Arizona man accused of cutting off girlfriend’s finger with a sword after demanding trust

Man accused of cutting off girlfriend’s finger

Ariz. authorities plan to turn over sweat lodge deaths probe to prosecutors in December

Sweat lodge probe includes hundreds of interviews

Ariz. sheriff says deaths of 2 in sweat lodge ceremony being treated as homicides

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — The deaths of two people during a sweat lodge ceremony led by self-help expert James Arthur Ray are being investigated as homicides, authorities said Thursday.

Navajo Nation mourns passing of another Code Talker

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — Willard Varnell Oliver, a member of the Navajo Code Talkers who confounded the Japanese during World War II by transmitting messages in their native language, died Wednesday. He was 88.

Family of NY woman who died after hours in Arizona sweat lodge say she was ‘in top shape’

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — A 38-year-old New York woman who died after sitting in a sauna-like sweat lodge at a scenic Arizona resort was an avid surfer and hiker who was “in top shape,” took self-improvement seriously and had a passion for art, a family spokesman said.

2 dead after hours spent in Arizona sweat lodge identified as Wisconsin man, New York woman

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — Two people who died after sitting for hours in an Arizona spiritual resort’s sauna-like sweat lodge were identified Saturday as a 40-year-old Wisconsin man and a 38-year-old New York woman.

Wisconsin man, New York woman identified as victims in Arizona sweat lodge deaths

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — Arizona authorities have identified the two people who died after sitting in an Arizona resort’s sauna-like sweat lodge as a 40-year-old Wisconsin man and a 38-year-old New York woman.

Watchdog group seeks Justice Department probe into sale of drug store by Ark. Rep. Mike Ross

PRESCOTT, Ark. — A watchdog group asked the Justice Department on Wednesday to look into the 2007 sale of a drug store owned by a congressman who is a key figure in the national health care debate after reports he may have profited excessively from the sale.