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Pig Fire burns 500 acres southeast of VOC

Crews have gotten the upper hand on a fire that caused traffic delays and plenty of smoke throughout the Verde Valley. The Pig Fire — named due to its proximity to Pig Trough Tank in Hog Canyon — was reported...

Pig Fire serves as a warning of area fire dangers

Over the weekend, the Verde Valley experienced its first relatively large wildfire of the 2020 fire season: The Pig Fire tearing through the brush like a wild boar near Pig Trough Tank in Hog Canyon. The fire is burning in...

New technology helps biologists track down invasive species

Last fall, a worker at the Page Springs Fish Hatchery noticed an invasive New Zealand mudnsail — a tiny snail with a cone-shaped shell the size of F.D.R.’s ear on a dime — launching a high stakes and ultimately...

Bill would swap forest land with University of Arizona

Twenty-four years ago, the University of Arizona began a research and training location in the Verde Valley. Through the universi­ty’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the program, working with V-Bar-V ranch, provided “opportuni­ties for researchers to study natural...

USFS explains Watershed project

The Coconino National Forest has prepared an environmental assessment finding of no significant impact and a draft decision notice for the Oak Creek Watershed Restoration project.  The selected alternative includes nine activities to improve watershed condi­tions, wildlife habitat and...

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Run the Runway race holds short

RunSedona announced on Friday, Jan. 31, that the inaugural “Run the Runway” event, planned to take place on the...

Shayla Jones: Sedona Police Department Officer of the Year

The Sedona Police Department held its annual awards ceremony on Dec. 15 at the Sedona Elks Lodge, during which...
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