Sedona AZ — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is updating flood maps in Yavapai County, Arizona in 2020. New maps will help identify the latest flood hazards, assess flood risks, and provide accurate data to guide local stakeholders in taking effective mitigation actions that result in safer and more resilient communities. Before the new Yavapai County Flood Insurance Rate Maps become... 

Sedona AZ – The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Unit responded to four incidents over the past week. Due to the level of activity and the nature of the rescues, Search and Rescue determined it necessary to remind those headed outdoors to carry the 10 Essentials for safety. On the morning of October 23, 2019, Search and Rescue was requested to assist with a search for a 22-year-old... 

Charged with the murder of Alvin Arvey, Michael Wyffels of Sun City AZ, was arrested in Oregon and returned to Flagstaff AZ to stand trial. Sedona AZ – On October 29, 2019, a suspect was arrested in Portland, Oregon, for his involvement in the August 17, 2019, murder of an unidentified man found deceased along State Highway 89A between Sedona and Flagstaff, Arizona, in an area known as the Oak... 

Pictured above in 2017, Sunset Park children’s playground is undergoing a 2019 renovation. [Photo credit city of Sedona AZ]Sedona AZ – The newly renovated playground at Sunset Park is expected to reopen on November 7, 2019. The reopening date is subject to delay, if inclement weather affects the construction schedule. The Sunset Park grass area, picnic ramadas, and tennis and basketball courts... 

Sedona AZ – The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Williams, Arizona man for the murder of his wife and her sister at a home north of Williams. Around 8:37 p.m. Sunday, October 27, 2019, the CCSO received a call from a Department of Public Safety trooper advising he had been driving on a county road in the Red Lake area when he was flagged down or stopped by the driver of a vehicle. The... 

SedonaEye.com pet columnist Poco Diablo McGuire’s first Sedona Halloween outfit in 2016 inspired an article entitled “Sufferin’ Halloweeny”! Check it out here if ya need a laugh. Sedona AZ – Halloween is just days away. Fast becoming one of the most popular holidays in this country, masses of little superheroes, cartoon, and television characters will soon be out in their... 

Bryce W. Huddleston was arrested on two counts during a child exploitation investigation in northern Arizona. Sedona AZ – Detectives with the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the FBI and the Northern Arizona Street Crimes Task Force, served a search warrant on a residence in the Pittman Valley area of Parks, Arizona. During the search warrant detectives took Bryce W.... 

Sedona AZ — On Friday, October 25, 2019, at approximately 7:35 in the morning, an Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) trooper in a fully-marked patrol vehicle stopped a commercial truck and trailer on Interstate 40, east of Flagstaff, to conduct a commercial vehicle inspection. Prior to the traffic stop, the trooper observed the driver and front passenger suspiciously switch places with each... 

Article submitted by the city of Sedona. Sedona AZ – The Sedona Uptown project remains on schedule and on budget. Heavy work is expected to be completed by spring 2020, and the entire project finished in summer 2020. Recent work: – Substantial completion of the Jordan Road roundabout and start of work on the Schnebly Road roundabout. – Work on the northwest corner pedestrian... 

Article submitted by the city of Sedona. Sedona AZ – The city of Sedona has once again achieved a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. This year’s award is for the city’s comprehensive annual financial report for the 2018 fiscal year. The certificate, awarded by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada, is the highest form...