BNSF train robbers abandon stolen electronics to escape alert Coconino County Sheriff’s Deputy Sedona AZ (June 24, 2013) – On Saturday, June 22, 2013, deputies of the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Williams Patrol District encountered suspicious vehicles in the Parks, Arizona, area. One of the vehicles, a U-Haul truck fled the scene when a deputy tried to make contact with its occupants. At... 

Sedona AZ (June 24, 2013) – The Arizona Department of Transportation will improve a five-mile stretch of State Route 89 in fall 2013 between Road 4 South in Chino Valley and Deep Well Ranch Road in Prescott. In order to improve motorist travel times and safety, the project will upgrade the existing roadway from a two-lane to a four-lane divided highway, and construct roundabouts at Deep Well... 

Sedona AZ (June 19, 2013) – John William (Bill) Owen, 71 years of age, died on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at about 7 in the morning while photographing cowboys conducting ranching activities at Camp 16, off of Indian Route 18 located in the area of Peach Springs, Arizona. Investigating deputies learned that Bill Owen, a well-known western artist from Kingman, Arizona, arrived at Camp 16 on Thursday,... 

Sedona AZ (June 19, 2013) – On June 18, 2013, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputes were dispatched to a robbery incident at the Circle K store on Highway 69 in Mayer, Arizona. The clerk told deputies a suspect entered the store about 11:40 at night. Within a few moments, the suspect pulled a bandana over his face, approached the clerk, and demanded money from the register drawer. The suspect... 

Historic Marble Canyon Lodge destroyed by fire Sedona AZ (June 19, 2013) – The historic Marble Canyon Lodge and Restaurant located on SR Highway 89A, Flagstaff, Arizona, burned to the ground early this morning. Both the north and south bound lanes of 89A were closed for approximately two hours before reopening about 5 AM. Coconino County Sheriff’s Deputies and Detectives and fire investigators... 

Sedona Village of Oak Creek kitchen fire damage minimized by sprinklers Sedona AZ (June 17, 2013) – Shortly before 7:00 in the evening on Sunday, June 16, 2013, Sedona Fire District emergency crews were called to the 100 block of Canyon Diablo Road, Village of Oak Creek, for a reported fire in a multi-unit apartment building. Upon arrival, the first fire crews found the fire had been extinguished... 

Sedona AZ (June 17, 2013) – Coconino County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a two vehicle collision involving a Flagstaff Unified School District school bus and a suburban utility vehicle today at about 12:30 PM. The collision occurred on Leupp Road in the area of Copley Drive, Flagstaff. Deputies have determined that the SUV was traveling southbound on Leupp Road and for an unknown reason... 

Picture Canyon – A massive restoration project has been underway for the past 2 years, removing Scotch Thistle, realigning the stream, and removing the dike alongside the stream, adding a pond, and planting native vegetation. This work was directed by the engineering firm, Natural Stream Design, and financed by a $350,000 grant. Ongoing help is needed to control invasive species. Sedona AZ (June... 

Gary Chamberlain, Folksville USA, looks to his father and gives thanks in this Father’s Day tribute Sedona AZ (June 15, 2013) – My Father is not perfect and most fathers aren’t, myself included. My Father was a valuable role model in many respects and for that I am thankful. Too many children are missing good parents and role models. Though I will use the phrases “My Father” and... 

Sedona AZ (June 14, 2013) – The following Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) highway project updates are as follows: SHOW LOW – A project to repave several sections of State Route 260 between Pintop and Hon Dah will start Sunday, June 16. Milling and paving operations will start 10 p.m. Sunday, June 16, and will continue 24 hours a day until Wednesday morning, June 19. Once paving...