Agency reschedules two sessions on solar project

Officials: Man sought in shooting is found dead

PRESCOTT — Authorities in northern Arizona say a Mayer man who is suspected of killing his live-in girlfriend has been found dead.

Yavapai County sheriff’s officials say 29-year-old William Hewitt is believed to have killed 38-year-old Kristina Webb. Her body was found at about 1:30 p.m. Friday in a remote area south of Mayer.

Authorities say she suffered a gunshot wound and her 5-year-old son witnessed the shooting but was unharmed.

A homicide warrant was issued for Hewitt’s arrest.

The Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Saturday evening that a deputy spotted the suspect’s pickup truck in Prescott at about 6 p.m. Hewitt was then found dead inside from an apparent gunshot wound.

MARICOPA — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has rescheduled two public hearings on a proposed solar project near Maricopa.

The agency says its employees weren’t able to prepare for the meetings scheduled for this month because of the partial government shutdown.

The meetings on the Maricopa Solar Park Project now will be held Nov. 12 in Goodyear and Nov. 13 in Maricopa.

Marisol Energy 2 LLC has proposed building a 205-megawatt plant on BLM land about 8 miles west of Maricopa.