Scottsdale NewsLocal news for Scottsdale, AZ continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.2 Scottsdale-area firmsface air quality fines- July 5, 2008 Two of three companies facing large fines from the Maricopa County Air Quality Department for air quality violations last month were from the Scottsdale area, according to information from the agency.http://www.topix.net/city/scottsdale-az/2008/07/2-scottsdale-area-firmsface-air-quality-fi... Phoenix Expands Sonoran Desert Preserve With Land Purchase- July 4, 2008 Phoenix Buys 812-acres of Preserve Land for $22.4 Million; Developer pays $12.7 Million North Scottsdale Parcel The Arizona State Land Department announced the results of two separate live auctions which ...http://www.topix.net/city/scottsdale-az/2008/07/phoenix-expands-sonoran-desert-preserve-wi... Preserve's management plan shot down by council- July 4, 2008 A McDowell Sonoran Conservancy proposal to hire a project director to shepherd the planned Desert Discovery Center to fruition received a cool reception from the Scottsdale City Council on Tuesday.http://www.topix.net/city/scottsdale-az/2008/07/preserves-management-plan-shot-down-by-cou... Scottsdale to cite left-turn red-light runners- July 4, 2008 Next month Scottsdale will start citing motorists running red lights while turning left, a first for the city in its 11 years of using photo enforcement.http://www.topix.net/city/scottsdale-az/2008/07/scottsdale-to-cite-left-turn-red-light-run... Scottsdale vegan dad convicted on lesser child-abuse charges- July 4, 2008 Blair Parker has escaped the 30-year minimum mandatory sentence his wife received last year for starving their three children on a strict vegan diet.http://www.topix.net/city/scottsdale-az/2008/07/scottsdale-vegan-dad-convicted-on-lesser-c... Don't skillet, grill it: There's no catch to cooking whole fish over open flame- July 3, 2008 Ambitious backyard grillers are rediscovering the ancient practice of cooking a whole fish over an open flame.http://www.topix.net/city/scottsdale-az/2008/07/dont-skillet-grill-it-theres-no-catch-to-c... Man in Scottsdale shooting arrested in Texas- July 3, 2008 The search is over for a Scottsdale fugitive who was wanted by police on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder.http://www.topix.net/city/scottsdale-az/2008/07/man-in-scottsdale-shooting-arrested-in-tex... Scottsdale's sidewalk solicitor behind bars- July 3, 2008 For more than a decade, Bernard "Bernie" Kessler has been a fixture on downtown Scottsdale streets, wearing official-looking outfits and soliciting people to make donations to a no-kill animal shelter in lieu ...http://www.topix.net/city/scottsdale-az/2008/07/scottsdales-sidewalk-solicitor-behind-bars... Former Scottsdale mayor loses cancer battle- July 3, 2008 Former Scottsdale Mayor William C. "Bill" Jenkins, who also taught in the Scottsdale School District for 29 years, died early Wednesday of cancer.http://www.topix.net/city/scottsdale-az/2008/07/former-scottsdale-mayor-loses-cancer-battl... Woman accused of credit card scam nabbed in Tempe- July 2, 2008 A woman who police say might have had more than 200 credit card account numbers has been arrested in Tempe.http://www.topix.net/city/scottsdale-az/2008/07/woman-accused-of-credit-card-scam-nabbed-i... |