Cottonwood should have 8.5 square miles of U.S. Forest Service land officially within its boundaries before the end of September, but Clarkdale Mayor Doug Von Gausig isn’t happy about it. Probably within the next two weeks, Qwest, owner of...
A wildfire growing in Sycamore Canyon 20 miles northwest of Sedona was burning across 3,500 acres Wednesday, Aug. 19, adding 500 acres to the burn area since noon Tuesday, Aug. 18, the U.S. Forest Service reported. The blaze was...
 A wildfire growing in Sycamore Canyon 20 miles northwest of Sedona was burning across 700 acres Monday, Aug. 17, adding 50 acres to the burn area since 10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, the U.S. Forest Service reported. The...
Smoke pours into the air as a forest fire burns north of Sedona. The Taylor Fire, which was first reported at 7:22am Sunday, August 18, is burning about 13 miles southwest of Flagstaff, according to Coconino Natinal Forest. At...
Smoke engulfed Jerome and blanketed the Verde Valley on Monday afternoon, Aug. 10, as the Woodchute Fire on Mingus Mountain raged on, forcing officials to close the highway over the mountain. The fire started July 19 and the U.S....
Elizabeth Pedroza is one of two new officers who joined the Sedona Police Department this month. She started on...
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