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Prescott Motorcycle Rider Loses Life
Prescott AZ (April 8, 2012) – Just after 7:15 PM on Sunday, April 8, 2012, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported motorcycle accident on Williamson Valley Road near Pemberton Drive, Prescott Arizona. Deputies arrived as Emergency Medical Service personnel were tending a motorcycle rider thrown from his 2001 Harley Davidson bike and found lying in bushes along...
ADOT To Close Cordes Junction Lanes
Phoenix AZ (April 9, 2012) – Overnight work at I-17 and State Route 69 junction in Cordes Junction is scheduled this week by the Arizona Department of Transportation. Southbound lane restrictions on Arizona I-17 and intermittent stops on State Route 69 during work hours will result. Plan accordingly.
The Arizona Department of Transportation will continue overnight work on the Cordes Junction...
Body Found Believed Missing Sedona Man
James Schwartz missing Sedona man
Sedona AZ (April 9, 2012) – Breaking news update! A body found Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 10:15 AM is likely that of James Schwartz, an adult male missing from the Village of Oak Creek, Sedona Arizona. The Yavapai County Medical Examiner report is still pending.
The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office was notified that a body had been found in Woods Canyon area,...
Sedona Construction Projects Move Forward
Sedona construction
Sedona AZ (April 5, 2012) – The City of Sedona staff is working with Tiffany Construction toward a May 2012 start on the construction of the Barbara Antonsen Park within west Sedona Posse Ground Park. This action follows a City Council March 27, 2012 contract approval for the Antonsen park construction.
The Barbara Antonsen Park construction is one of two construction projects...
Sedona Bell Rock Rescue Highlights Dangers
Sedona AZ (April 4, 2012) – Late in March 2012, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office rescue personnel were called to Bell Rock in the Village of Oak Creek, Sedona Arizona, regarding a stranded 38-year-old female hiker. Christine Pae, a visitor from Ohio, had started hiking around 4:00 PM and wandered off the path during her hour long excursion.
Pae was unable to find her way back. Without food or...
I-17 Southbound Bridge Demolition Scheduled
Sedona AZ (April 4, 2012) – The Arizona Department of Transportation project to reconstruct the traffic interchange on Interstate 17 in Munds Park will reach another milestone next week with the demolition of the southbound bridge.
Interstate 17 at Pinewood Boulevard will be closed from 6 a.m. Monday, April 9, 2012 until 2 p.m. Friday, April 13, 2012 to provide a safe work zone while the bridge...
Arizona State Bar Considers Action in RICO Case
PHOENIX AZ (April 3, 2012) – The State Bar of Arizona issued a set of frequently asked questions (FAQ) today to provide an awareness and understanding of the process behind the investigation, hearing, and potential disciplinary action associated with the Thomas, Aubuchon, and Alexander case. The findings of the Discipline Hearing Panel will be released at a hearing on April 10, 2012.
The State Bar...
YCSO Finds Children and Arrests Adult
Rescue 1 Pilot Ben Lewis
Sedona AZ (April 2, 2012) – At approximately 2:45 in the morning on April 1, 2012, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office dispatchers were notified that four persons were stranded in an area near Thousand Trails Road outside of Cottonwood, Arizona. The group included the reporting party’s two children, ages 5 and 7.
The reporting party, who was not part of the...
AZ I-17 Lane Restrictions
Sedona AZ (April 2, 2012) – The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) will repair highway safety guard rails on southbound Interstate 17 from Mile Posts 245 to 248, south of the Sunset Point Rest Area, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. The work will require the southbound right lane to be closed during work hours to provide a safe work zone for maintenance crews.
In addition,...
Verde Food Council Opens Sedona Office
Sedona AZ (April 2, 2012) – The Verde Food Council opened a new operations office on April 1, 2012 in Sedona, Arizona. The Church of the Red Rocks on Bowstring Drive south of the Sedona city limits donated office space for three afternoons weekly, Monday through Wednesday. The Sedona office will be staffed from 1 PM until 4 PM.
Information will be available on the growing condition...

