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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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Robert Joyce dealt into the fold at Sedona Police Department

Officer Robert Joyce is the latest addition to the Sedona Police Department after graduating from the Northern Arizona Regional...

Bridge of Mercy pantry looks for new space

Bridge of Mercy, a Verde Valley nonprofit food pantry currently located in the Hope Community Church at 412 N....
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