Biosphere 2 receiver fires 2 arrested in break in
Two former Biosphere 2 crew members Abigail Alling and Mark Van Thille were fired for cause by court-appointed receiver Martin Bowen of Space Biospheres Ventures. They were arrested in Tucson and charged with second degree burglary criminal damage and related offenses after allegedly opening doors to let outside air into the sealed environment.
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Tucson
Abigail Alling
Mark van Thille
Chris Helms
Space Biospheres Ventures
Helms
Alling
van Thille
Martin C. Bowen
Bowen
Sally Silverstone
Biosphere 2
Texas
Aire
Edward Bass
Justice Court
Oracle
Mumps outbreak prompts immunization push at Sedona schools
Sedona elementary school reports 49 suspected mumps cases with only one lab confirmed. State health officials note lack of immunizations as a potential cause while offering immunizations to students, siblings, and staff. One suspected case at Mingus High School linked to a Sedona student.
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Sedona
Jeff Davis
Arizona Department of Health Services
Davis
Paul Zeitz
Zeitz
West Sedona
Yavapai County
Marcia Jacobsen
Mingus High School
Tucson Squirrels Outwitted Vacuum Plans Prompt Poison Campaign
City officials in Reid Park tried a giant vacuum to remove ground squirrels humanely, but the rodents evaded capture. After years of nuisance lawsuits and breeding, the city will continue control with poison bait placed to deter children and pets, with potential birth-control additions if tests succeed.
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Tucson
Reid Park
Terry Anderson
Anderson
Tribunes Flatten named as Virg Hill Award finalists
Journalists from the Tribune Newspapers The Arizona Republic and The Phoenix Gazette are finalists for this year’s Virg Hill Print Journalist of the Year award. Mark Flatten leads with a law enforcement abuse series under state racketeering and forfeiture laws.
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Tribune
The
Arizona Republic
Phoenix Gazette
Virg Hill
Arizona Press Club
Mark Flatten
Tribune Newspapers
Jerry Kammer
Republic
Logan opposition to Glen Canyon study sparks criticism
In Logan Utah residents faced a last minute push to oppose an environmental study on Glen Canyon Dam operations. City officials estimate power costs could rise 23 to 50 percent as flows drop and extra power is bought from coal plants. Utah Wilderness Association critic Dick Carter calls the tactics unethical.
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Logan
Utah
Glen Canyon Dam
Colorado River
Glen Canyon
Vaun Bethers
Pape Seneca
Bethers
Dick Carter
Utah Wilderness Association
Carter
Cats spread plague in Southwest linked to suburbanization
Federal health officials warn domestic cats roaming newly suburbanized Southwest areas spread plague to humans. Since 1944, 362 plague cases. in 1984-93, cases rose across 13 states as bacteria moved from California Arizona New Mexico to Texas and Montana.
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Atlanta
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Kenneth Gage
CDC
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Montana
mid-Plains
Gage
Plague Cases Spread Across Western States
Since 1977, health officials report 15 cases of plague transmitted by cats across Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and Texas. The list of affected areas reflects ongoing spread and poses ongoing public health concerns.
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Nevada
Oregon
Washington
Colorado
Texas
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Press Club
Randy Reid
Peter Schwepker
the Gazette
Paul Gero
Schwepker
Larry Ketchum
Bisbee Observer
Ann Ryman
Sun Cities Independent
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Rock
Salt Lake City
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