Sedona AZ (December 5, 2018) – During this holiday season of family and giving, the Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) is urging taxpayers and tax preparers to remain vigilant in protecting private information from scam artists. The department says fraudsters use this time of year to target unsuspecting tax filers and tax professionals with tax-related scams that are over the phone, text or... 

Sedona AZ (December 3, 2018) – Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan today issued the official canvass of results for the 2018 General Election. The Secretary was joined by Governor Doug Ducey, Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Chief Justice Scott Bales for the formal certification. “2.4 million Arizonans voted in the general election,” said Secretary Reagan. “Turnout for the 2018... 

Historic Fort Verde in the western town of Camp Verde AZ is all aglow this holiday season. photo courtesy AZ State Parks Sedona AZ (December 1, 2018) – Get holiday ready because Camp Verde and Fort Verde State Historic Park are celebrating this Christmas holiday season with many exciting events. Bring the children to a Victorian Ornament Making Workshop today to make their own keepsake Christmas... 

Sedona AZ (November 30, 2018) – An Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) sergeant acted quickly and heroically by creating a traffic break moments before a wrong way driver collided head on with his patrol vehicle on Arizona Interstate 40 (I-40), likely saving the lives of other motorists. The incident occurred on November 17, 2018, along I-40 near Flagstaff. Shortly after 3:30 in the afternoon,... 

Sedona AZ (November 29, 2018) – Beginning December 1, 2018, Arizona motorists expecting vehicle registration renewals will see a new Public Safety Fee. The fee was established by state law to support public safety and Highway Patrol operations. The fee goes into effect for registrations due in January which can be paid as early as December 1, and immediately for newly registered vehicles. The... 

Sedona AZ (November 28, 2018) – The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) is reporting no collision fatalities on state highways patrolled by AZDPS during the 2018 Thanksgiving holiday, from Wednesday evening November 21, through Sunday evening November 25. This success is due to the combined efforts of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, the Arizona Department of Transportation,... 

Coconino County in relationship to other Arizona state counties. Sedona AZ (November 26, 2018) – On November 6, 2018, Coconino County’s voters adopted merit selection to replace the direct election of superior court judges. Going forward, candidates for superior court judge vacancies will apply to a sixteen-person commission, which will nominate qualified candidates based on their merit and submit... 

The State Bar of Arizona’s Board of Governors selected Hon. Joel F. England, currently Chief Judge of the Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Court, to lead the organization. Sedona AZ (November 20, 2018) – The State Bar of Arizona’s Board of Governors has selected Hon. Joel F. England, currently Chief Judge of the Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Court, to lead the organization. He will replace John F.... 

Marijuana grow operation Sedona AZ (November 16, 2018) – Following a four week long investigation, Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) detectives have arrested seven people in connection with two illegal marijuana cultivation operations. The Mohave County Criminal Targeting Unit (MCCTU) coordinated residential search warrants on two properties in Yavapai County and seized a large amount... 

Sedona AZ (November 13, 2018) – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Hassayampa Field Office invites public input on a proposed Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act lease of a 1,046-acre parcel of public land in the Vulture Mountains, for recreation development by Maricopa County. Under the proposal, the Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department would develop a variety of recreation...