Region in brief: May 23
Jobless rate is lowest since 2000
ARIZONA — Arizona’s jobless rate is at 4.9 percent just two-tenths of a point above where it was last summer. The national unemployment rate dropped to 3.9 percent, the lowest since 2000.
DPS and firefighters battle small I-40 fire
FLAGSTAFF — Two state troopers and an off-duty hotshot member battled a small fire May 20 in the median of I-40 until fire crews arrived. The fire was just south of NAU. The cause was a discarded cigarette.
Ducey vetoes increasing liability insurance
PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey vetoed hotly debated legislation that would have nearly doubled the amount of coverage necessary for liability car insurance.
Arizona gas prices continue to rise as Memorial weekend approaches
ARIZONA — The national average gasoline price is at its highest point since November 2014 because of a recent rally in oil prices from long-term OPEC production cuts, the U.S. exiting the Iran nuclear deal, declining U.S. oil inventories and high demand, according to gasbuddy.com. Gas prices are expected to hit $2.95 per gallon on Memorial Day, a 65-cent increase over Memorial Day last year.
- Driver identified in fatal accident on Perkinsville Road Sept. 19
- Latest Tik Tok challenges causing problems for Williams Unified School District
- Search at Grand Canyon turns up remains of person missing since 2015
- Plane wreckage and human remains found in Grand Canyon National Park
- Pumpkin Patch Train departs Williams starting Oct. 5
- Update: Man missing in Grand Canyon National Park hike found alive
- Receding water levels at Lake Powell reveal missing car and driver
- Man sentenced for attack on camper at Perkinsville
- Column: Lumber prices expected to stay high through 2022
- Elk rut season in Grand Canyon: What you need to know
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