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Page school district superintendent rescinds resignation

October 26, 2021 GMT

PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — The superintendent of the Page Unified School District who resigned after allegedly making a racist remark at a school board meeting now intends to stay on the job.

Larry Wallen resigned Sunday but notified the district early Tuesday that he changed his mind, the district posted on its Facebook page.

Pilot killed, lone passenger injured in Arizona plane crash

September 23, 2021 GMT

PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — A single-engine plane has crashed in far northern Arizona, killing the pilot and injuring the lone passenger, authorities said Thursday.

Coconino County Sheriff’s officials say there received a call Wednesday evening from the Page Airport that a plane originating from San Martin, Calif., had crashed while on approach.

California man dies rescuing child in Lake Powell

August 7, 2021 GMT

PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — A California man drowned after rescuing his child who was struggling to swim in Lake Powell on the Arizona-Utah state line.

The National Park Service said the family rented a ski boat, toured the lake and stopped in a cove near Warm Creek Bay on Thursday.

Recreation at risk as Lake Powell dips to historic low

By SOPHIA EPPOLITOAugust 6, 2021 GMT

Kentucky woman dies, caught in flash flood in Arizona canyon

August 3, 2021 GMT

PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a Kentucky woman who was caught in a flash flood in a canyon near the Arizona-Utah border.

Coconino County Sheriff’s officials said they received a call Saturday evening about a possible drowning at Labyrinth Canyon on Lake Powell.

Power plant stacks that loomed over Arizona come down

By FELICIA FONSECADecember 19, 2020 GMT

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Three towering concrete stacks that were the most visual reminders of a coal-fired power plant that operated for decades along the Arizona-Utah state line came down Friday...

Arizona’s largest newspaper quits candidate endorsements

February 26, 2020 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Republic, which drew global attention in 2016 for endorsing a Democrat for president for the first time in its history, will stop endorsing candidates for public office, newspaper leaders wrote Wednesday...