Sedona AZ (June 29, 2015) – 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 has indicated he will be living in the unincorporated area of Yavapai County. It is the responsibility of the Chief Law Enforcement Office having jurisdiction where the offender... 

Sedona AZ (June 28, 2015) – A lighting strike in the Mogollon Rim caused the death of a young female and injured several others when they sought shelter underneath a Ponderosa pine tree during a thunderstorm. The Northern Arizona Regional 911 Center in Flagstaff (AZ) received an emergency call around 4:20 p.m. Saturday, June 27, 2015, for several people injured by a lighting strike. Coconino... 

View of San Francisco Peaks, site of the Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff AZ. Sedona AZ (June 28, 2015) – Two injured hikers were rescued off Kendrick Mountain and the San Francisco Peaks on Saturday, June 27, 2015. The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office received two separate calls of injured hikers on different mountains near Flagstaff, Arizona.  The calls were received within less than sixty... 

State capitol building in Phoenix AZ Sedona AZ (June 27, 2015) – Representative Bob Thorpe, AZ LD 6, is today releasing the following statement: “I was surprised by yesterday’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on same-sex marriage. The argument has been made that the 14th amendment, which was ratified in 1868, is part of the basis for the ruling. However, the court has certainly not felt the... 

Sedona Rope Rescue team in action Sedona AZ (June 26, 2015) – At noontime on June 25, 2015, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and Coconino County Search and Rescue personnel were called to the scene of a rappelling accident in the Sycamore Falls area of Flagstaff, Arizona. According to the caller, a 56-year-old man had been struck by a falling rock and was at the bottom of the canyon. Due... 

Sedona AZ (June 24, 2015) – Thanks to Montezuma – Rimrock Fire Chief Keller for the following report: “On Wednesday at approximately 8:10 in the morning, Montezuma Rimrock and Camp Verde Fire Districts were dispatched to a reported vehicle accident into the building of the popular Vintages Grill in Rimrock.  A single occupant was found in the vehicle, who sustained non-life threatening... 

Porschae Renee Page arrested Sedona AZ (June 22, 2015) – On June 18, 2015, just before 10:00 at night, a YCSO K9 deputy arrested Porschae Renee Page, 28, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Christopher Michael Johnson, 30, also from Minneapolis, after locating marijuana, over $20,000 in cash, and fraudulent credit cards during a traffic stop. Both were arrested on valid Federal arrest warrants. The... 

Arizona dust storm approaches Phoenix Sedona AZ (June 19, 2015) – Where will you be when the dust settles? That’s a question the Arizona Department of Transportation is asking motorists this year as another summer monsoon season begins. For the fourth consecutive year, ADOT is rolling out its “Pull Aside, Stay Alive” dust storm public awareness campaign in an ongoing effort to educate drivers... 

Sedona AZ (June 18, 2015) – Today, the members of the Title 15 Working Group (Working Group) were announced. Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas sought the creation of an annual independent group to propose legislative changes to reduce unnecessary burdens and outdated statutory provisions affecting Arizona’s public schools. “Arizona’s education code over time has grown vastly... 

Sedona AZ (June 18, 2015) – On Thursday, June 18, 2015, at 10:46 in the morning, Coconino County Sheriff’s Office 911 dispatchers received a call from one of four individuals base climbing on the Schultz Pass side of Mt. Elden in the area of Oldham Falls, Flagstaff, Arizona. According to the caller, a 38-year-old woman climbing on a rock face was attempting to place an anchor in a crack in...