State Glance
Weather helping firefighters on blaze south of Grand Canyon
VALLE — Firefighters are working under favorable weather conditions to control a blaze south of the Grand Canyon.
The wildfire is moving northeast Tuesday through grass, pinon and juniper in Valle, about 35 miles north of Williams.
An aerial survey shows it has charred 550 acres. A vacant home, a structure and a vehicle also were burned.
Fire spokeswoman Tiffany Davila says crews have been able to steer the fire away from other homes that had been threatened.
While winds are calmer Tuesday than a day before, Davila says the dry vegetation is hindering the progress.
The wildfire is 60 percent contained.
Residents who were evacuated Monday were allowed back home several hours after the fire started.
About 70 people are working the fire, along with air support.
Phoenix police looking for a suspect in man’s fatal shooting
PHOENIX — Police in Phoenix say they’re searching for a suspect after an 18-year-old man was fatally shot.
They say Joe Acosta walked into a hospital around noon Monday with a gunshot wound. He died a short time later. Police believe the shooting occurred near 64th Avenue and Van Buren Street.
Officers searched the area and found an abandoned property where evidence of the shooting was recovered along with several stolen cars.
Police say suspects in the homicide case haven’t been identified yet.
Arizona woman gets prison along with ex ‘Property Wars’ star
PHOENIX — An Arizona woman has been sentenced to 20 months in federal prison in connection with a bank fraud scheme that involved a former star on the “Property Wars” reality TV show.
Prosecutors say 44-yearold Veronica Castro also was ordered Monday to pay more than $1 million in restitution.
Castro previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud along with co-defendant Scott Menaged, the former TV program star.
Menaged in December was sentenced to 17 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $33 million in restitution to banks and more than 200 investors.
Menaged owned and operated furniture stores in the Phoenix metro area. Castro was a longtime employee.