Sedona AZ (July 26, 2016) –   Malaki Neishabori and family of Cornville, Arizona, reported that a Tacoma covered pick up truck pulled into the Basha shopping center parking lot on SR 89A, and preceded to crash through the exterior wall of the former and now vacant Plaza Bonita restaurant and an adjoining vacant storefront before coming to a standstill with its tires spinning. The woman driver... 

Sedona AZ (July 26, 2016) – Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue unit recovered the body of a 63-year-old Cornville, Arizona, resident who died while mountain biking during a trail ride with friends. The Northern Arizona Regional 911 Center in Flagstaff, Arizona, received a call at 8:16 a.m. on Sunday, July 24, from a group of mountain bikers advising one of their party had... 

Sedona AZ (July 24, 2016) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Is there anyone that remembers an old, old song, ditty or what we called a “round” that said, “Before you make a promise; consider well its importance. And when made, engrave it upon your heart?” That was way back when, in the olden days when I was young, which contrary to the opinions of some was not before... 

Sedona AZ (July 24, 2016) – Smoke visible across much of the Verde Valley and AZ I-17 from a Munds Mountain wilderness fire east of Sedona has burned over 200 acres but is not impacting Sedona residents or tourists except to increase travel delays on its arterial road system. A Grand Canyon wildfire began after a June 29 lightning strike and was allowed to burn by the National Park Service for... 

Sedona AZ (July 23, 2016) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor and the city of Sedona Council and Staff: Dear Sedona Councilors, Manager and Attorney: A L E R T – A phone call today from an uptown resident who lost her electricity yesterday (Thursday, July 22) only to find that APS had replaced her analog meter – sometime when she was out without her approval or... 

Sedona AZ (July 22, 2016) – Several incidents have occurred in the Prescott Valley, Arizona, area where unidentified suspects have targeted homes with “For Sale by Owner” signs posted on the property. The suspects gain entry by contacting the owners and saying they are interested in the home. While one suspect distracts the homeowner in conversation, another suspect wanders through the home.... 

A two hour Sedona City Council Election Forum was held at the Sedona Public Library on the evening of July 19, 2016, and sponsored by the League of Women Voters Greater Verde Valley and the Sedona Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau. Sedona AZ (July 21, 2016) –  On this past Tuesday evening of July 19, 2016, the League of Women Voters Greater Verde Valley (LWVGVV) and the Sedona Chamber... 

SedonaEye.com J. Rick Normand, Investigative and Financial Columnist Sedona AZ (July 21, 2016) – Some of you may know that I am a Constitutionalist and an activist member of THE TENTH AMENDMENT CENTER as well as our local government watchdog group, ARIZONA LIBERTY (hereinafter “AZL”). I take the sanctity of the United States Constitution and its Amendments very seriously. I also take seriously... 

Sedona AZ (July 20, 2016) – A 911 call to the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher from hikers near the summit of Humphreys Peak at 12:50 p.m. reported that they had been struck by lightning. At least one hiker was reported to be unresponsive. Due to severe and continuous lightning on the San Francisco Peaks, emergency responders are staged at Agassiz Lodge and coordinating with... 

Sedona AZ (July 19, 2016) – First Things First is pleased to welcome Nadine Mathis Basha as the new Chair of its statewide Board. She succeeds Janice Decker, whose term ended in June. Created by voter initiative in 2006, First Things First has since provided programs to strengthen families, improve the quality of early learning, and promote preventive health for thousands of young children statewide. CEO...