Sedona AZ (April 19, 2018) – Motorists traveling to the West Valley this weekend should allow extra travel time and plan ahead to avoid a closure of westbound Interstate 10 (Papago Freeway) at 51st Avenue due to construction of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Beginning 10 p.m. Friday, April 20, 2018, westbound I-10 between 51st and 59th... 

Interactive Map showing Agency management boundaries:  Click here Sedona AZ (April 19, 2018) – Beginning April 20, 2018, campfire and smoking restrictions will be implemented on state lands and federally managed public lands in central and western Arizona which includes Yavapai, Maricopa, La Paz Yuma, Mohave and Gila counties, as well as portions of Pinal county. Restrictions will be in effect... 

Sedona AZ (April 19, 2018) – Superior Foods Company located in Kentwood, Michigan, is voluntarily recalling a specific lot of Smoked Salmon Spreads (487 lbs.) that were produced on March 26, 2018. This voluntary action is being undertaken in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Listeria monocytogenes was identified... 

Sedona AZ (April 18, 2018) – At approximately 9:30 this morning, a homeowner in Humboldt, Arizona was burning tumbleweeds in his back yard. The fire jumped over a block wall fence and into an open field near a closed smelter plant. The homeowner immediately called 911 to report the fire. In an attempt to put out the fire and because of light winds in the area, the homeowner’s use of a garden... 

Aqua Fria ruin surrounded by Arizona desert and mountains Sedona AZ (April 18, 2018) – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Hassayampa Field Office will hold two public meetings in early May to gather public input on the draft Black Canyon Corridor Travel Management Plan and Environmental Assessment. The documents have been released for public view and input. The first meeting will be held May 2,... 

Sedona AZ (April 15, 2018) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is required to release the following information pursuant to ARS 13-3825, the Community Notification on Sex Offenders Law. The offender in this publication, Allen Henry Vecchio, has indicated that he will be living in the unincorporated area of Yavapai County. It is the responsibility of the Chief Law Enforcement Office having... 

SedonaEye.com Star Pet Columnist Poco Diablo McGuire wants his 4 Paws Up pals to encourage everybody to take advantage of the Food and Drug Administration’s April 28 semi-annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day when people can bring leftover prescription drugs to police departments, drugstores and other collection sites. Like Poco says, “It’s good to keep my 4 Paws Up friends... 

Sedona AZ (April 15, 2018) – Join real estate insider Alejandro Gutierrez, Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty, as he shares his Monday Morning Coffee with you from Sedona, Arizona: I recently had a situation that I wanted to share with you. One of my clients came from the East coast wanting to buy a house in Sedona. We saw several houses and she ended up selecting one. I filled out the... 

Sedona AZ (April 14, 2018) – More than 200 million eggs are being recalled over fears of salmonella. Rose Acre Farms of Seymour, Indiana, has issued a voluntary recall of its eggs due to possible contamination with the bacteria. The eggs were distributed from the farm in Hyde County, N.C., and reached consumers in Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,... 

Sedona AZ (April 15, 2018) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Sedona wastewater treatment wetlands: In 2016, over 40% of Sedona homes still lacked sewer hook-ups. Despite 4% annual rate increases since 2014 (scheduled to sunset June 30, 2018), the City Council plan to continue with annual increases of 4% through 2020 and 3% through 2023 has many Sedona residents questioning...