Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - Northern Arizona's Locally Owned Newspaper

Bear Aware Week Underway in Northern Arizona

  May 1st-May 7th is Bear Aware Week at Bearizona Wildlife Park. During Bear Aware Week, the park provides information to visitors about how to live and recreate in areas that are inhabited by black bear.  The first 100 people to download and complete the Bear Aware Quiz from our website before they visit the >> Read More…

Bearizona Reaches One Year Anniversary

Bearizona Wildlife Park is celebrating one year in business.  The drive-through park near Williams features North American animals including bears, wolves, bison and big horn sheep as well as other animals. The park opened in May of 2010, with more than 90,000 visitors before the end of last year.  In January, park officials celebrated the >> Read More…

Snowbowl Moving Forward With Expansion Plans

Arizona Snowbowl near Flagstaff is moving forward with expansion plans, after an attempt to block development was denied.  The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the request filed by the Save the Peaks Coalition and a citizens group.  They say construction and use of snowmaking equipment would harm the environment.  This follows a ruling four >> Read More…

Bearizona Welcomes First Cub

Bearizona is proud to announce the arrival of the first cub ever to be born at Bearizona Wildlife Park in Williams, AZ.  He was named “Doc” in honor of Doc Casey, CEO Sean Casey’s father.  “Doc” was born in the middle of January (as was Sean’s dad) and removed from the den on February 28, >> Read More…

Next Steps for Construction at Arizona Snowbowl

After a decade of planning and years of being on hold, Arizona Snowbowl is moving forward with snowmaking. On Dec. 1, the Federal District Court ruled that the U.S. Forest Service adequately considered the safety of reclaimed water in regards to snowmaking at the ski area. Flagstaff Business News conducted an exclusive interview with General >> Read More…