VOL. 18  ISSUE NO. 31   |  AUGUST 1 – 7, 2012

JIM VAN ALLENBY LINDA BENTLEY | AUGUST 1, 2012

Carefree councilman
calls it quits

CAREFREE – Councilman Jim Van Allen notified Sonoran News Tuesday evening that he had resigned from the Carefree Town Council, effective immediately.  



BY LINDA BENTLEY | AUGUST 1, 2012

Burglary suspects arrested in Cave Creek

Residents should be wary of anyone they don’t know knocking on their door unexpectedly

CAVE CREEK – Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has been investigating a rash of burglaries in the Cave Creek, Carefree and New River areas.

BY LINDA BENTLEY | AUGUST 1, 2012

Voter confusion abounds in redistricting aftermath

Meet two District 1 legislators during Aug. 6 council meeting

CAVE CREEK – Readers have expressed confusion over which legislative representatives they will be voting for and the boundaries of the newly drawn legislative districts.

BY LINDA BENTLEY | AUGUST 1, 2012

Judicial Watch founder threatens suit over falsehoods in book

Klayman files notice of appeal in Obama eligibility case

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Attorney Larry Klayman, founder of Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch has threatened a lawsuit if the book “Corruption Chronicles,” a book recently released by Simon & Schuster’s Threshold Editions, is not reissued with a truthful new version and an original non-infringing cover.

AUGUST 1, 2012

Scottsdale Fire Chief announces his departure

Scottsdale Fire Chief Garret Olson has accepted a position as deputy fire chief with the City of San Luis Obispo, California.

AUGUST 1, 2012

Rep. Schweikert introduces amendment to dismantle 'Dodd-Frank'

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ), Vice Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government-Sponsored Enterprises, introduced the Schweikert Amendment to H.R. 4078 that would halt all rule promulgation of Dodd-Frank. This amendment is the first introduced to dismantle Dodd-Frank that has seen a vote in the House of Representatives.

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