flowers, flags, ribbons and memorabilia - a makeshift...
Arizona town reeling over loss of firefighters in blaze
PRESCOTT, Arizona (Reuters) - Outside a fire station in Prescott stand 19 long-handled shovels propped up against a chain-link fence adorned with flowers, flags, ribbons and memorabilia - a makeshift...
Daredevil Nik Wallenda completes high-wire walk across Grand Canyon
(Reuters) - Daredevil Nik Wallenda completed a historic high-wire walk on a 2-inch (5-cm) steel cable over the Grand Canyon on Sunday and was greeted by wild cheers after his...
Daredevil Nik Wallenda completes high-wire walk across Grand Canyon
(Reuters) - Daredevil Nik Wallenda completed a historic high-wire walk on a 2-inch (5-cm) steel cable over the Grand Canyon on Sunday and was greeted by wild cheers after his...
Arizona wildfire threatens hundreds of homes, California blaze wanes
PHOENIX/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An Arizona wildfire whipped up by strong winds threatened hundreds of homes on Wednesday, even as firefighters were gaining an edge on a California blaze raging...
They don’t need no badges: Tourists bypass Grand Canyon blockade
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Tourist cars and buses resumed their bumpy run to a Grand Canyon tourist attraction run Tuesday, bypassing a roadblock set up last week by a dude rancher...
Arizona mother walks free from Mexico drug bust nightmare
PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona mother of seven jailed in Mexico after marijuana was found under her bus seat was released on Thursday after video evidence showed her boarding the...
Arizona sheriff Arpaio says he will appeal racial profiling ruling
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio, who styles himself as "America's toughest sheriff," said on Wednesday he would appeal a federal court ruling that found his agency had engaged...